Faculty of Philosophy

Sukurta: 24 June 2019

fsf 9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7601
E-mail:
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Dean 鈥� Prof. Dr. Ar奴nas Povili奴nas

STAFF
176 teachers (incl. 129 holding research degree), 32 research fellows (incl. 23 holding research degree), 82 doctoral students.

INSTITUTES OF THE FACULTY
Institute of Asian and Transcultural Studies
Institute of Educational Sciences
Institute of Philosophy
Institute of Psychology
Institute of Sociology and Social Work

RESEARCH AREAS

Educational policy in Lithuania: coherency issues within national and global ranges
Sociological analysis of social structure and change
Psychological factors of society, community and personality development
Research on social policy, innovative paradigms and models of social work and social services in response to societal changes and the aims to create welfare society
Nature, role and historical genesis of contemporary philosophy
Religion and culture
Traditional knowledge systems in Asia

DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2018

Justas Bujokas. The epistemological skepticism of constructive empiricism.

Jonas Eimontas. Internet-based intervention for adjustment disorder: outcomes of a self-help modular program.

Lina Gervinskait臈-Paulaitien臈. Mentalization in early adolescence and its associations with attachment, abuse and emotional and behavioural difficulties.

Sandra Kair臈. We are in the same boat, yet I am from another culture: the lived experiences of learning in groups during mobility.

Simona Kontrimien臈. Relationship between humanistic spirituality and parenting experiences.

Mindaugas Lankauskas. The construction of drug control: a case study of Lithuanian public discourse on cannabis.

Dovil臈 Petronyt臈-Kvedarauskien臈. Development of relationship with authority and the problem of narcissism in psychotherapy.

Ignas 艩atkauskas. Edmund Husserl鈥檚 phenomenology of attention: origin and genesis.

MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2018

Constructionism 2018. Constructionism, computational thinking and educational innovation

Annual ESPAnet conference Transformation of European Welfare Systems: Challenges, Problems and Future Prospects

Transformations of Nature and Anthropological Difference: Ontology, Ethics, Art,

Co-organizer an international seminar South Asia from the Lens of Student Politics, EHESS and Science Po, Paris

15th IATSO conference Successfully Implementing Sexual Offender Treatment and Management: What is Helping and what is Hindering?

BEST PRESENTATIONS MADE AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

沤elvys R. One hundred years of educational development in Lithuania. Constructionism 2018. Constructionism, Computational Thinking and Educational Innovation, VU, August 21鈥�25.

Juozeli奴nien臈, I. and Budginait臈, I. Intergenerational solidarity and transnational familial care: the case of Lithuanian migrant families. XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology Power, Violence and Justice, Toronto, Canada, July 15鈥�21.

Dranseika, V. On the Ambiguity of 鈥渢he Same Person鈥� presented at Reproducibility and Replicability in Psychology and Experimental Philosophy, June 14鈥�16, University College London.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deimantas Valan膷i奴nas. Ghostless Ghost Films? The Appropriation of European Gothic in Bombay Cinema in the 25th European Conference on South Asian Studies, July 24鈥�27, Paris, France.

Jusien臈, R. Electronic media use related to emotional and behavioral problems in toddlers and preschoolers. 16^th WAIMH World Congress, Rome, Italy, May 26鈥�30.

MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2018

Prof. Zenonas Norkus was appointed to the position of the Distinguished Professor of 911爆料网.

Milerius, N. 沤i奴r臈ti 寞啪i奴rint寞j寞: kinas ir prievarta (Viewing the Viewer: Cinema and Violence), A monograph.Vilnius: Jonas ir Jok奴bas, 302 p.

Sabolius, K. (ed.), Gasi奴nas, G., Jatautas, M., Tautvai拧as, D., 膶erniauskait臈, N., Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonai, Gap拧evi膷ius, M., laumes (Budvytyt臈, G. and Rybakova, V), Michelkevi膷ius, V., Burokas, V. 2018. Materija ir vaizduot臈. Hibridin臈 k奴ryba tarp meno ir mokslo (Matter and Imagination. Hybrid Creativity between Art and Science). Collective monograph. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 232 p.

艩erpytyt臈, R. 2018 [2017]. Realt脿 e negativit脿: Pareyson tra Heidegger e Gadamer, Annuario filosofico 33, Mursia: 52鈥�67.

Assoc. Prof. I. Laurinaityt臈: Baltic 鈥� American Freedom Foundation fellowship.

INSTITUTE OF ASIAN AND TRANSCULTURAL STUDIES

5 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 268 7256
E-mail

Director 鈥� Dr. Kristina Garalyt臈 (from July 2018)
Dr. Vytis Silius (until July 2018)

STAFF

Professors: Prof. Dr. A. Beinorius, Prof. Dr. D. Brandi拧auskas (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr. K. Andrijauskas (part-time), Dr. L. Po拧kait臈, Dr. D. 艩vambaryt臈, Dr. D. Valan膷i奴nas (part-time), Dr. R. Pranskevi膷i奴t臈-Amoson (part-time), Dr. V. Jask奴nas (part-time), Dr. V. 膶iubrinskas (part-time).
Associate professor in partnership: H. Diab (part-time).
Assistant professors: Dr. K. Garalyt臈 (part-time), Dr. V. Korobov, Dr. V. Silius (part-time), Dr. R. Chakraborty Paunksnis.
Teaching assistants: F. Belafatti (part-time), E. Jan膷enkas (part-time),
Lecturers: K. Dolinina (part-time), I. Driukien臈 (part-time), M. Ignotas, J. Ignotien臈 (part-time), O. Jankauskait臈 (part-time), F. Alshamkh (part-time), 沤. Jomantait臈, M. Larbi, A. Litvinas, I. Nagyt臈 (part-time), N. Statkien臈, V. Vid奴nas (part-time), T. Voicechovi膷, N. G. Vosyli奴t臈.
Doctoral students: A. Jefanovas, 艩. Rinkevi膷ius, I. R奴t臈, D. Sabaliauskien臈, J. Stankus, D. Valait臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Traditional sciences and knowledge systems in Asia
Religion and philosophy in Asia
Asian languages and literatures
Sociocultural anthropology of Asia
Visual and performative culture in Asia
Asian politics and international relations

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

International Research Projects

Between Choice and Determinism: Cultural Variations in Experiencing and Conceptualizing Free Will, Luck, and Randomness. The project co-funded from the EU Structural Funds. Team: Prof. A. Beinorius (team-leader), Dr. V. Silius, Dr. R. Berni奴nas, lect. V. Dranseika.

The project aims at raising the interdisciplinary qualifications and academic excellence of researchers through a transcultural empirical study of the concepts and experiences of free will and choice in order to enrich European philosophical discourse and methodology. The task of the project is to carry out a transcultural textual-historiographical and empirical study in order to reveal the connection between the theoretical-intellectual traditions and everyday conceptions of free will and choice in different cultural contexts of contemporary Europe and Asia.

Roundtable discussion Whose 鈥渃ulture鈥�? Which 鈥渋dentity鈥�?, 911爆料网, December 12, 2018.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

University of Iceland (Iceland)
University of Tartu (Estonia)
Ghent University (Belgium)
Sapienza University of Rome (Italy)
Russian Academy of Sciences (Russia)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. A. Beinorius -

scientific committee member of the European Association for the Study of Religions (EASR) conference in Tartu, Estonia,
editorial board member of the journals Studia Orientalia Tartuensia (); International journal of Indo-Baltic Culture and Studies (); 袠褋褌芯褉懈褟褎懈谢芯褋芯褎懈懈 / History of Philosophy (); Liaudies kult奴ra, ); Sovijus (); Orientalistika / Oriental Studies, ().

Prof. Dr. D. Brandi拧auskas -

editorial board member of the journal Lithuanian Journal of Anthropology,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. L. Po拧kait臈 -

editorial board member of the journal Sinolog铆a hisp谩nica. China Studies Review,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Pranskevi膷i奴t臈 -

editorial board member of the journal Cultural and Religious Studies,

Dr. K. Garalyt臈 -

organizing committee member of the international seminar South Asia from the Lens of Student Politics, November 19鈥�20, Paris, France,

MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES

PhD candidate Justinas Stankus received the Fulbright scholarship to work as a visiting research fellow in Cornell University, USA for the academic year of 2018/2019.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

A. Beinorius, V. Silius and V. Jask奴nas participated in the working group discussion organized by the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The topic of the meeting 鈥� Strategic guidelines of Lithuanian foreign policy in Asia and Pacific region.

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Deimantas Valan膷i奴nas. Anapus 膷ia ir dabar: Bolivudo religija (Beyond Here and Now: the religion of Bollywood), broadcast on the Lithuanian National Television (LRT).

Assist. Prof. Dr. Vytis Silius. Anapus 膷ia ir dabar: suprasti Konfucij懦 (Beyond Here and Now: Understanding Confucius), TV show.

Prof. Dr. A. Beinorius, Assist. Prof. Dr. V. Silius, Dr. R. Berni奴nas and V. Dranseika Ambicingas lietuvi懦 tyrimas: ar esame laisvi savo valia? (Ambitious research project: are we free of our own volition?), radio program at 鈥淪tart FM鈥�.

Assoc. Prof. Deimantas Valan膷i奴nas. Ryto allegro: ko ne啪inome apie Japonijos kin膮 (Morning allegro: what we do not know about Japanese cinema), the Lithuanian National Radio (LRT) program Ryto Allegro.

Lect. Jurgita Ignotien臈. Jurgita Ignotien臈: muzika Haruki Murakami k奴ryboje/ Jurgita Ignotien臈: Music in the Works of Haruki Murakami, international Vilnius Book Fair 2018, broadcast by the Lithuanian National Television (LRT).

INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Ph: 8 5 268 7099
E-mail:

Director 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. Irena Stonkuvien臈

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. V. Dagien臈 (part-time) Dr. L. Duobliene虈, Habil. Dr. V. Targamadze虈, Dr. I. Zaleskien臈, Habil. Dr. R. 沤elvys.
Associate professors: Dr. B. Autukevi膷ien臈 (part-time), Dr. M. Br臈dikyt臈 (part-time), Dr. T. Bulajeva (part-time), Dr. A. Me拧kauskien臈, Dr. V. Grabauskien臈, Dr. R. Makarskait臈-Petkevi膷ien臈, Dr. E. Sakadolskis (part-time), Dr. V. Schoro拧kien臈, Dr. I. Stonkuviene虈, Dr. A. 沤emgulien臈.
Assistant professors: Dr. V. Venslovaite虈, Dr. 艩. Nagrockaite虈, Dr. S. Kair臈.
Junior assistant professors: J. Garbauskait臈-Jakimovska (part-time), N. Venskuvien臈 (part-time).
Partnership assistant professor: V. Bu虅diene虈 (part-time).
Lecturers: Dr. K. Kaminskas (part-time), G. Stonkuvien臈 (part-time), J. Vild啪i奴nien臈 (part-time), S. 沤ukas (part-time).
Doctoral students: K. Alshinbayeva, C. Barbierato, S. Bieliu虅ne虈, R. Bru啪iene虈, J. Garbauskaite虈-Jakimovska, D. Gervyte虈, A.Giniotait臈, H. I. Tjatjitua Kaimu, S. Kaire虈, S. Kontrimiene虈, M. Orechova, J. Vaitekaitis.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Culture of education
Education policy
Transformations of education policy in Lithuania
Research of curriculum development
Education management in Lithuania
Studies of Lithuanian educational heritage
Dialogue between cultures in education
Problems of personal identity
Globalization and localization in education
Philosophy of education
Higher education
Gender differences in education and science
Childhood education
Didactics of childhood education
Technology enhanced learning

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Educational Policy and Educational Culture. 2015鈥�2019.

The main aim of the research in 2018 was to develop the analysis of the tendencies of educational politics in regard with the educational culture. Some data of theoretical and empirical research were published in research papers written by L. Duobliene虈, V. Targamadze虈, R. 沤elvys. The papers were published in Lithuanian and international journals. The staff of the Institute of Educational Sciences presented their research findings at different national/ international conferences held in Lithuania and foreign countries (Italy, Germany, Israel, China, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan et al). All the international visits were supported by 911爆料网 and/or Lithuanian Research Council.

Main publications:

Duoblien臈 L. 2018. Pohumanistinis ugdymas. Dekoduoti (Posthumas education. Decoding). Vilnius: VU leidykla, 372 p.

Duoblien臈, L. 2018. Crossing or erasing territorial borders: toward openness within school space. In L. Benade, M. Jackson (Eds). Transforming Education: Design and Governance in Global Ccontext. Singapure: Springer, p. 169鈥�181.

沤elvys, R., Stumbrien臈, D., Jakaitien臈, A. 2018. Re-contextualization of effectiveness and efficiency in post-socialist education. Education in Modern Society. BCES Conference Books, vol. 16, p. 119鈥�124.

National Research Projects

Research Council of Lithuania. Multimodal Education: Philosophical Assumptions and Problems. (P-MIP-17-351). 2017鈥�2020. Research leader: Prof. Habil. Dr. Prof. J. Rubavic虒iene虈 (Baranova). Researcher: Prof. Dr. L. Duoblien臈.

The aim of the project is to investigate the trajectories of relations between thought, image, word and sound in contemporary philosophy of education. The concept of multimodality was integrated into 21th century鈥檚 philosophy of education from communication theory. Multimodality describes communication practices in terms of the textual, aural, linguistic, spatial, and visual modes. The object of this project is to investigate mainly the philosophical sources justifying the possibility of such a turn by the analysis of the trajectories of relations between thought, image, word and sound.

Research Council of Lithuania. Effectiveness and Efficiency Analysis of Education Systems in EU Countries Employing Secondary Big Data. Research leader Prof. Dr. A. Jakaitien臈. Partner from the Institute of Educational Sciences 鈥� Prof. R. 沤elvys. 2018-2020.

The aim of the project is to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of EU countries鈥� education systems. An integrated secondary analysis of the data of international studies of educational achievements (PISA, TIMSS, PIRLS, 2003鈥�2018) and macro-data of the EU countries is being planned. For a more thorough analysis of Lithuanian education merging the databases of the assessment of achievements in lower secondary education (PUPP) with the state maturity examination (VBE) is to be done.

Main publications:

沤elvys, R., Dukynait臈, R., Vaitekaitis, J. 2018. 艩vietimo sistem懦 efektyvumas ir na拧umas kintan膷i懦拧vietimo paradigm懦 kontekste. Pedagogika, vol. 130, p. 32鈥�45.

沤elvys, R., Stumbrien臈, D., Jakaitien臈, A. 2018. Re-contextualization of effectiveness and efficiency in post-secialist Education. Education in Modern Society. BCES Conference Books, vol. 16, p. 119鈥�124.

International Research Projects

EU Research and Innovation programm HORIZON 2020 project Dialogue and Argumentation for Cultural Literacy Learning in Schools (DIALLS) (Project no. 770045), 2018鈥�2021. National project coordinator: Prof. Dr. I. Zaleskiene, Institute of Educational Sciences, 911爆料网.

The DIALLS consortium comprises 9 universities from across Europe and Israel, which have close networks of partnership schools (pre-primary, primary and secondary). The consortium is led by the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge.

DIALLS project activities centralise co-constructive dialogue as a main cultural literacy value, with the aim of promoting tolerance, inclusion and empathy by: 1) developing an understanding of young people鈥檚 cultural literacy in formal education through the teaching of dialogue and argumentation as a means to understand European identities, cultures and diversities; 2) providing comprehensive guidance for the development of cultural literacy in schools through the creation of a scale of progression to assess knowledge, skills and competences for pre-primary through to secondary-aged students; 3) promoting the emergence of young people鈥檚 cultural and civic identities in a student-authored manifesto for cultural literacy and a virtual gallery of their cultural artefacts.

Developed and publicly available deliverables/publications in 2018:

Cultural Analysis Framework (

Bibliography of Cultural Texts (

Nordplus Horizontal programme (project No. NPHZ-2016/10118): Developing Early Foreign Language Learning and Teaching in the Nordic/Baltic Context (ELL-NB). Coordinator - University of Copenhagen. 911爆料网 is a partner organization. Coordinator Assoc. Prof. T. Bulajeva. 2016鈥�2018.

The 2-year project aims at establishing educational collaboration among universities, teacher education centres and primary schools in four Nordic/Baltic countries Denmark, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden. The focus is on early English, French, German and Spanish including a general focus on plurilingualism. The aim of this new collaboration is to share and exchange national experiences systematically. The project addresses three thematic areas: initial and in-service teacher education course modules addressing early English, French, German and Spanish using new learning and teaching platforms; innovative teaching materials for early English, French, German and Spanish; the plurilingual perspective in early foreign language learning and teaching.

Nordplus Horizontal programme (project No. NPHZ-2018/10063): Culturally Diverse Approaches to Learning Mathematics and Computational Thinking (CDMathCT). Coordinator 鈥� 911爆料网. Coordinator Prof. V. Dagien臈. 2018鈥�2020.

The purpose of the project is to build a body of knowledge and enhance e-learning tool, which allows promoting innovative, interactive and inclusive learning of Mathematics and Computational Thinking through the systematic exchange of experience between Nordic-Baltic Partners countries with different cultural background. The project is enhancing and expanding teacher and researcher networks with a direct influence on improving learning of Maths and CT at schools. At the end of the project culturally connected and relevant approaches and resources for learning mathematics and computational thinking skills will be provided. These approaches should be easy to adapt and utilise in schools. A repository of concrete methods, examples and materials for teaching the topics will be provided via a global Internet resource.

ERASMUS + KA203 project Innovative Teacher Education through Personalised Learning (2018-1-LT01-KA203-046979). October 1, 2018鈥揗arch 31, 2021. Coordinator and researcher: Dr. V. Venslovait臈. Researchers: Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Stonkuvien臈, Assist. Prof. Dr. S. Kontrimien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. T. Bulajeva, Assist. Prof. Dr. 艩. Nagrockait臈. Project partners: University of Ireland, Cork (Ireland), University of Iceland (Iceland), 911爆料网, 艩iauliai University, Vytautas Magnus University.

The aim of the project is to develop, implement, test and transfer innovative practices of personalized learning within teacher education system(s). This aim will be achieved through the development and implementation of the conceptual framework of personalized learning, which will bring innovative changes to teacher education curriculum, methods, tools and assessment practices.

Erasmus + project: Improvement of Teaching Techniques by Eye Tracking in Technology Enhanced Classrooms (KA2 - Cooperation for Innovation and the Exchange of Good Practices). Coordinator 鈥� Ankara University. Institutional coordinator 鈥� prof. Valentina Dagien臈, 911爆料网. 2017鈥�2020.

During technological changes, teachers are the primary users of technology in the classroom, and they are much more critical than the technology that is being used. Many previous studies revealed that teachers do not have the necessary skills for using these new technological devices and they try to escape from using technologies in their classes.The expected impact of our project is to fulfill this lack of knowledge of teachers. By using the results of this project; teachers will be enabled to make use of new technology in their lessons. The indirect beneficiaries of this project are children that are educated intechnology enabled classrooms, which become highly popular in many of the European countries. Key personnel of the P2 DamaSistem; Ozgur ESEN is currently studying PhD in Instructional Technology. Since these research results will be easily applied to the teaching practice, it will have a very high impact on education. So, the results of the project will be easily published in high impact journals and presented in high quality conferences and on the Erasmus+ dissemination platform.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

University of Haifa (Israel)
KU Leuven University (Belgium)
University of Latvia (Latvia)
University of Cambridge (UK)
TU Dortmund University (Germany)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. R. 沤elvys -

editorial board member of the journal Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia,
editorial board member of the journal Pedagogika,
editorial board member of the journal Ugdymo psichologija,
editorial board member of the Iranian Journal of Comparative Education (Iran);
editorial board member of the journal Higher Technical Education (Belarus),
editorial board member of the journal Bulletin of the Kazakh State Women鈥檚 Teacher Training University (Kazakhstan),
representative of Education Policy Centre (911爆料网) in Network of Education Policy Centres (NEPC),

Prof. Dr. L. Duoblien臈 -

member of European Education Research Association (EERA),
member of Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LETA), chair of division Educational Philosophy and Policy;
member of International Network of Philosophy of Education (INPE),
deputy editor-in-chief of the journal Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia,

Prof. Dr. I. Zaleskien臈 -

editiorial board member of the Journal of Social Science Education,
editiorial board member of the journal Socialinis ugdymas (Social Education),
editiorial board member of the journal Pedagogika,
member of European Education Research Association (EERA),
member of the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI),
member of Children鈥檚 Identity & Citizenship European Association (CiCea),
member of Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LETA);

Prof. Dr. V. Targamadz臈 -

international PISTA, IMSCI conferences reviewer (USA, Florida);
editorial board member of the International Journal of Multilingual Education (IJME),
editorial board member of the journal Socialinis ugdymas (Social Education)
editorial board member of the journal Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia,
Head of Lithuanian Education Board at the Parliament (Seimas) of the Republic of Lithuania;
member of European Network of Education Councils (EUNEC);
member of the Committee of the National Radio and Television.

Prof. Dr. V. Dagien臈 -

editor-in-chief of the journal Olympiads in Informatics (Scopus, etc.);
Area editor (Computing Didactics) of the Baltic Journal of Modern Computing, (Clarivate Analytics Web of Science Core Collection; Scopus; etc.);
co-editor of Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), vol. 11169, 2018: Informatics in Schools: Focus on Learning, Programming. 11th international conference on informatics in schools: situation, evolution, and perspectives, ISSEP 2018, St. Petersburg, Russia, October 10-12, 2018: proceedings. Sergei N. Pozdniakov, Valentina Dagien臈 (Eds). Cham: Springer, p. 101鈥�113. (Lecture notes in computer science, vol. 11169, doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-02750-6_8;
editorial board member of the journals International Journal of Digital Literacy and Digital Competence; International Journal of Instruction; Acta Paedaogica Vilnensia;
coordinator of the Nordplus Network on Innovative Computing Engineering Education Research;
representative of Lithuania in Education Committee TC3 under the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP);
member of Steering Committee of International Olympiads in Informatics;
member of Joint Doctoral Committee of Education (Vytautas Magnus University; 911爆料网; Klaip臈da University; Riomeris University; and Aveiro University), 2015鈥�2019;
co-chair of the 11th international conference on Informatics in Schools ISSEP, October 10鈥�12, Saint- Petersburg, Russia:
chair of the international conference on Constructionism, Computational Thinking and Educational Innovation. August 20鈥�25, Vilnius:
chair of international conference joint with XXX Olympiad in Informatics, September 1鈥�8, 2018, Tsukuba, Japan.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Makarskait臈-Petkevi膷ien臈 -

member of the scientific methodological centre Scientia educologica of the Lithuanian Scientific Society;
member of Lithuanian Educational Research Association LETA,
member of the Network Activity Committee Pre-primary and Primary Education
editorial board member of the journal Gamtamokslinis ugdymas (Natural Science Education),
editorial board member of the journal 艩vietimas: politika, vadyba, kokyb臈 (Education: Policy, Management and Quality,
lecturer of Teacher Competencies Improvement and Development Centre, 911爆料网;
member of Vilnius Vyturys Primary School Council (representative of social partners).

Assoc. Prof. T. Bulajeva -

editorial board member of the journal Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia,

Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Schoro拧kien臈 -

member of International Board on Books for Young People (Department in Lithuania),

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Me拧kauskien臈 -

ember of Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LERA), ;
member of the Lithuanian Association of Teachers of Ethic.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Stonkuvien臈 -

editor-in-chief of the journal Acta Paedagogica Vilnensia,
member of European Education Research Association (EERA);
board member of the Chair of Education and Education History network of Lithuanian educational research association (LERA)
member of ISCHE (International Standing Conference for the History of Education),
member of the Society of Politics, Education and Comparative Inquiry in European States (SPECIES),
board member of the Baltic Association of Educational Historians,
editorial board member of the Vocational Training: Research and Realities,
editorial board member of the Societ脿 di Politica, Educazione e Storia,
editorial board member of the Family Upbringing/ Wychowanie w Rodzinie,
editorial board member of the Journal of Education, Culture and Society,
editorial board member of the journal IJGE: International Journal of Global Education,
editorial board member of the International Journal of New Trends in Arts, Sports & Science Education (IJTASE),
academic board member of the 5th international academic conference Historical and Contemporary Contexts under the Title: Family and its Upbringing Function 1918鈥�2018, Wroclaw university, .

Assist. Prof. Dr. 艩. Nagrockait臈 -

member of Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LETA),;
member of the working group for the Internship Regulations at the Faculty of Philosophy;
member of the Association for Improvement of Schools, balsas/mokyklu-tobulinimo-asociacija;
work group member of School Curriculum Development Education 2030, OECD.

Assist. Prof. Dr. V. Venslovait臈 -

member of International Network of Philosophers of Education (INPE),
member of Lithuanian Educational Research Association (LETA), www.lera.lt.

Junior Assist. Prof. J. Garbauskait臈-Jakimovska -

member of Lithuanian educational research association (LERA), ;
organizational board member of the 4^th interdisciplinary scientific-practical youth researchers conference Code: Youth;
member of Youth researchers network in Lithuania;
member of Youth workers association in Lithuania.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Me拧kauskien臈. Chair of the Motivation Assessment Commission for Education Studies, LAMA BPO, since 2016.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Makarskait臈鈥揚etkevi膷ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Me拧kauskien臈, participans of the workshop dedicated to improving legal acts regulating tecahers鈥� activities, Ministry of Education and Science, November 26鈥�28, Bir拧tonas.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Makarskait臈鈥揚etkevi膷ien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Me拧kauskien臈, participans of the workshop dedicated to improving legal acts regulating tecahers鈥� competencies development, Ministry of Education and Science, December 3鈥�4, Bir拧tonas.

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

R. 沤elvys. Member of Working Group for Preparation of Strategic Guidelines for Education Development in Vilnius.

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

Prof. Dr. R. 沤elvys. Auk拧tojo mokslo politika ir universitet懦 misija (Higher Education Policy and Mission of Universities) Kult奴ros barai, 2018 m. Nr. 12.

Prof. Dr. L. Duoblien臈. Kada baigsis globalus nes臈kmingo mokytojo projektas? Futuristiniai svarstymai (Global unsuccessful teacher project: coming to the end? Futuristic projects) European Week in Lithuania Parlament, 2018.

Prof. Dr. L. Duoblien臈. Formalus ir neformalus ugdymas: s膮jungininkai ar separatistai? (Formal and nonformal education: separatists or colaborators?) Workshop of NFU Nacional Network. Trakai, 2018.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Makarskait臈鈥揚etkevi膷ien臈. Naujos galimyb臈s 拧iandieniniam pradini懦 klasi懦 mokini懦 gamtamoksliniam ugdymui (New opportunities for today鈥檚 science education of primary school pupils). Exhibition of Education Innovation Mokykla 2018.

Prof. Dr. V. Targamadz臈. LRT Aktualij懦 laida, November 29, 2018, moderator V. Savukynas,

INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY

9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7617
E-mail:

Director 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jonas Dagys

DEPARTMENT FOR CONTINENTAL PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES

9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 2687189
E-mail:

Chair 鈥� Prof. Dr. Rita 艩erpytyt臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr. R. 艩erpytyt臈, Dr. S. Jankauskas, Dr. J. Rubavi膷ien臈, Dr. T. Sodeika, Dr. G. Cuozzo (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr. D. Bacevi膷i奴t臈 (part-time), Dr. M. Gutauskas, Dr. N. Milerius, Dr. A. K. Pa啪臈rait臈, Dr. K. Sabolius, Dr. B. Ulevi膷ius (part-time).
Assistant professors: Dr. V. Dara拧kevi膷i奴t臈 (part-time), Dr. S. Maslauskait臈-Ma啪ylien臈 (part-time).
Research fellow: Dr. T. N. Mickevi膷ius.
Doctoral students: R. Baranovas, A. Buiko, A. Dovyd臈nas, A. Fediajevas, B. Gel啪inyt臈, J. Grigas, D. Habdankait臈, A. Kazili奴ait臈, T. Mura拧ov, K. Ryba膷iauskait臈, M. 艩ulskus, G. Tatar奴nait臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Premises of phenomenological and hermeneutical philosophy and possibilities of its development
Philosophical reflection of everyday world
Philosophy of cinema
Philosophical investigations of imagination
Basic problems of phenomenology
Religion and the challenges of the contemporary world
Philosophy of religion
Nihilism, secularization, postsecularization
Religion and visualization

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Religion and Culture. Prof. R. 艩erpytyt臈, 2015鈥�2020.

Interdisciplinary research on religion. During the year 2018 the material for the publishing of scholarly journal Religion and Culture (vol. 16鈥�17; 10 articles) was prepared and 6 articles were published, one paper at the international conference was presented:

Rubavi膷ien臈, J. [Baranova, J.]. Nudity of the Face and the Question of Spiritual Choice in Bergman鈥檚 Cinema, Everything represents: nothing is. Bergman revisited 鈥� a Centennial Conference (1918鈥�2018). October 25鈥�27, 2018, Evora University (Portugal), .

