Special sections

Philosophy and Methodology of Science Department

Urhainian Synergetic Society

Round table

Transdisciplinary conceptualization of Nonlinear Researches

Moderator prof Iryna Dobronravova

April 24, 2026

 Expected topics of speeches:

 Prof. Iryna Dobronravova “Conceptual Enrichment due to Transdisciplinarity.” (KNU, professor, doctor of philosophical sciences )

Prof. Lidija Sidorenko “Biotechnological Practics: Postnonclassical View of Sceintific and Civilizational Dimentions.” (KNU, professor, doctor of philosophical sciences)

Doctor Lyubov Bevzenko “ Nonlinear Sociological Reserches in Epistemological Space of Transdisciplinarity.” (Institute of Sociology,  National Academy of Science of Ukraine,   Leading Research Fellow in Department of Social Psychology, doctor of sociological sciences, Senior Research Fellow)

Prof. Iryna Yershova-Babenko “The Problem of Transdisciplinarity’s conceptualizaion of Nonlinear Researches. Aspects.” ( Professor of of Department of management and innovative technologies of socio-cultural activity in Ukranian State Myhailo Dragomanov University, Kyiv, doctor of philosophical sciences)

Prof. Marja Nesterova “Transdisciplinary Discourse on Digital Ethics under Conditions of Social Turbulence” (Professor of Ukrainian State Myhajlo Dragomanov University, Kyiv) 

Prof. Inna Golubovich “Disciplinarity, Interdisciplinarity, Transsdisciplinarity in Modern Humanitarian Knowledge.“ (Chair of philosophy in Odessa National Mechnikov University, doctor of philosophical sciences)

Prof. Volodymir Hungy “Correlation of the Fideal and the Rational in Contextof Transdisciplinarity of Scientific Knowlege” (Head of Department of Philosophy, Bioethics and Foreign Languages in Odesa National Medical University, doctor of philosophical sciences)

Prof. Andrii Khudenko “The Productiv Charchter of Tautology (toward Nonlinear Conceptualization of Nonlinear Researches).” (Dr Sn in Philosophy, Head of the Department of  Philosophy and Humanities in Odessa National Nezhdanova Academy of Music)

Prof. Maria Nesterova “Transdidciplinary Discourse on Digital Ethcs under Conditions of Social Turbulence” ( Professor of Ukranian State  Myhailo Dragomanov University, Kyiv)

Professor Britt-Mari “Intercultural Dialogue in Education: a Transdisciplinary Approach” (Phd, Professor Emerita of Education of Catholic University of Paris (France)

Marcus B. Hausner “Synergetic Coaching based on the Heidelberger integrative Processmodel (HiP)”(Senior consultant, doctoral candidate fndlecturer at Heidelberg University MA)

Ph. d. Olena Medjanova (doctoral candidate of Department of management and innovative technologies of socio-cultural activity in Ukrainian State Mihailo Dragomanov University, Kyiv)

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Department of Ukrainian Philosophy and Culture

Social Exclusion in Contemporary Ukraine: Symbolic, Institutional, and Media Dimensions

Moderator: Associate Professor Andrii Pohorilyi

April 24, 2026

 

Relevance of the Special Session Topic

The profound sociocultural transformations currently experienced by contemporary Ukraine, amid prolonged crisis processes - most notably the full-scale war, mass migration, economic instability, and the reconfiguration of national identity—have significantly intensified the problem of social exclusion. Today, social exclusion manifests not only in material inequality or restricted access to resources, but also in symbolic exclusion, institutional marginalization, and distorted or reduced representation of particular social groups within public and media spaces.

As a result, exclusion in contemporary Ukraine has acquired a multidimensional character, combining the consequences of historical trauma, postcolonial legacy, and digital transformations with new forms of vulnerability generated by war. Internally displaced persons, veterans, persons with disabilities, refugees, representatives of minorities, and marginalized communities frequently find themselves in situations where formal integration does not guarantee full participation in social, cultural, and political life.

Particular significance is attached to symbolic mechanisms of exclusion, which are consolidated through language, discourses of “normality,” and dominant cultural narratives. Consequently, institutional practices intended to promote inclusion often reproduce asymmetries of power, thereby preserving existing forms of inequality. Overcoming these largely latent forms of inequality requires a thorough reconsideration of the symbolic, institutional, and media parameters of exclusion, enabling the deconstruction of dominant narratives and the establishment of foundations for an inclusive social order.

Special Session aims and scope

The special session aims to bring together Ukrainian and international scholars working within an interdisciplinary framework to examine diverse aspects of social exclusion. The goal is to identify effective instruments for overcoming structural inequality and to develop academically grounded recommendations directed at transforming exclusion into a space of active sociocultural participation.

Thematic Focus of the Special Session

While the organizing committee does not impose strict thematic limitations on presentations, priority will be given to discussions addressing the following areas:

  • Language, norms, and “regimes of normality” as instruments of exclusion.

  • Representations of the “Other” in culture and public discourse.

  • The development and practical application of narrative interviewing as a methodological tool for investigating mechanisms of social exclusion.

  • Digital inequality.

  • The transformation of solidarity and social bonds under conditions of crisis.

  • Culture and art as spaces of visibility for excluded groups.

  • Social exclusion from a postcolonial perspective.

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Religious studies Department

THEORETICAL AND APPLIED DIMENSIONS OF CONTEMPORARY RELIGIOUS STUDIES: UKRAINIAN AND GLOBAL CONTEXT

Main directions of the roundtable:

1. Theoretical and methodological issues of contemporary religious studies

  • contemporary concepts and approaches to the study of religion;

  • interdisciplinarity in religious studies research;

  • transformation of the conceptual and categorical framework of religious studies.

2. Religion in socio-political and cultural processes

  • religion and the formation of collective and national identity;

  • religious narratives in the public and cultural space;

  • the religious factor in international and social relations;

  • state-confessional relations and freedom of conscience.

3. Religion in the media and information space

  • digitalization of religious practices;

  • media representations of religion;

  • formation of religious discourses in the contemporary information environment.

4. Applied aspects of religious studies

  • religious expertise;

  • interreligious dialogue;

  • religious security.