The current state of Ukrainian society, which is defined as a set of systemic consequences of the Russian-Ukrainian war and rapid globalization changes, institutional and individual crisis of trust, growing structural fragmentation and polarization, actualizes the need to rethink the mechanisms of social interaction at all levels of socio-cultural reality. Traditional concepts that describe the idea of solidarity and were central to classical sociology and sociology of the 20th century (E.Durkheim, T.Parsons), turn out to be insufficient to explain new forms of social relations that arise in the post-industrial digital society, taking into account the current conditions of martial law and military aggression. In this context, the concept of “solidarity” acquires a new analytical content, since the system of social relations undergoes socio-cultural shifts and is defined as a “new sociality”. The systemic features of the “new sociality” – a flexible, situational and often hybrid form – are in fact a representative marker of instability, crisis, challenges, multiple identities and polyvariability of culture. The concept of “solidarity” goes beyond the normative traditional ideal of unity, offering alternative substantive meanings for comprehension. Discursive reflection on solidarity allows not only to identify transformations in the ways of social cohesion, but also to trace how new forms of solidarity are articulated not only in academic discourse, but also in the public and political field. This opens up prospects for a sociological rethinking of the concepts of solidarity, cohesion, interaction and social capital in the context of the latest socio-structural challenges of Ukrainian society. It is proven that the study of solidarity as a conceptual framework of the new sociality is not only theoretically significant, but also practically relevant for the analysis of contemporary processes of social cohesion, political mobilization and cultural integration. The results of the study can be used to develop strategies for social integration, form cohesion policies and rethink the role of solidarity in the conditions of wartime, digital transformation and cultural fragmentation.
Vladyslav BALIYCHUK (Tue,) studied this question.