Main publications:

Sodeika, T. 2018. Die Geburt der Religionswissenschaft aus dem Geiste der Reformation, in Fitschen, K., Schr枚ter, M., Spehr, Ch., Waschke, E-J. (Hgg.) unter Mitarbeit von Sonnleithner, M. und St枚ck, K. Kulturelle Wirkungen der Reformation 鈥� Cultural Impact of the Reformation. Kongressdokumentation Lutherstadt Wittenberg August 2017. Band II. Leipzig (Leucorea-Studien zur Geschichte der Reformation und der Lutherischen Orthodoxie [LStRLO] 37): 223鈥�231.

艩erpytyt臈, R. 2018 [2017]. Realt脿 e negativit脿: Pareyson tra Heidegger e Gadamer, Annuario filosofico 33, Mursia, p. 52鈥�67.

National Research Projects

Hybrid Creativity: Contemporary Art and Science. (S/TYR-3(6.51)-2016). Assoc. Prof. K. Sabolius. 2016鈥�2018. The project is supported by

Lithuanian Council for Culture and Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.
Introducing the combination of both scientific and artistic practices, as well as applying philosophical methodology, this research project analyses the elements of imaginary and creativity at the intersection between biotechnologies and contemporary art.

Main publication:

Collective monograph. Sabolius, K. (ed.)., Gasi奴nas, G., Jatautas, M., Tautvai拧as, D., 膶erniauskait臈, N., Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonai, Gap拧evi膷ius, M., laumes, Michelkevi膷ius, V., Burokas, V. 2018. Materija ir vaizduot臈. Hibridin臈 k奴ryba tarp meno ir mokslo [Matter and Imagination. Hybrid Creativity between Art and Science]. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla, 232 p.

Reseach Council of Lithuania. Philosophical Sources and Problems of Multimodal Education (S-MIP-17-37). Prof. J. Rubavi膷ien臈, 2017鈥�2019.

The concept of multimodality was integrated into late 20^th鈥� early 21^st century鈥檚 philosophy of education from communication theory. Multimodality describes communication practices in terms of the textual, aural, linguistic, spatial, and visual modes. The object of this project is to investigate mainly the philosophical sources justifying the possibility of a turn towards multimodal education by the analysis of the trajectories of relations between thought, image, word and sound. The problem of the intersection between thought and image in the contemporary philosophy of education corresponds with the problem of the clash between modern and postmodern paradigms of upbringing.

In 2018, in the framework of this project, two papers at the international and national conferences were presented.

Main publication:

Rubavi膷ien臈, J. [Baranova, J.]. 2018. Deleuzian/Guattarian cartographies: Art outside galleries in new Vilnius map, Cogent Arts & Humanities 5(1), p. 1462544. Taylor and Francis online, [Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)].

Post-secular Condition (DOTSUT 鈥� 029/2018). Prof. T. Sodeika. 2018鈥�2022. Project is funded by EU Structural Funds programme鈥檚 priority axis 9 鈥淓ducating the society and strengthening the potential of human resources鈥�, objective 9.3.3 鈥淪trengthen the skills and capacities of public sector researches for engaging high level R&D activities鈥�.

Although the postmodern culture can be considered as a post-secular culture, the character of this post-secularity is not yet sufficiently understood. It is not clear what form, in a changed cultural situation, could and/or should acquire the religious images, experiences and practices. The aim of this project is to find out, what forms are acquired by religious content in such areas of contemporary culture as ethics, aesthetics and political ideology, what role interreligious and inter-confessional dialogue plays (or could play) in the process of globalisation that prevails in contemporary world. A large part of the research is devoted to the analysis of the ontological foundations of above-mentioned manifestations of post-secularity.

Main publication:

Sodeika, T. 2018 [2015]. Heideggerio 蟺蠈位蔚渭慰蟼. Religija ir kult奴ra, vol. 16鈥�17, p. 100鈥�123.

Preparation for publication of the monograph Inheritance of Lithuanian Jewish Philosophical and Religious Thought (PR/GVF-186/2016). Assoc. Prof. A. K. Pa啪臈raite. 2016鈥�2018. The project is partially funded by the Good Will Foundation.

In 2018, the monograph presenting the peculiarities, nuances and significance of the heritage of religious and philosophical thought of Lithuanian Jews (historical lands of Lithuania, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania) was prepared.

Main publication:

Monograph. Pa啪臈rait臈, A. 2018. 鈥濶esuk 寞 keli膮 i拧 takelio鈥�: Lietuvos 啪yd懦 religin臈s ir filosofin臈s minties paveldas [Don鈥檛 throw a Smaller Road for a Bigger One: Inheritance of Lithuanian Jewish Philosophical and Religious Thought]. Vilnius: 911爆料网 (forthcoming).

Preparation and publishing of N. Milerius鈥� monograph Visual Violence in Cinema. (no. S/HUM 鈥�4(6.49)/2016/LSS-250000-175). Assoc. Prof. Nerijus Milerius. 2016鈥�2018. The project is supported by Lithuanian Council for Culture.

The aim of the project is to analyze the status of violence in meta-cinema, and to demonstrate how the philosophical problems of violence is reflected in the films made by M. Antonioni, S. Cubrick, M. Haneke, A. Amenabar and the others.

Main publication:

Monograph. Milerius, N. 2018. 沤i奴r臈ti 寞啪i奴rint寞j寞: kinas ir prievarta (Viewing the Viewer: Cinema and Violence). Vilnius: Jonas ir Jok奴bas, 302 p.

Responsibility of Religious Person: Lithuanian Rabbinical Thought Between Rationalism and Hassidic Mysticism (S-MIP-17-35). Assoc. Prof. Au拧ra Kristina Pa啪臈rait臈, 2017鈥�2019. The project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania.

The project is focused on Lithuanian Judaism, in particular on Lithuanian Mussar movement. In the beginning of 20^th century, in Lithuanian 鈥渃orners鈥�, such as Tel拧iai, Kelm臈, Slobodka of Kaunas et al., in the Yeshiva worlds enclosed and Mussar literature studying rabbonim and students created alternative reality, the value of which became apparent after the Catastrophe. On the one hand, the rationalist (or mystic?) anthropology of Lithuanian Mussar thinkers enables identification of Jewish identity, as well as responsibility, as the most important feature of election. On the other hand, Hasidic perspective (in some aspects close to Christian outlook) enables to pose the question of responsibility of religious person in completely different way.

In 2018, on the basis of the project investigations, one chapter of the monograph was written, one public lecture and one paper at the international conference were presented.

Transformations of Nature in Late Modernity: Ontological and Anthropological Dimensions (No. S-MOD-17-5). Assoc. Prof. Mintautas Gutauskas. 2017鈥�2019. The project is funded by the Research Council of Lithuania.

The aim of this project is to examine, using hermeneutical-phenomenological approach, the transformations of the relationship with nature and representations of nature as well as the human/animal distinction in Modernity. In 2018, on the basis of the project investigations, two academic events were organized and 10 papers at the international and national conferences were presented:

Main publication:

Dara拧kevi膷i奴t臈, V. 2018 [2015]. Modernyb臈 ir gamta. Kur sugr寞啪ti nor臈jo Rousseau? Religija ir kult奴ra, vol. 16鈥�17, p. 64鈥�77.

The Everyday and the Representation of War Trauma in Late Modernity (no. S-MOD-17-1/LSS-250000-273). Assoc. Prof N. Milerius. 2017鈥�2019. The project is supported by the Research Council of Lithuania.

In 2018, in the framework of this project, three academic events were organized: a half-day symposium Everyday and the experience of war in late modernity; seminar The Everyday and War Trauma at 911爆料网 (Faculty of Philosophy); a public lecture War Trauma as Cinematographic Spectre, or Who Haunts Creative Documentary?

Main publication:

Milerius, N. 2018. Kasdienyb臈 kaip klasikin臈s filosofijos para拧tinis fenomenas. Problemos, vol. 94, p. 9鈥�21.

The Future of Humanity: New Scenarios of Imagination (DOTSUT-229 (09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0078). Assoc. Prof. Kristupas Sabolius, 2017鈥�2021. Project is funded by EU Structural Funds programme鈥檚 priority axis 9 鈥淓ducating the society and strengthening the potential of human resources鈥�, objective 9.3.3 鈥淪trengthen the skills and capacities of public sector researches for engaging high level R&D activities鈥�.

In 2018, on the basis of the project investigations, 6 papers at the international and national conferences were presented:

International Research Projects

The international research project ONLENHER 鈥� Ontology. Language. Hermeneutics (under the guidance of Dr. Maria Teresa O帽ate Zubia). Prof. Rita 艩erpytyt臈 is a member of the international group of investigation ONLENHER at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Spain. .

In 2018, the research was focused on the problems of contemporary hermeneutics.

International research project Seminario de las Tres Culturas, coordinated by the University of Seville (Spain) (under the guidance of Prof. Jacinto Choza, University of Seville, Spain). Prof. Rita 艩erpytyt臈 is a participant of this project since 2014.

In 2018, in the framework of this project, one conference was organized and one paper was presented:

艩erpytyt臈, R. 鈥淢arx, Derrida e la religione, ovvero sulla ontologia spettrale in Derrida鈥�, XX Seminario de las Tres Culturas 鈥淟鈥檜niversale e la differenze鈥�, organized by the Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies of Luigi Pareyson, June 27鈥�29, 2018, University of Turin, Italy, .

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies of Luigi Pareyson, Turin (Italy)
University of Turin (Italy)
University of Eastern Piedmont (Italy)
University of Lisbon (Portugal)
National Distance Education University (UNED) (Spain)
The Pontifical University of John Paul II Cracow (Poland)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. R. 艩erpytyt臈 -

Visiting Professor at the University of Turin;
member and national representative (correspondent) of International Association for Philosophy Teachers (Association Internationale des Professeurs de Philosophie, enregistr茅e 谩 Bruxelles),
editorial board member of the scholarly journal HYBRIS: Revista de Filosofia (HYBRIS: Journal of Philosophy)
editor-in-chief of the journal Religija ir kult奴ra (Religion and Culture), 鈥�;
editorial board member of the journal 协泻蟹懈褋褌械薪褑懈邪谢褜薪邪褟褌褉邪写懈褑懈褟: 褎懈谢芯褋芯褎懈褟, 锌褋懈褏芯谢芯谐懈褟, 锌褋懈褏芯褌械褉邪锌懈褟 (Existential Tradition: Philosophy, Psychology, Psychotherapy),
member of the organising committee and jury of Lithuanian Philosophy Olympiad;
member of the Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD) in Lithuania,
member of the Research Council of Lithuania (Committee of Humanities and Social Sciences) (2007鈥�2018);
member of the Commission on Ethics of Scientific Activities of the Research Council of Lithuania,
member of the Research Council of Lithuanian Culture Research Institute (2015鈥�2020),
board member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Association,
member of organizing and scientific committee of the international conference Transformations of Nature and Anthropological Difference: Ontology, Ethics, Art, December 6鈥�8, 2018, 911爆料网,
member of scientific committee of the international conference The Faces of Nature. Between Philosophy and Artistic Reflection, May 22鈥�23, 2018,

Prof. J. Rubavi膷ien臈 (Baranova) -

editorial board member of the scholarly journal Athena: filosofijos studijos (Athena: Philosophical Studies) (since 2006),
editorial board member of the journal 沤mogus ir 啪odis (Man and the Word),
jury member of 26th International Philosophy Olympiad Bar, 23鈥�27 May 2018,
member of International Network of Philosophers of Education,
vice president of the Lithuanian Philosophy Teacher鈥檚 Association,
chair of the Organizing Committee of Lithuanian Philosophy Olympiad,

Prof. T. Sodeika -

editorial board member of the scholarly journal Athena: filosofijos studijos (Athena: Philosophical Studies) (since 2006),
editorial board member of the journal Religija ir kult奴ra (Religion and Culture),
editorial board member of the interdisciplinary journal Sociologija. Mintis ir veiksmas (Sociology. Thought and Action),
board member of the Lithuanian Association of Phenomenology;
deputy chairman of Lithuanian Philosophical Association, .

Prof. Gianluca Cuozzo -

scientific board member of Kueser Akademie f眉r europ盲ische Geistesgeschichte (Bernkastel-Kues), ;
president of 鈥淪ociet脿 Cusaniana鈥� (Turin, Cusanus Italian National Association, founded 2006), ;
scientific board member of Circulo de Estudios Cusanos (Buenos Aires);
scientific board member of 鈥淔ondazione Centro Studi 鈥淎. Del Noce鈥� (Savigliano);
scientific board member of 鈥淐usanus-Gesellschaft鈥� (Trier-Heidelberg);
scientific committee member of Centro Studi Filosofico-religiosi 鈥淟. Pareyson鈥� (Torino);
member and collaborator of LabOnt (Laboratory for Ontology, Turin), );
member of organizing and scientific committee of the international conference Transformations of Nature and Anthropological Difference: Ontology, Ethics, Art, December 6鈥�8, 2018, 911爆料网, ;
member of scientific committee of the international conference The Faces of Nature. Between Philosophy and Artistic Reflection, May 22鈥�23, 2018, .

Assoc. Prof. A. K. Pa啪臈rait臈 -

authoress of Science and Encyclopaedia Publishing Institute;
directress of Lithuanian Jewish Culture Research Centre (in Lithuanian Culture Research Institute, former Culture, Philosophy and Arts Research Institute);
board member of the Lithuanian Society for the Study of Religion,

Assoc. Prof. M. Gutauskas -

editorial board member of the scientific journal Religija ir kult奴ra (Religion and Culture),
member of the Lithuanian Association of Phenomenology;
member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Association,
member of the Catholic Academic Exchange Service (KAAD) in Lithuania,
member of the Research Council of Lithuania (Committee of Humanities and Social Sciences) ,
head of organizing and scientific committee of the international conference Transformations of Nature and Anthropological Difference: Ontology, Ethics, Art, December 6鈥�8, 2018, 911爆料网,
member of scientific committee of the international conference The Faces of Nature. Between Philosophy and Artistic Reflection, May 22鈥�23, 2018, .

