Sociology

During the harvest campaign, a thematic sociological study was conducted as part of the “People’s Five-Year Plan” project. More than 1,000 proposals from citizens, 5,700 online survey responses, and 8,200 blitz-survey responses were collected. The following key findings merit attention:...

As annual measurements of public opinion show, Belarusians sincerely respect the historical heritage. The vast majority of citizens (85 percent of respondents) recognize the significant influence of the country's historical past on their worldview and values. The annual monitoring of t...

Based on materials of research conducted in the Republic of Belarus. The current geopolitical situation puts the world on the threshold of a global reorganization with the result being the dismantling of all restraining mechanisms – first of all, values, norms, traditions. Purposeful ...

The main result of the balanced and consistent policy pursued by the state in the ethno-confessional sphere is the resilience and stability of relations between representatives of different confessions, religious beliefs and nationalities. This is confirmed by a number of opinion polls ...

A demand for sociological information in the society is higher than ever, which is explained by the "reflection effect", which means the desire of a person to assess their image in the mirror of the public opinion. ...

The number of false ("fake") information is constantly increasing, and, as BISR has already noted, it is becoming one of the most common tools of manipulating the public consciousness. Sociology has a large number of tools and research methods. At the same time, in the ordinary sense i...