Valentyna Opanasiuk – PH.D. candidateAccomplished career reflects more then 20 years in management, research and pedagogical work at school, college and universit.
Innovative professional skills and extensive experience in teaching of philosophy, political sciences, political communications, sociology, history of religion, world history and history of Ukraine. An effective communicator with the experience of establishing interpersonal relationships, team-building, working with people at different levels of the organization, as well as public authorities. A skilled organizer of scientific conferences, creative festivals and competitions.

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EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Political Sciences, Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine, 2010.

DISSERTATION: The Institutes of State Power Establishing in the Epoch of Bohdan Khmelnitsky Hetmanate.

Master of Science in history and pedagogy, Macarenko Sumy State Institute, Sumy, Ukraine, 1993. SPECIALIZATION: Teacher of History, Social Sciences and Organizer of Educational Work.

ACADEMIC/TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, Sumy State University, Department of Psychology, Political Sciences and Social Cultural Technologies, Sumy, 2016 – to present time

• Head of the section «Management of Social Cultural Activity». Deputy head of the department.

• Preparation of the educational program and plans for students of the bachelor degree in Management of Social Cultural Activity to meet accreditation standards.

• Lecturing and holding seminars on Political Sciences, Social Policy, History and Branches of the Cultural Industry in groups of 10 to 30 undergraduate students.

• Organization and management of the practical training of students.

• Creation of tasks and handbooks for educational process.

• Scientific consultation of students in social sciences.

Associate Professor, Sumy State University, Department of Philosophy, Political Science and Innovative Social Technologies, Sumy, 2013-2016.

• Lecturing and holding seminars on Philosophy, Ethics and Political Communications in groups of 20 to 60 undergraduate students.

• Preparation of syllabus and lectures on Political Communications for students of bachelor degree to meet accreditation standards.

• Preparation of lectures on Social and Humanitarian Policy for students of master degree.

Associate Professor, Sumy State University, Department of Philosophy, Sumy, 2005-2012

• Deputy head of the department.

• Teaching courses of Philosophy, Ethics, Esthetics, Logic, Philosophy and History of Religion in groups of 30 to 180 bachelor degree students.

• Improvement of the distance learning course of Philosophy and History of Religion for bachelor degree students. • Creation of syllabuses, tasks, handbooks for educational process.

• Scientific consultation of students in social sciences.

Associate Professor, Interregional Academy of Personnel Management, Sumy Branch, Sumy, Department of Humanities, 2003-2005

• Teaching courses of History of Ukraine, Social Sciences in groups of 30 to 90 bachelor degree students.

• Creation of syllabuses, tasks for grading in Social Science for educational process.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Research interests are directed primarily toward political research in a variety of interrelated areas:

• State and related political processes.

• Political risks and the reforming strategy in the modernization course of societies.

• Political stability: the environmental influence. Other areas of interest include:

• Optimization of political communication.

• Human and political values in culture.

• Effectiveness of politics and political effectiveness.

PUBLICATIONS

The author has more than 50 scientific publications in political sciences, philosophy and ethics. Some of them are listed below.

Books

Opanasiuk, V.V., Legislation of Ukraine on Religion and Church, Sumy, Sumy State University, 2008 (Ukraine).

Opanasiuk, V.V., A History of World Religions. Formation of Dogmatic Religious Views and Cults, Sumy, Sumy State University, 2013 (Ukraine).

Chapter in a book

Opanasiuk V. ‘Administrative discourse for political reforming of society: values, genres, strategies (examples from Russian Federation and Ukraine)’, in Problems and realities of an administrative discourse in the target communication systems in transitional societies, Kursyv, Briansk, 2013, pp. 165-137 (Russian)

Opanasiuk V. ‘Role of elite and political class in Euro-modernization: Ukrainian experiment’, in Education of elites into XXІ Century. Learning of public elite – the past, present and future, Higher School of Safety in Poznan, Poznan, 2016, pp. 85-75 (Poland)

Journal Publications

Opanasiuk, V.V., “Charismatic Leader, Political Elite, Masses: Ukrainian Relationship Experience”, Political Management, special release, 2006, pp. 126-135 (Ukraine).

Opanasiuk, V.V., “Ensuring Stability of Political System in Relationship of a Political Class and the Nation”, Political Management, special release, 2008, pp. 172-182 (Ukraine).

Opanasiuk, V.V., “The Ukrainian Leviathan, or Ruling Elite in Search of Effective Model of the Political Power”, Scientific Notes of Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2008, vol. 38, pp. 246-257 (Ukraine).

Opanasiuk, V.V., “Revolution as a Form of Political Conflict”, Scientific Notes of Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2008, vol. 42, pp. 78-88 (Ukraine).

Opanasiuk, V.V., “Rationality of Democracy: from Theory to Practice”, Political Management, special release, 2010, pp. 172-182 (Ukraine).

Opanasyuk, V.V., “Reforming Ukraine’s Electoral System”, Culture of the Black Sea Coast Nationalities, 2012, vol. 323, pp. 33-36 (Ukraine).

Opanasiuk, V.V. “Risks of Modernization: Political Stability before the Reforms in Ukraine”, Scientific Notes of Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2015, vol. 2, pp. 299-311 (Ukraine).

Opanasyuk, V.V. “Dynamics of Euro-modernization: Strategy, Reforms, Support”, Scientific Notes of Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, 2015, vol. 4, pp. 312-324 (Ukraine).

Conference Papers

Opanasiuk, V.V., “Transformation of Ukrainian Electoral System: Support and Productivity”, Proceedings of the first meetingof the scientists. Psychological, Pedagogical and Political Problems in Transformational Processes of Ukrainian Society, Kremenchug, 2012, pp. 185-186 (Ukraine).

Opanasiuk, V.V., “Key Paradox of the State’s Modernization and Ways of its Overcoming”, Proceedings of the V Ukrainian conference of the scientists. Social and Humanitarian Aspects of Modern Society Development, Sumy, 2017, pp. 273-275 (Ukraine).

Opanasiuk, V.V., “Start-up Industry in the Structure of Creative Industries: in Search of Definition of the Start-up Concept”, Proceedings of the International scientific and practical conference. Cultural and Creative Industries: History, Theory and Modern Practices, Kyiv, 2017, pp. 62-64 (Ukraine).