Valeriy Khmelko
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Valériy Khmelkó (born July 30, 1939 in Kyiv
) is a Ukrainian sociologist, Professor at the Sociology Department of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, and President of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology
.
(1961) and philosophy
(1971) and a postgraduate degree (candidate of sciences, 1974) from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. 1975 to 1990, he was a researcher at the Institute of Party History of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine
. He is a doctor of philosophical sciences
(dissertation on the methodological and procedural issues of sociological research of the influence of the scientific technological revolution on personality directedness of an industrial worker; defended in Kyiv
in 1987).
From 1990 to 1992, Prof. Khmelko was in charge of the Kyiv Republican Sociological Center for Academic and Applied Research of the Sociological Association of Ukraine. In 1992, on the basis of this Center, he co-founded, together with Volodymyr Paniotto
and Michael Swafford, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology and became its President. He is also a founder of the Sociology Department of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, which he chaired 1992 to 2000 and 2008 to 2010. He also founded the School for Social Sciences and Social Technologies at the same university, for which he served as a dean from 2000 to 2002. Dr. Khmelko was a visiting professor in 1993 and a visiting scholar in 1992, 2000 and 2001 at the Sociology Department of John Hopkins University (USA). In 1971, he joined the Soviet Sociological Association and served as its presidium member 1987 to 1991. In 1990, he joined the Sociological Association of Ukraine and served as its vice-president 1990 to 1992, as its directing board member 1998 to 2004, and as a member for its Professional Ethics Committee from 2002 to 2007. Since 1998, he has been a member of the International Sociological Association
(ISA) and currently serves on the editorial board of the ISA journal "The International Journal of Sociology".
Prof. Khmeko specializes in the fields of macrosociology
and sociology of personality (sociological approach to social psychology). In the field of macrosociology
, he forecasted that information production would become the dominant production type [1], suggested that socio-genesis is complete when there appear beings capable of creating symbolic system
s [2], developed a theory of historical changes of a macrostructure dominant of society reproduction processes [3-6], analyzed Russian-Ukrainian linguistic and ethnic as well as bi-ethnic heterogeneity of ethno-national structures of Ukrainian regions [9, 16, 19]. In the field of sociological perspectives on social psychology
(sociology of personality), Valeriy Khmelko suggested conceptualizing personality as a system of internal regulation of human social activity and personality directedness as its dispositional structure; he also developed procedures for measuring and analyzing interrelations of cognitive and emotive components of social dispositions [7, 8].
As stated by Prof. Volodymyr Paniotto
, Valeriy Khmelko's close colleague, in one of his early articles, Dr. Khmelko suggested a theory of dominant production types that foreran the key idea of the well-known Alvin Toffler's work
"Third Wave"
.
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
) is a Ukrainian sociologist, Professor at the Sociology Department of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, and President of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology
Kyiv International Institute of Sociology
Kyiv International Institute of Sociology is a Ukrainian organization conducting sociological research in the following fields:* social and socioeconomic research* marketing research* political research* health studies...
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Career
Valeriy Khmelko holds graduate degrees in physicsPhysics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
(1961) and philosophy
Philosophy
Philosophy is the study of general and fundamental problems, such as those connected with existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language. Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing such problems by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on rational...
(1971) and a postgraduate degree (candidate of sciences, 1974) from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. 1975 to 1990, he was a researcher at the Institute of Party History of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Ukraine
Communist Party of Ukraine
The Communist Party of Ukraine is a political party in Ukraine, currently led by Petro Symonenko.The party fights the Ukrainian national self-determination by identifying any Ukrainian national parties as the National-Fascist ones The Communist Party of Ukraine is a political party in Ukraine,...
. He is a doctor of philosophical sciences
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
(dissertation on the methodological and procedural issues of sociological research of the influence of the scientific technological revolution on personality directedness of an industrial worker; defended in Kyiv
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
in 1987).