Assoc. Prof. D. Bacevi膷i奴t臈 -

editor of the scholarly journal Athena: filosofijos studijos (Athena: Philosophical Studies) (since 2006),
executive secretary of the journal Religija ir kult奴ra (Religion and Culture),
member of the Lithuanian Association of Phenomenology;
member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Association,
member of organizing and scientific committee of the international conference Transformations of Nature and Anthropological Difference: Ontology, Ethics, Art, December 6鈥�8, 2018, 911爆料网,

Assoc. Prof. K. Sabolius -

member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Association,
member of the Lithuanian Association of Phenomenology;
member of organizing and scientific committee of the international conference Transformations of Nature and Anthropological Difference: Ontology, Ethics, Art, December 6鈥�8, 2018, 911爆料网,
member of organizing committee of the international symposium Zooetics+, April 27鈥�28, Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
鈥� affiliate member of the Program in Art, Culture and Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology,

Assoc. Prof. N. Milerius -

member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Association,
member of the National Culture and Art Prize Commission at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania,

Assist. Prof. V. Dara拧kevi膷i奴t臈 -

member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Association,
member of the Lithuanian Association of Aesthetics;
member of organizing and scientific committee of the international conference Transformations of Nature and Anthropological Difference: Ontology, Ethics, Art, December 6鈥�8, 2018, 911爆料网,

Dr. S. Maslauskait臈-Ma啪ylien臈-

editorial board member of the scientific journal Religija ir kult奴ra (Religion and Culture),
member of the Lithuanian Art Historian Society,
member of the Lithuanian Artists鈥� Association;
member of International Council of Museums (ICOM).

MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES

Habdankait臈, D. Doctoral scholarship (academic achievement scholarship) of the Research Council of Lithuania.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

Participation (Prof. R. 艩erpytyt臈, since 2012) in the Commission on Ethics of Scientific Activities of the Research Council of Lithuania, ().

Participation (Assoc. Prof. N. Milerius, since 2017) in the National Culture and Art Prize Commission at the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania, .

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

Co-operation with Zentrum f眉r Milit盲rgeschichte und Sozialwissenschaften der Bundeswehr: Pa啪臈rait臈, Au拧rel臈. Kitchen und Religi枚se Gruppen im Balikum, in Lemke, B. (Hrsg.) Wegweiser zur Geschichte. Baltikum. Paderborn: Ferdinant Sch枚ningh Verlag, 2018, pp. 159鈥�169.

Consultation provided to the Property Management and Public Procurement Division at the Ministry of Education and Science.

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

Milerius, N. Filosofas Nerijus Milerius: arba draud啪iame prievart膮, arba eksponuojame j膮 nekriti拧kai, 15min, .

Sabolius, K. Pauliaus Grit臈no interviu. Filosofas Kristupas Sabolius: 鈥濶ematau esmin臈s kolizijos tarp proto ir vaizduot臈s鈥�, 15min., .

Sabolius, K. The Future of Humanity lies in the Power of Imagination, A Night of Philosophy in Helsinki 2, November 16, 2018, Helsinki .

Sodeika, T. Public lecture Simone Weil: desperati拧kas Dievo laukimas (Simone Weil: desperate waiting for God), Francophone Month 2018, French Cultural Centre of Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, .

Sodeika, T. Public lecture Krik拧膷ioni拧kas menas 鈥� contradictio in adiecto?(Christian art 鈥� contradictio in adiecto?); Lecture series Krik拧膷ioni拧kas menas sekuliariame pasaulyje (Chriastian Art in a Secular World), Church Heritage Museum, Vilnius, , paskaitu-ciklas-krikscioniskas-menas-sekuliariame-pasaulyje.

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY AND ANALYTIC PHILOSOPHY

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7617
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Prof. Dr. Marius Povilas 艩aulauskas

STAFF

Professors: Dr. A. Jokubaitis (part-time), Dr. V. Rad啪vilas, Dr. M. P. 艩aulauskas.
Associated professors: Dr. J. Dagys, Dr. K. Dubnikas, Dr. N. Kardelis, Dr. N. Radavi膷ien臈.
Assistant professors: Dr. R. Bikauskait臈, Dr. M. Gilaitis.
Lecturers: V. Dranseika (part-time), G. Kurlavi膷i奴t臈 (part-time), M. Markuckas (part-time), Dr. M. Po拧kut臈 (part-time).
Doctoral students: A. Alijauskait臈, M. Baltrimien臈, D. Caturianas, S. 膶elutka, V. Kalkauskait臈, G. Kurlavi膷i奴t臈, D. Markevi膷ius, M. Markuckas, A. Noreikait臈, E. S. Mikalonyt臈, 沤. Pabijutait臈, V. Petu拧ka, A. Pl臈拧nys, P. Rimkevi膷ius, V. Sinica, T. Snuvi拧kis.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Philosophy in classical and modern civilizations
Modern 鈥� postmodern controversy
Information society studies
Analytical philosophy and hermeneutics
Logic
Postmodern philosophy
Social and political philosophy
Contemporary Christian philosophy
Ethics

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

The History of Philosophy and Nowadays: Framework Methodological Controversies. Prof. M. P. 艩aulauskas. 2016鈥�2021.

The main research titles accomplished in 2018: analytical philosophy paradigms of science, consciousness, language and law; essential problems of axiological discourses; methodological controversy of contemporary politics and moral philosophy; the genesis of modern philosophy.

Main publications:

Dagys, J., Dranseika, V., Berni奴nas, R. 2018 Proper names, rigidity, and empirical studies on judgments of identity across transformations. Topoi: An International Review of Philosophy. Dordrecht : Springer.

Mikalonyt臈, E. S., Dranseika, V., 2018. Muzikos konceptualizavimas erdv臈s ir jud臈jimo metaforomis. Psichologija, vol. 57, p. 54鈥�73.

Pabijutait臈, 沤. Apie skirtum膮 tarp dviej懦 Barbar懦. Problemos, vol. 93, p. 90鈥�101.

National Research Projects

The Practice of Environmental Care in Lithuania. GER-003/2017/LSS-250000-1942. Prof. M. P. 艩aulauskas. 2017鈥�2018.

This project is aimed at examininig environmental care as a key element in contemporary welfare society by developing a theory that links the ethics of care with environmental concerns and to study specific manifestations of such care in Lithuania. The article 鈥淓cological Citizenship: Care Habitus in the Public Sphere鈥� was submitted for printing to Lithuanian journal of philosophy 鈥淧roblemos鈥� and two empirical researches were accomplished 鈥� discourse analysis of the media representation of annual environmental action 鈥淒arom鈥� and ethnographic research of the Antakalnis' urban garden.

Main publication:

Bikauskait臈, R., Bartkien臈, A., 艩aulauskas, M.P. 2018. Ecological citizenship: care habitus in the public sphere. Problemos, vol. 93, p. 143鈥�155.

The mythophilosophical Lithuanian discourse: Mick奴nas, 艩liogeris, Vy膷inas (UAB 3T-Transfers, MTS-250000-839). Prof. M. P. 艩aulauskas. 2017鈥�2020.

The project aims to identify basic parameters of the mythophilosophical Lithuanian discourse and thereby to enable the disclosure of its specificity both in terms of (a) Lithuanian philosophical heritage and (b) Lithuanian academic discourse of nowadays. The basic problematics of the project cover, (1) methodological principles of mythophilosophical Lithuanian legacy and their enactment in contemporary academic writings; (2) vital mythophilosophical attributes in the undertakings of Vincas Vy膷inas, Algis Mick奴nas and Arvydas 艩liogeris.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Nitra University (Slovakia)
Jagiellonian University (Poland)
Institute of Philosophy at the Nikolaus Copernicus University, Torun (Poland)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Assoc. Prof. J. Dagys 鈥�

executive secretary of the editorial board of the journal Problemos,
Vice-President of Lithuanian Philosophical Society,
scientific board member of the journal Philosophica Critica (Nitra University, Slovakia);

Assoc. Prof. N. Kardelis 鈥�

member of the board of Lithuanian Philosophical Society,
member of the Lithuanian Society of the Study of Religions,
member of the Commission for the Advancement of Lithuanian Studies headed by the Lithuanian Prime Minister;
member of the Societas Classica (Classical Association),
deputy editor of the journal Filosofija. Sociologija (Philosophy. Sociology),
rditorial board member of the journal Athena: Filosofijos studijos (Athena: Philosophical Studies),
editorial board member of the journal Sovijus: tarpdalykiniai kult奴ros tyrimai (Sovijus. Interdisciplinary Studies of Culture),
editorial board member of journals Lietuvos kult奴ros tyrimai (Investigations of Lithuanian Culture), Ars et praxis.

Assoc. Prof. N. Radavi膷ien臈 鈥�

editor-in-Chief of the journal Problemos,

Prof. M. P. 艩aulauskas 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Informacijos mokslai (Information Sciences),
editorial board member of the journal Problemos,

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

Dagys, J. Public lecture on the Theories of Names in Analytic Philosophy at the Faculty of Philology. November 19, 2018, Vilnius.
Mikalonyt臈, E. S., 2018. Apie grynosios muzikos prasm臋. Kult奴ros barai, nr. 1, p. 38鈥�42.

DEPARTMENT OF TEORETICAL PHILOSOPHY AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

9/1 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. +370 5 266 7617
E-mail:

Head 鈥� Prof. Dr. Albinas Pl臈拧nys

STAFF

Professor: Dr. A. Pl臈拧nys.
Associated professor: Dr. A. Mickevi膷ius.
Assistant professors: Dr. J. 膶iurlionis, Dr. L. Jakavonyt臈, Dr. M. Sto拧kus
Lecturers: M. Baltrimien臈 (part-time), Dr. T. Ra膷i奴nait臈 (part-time), Dr. Mantas Rad啪vilas (part-time), Dr. J. Tuleikyt臈 (part-time).
Doctoral students: J. Slipkauskait臈, V. Valinskait臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

The impact of metaphysics on the rise of modern natural science
The impact of globalization on culture and transformation of values
Basic problems of philosophy of science
Science and values
The impact of social factors on process of scientific investigation

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

National Research Projects

The Value of Humanities: Global Arguments and Lithuanian Speci铿乧s. LIP-081/2016/LSS-250000-1131. Assoc. Prof. Dr. K. Kirtiklis. 2016鈥�2018.

The project aims at philosophical and sociological research of importance and use of humanities on the intersection of global English-speaking and local Lithuanian discourses arguing for their value. We seek to re铿乶e the arguments for the value of humanities in Lithuanian context. This aims is pursued in two ways 鈥� analyzing the global English speaking discourse, as well as the assertions of the values of humanities in the local context of Lithuanian studies. In 2018, on the basis of the project investigations, two papers at the national conferences were presented: (1) Kova u啪 humanitarini懦 moksl懦 siel膮: vert臈 ar poveikis?(2) Kova su 拧e拧臈liu arba 艩ventojo Gralio beie拧kantys humanitarai.

Main publications:

艩ukaityt臈, R. (ed.), Kirtiklis. K. (ed.), Socialin臈 tikrov臈s mediacija: kult奴ra, politika ir visuomen臈, Vilnius: VU leidykla, 2018. 176 p.

Kirtiklis, K. 2018. Mediocentrinis po啪i奴ris 寞 socialin臋 tikrov臋: estetizavimas ar mediatizacija? Socialin臈s tikrov臈s mediacija: kult奴ra, politika ir visuomen臈, p. 15鈥�34.

Projects Supported by University Budget

Contemporary Philosophy and Philosophical Investigations of Culture. Prof. Dr. A. Pl臈拧nys. 2015鈥�2020.

Main publication:

Sto拧kus, M. 2018. Machiavelli鈥檕 Valdovas: dorybi懦 galvos奴kis. Problemos, vol. 94, p. 108鈥�121.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

European Humanities University, Vilnius (Lithuania)
Belarusian State University, Minsk (Belarus)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Assist. Prof. J. 膶iurlionis 鈥�

member of Athens Institute for Education and Research,

Assist. Prof. L. Jakavonyt臈 鈥�

board member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Society,
editorial board member of the international project The Encyclopaedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory,
Lietuvos bioetikos komiteto Kolegijos nar臈,
Lietuvos bioetikos komiteto ekspert懦 grup臈s nar臈, .

Assoc. Prof. A. Mickevi膷ius 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Society,

Prof. A. Pl臈拧nys 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Soter,
editorial board member of the journal Skhid (Ukraine), );
member of the Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science,

Dr. J. Tuleikyt臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Philosophical Society,

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

Jakavonyt臈, L. Facebook Administrator of the Problemos web page on the social network Facebook,

Pl臈拧nys, A. Public lecture Wittgensteino filosofija. Vadov懦 klubas, Vilnius

Pl臈拧nys, A. Public lecture Prigimtin臈 teis臈 ir pilietin臈 laisv臈. Stasio 艩alkauskio i拧minties 拧vent臈, 艩iauliai

Pl臈拧nys, A. Public lecture Krik拧膷ioni拧kas socialinis mokymas - rimta alternatyva liberalizmui ir socializmui, Pro Patria

Pl臈拧nys, A. Public lecture Be Dievo objektyvios moral臈s pagr寞sti negalima, Pro Patria

ACADEMIC STAFF OF THE INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENTS

VILIUS DRANSEIKA

BEST PRESENTATIONS MADE AT CONFERENCES ABROAD

3rd conference of Baltic Alliance for Asian Studies DYNAMIC ASIA: SHAPING THE FUTURE University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia, April 13鈥�15, 2018. Report: Varieties of Causal Determinism in Cross-Cultural Research on Folk Theories of Free Will.

Reproducibility and Replicability in Psychology and Experimental Philosophy, June 14鈥�16, 2018, University College London. Report: On the Ambiguity of 鈥渢he Same Person鈥�

Personification across Disciplines. Durham university, September 17鈥�19, 2018. Report: On the Ambiguity of 鈥渢he Same Person鈥�

Nudging in Public Health - and Beyond. November 29鈥�30, 2018, Aarhus University. Report: Transparent Nudging

11th international conference on Applied Ethics. December 15鈥�16, 2018; Kyoto University. Report: Transparent Nudges in Biobanking and Learning Healthcare

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

Website for public philosophy Experimental Tuesday, ()

INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOLOGY

9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7605,
E-mail:

Director 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vilmant臈 Pakalni拧kien臈

STAFF

Professors: Dr. A. Bagdonas, Dr. L. Bulotait臈, Habil Dr. D. Gailien臈, Dr. G. Gudait臈, Dr. R. Jusien臈, Dr. E. Kazlauskas, Dr. R. Ko膷i奴nas, Dr. G. Valickas.
Associate professors: Dr. A. Adler, Dr. D. Bagd啪i奴nien臈, Dr. R. Barkauskien臈, Dr. R. Bliumas, Dr. D. 膶ekuolien臈, Dr. M. Dovydaitien臈, Dr. G. Gintilien臈, Dr. S. Girdzijauskien臈, Dr. N. Grigutyt臈, Dr. A. Kairys, Dr. I. Laurinaityt臈, Dr. A. Laurinavi膷ius, Dr. J. Lazauskait臈-Zabielsk臈, Dr. D. Nasvytien臈, Dr. V. Pakalni拧kien臈, Dr. B. Poci奴t臈, Dr. R. Sargautyt臈, Dr. P. Skruibis, Dr. R. Stanik奴nas, Dr. K. Vanagait臈, Dr. I. 沤ukauskait臈.
Lecturers: Dr. R. Berni奴nas, Dr. K. 膶unichina, Dr. L. Gervinskait臈-Paulaitien臈, Dr. V. Jurkuv臈nas, Dr. E. Ma啪ulyt臈-Ra拧ytin臈, Dr. V. Mikuli膷i奴t臈, Dr. D. Petkevi膷i奴t臈-Barysien臈, Dr. L. Rakickien臈, Dr. R. Reka拧i奴t臈-Balsien臈, Dr. O. Zamalijeva, Dr. P. 沤elvien臈, D. Butkien臈, K. Drag奴nevi膷ius.
Doctoral students: E. Baukien臈, V. Cimalanskait臈, A. Dzimidien臈, G. Gegieckait臈, O. Gele啪臈lyt臈, I. Grauslien臈, D. Grigien臈, D. Jan膷i奴r臈, J. S. Jasiulion臈, V. Klimukien臈, K. Labanien臈, J. Latakien臈, T. Maceina, M. Miselyt臈, J. Narmontien臈, K. Petra拧kait臈, R. Sadauskait臈, D. 艩oryt臈, R. Tomkevi膷ien臈, M. Va拧tak臈, A. 沤iedelis.

DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF

Prof. Dr. L. Bulotait臈, Prof. Dr. A. Bagdonas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. M. Dovydaitien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Kairys, Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Laurinaityt臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Pakalni拧kien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. B. Poci奴t臈, Dr. V. Jurkuv臈nas, Dr. L. Rakickien臈; Dr. O. Zamalijeva, doctoral students: G. Ambrulaitien臈, V. Klimukien臈, R. Sadauskait臈, A. 沤iedelis.

DEPARTMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF
Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Bagd啪i奴nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Lazauskait臈-Zabielsk臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. 沤ukauskait臈, Dr. R. Reka拧i奴t臈-Balsien臈, Dr. I. Urbanavi膷i奴t臈, doctoral student A. Dzimidien臈.

DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF

Prof. Habil. Dr. D. Gailien臈, Prof. Dr. G. Gudait臈, Prof. Dr. E. Kazlauskas, Prof. Dr. R. Ko膷i奴nas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Barkauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Adler, Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. 膶ekuolien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. N. Grigutyt臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Laurinavi膷ius, Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Sargautyt臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. P. Skruibis, Dr. P. 沤elvien臈, Dr. I. Bieliauskien臈, Dr. Egl臈 Ma啪ulyt臈-Ra拧ytin臈, L. Gervinskait臈-Paulaitien臈, Dr. M. Giedraityt臈-Guzikauskien臈, Dr. V. Klimait臈, Dr. I. Povilaitien臈, Dr. R. Povilaitis, doctoral students: G. Gegieckait臈, O. Gele啪臈lyt臈, J. Latakien臈, K. Petra拧kait臈, D. Petronyt臈-Kvedarauskien臈, M. Va拧tak臈.

DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF

Prof. Dr. G. Valickas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. K. Vanagait臈, Dr. K. 膶unichina, Dr. V. Mikuli膷i奴t臈, Dr. D. Petkevi膷i奴t臈-Barysien臈, doctoral students: V. Cimalanskait臈.

PERSONALITY PSYCHIDINAMIC RESEARCH CENTRE

STAFF

Prof. Dr. G. Gudait臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Adler, Assoc. Prof. Dr. N. Grigutyt臈, Dr. I. Bieliauskien臈, doctoral student D. Petronyt臈-Kvedarauskien臈.

CENTRE OF COGNITIVE SCIENCE

STAFF

Prof. Dr. G. Valickas, Dr. R. Berni奴nas, Dr. K. 膶unichina, Dr. V. Jurkuv臈nas, Dr. V. Mikuli膷i奴t臈, Dr. D. Petkevi膷i奴t臈-Barysien臈, Dr. T. Stumbrys, doctoral students: V. Cimalanskait臈, T. Maceina.

CENTRE OF ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH

STAFF

Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Bagd啪i奴nien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. J. Lazauskait臈-Zabielsk臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. 沤ukauskait臈, Dr. R. Reka拧i奴t臈-Balsien臈, Dr. I. Urbanavi膷i奴t臈, PhD student M. Miselyt臈.

CENTRE OF PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY

STAFF

Prof. Dr. E. Kazlauskas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. N. Grigutyt臈, Dr. P. 沤elvien臈, PhD student G. Gegieckait臈.

RESEARCH OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOPATHOLOGY CENTRE

STAFF

Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Adler, Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Barkauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. D. 膶ekuolien臈, Dr. L. Gervinskait臈-Paulaitien臈.

CENTRE FOR SUICIDOLOGY RESEARCH

STAFF

Prof. Dr. D. Gailien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. P. Skruibis, Dr. E. Ma啪ulyt臈-Ra拧ytin臈, Dr. J. Rimkevi膷ien臈, PhD students: O. Gele啪臈lyt臈, J. Latakien臈.

CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE

STAFF

Assoc. Prof. Dr. G. Gintilien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Girdzijauskien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. D. Nasvytien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Pakalni拧kien臈, Dr. L. Rakickien臈, D. Butkien臈. K. Drag奴nevi膷ius, doctoral students: E. Baukien臈, K. Labanien臈, D. 艩oryt臈.

PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSULTING AND TRAINING CENTRE

STAFF

Prof. Dr. R. Jusien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Laurinaityt臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Sargautyt臈, Dr. L. Rakickien臈, Dr. O. Zamalijeva, PhD student E. Baukien臈.

LABORATORY OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY AND COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF

Professor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Bliumas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Daugirdien臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Stanik奴nas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. 艩veg啪da, Dr. A. Radzevi膷ien臈.

LABORATORY OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

STAFF

Prof. Dr. A. Bagdonas, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Kairys, Assoc. Prof. Dr. V. Pakalni拧kien臈, Dr. V. Jurkuv臈nas, Dr. V. Mikuli膷i奴t臈, Dr. O. Zamalijeva, PhD student R. Sadauskait臈.

RESEARCH GROUP OF CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR

STAFF

Assoc. Prof. Dr. I. Laurinaityt臈, Assoc. Prof. Dr. A. Laurinavi膷ius, Dr. K. 膶unichina, PhD student V. Klimukien臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Influence of Colour Contrast, Adaptation and Location of Stimuli in Visual Field on Colour Perception (on Colour Constancy)
Selection and Registration of Psychophysical Parameters for Estimation of Effectiveness of Human Being Activity
Procedural Justice in Criminal and Civil Proceedings
Development of Asocial Personality
Offender Risk Assessment and Rehabilitation
The Problems of Psychological Functioning of Students and Teachers in the System of Higher Education of Lithuania
Emotion and Behavioural Problems of Lithuanian Schoolchildren
Psychopathology of Early Relationships
Addiction Psychology: Early Detection and Intervention
Cognitive Development and Social Cognition in Adolescence
Career Psychology
Investigation of the DSH (deliberate self-harm) and effects of long lasting traumatisation
Research in existential-phenomenological psychology and psychotherapy in cross cultural context
Developmental psychopathology
Work and organizational characteristics as antecedents of employee work motivation, attitudes toward work and organization, job insecurity

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Construction and Adaptation of Standartizized Instruments for Screening and Assessment. Assoc. Prof. G. Gintilien臈. 2017鈥�2020.

In 2018, the study on of Drawing Test for Creative Thinking (TCT-DP) adaptation and standardization was conducted. 497 Lithuanian primary schoolchildren of 8-10 years old from grades 2-4 participated in this study. Quota sample was based on the criteria of child鈥檚 age, gender and school location. Data revealed the good or excellent inter-rater reliability, accuracy of the ratings based on categories, minimally sufficient stability of the aggregate score of A and B forms, and inadequate internal consistency of these forms. Both A and B forms equally well differentiate the level of children鈥檚 creativity. The TCT-DP construct validity was confirmed by the stable increase of performance scores of 8-year-olds, 9-year-olds, and 10-year-olds. Exploratory factor analysis has highlighted that the creative potential of children aged 8-10 years old could be described by three factors - Originality, Adaptability and Risk taking.

Main publications:

Girdzijauskien臈 S., Nasvytien臈 D., Butkien臈 D., Gintilien臈 G., Drag奴nevi膷ius K. 2018. Pie拧imo testo k奴rybi拧kam m膮stymui (TCT-DP) psichometrin臈s charakteristikos 8-10 met懦 lietuvi懦 vaik懦 im膷iai. Psichologija, vol. 58, p. 38鈥�56.

Labanien臈, K. & Gintilien臈, G. 2018. Pirmok懦 skaitymo 寞g奴d啪ius numatantys girdimojo apdorojimo ir kalbiniai veiksniai: Ilgalaikio tyrimo rezultatai. Ugdymo Psichologija, vol. 29, p. 23鈥�42.

Lesinskien臈, S., Girdzijauskien臈, S., Gintilien臈, G., Butkien臈, D., P奴ras, D., Goodman, R. & Heiervang, E. 2018. Epidemiological study of child and adolescent psychiatric disorders in Lithuania. BMC Public Health, vol. 18, 8.

Factors and Outcomes of Psychosocial Interactions and Decision Making. Prof. Dr. G. Valickas. 2016鈥�2020.

The legal and financial socialization of personality, peculiarities of the perception of the image of correctional institutions and officials, interactions of biopsychosocial functioning components of Lithuanian population, psychological factors that influence the peculiarities of alcohol consumption of young people, decision making while purchasing goods were explored. Reserch methodology was developed - adapted and standardized tools for assessment of memory, personality and mental disorders.

Main publications:

Dik膷ius, V., Pikturnien臈, I., 艩eimien臈, E., Pakalni拧kien臈, V., Kavaliausk臈, M., & Reardon, J. 2018. Who convinces whom? Parent and child perceptions of children鈥檚 engagement in parental purchase decisions. Journal of Promotion Management, vol. 24, p. 1鈥�18.

Pranckevi膷ien臈, A., Jurkuv臈nas, V. & Bunevi膷ius, A. 2018. Prie拧operaciniai 啪odin臈s atminties sunkumai sergant galvos smegen懦 meningioma ir j懦 vert臈 prognozuojant funkcines neurochirurginio gydymo i拧eitis subjektyvi懦 ir objektyvi懦 sveikatos rodikli懦 kontekste. Lietuvos psicholog懦 kongresas Psichologija Vakar, 拧iandien, Rytoj, May 17鈥�19, 2018, Klaip臈da: Kongreso Prane拧im懦 Santraukos, p. 34鈥�35.

Sellbom, M., Laurinavi膷ius, A., Ustinavi膷i奴t臈, L., & Laurinaityt臈, I. 2018. The Triarchic Psychopathy Measure: An examination in a Lithuanian inmate sample. Psychological Assessment, vol. 30(7), e10鈥揺20, doi: 10.1037/pas0000603.

Principles of Cognitive Processing. Dr. R. Stanik奴nas. 2016鈥�2020.

Many experiments have demonstrated that the rhythms in the brain influence the initial perceptual information processing. We investigated whether the alternation rate of the perception of a Necker cube depends on the frequency and duration of a flashing Necker cube. We hypothesize that synchronization between the external rhythm of a flashing stimulus and the internal rhythm of neuronal processing should change the alternation rate of a Necker cube. Knowing how a flickering stimulus with a given frequency and duration affects the alternation rate of bistable perception, we could estimate the frequency of the internal neuronal processing. Our results show that the perception time of the dominant stimulus depends on the frequency or duration of the flashing stimuli. The duration of the stimuli, at which the duration of the perceived image was maximal, was repeated periodically at 4 ms intervals. We suppose that such results could be explained by the existence of an internal rhythm of 125 cycles/s for bistable visual perception. We can also suppose that it is not the stimulus duration but the precise timing of the moments of switching on of external stimuli to match the internal stimuli which explains our experimental results. Similarity between the effects of flashing frequency on alternation rate of stimuli perception in present and previously performed experiment on binocular rivalry support the existence of a common mechanism for binocular rivalry and monocular perception of ambiguous figures.

Main publication:

Vaitkevicius, H., Vanagas, V., Soliunas, A., Svegzda, A., Bliumas, R., Stanikunas, R., & Kulikowski, J. 2018. Fast cyclic stimulus flashing modulates perception of bi-stable figure. PeerJ, vol. 6, p. 1鈥�19.

Risk and Coping Factors of Psychosocial Stress and Psychological Disorders and the Effectiveness of Support. Prof. D. Gailien臈. 2016鈥�2020.

Research data on posttraumatic reactions, selfdistructive behavior, effectiveness of an internet-based modular self-help intervention, adjustment disorder reserch data were presented in dissertations, conference presentations and scientific articles.

Main publications:

Eimontas, J., Gegieckaite, G., Dovydaitiene, M., Mazulyte, E., Rimsaite, Z., Skruibis, P., Zelviene, P., & Kazlauskas, E. 2018. The role of therapist support on effectiveness of an internet-based modular self-help intervention for adjustment disorder: A randomized controlled trial. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, vol. 31, p. 146鈥�158. doi:10.1080/10615806.2017.1385065.

Gudait臈, G. 2018. Psychotherapy research in times of change. London: Taylor & Francis.

Kazlauskas, E., Gegieckaite, G., Hyland, P., Zelviene, P., & Cloitre, M. 2018. The structure of ICD-11 PTSD and complex PTSD in Lithuanian mental health services. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, vol. 9, 1414559, doi:10.1080/20008198.2017.1414559.

Psychological, Social and Organizational Factors of Employee Performance and Well-Being in Contemporary Organizations. Assoc. Prof. D. Bagd啪i奴nien臈. 2017鈥�2021.

Types of employee behavior in organizations was analysed, empirical research methods were developed, factors of behavior and well-being at work were systematically examined.

Main publications:

Lazauskait臈-Zabielsk臈, J., Urbanavi膷i奴t臈, I., & Reka拧i奴t臈 Balsien臈, R. 2018. From psychosocial working environment to good performance: The role of work engagement. Baltic Journal of Management, vol. 13(2), p. 236鈥�249.

Urbanavi膷i奴t臈, I., Kairys, A., Paradnik臈, K., & Poci奴t臈, B.M. 2018. Capturing serendipity in careers: An evaluation of the planned happenstance career inventory with Lithuanian undergraduates. Journal of Career Development, vol. 00(00), p. 1鈥�14.

Urbanavi膷i奴t臈, I., Lazauskait臈-Zabielsk臈, J., Vander Elst, T. & De Witte, H. 2018. Qualitative job insecurity and turnover intention: The mediating role of basic psychological needs in public and private sectors. Career Development International, vol. 23(3), p. 274鈥�290.

