About Us

"Social Transformation Group" is an independent ad-hoc analytical group to the support of interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral research in the field of social and cultural anthropology and social psychology (theoretical and practical study of the factors and drivers of group behavior in various conditions aimed to reduce social risks of conflict and crisis management), publishing, expertise management decisions, organization of expert discussions (seminars, roundtables, conferences, etc.), support of public events.

Activity is aimed to increasing awareness of the transforming society through the structured influences for forming sustainable feedbacks and individualized response to crisis threats in a dynamic social environments.

Persons

Dr. Yuriy V. Kostyuchenko
Dr. Yuriy V. KostyuchenkoPh.D., D.Sc., Associated Professor
Dr. Viktor Pushkar
Dr. Viktor PushkarPh.D., D.Sc., Associated Professor
Olga Malysheva
Olga Malysheva
Maxim Yuschenko
Maxim Yuschenko

Publications

  • Kostyuchenko, Y., Pushkar, V., Malysheva, O., & Yuschenko, M (2022).
    The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Radical Behavior and Armed Conflict Escalation Risks: Case of Donbas (East Ukraine) Warfare.
    International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT), 12(1), 1-19. IGI Global.
  • Kostyuchenko, Y. V., & Pushkar, V. (2022).
    On the Analysis of Horror Stories in the Militants' Narratives as Markers of Violent Behavior and Conflict Identity: Case of “L/DPR” During the Warfare in Donbass, East Ukraine, 2014-2021. .
    International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT), 12(1), 1-19. IGI Global.
  • Kostyuchenko, Y. V., Yuschenko, M., Movchan, D., & Kopachevsky, I. (2017, October).
    Analysis of economic values of land use and land cover changes in crisis territories by satellite data: models of socio-economy and population dynamics in war.
    In Earth Resources and Environmental Remote Sensing/GIS Applications VIII (Vol. 10428, p. 104280C). International Society for Optics and Photonics.
  • Kostyuchenko, Y. V., Pushkar, V., Malysheva, O., & Yuschenko, M. (2019).
    Big Data Analysis for Terroristic Behavior Identification and Study Using Social Networks: Illegal Armed Groups During the Conflict in Donbas Region (East Ukraine).
    In Developments in Information Security and Cybernetic Wars (pp. 197-235). IGI Global.
  • Kostyuchenko, Y. V., & Yuschenko, M. (2017).
    Methods and Tools of Big Data Analysis for Terroristic Behavior Study and Threat Identification: Illegal Armed Groups during the Conflict in Donbas Region (East Ukraine) in Period 2014-2015.
    InThreat Mitigation and Detection of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism Activities (pp. 52-66). IGI Global.
  • Kostyuchenko, Y. V., & Yuschenko, M. (2017).
    Toward Approaches to Big Data Analysis for Terroristic Behavior Identification: Child Soldiers in Illegal Armed Groups During the Conflict in the Donbas Region (East Ukraine).
    International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT), 7(1), 1-12.
  • Kostyuchenko, Y., Yuschenko, M., & Artemenko, I. (2018).
    On Experience of Social Networks Exploration for Comparative Analysis of Narratives of Foreign Members of Armed Groups: IS and L/DPR in Syria and Ukraine in 2015-2016.
    International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IJCWT), 8(2), 17-31.
  • Kostyuchenko Yu., Yuschenko M., Kravchuk I. (2019).
    On the application of communication models in approaches to socio-environmental risks minimization.
    Geophysical Research Abstracts, Vol. 21, EGU2019-174, EGU General Assembly-2019
  • Kopachevsky, I., Kostyuchenko, Y. V., & Stoyka, O. (2016).
    Land use drivers of population dynamics in tasks of security management and risk assessment.
    International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences, 1(1), 18-25.
  • Kostyuchenko, Y. V. (2016).
    Risk Perception Based Approach to Analysis of Social Vulnerability. Risk Perception: Theories and Approaches.
    Nova Publ.
  • Kostyuchenko, Y. V., Yuschenko, M., Movchan, D., Zagorodny, A. G., & Yermoliev, Y. M. (2013).
    Regional risk analysis based on multisource data statistics of natural disasters. I
    ntegrated modeling of food, energy and water security management for sustainable social, economic and environmental developments, 229-238.
  • Kostyuchenko, Y. V., Yuschenko, M., & Kopachevsky, I. (2018).
    Stochastic approaches to analysis and modeling of multi-sources and big data in tasks of homeland security: socio-economic and socio-ecological crisis control tools.
    Advanced Mathematical Techniques in Science and Engineering, 57.