Organizations Attached to the Department of Humanitarian Sciences and Arts

Founded 1931

Director: Dr.Econ.Sc. Aliaksei DAINEKA, tel.: +375 (17) 284-24-43
Scientific Secretary: Cand.Econ.Sc. Piotr PIAKUTSKA, tel.: +375 (17) 284-19-85

Field of Activities: Theory and methodology of the national socio-economic model, institutional and financial mechanisms in the system of macroeconomic management, theory and mechanisms for the formation of an effective national innovation system, scientific basis for the foreign economic strategy of the Republic of Belarus, the social processes in the economic development

Subdivisions: divisions of world economy research; economic theory and innovation policy; macroeconomics and entrepreneurship; socio-economic issues; services sector

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 08.00.01 Theoretical economics; 08.00.05 Economics and regulation of the national economy; 08.00.14 World economy

Postdoctoral Training in the field of: 08.00.01 Theoretical economics; 08.00.05 Economics and regulation of the national economy; 08.00.14 World economy

Production and Services: applied research in branches of the national economy, working out and examination of scientific and investment projects

State Scientific Institution THE INSTITUTE OF HISTORY 1 Akademicheskaya Street, Minsk BY-220072, Republic of Belarus Fax: +375 (17) 284-18-70. E-mail: ii@history.by WWW Home Page: http://www.history.by

Founded 1929

Director: Cand.Hist.Sc. Vyacheslav V. DANILOVICH, tel.: +375 (17) 284-18-70
Scientific Secretary: Cand.Hist.Sc. Andrei P. SOLOVIYANOV, tel.: +375 (17) 284-25-40

Field of Activities: Fundamental and applied research on history, archeology and anthropology. Development of recommendations on practical application of the scientific results of the Institute's staff research projects. Expert assessment of important research programs, innovative projects, and corresponding draft laws. Generalization and extension of international historical and archeological research and promotion of the practical application of scientific achievements. Carry out of conservational archaeological research. The organization of joint research works and scientific actions from scientists of establishments of formation, regional specialists and local authorities. Promoting the achievements of the Institute and distribution of scientific historical knowledge among the population

Subdivisions: centres for history of pre-industrial society; history of industrial society; history of post-industrial society; departments of archaeological heritage preservation and research; archeology of primitive society; Medieval archeology; anthropology and ecology; Belarusian medieval history and early modern history; publishing and information-analytical services; Belarusian statehood; social, economical and political history of Belarus; military history and international relations; social and economical history, science and culture; world history, intergovernmental and international relations; contemporary history of the Republic of Belarus; sectors of scientific and archeological reserves; Bronze and iron epoch; source studies and archeography; historiography and historical research methods

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 07.00.02 Domestic history; 07.00.06 Archaeology; 07.00.09 Historiography, source studies and historical research methods; 03.00.14 Anthropology

Postdoctoral Training in the field of: 07.00.02 Domestic history; 07.00.06 Archaeology; 07.00.09 Historiography, source studies and historical research methods; 03.00.14 Anthropology

Production and Services: carry out of conservational archaeological excavations; organization of joint research projects and scientific activities with scientists from institutions of education, regional specialists and local authorities; promoting the achievements of the Institute and dissemination of scientific historical knowledge among the population

State Scientific Institution THE INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY 1 Surganov Street, Build.2, Minsk BY-220072, Republic of Belarus Fax: +375 (17) 284-29-25. E-mails: institute@philosophy.by, philos@anitex.by WWW Home Page: http://philosophy.by

Founded 1931

Director: Cand.Philos.Sc. Anatoly A. LAZAREVICH, tel.: +375 (17) 284-07-18
Acting Scientific Secretary: Stepan A. MYAKCHILO, tel.: +375 (17) 284-29-25

Field of Activities: Fundamental research in the field of theory and methodology of natural scientific and socio-humanitarian cognition, philosophical anthropology, social ecology, ethics and aesthetics. Elaboration of innovative strategies of social, spiritual, cultural and scientific progress. Study of the actual problems of the contemporary socio-political and cultural development. Study and summarizing of the achievements of the world and national philosophical thought with the aim of their practical application

Subdivisions: centers of philosophical-methodological and interdisciplinary investigations; socio-philosophical and anthropological investigations; historical-philosophical and comparative investigations; strategic European studies and intercultural collaboration

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 09.00.01 Ontology and epistemology; 09.00.03 History of philosophy; 09.00.05 Ethics: 09.00.08 Philosophy of science and technology; 09.00.11 Social philosophy; 09.00.13 Philosophical anthropology and philosophy of culture; 09.00.14 Philosophy of religion; religion studies

Postdoctoral Training in the field of: 09.00.01 Ontology and epistemology; 09.00.03 History of philosophy; 09.00.05 Ethics: 09.00.08 Philosophy of science and technology; 09.00.11 Social philosophy; 09.00.13 Science of religion, philosophical anthropology and philosophy of culture; 09.00.14 Philosophy of religion; religion studies

Production and Services: collective and individual monographs, articles, manuals and teaching aids; preparation of analytical and expert materials for the governing bodies; elaboration of educational courses