From 1990 to 1992, Prof. Khmelko was in charge of the Kyiv Republican Sociological Center for Academic and Applied Research of the Sociological Association of Ukraine. In 1992, on the basis of this Center, he co-founded, together with Volodymyr Paniotto
Volodymyr Illich Paniotto
Volodymyr Illich Paniotto is a Ukrainian sociologist, doctor of philosophical sciences, Director General of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology , President of the InMind Company, professor at the Sociology Department of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.- Career :After his graduation in 1970 from the...
and Michael Swafford, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology and became its President. He is also a founder of the Sociology Department of the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, which he chaired 1992 to 2000 and 2008 to 2010. He also founded the School for Social Sciences and Social Technologies at the same university, for which he served as a dean from 2000 to 2002. Dr. Khmelko was a visiting professor in 1993 and a visiting scholar in 1992, 2000 and 2001 at the Sociology Department of John Hopkins University (USA). In 1971, he joined the Soviet Sociological Association and served as its presidium member 1987 to 1991. In 1990, he joined the Sociological Association of Ukraine and served as its vice-president 1990 to 1992, as its directing board member 1998 to 2004, and as a member for its Professional Ethics Committee from 2002 to 2007. Since 1998, he has been a member of the International Sociological Association
International Sociological Association
International Sociological Association is a non-profit organization dedicated to scientific purposes in the field of sociology and social sciences...
(ISA) and currently serves on the editorial board of the ISA journal "The International Journal of Sociology".
Prof. Khmeko specializes in the fields of macrosociology
Macrosociology
Macrosociology is an approach to the discipline which emphasizes the analysis of social systems and populations on a large scale, at the level of social structure, and often at a necessarily high level of theoretical abstraction. Microsociology, by contrast, focuses on the individual social agency...
and sociology of personality (sociological approach to social psychology). In the field of macrosociology
Macrosociology
Macrosociology is an approach to the discipline which emphasizes the analysis of social systems and populations on a large scale, at the level of social structure, and often at a necessarily high level of theoretical abstraction. Microsociology, by contrast, focuses on the individual social agency...
, he forecasted that information production would become the dominant production type [1], suggested that socio-genesis is complete when there appear beings capable of creating symbolic system
Symbolic system
In the fields of anthropology, sociology, and psychology, symbolic system refers to a system of interconnected symbolic meanings. In particular, the field focuses on the dynamic relationships between various symbols within different task or theoretical contexts...
s [2], developed a theory of historical changes of a macrostructure dominant of society reproduction processes [3-6], analyzed Russian-Ukrainian linguistic and ethnic as well as bi-ethnic heterogeneity of ethno-national structures of Ukrainian regions [9, 16, 19]. In the field of sociological perspectives on social psychology
Social psychology
Social psychology is the scientific study of how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of others. By this definition, scientific refers to the empirical method of investigation. The terms thoughts, feelings, and behaviors include all...
(sociology of personality), Valeriy Khmelko suggested conceptualizing personality as a system of internal regulation of human social activity and personality directedness as its dispositional structure; he also developed procedures for measuring and analyzing interrelations of cognitive and emotive components of social dispositions [7, 8].
As stated by Prof. Volodymyr Paniotto
Volodymyr Illich Paniotto
Volodymyr Illich Paniotto is a Ukrainian sociologist, doctor of philosophical sciences, Director General of the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology , President of the InMind Company, professor at the Sociology Department of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.- Career :After his graduation in 1970 from the...
, Valeriy Khmelko's close colleague, in one of his early articles, Dr. Khmelko suggested a theory of dominant production types that foreran the key idea of the well-known Alvin Toffler's work
Alvin Toffler
Alvin Toffler is an American writer and futurist, known for his works discussing the digital revolution, communication revolution, corporate revolution and technological singularity....
"Third Wave"
The Third Wave (book)
The Third Wave is a book published in 1980 by Alvin Toffler. It is the sequel to Future Shock, published in 1970, and the second in what was originally just a trilogy that was continued with Powershift: Knowledge, Wealth and Violence at the Edge of the 21st Century in 1990...
