ACCUMULATION OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND CONSOLIDATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE CONDITIONS OF GREAT SOCIAL SHOCKS (EXPERIENCE OF UKRAINE IN THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR)
ACCUMULATION OF SOCIAL CAPITAL AND CONSOLIDATION OF CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE CONDITIONS OF GREAT SOCIAL SHOCKS (EXPERIENCE OF UKRAINE IN THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR)

Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the study of interrelated and interdependent processes of accumulation of social capital and consolidation of civil society. It is emphasized that the processes of social consolidation and cohesion play an important role in the strengthening of civil society, being both a prerequisite for the formation of such a society and a mechanism for its further functioning. The author notes that during significant social upheavals, social ties between individuals and groups can both deteriorate/weaken and improve/strengthen. According to the author, war is one of the most significant social upheavals. The example of Ukraine, which is currently at war with the Russian aggressor, proves the high resistance of Ukrainian society, as the ability to resist the enemy, which is largely based and supported by the functioning of public associations. The data of sociological researches are given, which testify in favor of the population consolidation during the war, value integration and crystallization of the civic identity, which is supported by the majority of Ukrainians. Analyzed and systematized forms of civic activity of Ukrainians, common both among those who are in Ukraine and among those who are in the EU countries. It is concluded that in the conditions of war, not only restoration takes place, but also the formation of numerous new connections and relations between citizens and their associations. The social capital of both individuals and groups, as well as the entire Ukrainian society, is being strengthened. This capital is not social and civic activity as such, it contains the resources and potential of such activity. Even if the active actions of citizens and social groops will decrease in certain periods of time, the acquired social capital will always serve as a factor of quick and effective cohesion, if necessary, because it has the property of remaining in the already accumulated volume for a fairly long period of time.

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