Yaryna Turchyn
Yaryna Turchyn (, Turchyn Yaryna Bohdanivna, * , Lviv) – Director of the Institute of Humanities and Social Studies of Lviv Polytechnic National University, Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor. Biography. In 1997 graduated from Ternopil State Pedagogical Institute. During 2000-2004 took postgraduate courses at Lviv Polytechnic. Turchyn has been working at Lviv Polytechnic National University since 2004. She headed the Department of Political Science in the period of 2007-2014. From December 2014 holds the position of Director of the Institute of Humanities and Social Studies. Scientific activities. In 2005 she defended the Candidate thesis "Socio-Political Views and Ideals of  State Building of S. Shelukhin". In 2011 she defended the Doctor thesis on "Ideals of State Building of O. Eikhelman: Evolution of the Institutional Dimensions of Policy" in specialty 23.00.01 – Theory and History of Political Science. Turchyn's scientific contribution comprises 160 works in Political Science, among them more than 20 training manuals and dictionaries, 2 monographs, 30 teaching handbooks, 110 scientific publications, 54 of them being scientific articles. In 2012 she won the competition among the authors of monographs, textbooks and manuals in the category “The Best Monograph” and was awarded with the First Degree Diploma of Lviv Polytechnic  National University. Turchyn participated in 60 international and all-Ukrainian scientific and practical conferences, departmental and inter-departmental scientific seminars (workshops). Turchyn has several times been involved into organization and work of Ecumenical social weeklies in Lviv; in particular, in 2012 she was awarded with Acknowledgement from the Secretariat of Ecumenical Social weeklies of Ukraine for her help in organizing and conducting the Fifth Ecumenical social weekly "Future of Democracy in Ukraine". Since 2009 Turchyn has been supervising the department's research direction "Problems and Prospects of Developing Democracy in Ukraine" and since 2013 under her scientific guidance the department  is doing research in "Political Aspects of State Development: Internal and External Dimensions". She is a scientific advisor of some postgraduates. Turchyn is a member of Specialized Academic Board D. 35.051.17 at Ivan Franko Lviv National University. She is a member of Editorial Boards of three scientific journals: Also Turchyn heads the Editorial Board of the journal “Humanitarian Visions”. Turchyn supervises the work of the VECTOR scientific analytical center of political research at Lviv Polytechnic National University. Turchyn is a member of The Academic Board of Lviv Polytechnic National University, heads the Academic Board of the Institute of Humanities and  Social Studies, is a member of the Attestation Commission of Lviv Polytechnic National University Academic Board. Social activities. Yaryna Turchyn is a member of Shevchenko Prosvita Society Council at Lviv Polytechnic National University. Awards and honours. Turchyn was awarded with: