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5

march

2018

Third annual sociological research “Decentralization and reformation of local self-government”

Over November-December 2017, the KIIS together with the Center “Socialni indykatory” conducted the third wave of the all-Ukrainian research “Decentralization and reformation of local governing” (the first and second waves were conducted in 2015 and 2016) by the request of the Council of Europe.

In particular, 2,040 respondents, representing the adult population of Ukraine, were interviewed as well as 2,000 respondents living in the united territorial communities (OTGs) who had completed the association process in 2015-2016 (the survey was conducted also among the inhabitants of the settlements, which became the centers of the communities, and among the inhabitants of settlements, which did not become the centers of the community). The study examined thoughts and views on support and expectations from the decentralization reform, attitudes to the association of territorial communities, the dynamics of the quality of community service delivery, and so on.

4

march

2018

Interview of V.I.Paniotto on the results of the KIIS study on decentralization

Dr.Vladimir Paniotto, the Director General of KIIS, gave an interview to UA.TV about the results of the KIIS study on Ukraine's assessment of decentralization and local government reform.

20

february

2018

Stressful situations in the lives of the Ukrainians, 2017

The changes in the situation with stress in the lives of Ukrainians happened over the year is the subject of this press release.

According to a recent KIIS study, 53% of those polled experienced some sort of stressful situation in 2017. Compared to 2016, their number has decreased by 5 percentage points (in 2016 it was 58%). Compared to 2016, the number of those who survived the illness of relatives, death of relatives and lost faith in people has decreased.

The number of those who did not experience any stressful situation increased by 5 percentage points (it was 37% in 2016, it was 42% in 2017).

13

february

2018

Round Table “Tobacco consumption in Ukraine: changes within last seven years”. Press-release

On February 14, 2017 the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office in Europe, WHO Country Office in Ukraine, Kiev International Institute of Sociology and the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine held a round table devoted to the second Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) conducted in Ukraine in 2017.

13

february

2018

Readiness of the Ukrainians to participate in social protest actions, December 2017

According to the data of polls conducted by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, 40% of the adult population of Ukraine was ready to participate in the protest actions in December 2017. Compared to the previous years, the level of readiness to participate in social protest initially increased from 43% in December 2014 to 49% in December 2016. and then declined to 40% in December 2017. At the same time, the proportion of those who argue that they are not ready to take part in any mass protests increased from 46% in 2016 to 53% in 2017.