II International Scientific and Practical Conference “Fundamental and Applied Problems of Society: History, Present, Future”
General Information
On April 17, 2025, the Department of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science organized and held the II International Scientific and Practical Conference “Fundamental and Applied Problems of Society: History, Present, Future”.
The event was attended by more than 100 people, including scientists from leading scientific and higher education institutions, practitioners from Ukraine and the world.
The conference was opened and welcomed by the Vice-Rector for Scientific and Pedagogical Work and International Relations of the State University of Trade and Economics, Angelika GERASYMENKO, Doctor of Economics, Professor, who emphasized the importance of understanding the experience gained by Ukraine as a result of a full-scale military invasion and its productive transformation through integration into the context of fundamental research into the problems of the globalized world.
Key speakers of the conference were: OZKAN Semra, Ph.D., Research Assistant, Department of Social Work, Firat University, Turkey; CHEPURKO Gulbarshyn, Doctor of Sociological Sciences, Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine; DOLIA Iryna, PhD in Political Sciences, senior researcher of the Branch of the Research Institute of Ukrainian Studies in Germany, Chemnitz, Germany; MISCHENKO Mykhailo, Deputy Director of the Sociological Service, Razumkov Center, Ukraine; BALABAN Rostyslav, Leading Researcher of the Department of Political Institutions and Processes, I. F. Kuras Institute of Political and Ethno-National Studies of the NAS of Ukraine, Ukraine; KARAKAYA Handan, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Social Work, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey; ÇETİNTAŞ Perihan Abu Zer, Master's Student, Department of Public Administration, Firat University, Turkey; İLTER Emel, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Firat University, Turkey; VAYSMAN-SAKHNIUK Alexandra Olga, Master of Law, Head of the Chicago Branch of the Research Institute of Ukrainian Studies, Illinois, Chicago, USA; KLYMENKO Olena, Doctor of Sociology, Professor, Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Ukraine; PREPOTENSKA Maryna, Visiting Research Professor, Sorbonne Pantheon I University; Ambassador of the International Diplomatic Alliance; member of the Franco-Ukrainian Association «Ukraine pour tous», France; LISENCO Vlada, Doctor of Jurisprudence, Associate Professor, Department of Public Law, Faculty of Law, Comrat State University, Gagauzia; Advisor to the Rector for International Development of the European University of Moldova, Chisinau, Moldova; YELNYKOVA Halyna, Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Educational and Scientific Institute «Ukrainian Engineering and Pedagogical Academy» of V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Ukraine; SEITZ Elena, co-founder, vice-president and program director of the International Cultural Education Association (ICEA); co-founder and vice-president of the Ukrainian American Association of College Educators (UAACE), United States of America; PYSCHULINA Olga, Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Senior Researcher, Leading Expert of Economic and Social Programs, Razumkov Center, Ukraine; BARANOVSKY Felix, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science, State University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine; KONDRATENKO Oleh, Doctor of Political Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science, State University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine; KRAVCHENKO Alla, Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Philosophy, Sociology and Political Science, State University of Trade and Economics, Ukraine.
The conference participants discussed significant topics related to the social, political, philosophical and cultural dimensions of the information and digital era and the challenges of globalization of the 21st century. Special attention was paid to the analysis of ethical discourse in science and professional activity, the paradoxes of modern education, as well as the role of science as a carrier of socio-cultural potential in the digital world. An important part of the discussions was the impact of war as a manifestation of systemic violence on the development of all spheres of social life.
Based on the results of the conference, a collection of abstracts will be published and published on the SUTE website.
We sincerely thank the conference participants for their fruitful work!