National Research Projects

Children鈥檚 and Adolescents鈥� Internet Use in Lithuania: Possibilities and Risks Tendencies in EU Context. (S-MIP-17-1/LSS-250000-1087). Assoc. Prof. N. Grigutyt臈. 2017鈥�2020.

The aim of the project is to evaluate changes of the 9鈥�17-year-old children鈥檚 Internet use in Lithuania and other EU countries since 2010 and to reveal the mechanism of children's Internet use on their psychological functioning. Project objectives: 1) to determine the overall and country specific trends of Internet use of the 9鈥�17-year-old children; 2) to discover the mechanism of 9鈥�17-year-old children鈥檚 Internet use and psychological functioning.
Activieties, which were held in the project: Analysis of the literature to reveal assumptions and current outcomes of children鈥檚 Internet; the selection of constructs of the survey; finalizing questionnaires with partners and translation of the instrument to Lithuanian language. Selection of the survey implementing company, which would implement children鈥檚 and their parents鈥� survey, arrangement of data collection.

Main publication:

Grigutyt臈, N., Pakalni拧kien臈, V., Rai啪ien臈, S. ir Povilaitis, R. 2018. Lietuvos vaik懦 naudojimosi internetu 2010 ir 2018 metais ypatum懦 palyginimas. Psichologija, vol. 58, p. 57鈥�71.

Electronic Media Use and Young Children鈥檚 Health. Contract No GER-006/2017/LSS-250000-1939. Prof. Dr. R. Jusien臈. 2017鈥�2018.

This project aims to analyze the use of modern IT devices (also e-media) among preschool-age children (aged 1.5 to 5 years old) and its effect on children鈥檚 physical and mental health; also to provide the empirically based recommendations for health care professionals and educators, teachers, caregivers, and parents about the protective and risk factors of electronic media use in early childhood. For these purposes, we implemented the large-scale longitudinal study. The study consisted of two waves. In year 2018, the second wave was conducted. The results of the study were presented at international and national conferences, seminars for parents and specialists, in public media. The results were published in one peer-reviewed article in the Lithuanian language and submitted for publishing in 2 peer-reviewed international journals (Web of Science) in English language. The preliminary results of the study were presented and analyzed in the scientific-practical interdisciplinary discussion in February 2018, and the final results were presented in the final conference in December 2018. The research based recommendations, prepared by the researchers of the project, are approved by education and health care specialists as valuable and informative.
The first stage of the study was conducted, and complete data of 962 children (aged 1.5 to 5 years old) were analyzed. Preliminary results were presented at international and national conferences, published in Health Sciences in Eastern Europe (Sveikatos mokslai) and submitted for publishing in peer-reviewed scientific journals. Study and project are continuously announced at website .

Main publications:

Laurinaityt臈, I., Jusien臈, R., Rakickien臈, L., Praninskien臈, R. 2018. I拧mani懦j懦寞rengini懦 naudojimas ir ma啪懦 vaik懦 sveikata: ar laikas sunerimti? Psichologija vakar, 拧iandien, rytoj: Lietuvos psicholog懦 kongresas, 2018.05.17鈥�19, Klaip臈da: kongreso prane拧im懦 santraukos.

Praninskien臈 R, Jusien臈 R, Laurinaityt臈 I, Rakickien臈 L, Petronyt臈 L, Urbonas V. 2018. 艩iuolaikini懦 informacini懦 technologij懦 naudojimas ir ikimokyklinio am啪iaus vaik懦 miegas. Neurologijos seminarai, vol. 22 (75), p. 49鈥�56.

Psychosocial Working Conditions and their Impact upon an Employee in Work/Life Domains. MIP-15284. Principal investigator Dr. J. Lazauskait臈-Zabielsk臈. 2015鈥�2018.

The project is aimed at analyzing psychosocial working conditions and their positive and negative impact upon employees in the work/life context. This topic is particularly relevant in light of modern organizational psychology, which emphasizes not only task performance, but also employees鈥� well-being. In total, 2501 employee from various organizations and various occupational groups were surveyed. The results showed that certain psychosocial factors and their combinations could predict organizational and personal outcomes, including work engagement, exhaustion, performance, and work-life balance. The study highlights the ways organizations can manage working conditions in order to achieve high performance and employee well-being.

Main publications:

Lazauskait臈-Zabielsk臈, J., Urbanavi膷i奴t臈, I., Reka拧i奴t臈 Balsien臈, R. 2018. Meistri拧kumo dirbti strategij懦 vaidmuo i拧sekimo ir darbo i拧tekli懦 s膮sajoms: pedagog懦 imties tyrimas. Psichologija, nr. 56, p. 20鈥�36.

Lazauskait臈-Zabielsk臈, J., Urbanavi膷i奴t臈, I., Reka拧i奴t臈 Balsien臈, R. 2018. From psychosocial working environment to ood performance: the role of work engagement. Baltic Journal of Managemen, vol. 13(2).

Lazauskait臈-Zabielsk臈, J. & Urbanavi膷i奴t臈, I. 2018. 漠sitraukimas 寞 darb膮: Nuo optimali懦 darbo s膮lyg懦 iki darbuotojo gerov臈s. Vilnius: Vilniuaus universiteto leidykla.

Risk and Protective Factors as Predictors of Delinquent Juveniles鈥� Behaviour. (S-MIP-17-112/SS-250000-1647). Assoc. Prof. A. Laurinavi膷ius. 2017鈥�2020.

According to the research plan several activities were organized: during research group meetings the list of research instruments was finalized. The methodological seminar took place, iterrater reliability was confirmed. Preparation of methodological package has started. Probation officers were contacted and introduced with research purposes and peculiarities of their participation in the research.

Main publication:

Laurinavi膷ius, A. & Ustinavi膷i奴t臈, L. 2018. Breach of community punishment in Lithuania. In The Enforcement of Offender Supervision in Europe: Understanding Breach Processes. Miranda Boone, Niamh Maguire (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge; Taylor & Francis Group Ltd, p. 211鈥�221.

Psychosocial Functioning and Mentalization of Delinquent Adolescents Receiving Minimal Care Means. (GER-004/2017/LSS-250000-1941). Assoc. Prof. Dr. R. Barkauskien臈. 2017鈥�2018.

The main goal of the project is to analyze and compare psychosocial functioning and mentalization of adolescents assigned to Minimal Care Means (MCM) and adolescents in population sample and to formulate empirically based recommendations for professionals and institutions working with adolescents in the minimal care system. In the year 2018, data analyzes and dissemination of the results were performed. Project team delivered 7 presentations at international and national conference, prepared 2 international publications and 1 scientific study. Recommendations for stateholders as well as professionals were prepared and approved.

Main publication:

Barkauskien臈 R., Gervinskait臈-Paulaitien臈 L., 膶ekuolien臈 D., Adler A. 2018. Minimalios prie啪i奴ros priemones gaunantys paaugliai: mentalizacija, psichosocialinis funkcionavimas ir traumin臈 patirtis. Mokslo studija. Vilnius: Vilniaus universiteto leidykla.

PostDoc research project Effects of Childhood Trauma: Stress and Resilience (STAR-A) (2017鈥�2019). This research is funded by the European Social Fund under the No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-02-0096 鈥淒evelopment of Competences of Scientists, other Researchers and Students through Practical Research Activities鈥� measure. (PI Dr. P. Zelviene, scientific advisor Prof. Dr. E. Kazlauskas).

Suicidality in Health Care System: Help-seeking and Quality of Care (S-MIP-17-113).

Research in suicidology usually explores the effectiveness of a single type of intervention. There is a lack of studies encompassing a wider context and analyzing the complex influences of the healthcare system on the suicidal person. Moreover, research about the effectiveness and quality of care is particularly needed in post-soviet countries, because the vast majority of studies are made in a very different cultural context: West and North Europe, North America. So the results of this research will be relevant to other post-soviet countries.The project is noteworthy because of its practical value. In addition to raising scientific questions in the suicidology field, it aims to form practical recommendations to improve the health care system.The project implementers are qualified psychologists, with experience in suicide research. The researchers are practicing clinicians and have skills in communicating with vulnerable groups such as suicidal people and those bereaved by suicide.

International Research Projects

Job Insecurity in the Work/Life Context: Testing its Effects upon Employees鈥� Work Performance and Well-Being. (APP-9/2016/LSS-250000-473). Dr. I. Urbanavi膷i奴t臈. 2016鈥�2019.

The project is aimed at investigating employee job insecurity and is carried out in collaboration with researchers from Leuven University (Belgium). The project team completed the first phase of data collection. In May, the findings were presented at the EAWOP congress in Dublin (Ireland). Currently, two manuscripts are being prepared in collaboration with the project partner. In October, a meeting with the project partner took place in Leuven to discuss the progress of the project.

Main publication:

Urbanavi膷i奴t臈, I., Lazauskait臈 - Zabielsk臈, J, Vander Elst, T. & De Witte, H. 2018. Qualitative job insecurity and turnover intention: The mediating role of basic psychological needs in public and private sectors. Career Development International, vol. 23(3), p. 274鈥�290.

Mutual funds Taiwan-Latvia-Lithuania cooperation project School-Aged Children鈥檚 Internet Use in Relation to Socioemotional Development and Parenting Practices in Latvia, Lithuania and Taiwan: a Longitudinal Study. S-LLT-18-3. Prof. Dr. Roma Jusien臈 (principal researcher of Lithuanian team). 2017鈥�2020.

In 2018, joint meeting of the main researchers from each country was held in Taipei, Taiwan. The research methods, process, data collection were discussed and finalized during this meeting and several additional virtual meetings and numerous communication via e-mail. The first stage (measurement Time 1) of child Internet use, parenting practices, and child socioemotional and behavioral adjustment of more than 200 children aged 8 to 9 years old and their parents in each country was conducted. The joint data set established.

Systematic Approaches for Equality of Gender (SAFER). Association for the Prevention and Handling of Violence in the Family (PIC: 918274654, located in Nicosia, CY) REC-RDAP-AWAR-AG-2016.

Objectives of the SAFER project are to prevent, encourage reporting and combat gender-based violence (GBV) against children fostering a systematic approach in cultivating life skills, building healthy relationships, adopting and maintaining values and increasing resilience and personal strength. The project aims at sensitizing and raising awareness of primary school teachers, students, parents and relevant stakeholders regarding GBV; and supplying teachers with relevant classroom material enabling them to discuss GBV in their classroom, challenge existing gender stereotypes and ultimately prevent GBV. Multiple methods are grouped in two large thematic categories: a) developing and utilizing awareness raising procedures aiming at sensitization; b) development of innovative training materials for teachers to identify and prevent GBV. The main target: 100 Primary Teachers in each country (total number 600). Beneficiaries: Children 8鈥�12 years old.

SUCCESS (Strategies to Utilise and Cultivate positive Characteristics & Employability Skills in Schools).

The objectives of SUCCESS is to combine the principles, methods and techniques of Positive Psychology (PP) with basic Employability Skills to supply schools counselors (SUCCESS target group) with the necessary resources to enhance important skills facilitating the smooth transitions from high school to University and to labour market. By creating an innovative training package for school counselors will assist students building their basic employability skills and positive characteristics based on positive psychology principles that have already been applied successfully in educational contexts.

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Oslo University (Norway)
Special Education and Psychology Centre (Lithuania)
University of Manchester (UK)
University of Zurich (Switzerland)
Vilnius city municipality (Lithuania)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. L. Bulotait臈 -

member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association,
editorial board member of the journal Ugdymo psichologija (Educational Psychology), www.vpu.lt/.
mentor of Scientific Advisory Network,

Prof. D. Gailien臈 -

consulting editor of the journal Archives of Suicide Research,
associate editor of the journal European Psychologist, ;
associate editor of the journal Suicidology online;
associate editor of the journal Psichologija (Psychology), ;
member of International Association of Suicide Prevention (IASP),
member of Lithuanian Psychological Association,
member of European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), .

Prof. G. Gudait臈 -

executive committee member of International Association for Analytical Psychology, member of Academic Committee and chair Research and Evaluation group in IAAP. www.iaap.org;
Chair of program committee of joint IAAP/VU conference Research in Psychotherapy and culture: Exploring Narratives of Identity. 911爆料网, 11鈥�12 May.

Prof. E. Kazlauskas -

editorial board member of the European Journal of Psychotraumatology,
board member of the of European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), /;
President of the Lithuanian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, ;
member of the Society of Ambulatory Assessment (SAA),
member of the European Society for Research on Internet Interventions,

Prof. R. Ko膷i奴nas -

general secretary of East European Association for Existential Therapy, www.existentialtherapy.eu;
editorial board member of the journal Psichologija (Psychology), www.leidykla.vu.lt;
editorial board member of the Journal of Baltic Psychology (Latvia),
editorial board member of the journal Existential Analysis (Great Britain), www.existentialanalysis.co.uk;
editorial board member of the journal Psychotherapy (Russia);
editorial board member of the international journal Existential Tradition: Philosophy, Psychology, Psychotherapy, ;
editorial board member of the journal Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy (Russia);
editorial board member of the international journal Existentia: Psychology and Psychotherapy;
editorial board member of the journal Theory and Practice of Psychotherapy (Canada).

Prof. G. Valickas -

editor鈥搃n鈥揷hief of the journal of Psichologija (Psychology), 911爆料网,
board member of the journal Psychology and Law (鈥炐熝佇秆呅拘恍拘承秆� 懈锌褉邪胁芯鈥�), Russia,
board member of the journal Kriminologijos studijos (Studies of Criminology), Lithuania,
expert of the Lithuanian Centre for Quality Assessment in Higher Education;
member of the Lithuanian Association of Criminology,
member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association,
scientific committee member of the Congress of Lithuanian Psychologists (Lietuvos psicholog懦 kongresas, 2018), Klaip臈da,
scientific committee member of the Conference of Young Scientists in Psychology, Vilnius (XV-ji Jaun懦j懦 mokslinink懦 psicholog懦 konferencija),
programme committee member of the international conference Psychology and law in modern Russia, Moscow, Russia,

Assoc. Prof. D. Bagd啪i奴nien臈 -

member of the International Association of Applied Psychology,
editorial board member of the journal Psichologija (Psychology),
member of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology,
member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association,

Assoc. Prof. R. Barkauskien臈 -

member of Lithuanian Psychological Association ();
member of the International Academy for Research in Learning Disabilities, ;
member of the European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders ().

Assoc. Prof. R. Bliumas -

member of the of Lithuanian Psychological Association,
international Affiliate of the American Psychological Association, .

