Illya Kononov, sociologist

Doctor of Sociology, Illya Kononov was head of the Philosophy and Sociology Department at the Luhansk National University. In his doctoral thesis he concentrated on the topic of sociological analysis of Donbas (2006). The area of expertise: special analysis in sociology, sociology of regions, the regional system in Ukraine, the relationship between Donbas and Galychyna, ethno-sociology, sociology of politics, sociology of homeland security. Kononov left Luhansk in 2014. He commented a lot on the conflict in Donbas in 2013 – 2014. He is employed today at Vasyl Stefanyk National University in Ivano-Frankivsk.

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