Resources and Everyday Conflicts in Rural Ukraine: Theorizing Social Change

By Deema Kaneff

Social change is a topic of central interest in the social sciences. The upheavals and reforms that swept across former socialist states in Eurasia offer a rich array of case studies to deepen our understanding of this phenomenon. Based on ethnographic fieldwork in an ethnically Bulgarian community in rural Ukraine, Deema Kaneff uniquely brings to light a range of hidden conflicts and everyday tensions, as well as new alliances and solidarities resulting from the redistribution of resources following Ukrainian independence. A focus on five key resources provides a means to explore the way in which relationships were contested and renegotiated in this small community, with implications that go far beyond those boundaries.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 082294877X
• ISBN13: 9780822948773
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"