Assoc. Prof. D. 膶ekuolien臈 -

member of Society for Research of Child Development (SRCD),;
President of the Family Counseling Society;
member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association,

Assoc. Prof. M. Dovydaitien臈 -

member of Lithuanian Psychological Association,
member of Network of Listening Fitness Instructors network,

Assoc. Prof. G. Gintilien臈 -

Editorial board member of the journal Ugdymo psichologija (Educational Psychology),

Assoc. Prof. N. Grigutyt臈 -

President of the Lithuanian Psychological Association,
member of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), ;
member of the Lithuanian Association of Analytical Psychology,
board member of Lithuanian Society of Traumatic Stress Studies, .

Assoc. Prof. S. Girdzijauskien臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association,

Assoc. Prof. A. Kairys -

editorial board executive secretary of the journal Psichologija (Psychology),

Assoc. Prof. I. Laurinaityt臈 -

member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association;
member of Committee on Ethics;
member of Forensic Psychology Committee;
member of the Board of Ethics of The European Federation of Psychologists鈥� Associations (EFPA),
member of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology;
memer of the International Association of Applied Psychology;
member of the Lithuanian Group Analytic Society;
member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Association for the Treatment of Sexual Offenders (IATSO);
editorial board member of the journal Socialini懦 moksl懦 studijos (Societal Studies),

Assoc. Prof. A. Laurinavi膷ius 鈥�

member of Lithuanian Psychological Association,
member of European Association of Psychology and Law,

Assoc. Prof. J. Lazauskait臈-Zabielsk臈 -

member of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology, ;
board member of Baltic Area Alliance Board at European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology;
member of International Society for Justice Research, ;
vice-president of Lithuanian Psychological Association,
member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association, ;
associate member of European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology,
member of European Network for Positive Psychology, /;
member of Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers.

Assoc. Prof. V. Pakalni拧kien臈 -

member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association,
member of European Association for Research on Adolescence, .

Assoc. Prof. B. Poci奴t臈 -

member of ISSBD, ;
board member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association,

Assoc. Prof. R. Sargautyt臈 -

member and board member of the Lithuanian Pain Society (LSD),
editorial board member of the journal Pain Medicine,
member of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP),
member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association,
member of the Clinical and Health Psychology Committee at the Lithuanian Psychological Association,
member of the International Association for Cross-cultural Psychology (IACCP),
member of SIETAR Society for Intercultural Education Training and Research,

Assoc. Prof. P. Skruibis -

member of International Association for Suicide Prevention,
member of East European Association for Existential Therapy, ;
board member, Befrienders Worldwide,
chairman of the board, Youth Line, www.jaunimolinija.lt;
member of Lithuanian Association of Psychologists,

Assoc. Prof. R. Stanik奴nas -

member of the International Colour Vision Society (ICVS),
member of the Vision Sciences Society (VSS),
member of the Lithuanian Neuroscience Association (LNA),/.

Assoc. Prof. K. Vanagait臈 -

member of the Lithuanian Association of Criminology,

Assoc. Prof. I. 沤ukauskait臈 -

member of the Lithuanian Psychological Association,
member of International Association of Applied Psychology,

Dr. K. 膶unichina 鈥�

executive secretary of the journal Kriminologijos studijos (Studies of Criminology), Lithuania,

Dr. E. Ma啪ulyt臈-Ra拧ytin臈 -

member of Lithuanian Psychological Association,
board member of of the Lithuanian Society for Traumatic Stress Studies,
member of the European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS),
member of International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD),
member of European Association of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment (EACLIPT),

MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES

Paulius Skruibis. St. Christopher鈥檚 award for social and civic activities in Vilnius City. Awarded by the Mayor of Vilnius.

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

Assoc. Prof. A. Laurinavi膷ius was actively involved in a process of preparation of Law of Psychology, he has participated in a number of meetings with members of Parliament providing the information regarding the new law. Consultations and expert opinions were provided to members of Law and Law Enforcement Committee of Parliament of Lithuania.

Assoc. Prof. A. Kairys. Member of steering board of National science program Healthy Ageing

Assoc. Prof. P. Skruibis. Participation in working group for suicide prevention program established by Vilnius City Municipality

Assoc. Prof. S. Girdzijauskien臈. Member of the General Education Council of the Ministry of Education and Science and a member of Working group on The Code of Ethics for Teachers of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport.

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

Consultation for Commission for Suicide and Violence Prevention at Parliament of Republic of Lithuania regarding portrayal of suicide in mass media (Assoc. prof. P. Skruibis)

Suggestions for national suicide prevention program under development of Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania (Assoc. prof. P. Skruibis)
Consultations on Matura paper assessment for National Examination Centre of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport (Assoc. prof. S. Girdzijauskien臈)

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

Adler A. "In your sight I discover myself: reflective fatherhood and adoption." XIV Meeting of Adopted Families 鈥淟et's Get together鈥� organized by the State Child Rights Protection and Adoption Service under the Ministry of Social Security and Labor.

Barkauskien臈 R., Adler A., 膶ekuolien臈 D., Gervinskait臈-Paulaitien臈 L. 鈥淎dolescents receiving minimal care: traumatic experience, mentalization and psychosocial functioning鈥�. presentations at the Center for Special Education and Psychology. Methodical Day for Members of the Child Welfare Commissions.

Jusien臈 R., various interviews in articles and TV shows about Modern Information Technology and Health of Young Children: For example:
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Lazauskait臈-Zabielsk臈, J. 3+1 b奴das savo darb膮 paversti svajoni懦 darbu. Spectrum, 27, p. 10鈥�13.

European Researchers鈥� Night
Researchers offered various activities to the public 鈥� open lectures, debates, workshops, demonstration of labs, hands-on experiments, investigative city tours 鈥� in the fields of psychology, social policy, social work, sociology and education sciences.
Number of participants 鈥� about 500
Link:

INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK

9 Universiteto, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 266 7627
E-mail:

Director 鈥� Assoc. Prof. Dr. R奴ta 沤iliukait臈

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

STAFF

Professors: Habil. Dr. Z. Norkus (head), Dr. A. Povili奴nas, Dr. I. Juozeli奴nien臈.
Associate professors: Dr. R. 沤iliukait臈, Dr. L. 沤ilinskien臈.
Assistant: Dr. D. 膶iupailait臈.
Lecturers: I. Gai啪auskait臈, D. Stumbrys, A. 艩irvinskien臈, R. Juras.
Doctoral students: I. Budginait臈-Ma膷kin臈, A. Girkontait臈, G. Martink臈n臈, M. Pivori奴t臈, T. 艩ar奴nas, V. Urbonait臈-Barkauskien臈, K. Vaicekauskas, J. Valen膷ius, D. Galdauskait臈, G. Janu拧evskait臈.

DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINOLOGY

STAFF

Professors: Dr. A. Dobryninas (head), Dr. V. Giedraitis.
Associate professors: Dr. L. 沤ilinskien臈, Dr. A. 膶epas, Dr. J. Aleknevi膷ien臈.
Assistants: Dr. A. Pocien臈, Dr. M. 艩upa.
Doctoral students: E. Visockas, R. Gai膷evskyt臈, J. 沤ekait臈.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK AND SOCIAL WELFARE

STAFF

Professor: Dr.L. 沤alimien臈.
Associate professors: Dr. J. Buzaityt臈-Ka拧alynien臈, Dr. I. Gajdosikien臈, Dr. V. Gevorgianien臈, Dr. L. Gvaldait臈, Dr. D. Petru啪yt臈, Dr. E. 艩umskien臈 (head).
Assistants: Dr. J. Mataityt臈-Dir啪ien臈, Dr. U. Orlova.
Lecturers: D. Beliukevi膷i奴t臈, E. Ruschhoff, A. Vareikyt臈.
Doctoral students: I. Adomaityt臈-Suba膷ien臈, J. Charenkova, R. Genien臈.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL POLICY

STAFF

Professors: Dr. B. Gru啪evskis, Dr. R. Lazutka.
Associate professors: Dr. E. Dunajevas, Dr. D. Sku膷ien臈 (head).
Assistants: Dr. J. Navick臈, Dr.L. 艩umskait臈.
Doctoral students: D. Ma啪eikait臈, G. Skubiej奴t臈.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Post-communist social transformation in Lithuania in the comparative perspective
Comparative historical sociology
Sociology of science
Sociology of family and intimate lives
Urban sociology
Rational choice approach in sociology
Sociology of health and illness
Theoretical analysis of deviation and social control
Punishment and reintegration policy
Violence and its perception in the society
Methodological innovations in criminology
Corruption and anti-corruption activity
Policy analysis of social inclusion
Social economy
Analysis of social policy, social security, pensions
Development of social services in Lithuania
Social inclusion, social support for vulnerable people
Social prevention, rehabilitation and integration
Community development and empowerment
Migration, intercultural learning and communication
Labour market policy
Evaluation of the effectiveness of programs and services
Promoting youth participation
Human rights in mental health
Disability, stigma, stereotypes and discrimination
Development of social work education and profession
Gender equality and social work

RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2018

Projects Supported by University Budget

Sociological Analysis of Social Structure and Change. Prof. A. Povili奴nas. 2017鈥�2021.

Research in the field of the history of sociology and analysis of the theoretical discourse was continued. The catching-up development of post-communist countries was analysed in the long-run synchronic and diachronic comparative perspective. Comparative historical sociological research was continued. The issues of migration and family life were analysed. The members of the Institute were participating in the research programmes of criminology and deviance. The Lithuanian social policy and social policy discourse were critically analysed. Analysis of dynamics of value orientations conducted.

Main publications:

Dobryninas, A. 2018. Chapter. 25. Criminology in Lithuania: Restoring Paradigms. The Wiley Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Criminology. Ruth Triplett, (Ed.),. Wiley, p. 406鈥�421.

沤ilinskien臈, L. and Ilic, M. 2018. Changing family values across the generations in twentieth-century Lithuania in Contemporary Social Science, Routledge.

Norkus, Z. 2018. The glory and demise of monetary nationalism in the post鈥恈ommunist Baltic states, Nations and Nationalism, vol. 24(4), p. 871鈥�892,

Research on Social Policy, Innovative Paradigms and Models of Social Work and Social Services in Response to Societal Changes and the Aims to Create Welfare Society. Dr. L. 沤alimien臈. 2015鈥�2018.

The peculiarities and changes in social policy in Lithuania and the comparative level of the EU were analyzed, the achievements of professionalization of social work in Lithuania were evaluated, the change of mental health and welfare paradigms, process of deinstitutionalisation of care services in Lithuania were analysed. Another branch of research has been focused on income distribution factors, Lithuanian labour market policy were discussed. Results of research were published at national or international scientific journals, presented on national or international conferences and their proceedings, or used in preparation of practical recommendations for social policy, social work practice or teaching aids.

Main publikacions:

Lazutka, R., Ju拧ka, A. & Navick臈, J. 2018. Labour and Capital Under a Neoliberal Economic Model: Economic Growth and Demographic Crisis in Lithuania, Europe-Asia Studies, vol. 70(9), p. 1433鈥�1449, doi: 10.1080/09668136.2018.1525339.

艩umskien臈, E., Petru啪yt臈, D., Klimait臈, V. 2018. Biomedical and psychosocial interventions in the mental health care system in Lithuania: Leaving the psychiatrist鈥檚 clinic 鈥� with at least a couple of prescriptions. Arch Psychiatr Psychother, vol. 20(1): p. 67鈥�75, doi: 10.12740/APP/86615.

Zalimiene, L., Gevorgianiene, V. 2018. Social work education in Lithuania: struggling for professional identity. Lithuania. In: Social work in XXI Century St.: Challenges for academic and professional training. Madrid, Dykinson, p. 279鈥�300, doi: 10.2307/j.ctv6hp39z.

National Research Projects

Historical Sociology of Modern Restorations: a Cross-Time Comparative Study of Post-Communist Transformation in the Baltic States (Contract No Nr. DOTSUT-31 (09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-0006)/LSS-250000-54)), funded by European Social Fund according to the activity 鈥濱mprovement of researchers鈥� qualification by implementing world-class R&D projects鈥� of Measure No. 09.3.3-LMT-K-712. Prof. Z. Norkus (2018-2022). Data collected and analyzed, 2 papers published, 5 presentations made on international and national scientific conferences, 22 data sets of historical statistics data published in the Lithuanian online data in human studies and social archive LiDA ( ).

Main publications:

Norkus, Z. 2018. The glory and demise of monetary nationalism in the post鈥恈ommunist Baltic states. Nations and Nationalism, vol. 24(4), p. 871鈥�892. .

Norkus, Z. 2018. The economic output growth of Baltic countries in 1913鈥�1938: a quantitative cross-country comparison. Journal of Baltic Studies,

Global Migration and Lithuanian Family: Family Practices, Circulation of Care and Return Strategies. (Contract No P-MIP-17-330). Prof. I. Juozeli奴nien臈 (2017鈥�2019).

Research data on families and migration collected in Lithuania (2005鈥�2017) was summarized and secondary data analysis was performed; Lithuanian situation was compared internationally. Representative study of Lithuania鈥檚 population (N=1000) and quota study of the four groups of population with different experience of transnational child care (N=300) and elderly family member鈥檚 care (N=100) were carried out. The research team analyzed which way migration experience influence family configurations, family practices, family conceptualization, intergenerational solidarity, personal networks, intention to have children, family memory, circulation of care, trust in authorities and state support. Return migration expert interviews (applying visual methodology) were performed.

Main publications:

Juozeli奴nien臈, I. and I. Budginait臈. 2018. How Transnational Mothering is Seen to be 鈥楾roubling鈥�: Contesting and Reframing Mothering. Sociological Research Online, special section: Troubling Families, p. 1鈥�20, doi: 10.1177/1360780417749464.

Juozeli奴nien臈, I., Budginait臈, I., I. Bielevi膷i奴t臈. 2018. Transnational families in Lithuania: multi-dimensionality of social relationships and their reorganization. In Crespi, I., Meda, S., Merla, L. (eds.). Multi-ethnic and transnational families in Europe. Gender and generations. Palgrave MacMillan, p. 165鈥�181.

Income Smoothing Over the Life Course from a Social Investment Perspective in the Baltic Countries (Contract No GER-009/2017). Assoc. Prof. D. Sku膷ien臈. (2017鈥�2018).

In 2018, a draft of publication was prepared and submitted to publisherL D. Sku膷ien臈, R.Lazutka, A. 膶i啪auskait臈, J. Markevi膷i奴t臈鈥濼he role of social benefits for reducing poverty and income inequality during life course of groups of 鈥瀗ew鈥� social risks鈥� was prepared, 4 conference papers presented at international conferences.

The Last Soviet Generation in the Contexts of Changing Modernity (Contract No. S_MOD_17_14). Project leader Assoc. Prof. L. 沤ilinskien臈 (2017鈥�2019).