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Selected Publications
- 1. Виробничі відносини і суспільне виробництво життя // Вісник Київського університету. Серія філософії. — 1973. — № 7.
- 2. Найзагальніші особливості суспільних відносин // Філософська думка. — 1974. — N 6.
- 3. Содержание и структура производственных отношений как предмета общесоциологического исследования. Диссертация на соискание ученой степени кандидата философских наук. К.,1976.
- 4. Социально-политические проблемы НТР и идеологическая борьба. — К.: Политиздат Украины, 1978. — 368 с. (в соавторстве с В. В. Косолаповым и другими)
- 5. Производство как общественный процесс (актуальные проблемы теории и практики) / Отв. ред. В. И. Толстых. — М.: Мысль, 1986. — 350 с. (в соавторстве с В. И. Толстых, В. М. Межуевым, В. Н. Мазуром и Э. М. Агабабьяном).
- 6. Общественное производство жизни: структура процессов и ее динамика // Общественные науки. — 1987. — № 2
- 7. Социальная направленность личности: некоторые вопросы теории и методики социологических исследований. — К.: Политиздат Украины, 1988. — 279 с.
- 8. НТР-контрастні групи промислових робітників: співвідношення когнітивних та емотивних структур життєвих диспозицій // Філософська думка. — 1990. — № 6
- 9. Третий год независимости: уроки вторых президентских выборов // Современное общество, Харьков, № 4, 1994
- 10. The Russian Factor and Territorial Polarization in Ukraine // The Harriman Review, vol. 9, № 1-2 (Spring), N.Y., 1996 (with D.Arel)
- 11. Regionalism and Ethnic and Linguistic Cleavages in Ukraine // Contemporary Ukraine: Dynamics of Post-Soviet Transformation. — New York, London: M.E. Sharpe, 1998 (with A.Wilson)
- 12. Complexity of Activities and Personality under Conditions of Radical Social Change: A Comparative Analysis of Poland and Ukraine // Social Psychology Quarterly, Vol.63, No.3, 2000 (with M.Kohn and others)
- 13. Макросоциальные изменения в Украине: годы независимости // Мониторинг общественного мнения: экономические и социальные перемены. Москва: ВЦИОМ, 2001, № 5 (55)
- 14. Macrosocial Change in Ukraine: the years of independence // Sisyphus. Social Studies. — 2002. — Vol. XVI
- 15. Transformations of Social Structure in Ukraine during the Decade of Independence // Studia Socjologiczne (Warszawa). — 2004. — nr.4
- 16. Лінгво-етнічна структура України: регіональні особливості та тенденції змін за роки незалежності // Наукові записки НаУКМА. Соціологічні науки. — 2004. — т.32
- 17. Соціальні структури і особистість: дослідження Мелвіна Л.Кона і його співпрацівників / Пер. з англ. за наук. ред. В.Є.Хмелька. — К.: Вид. дім "Києво-Могилянська академія, 2007. — 559 с.
- 18. Social Structure and Personality during the Process of Radical Social Change: A Study of Ukraine in Transition // New Frontiers in Comparative Sociology / edited by Masamichi Sasaki (International Studies in Sociology and Social Anthropology, vol.109). — Leiden: Brill, 2009. — P.119-170 (with M.Kohn, V.Paniotto and Ho-fung Hung)
- 19. Социальная основа расхождения электоральных предпочтений двух частей Украины на выборах 2004—2007 годов // Социология вчера, сегодня, завтра. Новые ракурсы.— СПб.: Эйдос, 2011. — С. 398—409.
Sources
- Соціологія: короткий енциклопедичний словник / Під заг. ред. В.І.Воловича. — К.: Укр. Центр духовн. Культури, 1998. — 736 с.
- Хто є хто в західній та вітчизняній соціології / Наук. ред. В. М.Піча. — Львів: «Світ», 1999. — 160 с.
- Хто є хто в Україні. — К.: «K.I.C.», 2007. — 1136 c.