isajiw w. society in transition. social changes in ukraine in western perspectives. toronto, 2003

[...]... idea of joint ventures administered by Western organized institutions located and working in Ukraine While this has been the principle behind a number of Western organized institutions operating in Ukraine (like those funded by Soros and others), the technological scientific institutions whose work has immediate practical application appear to have had the most success in moving the old intractable... considered in the West to be a sine qua non of a democratic society Student interest and enrolment in institutions of higher learning have increased substantially since independence A significant development was the establishment of the Kyiv-Mohyla Academy in Kyiv and of the Ukrainian Catholic University in Lviv, spearheading the introduction of privately owned universities in Ukraine It involved many... civil society in Ukraine It is important that the West maintains and increases its contacts and support of these groups for some time to come Likewise in the sphere of international relations, it is important to move more courageously, in spite of temporal setbacks, to involve Ukraine in NATO and the European Community and Western Europe in general In the post-Soviet period when Europe is still undergoing... historically long-standing problem predating the Soviet Union As pointed out in Isajiw' s essay, concern with the effectiveness of law and with the problem of upholding public values as a precondition for the development of civil society was a major concern of outstanding social thinkers in Ukraine at the end of the nineteenth and in the early twentieth century The intelligentsia in the Czarist Empire... development of the Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ukraine have to be understood in the UCC's relation to the Ukrainian Catholic Church in the West Since the Soviet occupation of Western Ukraine in 1944 and until the Soviet collapse in 1991, the UCC was outlawed and went underground The emigre UCC in the West, however, kept in clandestine contact with the underground Church especially since the end of the... Protestantism in Ukraine has had to face objections that it is bringing in foreign elements that, in the context of Ukraine' s history of subjugation to outside powers, may have injurious consequences for Ukrainian identity As a result, many Western ways—such as, for example, the simplicity of church interiors and the manner of evangelizing—have had to be modified and integrated with more traditional Ukrainian... facilitating factor in establishing the foundations for a civil society may be a closer rapprochement with Western Europe INTRODUCTION xxiii Procyk asserts that there is a keen interest in Ukraine in the idea of Europe and things European that takes the form of a search for Ukraine' s European roots The impetus for this search results from a desire to raise the Ukrainian cultural level and a need to reinforce...This page intentionally left blank IntroductionSocial Transition— Assessing Socio-Political Change WSEVOLOD W ISAJIW Ukraine' s ten years of independence is an accomplishment in its own right This is particularly so considering the fact that Ukrainians fought for independence in World War I, but when the Austro-Hungarian Empire fell, out of ten countries that strove for independence, Ukraine was the... point out, there have been important and promising developments in Ukraine Relatively successful currency stabilization and the positive and successful minority relations policy are some outstanding examples There are also many notable individuals in government and politics who are intent on introducing and maintaining democratic legislation and supporting democratic measures to enforce it There have... still undergoing changes, Ukraine holds a central place in the development of democracy and peace in Eastern Europe NOTES 1 Carlos Pascual and Steven Pifer, "Ukraine' s Bid for a Decisive Place in History," The Washington Quarterly 25, no 1 (Winter 2002), 175-192 2 CIA, The World Factbook Ukraine, Canada: 3 United Nations, Ukraine Human Development . x0 y0 w0 h0" alt="" Society in Transition This page intentionally left blank Society in Transition! Social Change in Ukraine in Western Perspectives edited by Wsevolod W. Isajiw Canadian . Scholars' Press, Inc. Toronto Society in Transition: Social Change in Ukraine in Western Perspectives edited by Wsevolod W. Isajiw First published in 2003 by Canadian Scholars' . Data Society in transition: social change in Ukraine in western perspectives / edited by Wsevolod W. Isajiw. Includes bibliographic references. ISBN 1-55130-224-1 1. Social change Ukraine.