80 biographical interviews with the representatives of three generations covering the dates of birth: 1960鈥�1969, 1970鈥�1979 and 1980+, were collected. The collected empirical material is used as grounds for the analysis of the life scenarios of these generations, the peculiarities of the course of life, typical generational adaptation models, values attitudes of different generations and the contexts of changes in behaviour during transition from the Soviet to post-Soviet modernity, perceptions of the self-identity of the generation and its limits and the memory of the Soviet and post-communist transformations as one of the features of a generational identity. Five papers at internationa conference were presented.

Main publication:

沤ilinskien臈, L. and Ilic, M. 2018. Changing family values across the generations in twentieth-century Lithuania in Contemporary Social Science, Routledge, .

Research Council of Lithuania. Researchers鈥� Teams project with foreign partners: 鈥淐omparative Study of Value Change in Contemporary Lithuania and Poland鈥� (Contract No. Nr. P-MIP-17-492) Assoc. Prof. R. 沤iliukait臈 (2017鈥�2019).

The project is aimed at analysis of the similarities and differences in the trajectories of change of religious, family, work, social and political values between Lithuanian and Polish societies over the last thirty years and the impact of values (cultural context) on these countries' social policies and their relations based on the data from four European Values Study (EVS) waves (1990, 1999, 2008 and 2017). In 2018 drafts of two publications were prepared, five papers at international conferences and two papers at national conferences were presented.

Social Integration Challenges of Children with Cochlear Implants in Lithuania (S-MIP-17-111). Head of the project Dr. Prof. Eugenijus Lesinskas, (2017鈥�2019).

Project is aimed at the analysis of social integration problems of children with cochlear implants by using bio-psycho-social theoretical approach and combining different research methods. The results of the projects will be use to define preconditions to optimize social integration of children with hearing loss. The empirical part of the project is based on few databases: public health statistics, health policy documents and legislation, children鈥檚 with cochlear implants audiological research data, survey and semi-structured interview data.

Main publication:

Mataityt臈-Dir啪ien臈, J., Stumbrys, D., By膷kova, J. and Lesinskas, E. 2018. Kochlearin臈 implantacija Lietuvoje: paplitimas ir sistemos ap啪valga. Socialin臈 teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika, vol. 17, p.132鈥�148.

Spread of National Scientific Literature on Social Welfare-publishing Journal STEPP. LIP-072/2016. 2016鈥�2018. Prof. L.沤alimien臈 2016鈥�2018. Head of the Project State Lithuanian Studies and Dissemination Programme for 2016鈥�2024.

During 2016鈥�2018 six volumes of the Journal were published, they contained 45 scientific papers in total.

International Research Projects

EUROMOD - Microsimulation Tool for Modelling the Impact of Policy Measures. Funded by the European Commission, coordinated by the University of Essex. Dr. J. Navick臈 (principal researcher). The project aims to regularly update and maintain EUROMOD 鈥� a tax-benefit microsimulation tool for the 28 EU member states. As an output of the project in 2017 an annual report on Lithuania was prepared, the Lithuanian component of the model and data updated up to 2017. Funded by the European Commission.

Contractual Research

The analysis of Lithuania鈥檚 situation was carried out and Reports for European Social Policy Network (ESPN) were prepared.

Main publications:

Lazutka, R., Povili奴nas, A., 沤alimien臈, L. 2018. Lithuanian social policy in the last decade has downplayed the issue of unequal access to education. ESPN Flash Report; 2018/55, Brussels: European Commission, 2 p. Internet access: .

Lazutka, R., Povili奴nas, A., 沤alimien臈, L. 2018. On-going discussions about the financing of the statutory funded pension in Lithuania: ESPN Flash Report 2018/29. Brussels: European Commission, 2 p. Internet access: .

MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS

Utrecht University, School of Law, Willem Pompe Institute for Criminal Law and Criminology (Netherlands)
East Carolina University, Department of Sociology (USA)
Tartu University, Institute of Social Studies (Estonia)
University of Warsaw, Institute of Sociology (Poland)
University of Applied Sciences for Social Work, Education and Nursing, Department of Social Work (Germany)
Complutense University, Department of Social Work (Spain)
City University, Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences (Hong Kong)

OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES

Prof. A. Dobryninas 鈥�

member of Steering Committee of European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control;
editorial board member of the journal Sociologija (Sociology),
editorial board member of the journal Kriminologijos studijos (Studies in Criminology),
editorial board member of the journal Teis臈s problemos (Legal Issues);
editorial board member of the journal Archiwum Kryminologii (Warsaw, Poland).

Prof. B. Gru啪evskis 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Socialinis darbas (Social Work),
editorial board member of the journal Human Resources Management (Zarz膮dzanie Zasobami Ludzkimi), Academy of Sciences of Poland,
editorial board member of the journal Issues of Business and Law (Verslo ir teis臈s aktualijos),
editorial board member of the journal Education of Economists and Managers (Warsaw School of Economics, Warsaw, Poland),

Prof. I. Juozeli奴nien臈 鈥�

member of the Family Research Committee (RC 06) of the International Sociological Association (ISA), www.rc06-isa.org;
member of the Sociology of Families and Intimate Lives (RN 13) of the European Sociological Association (ESA), www.europeansociology.org;
member of the Science Council of the Lithuanian Social Research Centre,
member of Lithuanian Sociological Association,
organizer of the session "Testing concepts, methods and methodologies to study families across borders and cultures: new/ classical tools and mobility discourses鈥� (with Ria Smit, Johanesburg, South Africa) at the XIX ISA World Congress of Sociology 鈥濸ower, Violence and Justice鈥�, Toronto, Canada, July 15鈥�21, 2018.

Prof. R. Lazutka 鈥�

Member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences,
board member of the ESPAnet Baltics (Baltics Association of The European Network for Social Policy Analysis),
European Social Policy Network - Lithuanian expert, European Commission DG Employment and Social Affairs,
member of Lithuanian Sociological Association,
deputy editor-in-chief of the journal STEPP Socialin臈 teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika (Social Theory, Empirics, Policy and Practice) (911爆料网),
editorial board member of the journal Ekonomika (Economics),

Prof. Z. Norkus 鈥�

editorial board member of the journal Sociologija. Mintis ir veiksmas (Sociology. Thought and Action),
editorial board member of the journal Filosofija. Sociologija (Philosophy, Sociology),
editorial board member of the journal Santalka,
editorial board member of the journal Przestrze艅 Spo艂eczna (Social Space),
editorial board member of the journal Baltic Journal of Political Science,
editorial board member of the Universal Lithuanian Encyclopaedia,
member of the Executive Council of the Lithuanian Sociological Society,
editorial board member of the journal Lietuvos istorijos studijos (Studies of Lithuania鈥檚 History),
editorial board member of the journal Research in Social Change (Slovenia),
board member of the Research Network 36 鈥淪ociology of Transformation: East and West鈥�,
member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences,
editorial board member of the series Lithuanian Studies without Borders, publishing House Academic Studies Press (U.S.),
advisory board member of the COMPASSS (COMPArative Methods for Systematic cross-caSe analySis) network,

Prof. A. Povili奴nas 鈥�

Head of the Commission of Research Infrastructures, Lithuanian Research Council,
;
national representative in H2020 programme Committee Research Infrastructures:
national coordinator and expert, European Social Policy Network, European Commission, Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion DG,
editorial board member of the journal Sociologija: Mintis ir veiksmas (Sociology: Thought and Action),
editorial board member of the journal Kriminologijos studijos (Studies in Criminology),
member of SUSTAIN Network (Helsinki University),

Prof. L. 沤alimien臈 鈥�

editor in- chief of the journal STEPP Socialin臈 teorija, empirija, politika I rpraktika (Social Theory, Empirics, Policy and Practice),
editorial regional board member of the journal Socialinis darbas. Patirtis ir metodai (Social Work.Experience and Methods ),
national expert in the project Task Force on Measuring Old-Age Population in Institutions. Conference of European Statisticians (UN Economic Commission for Europe) 2017鈥�2019;
member of Lithuanian Sociological Association,
member of European Social Work Research Association,

Assoc. Prof. J. Buzaityt臈-Ka拧alynien臈 鈥�

member of Lithuanian Sociological Association,
member of steering group of the The Nordic-Baltic Doctoral Network in Social Work,
editorial board member of the journal STEPP Socialin臈 teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika (Social Theory, Empirics, Policy and Practice),
director of the 9th international group relations conference Leadership and Authority in the Time of Complex Identities,
hair of scientific and organising committee of the 4th Multidisciplinary Scientific Practical Youth Studies Conference Code: YOUTH,

Assoc. Prof. A. 膶epas 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Educational Council by the Parliament of the Republic of Lithuania,
member of the Interagency Commission on Implementation of the National Program for Crime Prevention and Control by the Government of the Republic of Lithuania,
member of the Supervisory Committee on Criminal Procedure Code by the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Lithuania,
member of the European Commission's Expert Group on the Policy Needs for Data on Crime; member of the Judicial Ethics and Discipline Commission, appointed by the President of the Republic of Lithuania,
member of the Research Council of the Law Institute of Lithuania,
member of the Lithuanian Association of Criminology,
editorial board member of 911爆料网 research journal Teise,
editorial board member of the Law Institute of Lithuania research journal Teis臈s problemos,
editorial board member of the academic journal Kriminologijos studijos,
member of the Lithuanian Bar;
National representative in the COST IS1106 activity 鈥淥ffender Supervision in Europe鈥�. Member of the Working Group 鈥淓uropean policy and practice鈥�,

Assoc. Prof. E. Dunajevas, Assoc. Prof. D. Sku膷ien臈, Assoc. Prof. V. Gevorgianien臈 鈥�

editorial board members of the journal STEPP Socialin臈 teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika (Social Theory, Empirics, Policy and Practice),

Assoc. Prof. L. Gvaldait臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Catholic Academy of Science, ;
editorial board member of the journal Relational Social Work,

Assoc. Prof. E. 艩umskien臈 鈥�&苍产蝉辫;

member of Lithuanian Social Sciences Forum,
editorial board member of the journal STEPP Socialin臈 teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika (Social Theory, Empirics, Policy and Practice),
member of World Psychiatric Association Stigma Section;
member of an informal NGO association 鈥淢ental Health 2030鈥�;
member of the Board of an informal NGO association 鈥淐hild Rights Coalition鈥�;
member of Global Young Academy,
member of the board of the Society for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities 鈥濾iltis鈥�.

Assoc. Prof. B. 艩vedait臈-Sakalausk臈 鈥�

member of the National Association of Supervisors, ;
editorial board member of the journal Socialinis darbas: patirtis ir metodai (Social Work: Experience and Methods),
editorial board member of the journal STEPP Socialin臈 teorija, empirija, politika ir praktika (Social Theory, Empirics, Policy and Practice),
editorial board member of the journal Sveikatos ir Socialini懦 moksl懦 taikomieji tyrimai: sand奴ra ir s膮veika (Applied Research in Health and Social Sciences: Interface and Interaction).

Assoc. Prof. D. Petru啪yt臈 鈥�

member of Lithuanian Social Sciences Forum,
member of Lithuanian Society of Young Researchers,
member of Grounded Theory Institute,

Assoc. Prof. L. 沤ilinskien臈 -

editor-in-chief of the journal Kriminologijos studijos (Studies in Criminology),
member of ASEES (the British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies).

Assoc. Prof. R. 沤iliukait臈 鈥�

Chair of the Council of the National Program directors, European Value Survey,
editorial board member of the journal Kult奴ra ir visuomen臈: socialini懦 tyrim懦啪urnalas, file:///C:/Users/Admin/AppData/Local/Microsoft/Windows/INetCache/IE/8XIBI8SL/Iskarpa_KIV_7_1.pdf;
member of the Executive Council of the Lithuanian Sociological Society, /.

Dr. L. 艩umskait臈 鈥�

member of the Lithuanian Sociological Association,

D. Beliukevi膷i奴t臈 鈥�

member of the National Association of Supervisors, .

MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES

Romas Lazutka. Expert on pensions of the European Social Policy Network. European Commission. 2018.

艩umskien臈, E. Participation in human rights monitoring visits to closed instutitions (together with the Seimas Ombudsman office and National Human Rights Institution).

Petru啪yt臈, D. Participation in a working group initiated by Vilnius City Municipality Administration to create a 2019鈥�2024 aid program for the integration of social risk persons without permanent residence and beginners. (cfr. Vilnius City Municipality Administration Director鈥檚 Order No. 5/198 30-3419 / 18 (2.1.1E-TD2).

Gvaldait臈, L. Participation in a working group on the creation of basic family services ().

Seniutis, M. Participation in a working group initiated by Vilnius City Municipality Administration to create a 2019鈥�2024 aid program for the integration of social risk persons without permanent residence and beginners. (cfr. Vilnius City Municipality Administration Director's Order No. 5/198 30-3419 / 18 (2.1.1E-TD2).

CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES

Gevorgianiene, V. Consultations to preschool educators of Klaipeda region on the cooperation with the families. Klaipeda, November 30.

Ka拧alynien臈, J. Consultation for Youth Department at Ministry of Social Security and Labour on the quality of social work with young people who are not in employment, education or training. Consultation for Youth Department at Ministry of Social Security and Labour on the preparations for the new National Programme of Youth Policy for the period of 2020鈥�2028.

膶iupailait臈, D. Marketing research. Customer 鈥淢P agency鈥�: preparation of research instrument, data collection, analysis: Septemer 28鈥扥ctober 01 鈥� research of consumers attitudes towards product packaging; November 05鈥掆€�10 鈥� research of consumers attitudes towards sales promotion; November 05鈥�10 鈥� research of consumers attitudes towards advertisement.

MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES

Laboratory of Social Sciences
Titles of activities: What is the role of religion in contemporary society?; How happens ethnicity?; What does it mean to be immigrant in the society?; Experiencing urban; Experiencing gender; Language in the society and society in language; About happiness.

Four public discussions Forum of Socionomists
Professional Burnout: Get to Know, Recognize, Overcome; Development of Social Work Profession in Creating Social Business; Social work: new topics, new methods; State investment into children: the trajectory of change.

Norkus, Z. Lecture Goverment finance in the interwar and restored independent Lithuania: the Outline of a Comparison at the international conference organized by Lithuanian State Tax Inspectorate The Way of State Tax Inspectorate: History, Facts, Values, dedicated to celebrate the centenary of Lithuania鈥檚 indepence and the Day of Fiscal Worker

Gru啪evkis, B. Public Lecture Cycle Social Sensitivity: Educate or Invest?, Taurag臈, K臈dainiai, Anyk拧膷iai (April鈥扤ovember).