State Scientific Institution THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIOLOGY 1 Surganov Street, Build.2, Minsk BY-220072, Republic of Belarus Fax: +375 (17) 284-29-28. E-mail: isst@socio.bas-net.by WWW Home Page: http://socio.bas-net.by

Founded 1990

Director: Dr.Soc.Sc. Prof. Igor V. KOTLYAROV, tel.: +375 (17) 284-18-65
Acting Scientific Secretary: Irina A. LISOVSKAYA (Mrs.), tel.: +375 (17) 284-18-65

Field of Activities: Theoretical and methodological grounds of forming and functioning of socially oriented market economy in the Republic of Belarus; Mechanisms of sustainable and innovative development of Belarus in the context of the interaction with the world scientific and technological space; methodology of prognostication of scientific and socio-economic development of the Republic of Belarus; theoretical ground of ways of improvement of the Belarus model of social development and preservation of the national identity in the context of world social, economic, political and cultural processes; ideological and law principals of building of the Union State of Belarus and Russia, sustainable innovative development of the Belarus society and realization of the interests of a personality; monitoring and methods of supporting of the social stability, reinforcement of a family, solution of gender and demographic problems, perfection of methods of prevention and struggle with law-breakings; perfection of forms and methods of organizing and administration of the social and labor sphere, regulation of migration, rising of efficiency of functioning of the system of social protection of the Republic of Belarus

Subdivisions: departments of political sociology and sociology of information technologies; sociology of innovations; sociology of regional development; sociology of law; sociology of deviation and social psychology; economic sociology and social demography; the Center of monitoring migration of science and science-pedagogical personnel

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 22.00.03 Economic sociology and demography; 22.00.04 Social structure, social institutes and processes; 22.00.06 Sociology of culture, spiritual life; 19.00.05 Social psychology

Postdoctoral Training in the field of: 22.00.03 Economic sociology and demography; 22.00.04 Social structure, social institutes and processes; 22.00.06 Sociology of culture, spiritual life

Production and Services: conducting of sociological and marketing surveys; studying of public opinion on socio-economic problems; studying of purchasing demand and behavior: research in the field of advertising, monitoring research of mass media - research of readers of newspapers and journals, TV spectators and hearers of radio stations, ratings of channels and broadcastings

Founded 1957

Director: Corr. Mem. Aliaksandr I. LAKOTKA, tel.: +375 (17) 284-29-21
Scientific Secretary: Dr.Hist.Sc. Aliaksandr V. HURKO, tel.: +375 (17) 284-29-16

Field of Activities: Studies of the ethnocultural processes in Belarus, interethnic ties of the Belarusians, Russians, Ukrainians and other ethnic groups, their material and spiritual culture, issues connected with history and theory of the Belarusian art, anthropology

Subdivisions: departments of architecture; ancient Belarusian culture; fine, decorative and applied arts; folklore; Slavonic studies; dramatic art; music; cinematographic art; ethnology; anthropology and ecology

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 03.00.14 Anthropology; 07.00.07 Ethnography, ethnology and anthropology; 10.01.09 Folklore studies; 17.00.01 Dramatic art; 17.00.02 Musical arts; 17.00.03 Cinematographic, television and other screen arts; 17.00.04 Architecture, fine, decorative and applied arts; 17.00.09 History and theory of art

Postdoctoral Training in the field of: 07.00.07 Ethnography, ethnology and anthropology; 10.01.09 Folklore studies; 17.00.01 Dramatic art; 17.00.04 Architecture, fine, decorative and applied arts; 17.00.09 History and theory of art

Production and Services: Fundamental and applied research in the fields of art criticism, ethnology, folklore and anthropology; working out recommendations on practical use of research results. Examination of the major scientific and economic programmes, innovation projects; and laws in draft within the framework of Institute's activities. Postgraduate studies and postdoctoral training, preparing the highly qualified scientists. Tours in the Museum of Ancient Belarusian Culture affiliated to the Institute, which aims at promoting national arts and history. Books in the fields of fine, decorative and applied arts, architecture, dramatic, musical and cinematographic arts, folklore, ethnology and anthropology

Founded 1929

Director: Corr. Mem. Aliaksandr A. LUKASHANETS, tel.: +375 (17) 284-15-94
Scientific Secretary: Cand.Phil.Sc. Ihar L. KAPYLOU, tel.: +375 (17) 284-27-18

Field of Activities: Studies of the Belarusian language system on different stages of its development; realization of the sociolinguistic, confrontative and comparative-typological studies; compilation of the Belarusian language dictionaries including Belarusian - the other Slavonic languages and the other Slavonic languages - Belarusian dictionaries; revelation and analysis of principal trends and mechanisms of the historical and modern literary process, research of the problems of the history of literature and literary relations in Slavonic world and outside, study of the literary heritage of Belarus (including the preparation of the academic editions of the collected works of Belarusian literature classics, literature monuments)

Subdivisions: Departments of Belarusian Language History, Dialectology and Geolinguistics; Lexicology and Lexicography; Contemporary Belarusian Language; Slavonic and Theoretical Linguistics; Belarusian - Russian Language and Literature Relations; Belarusian Literature of the XX and XXI c.; Textual Criticism and Edition; Interconnection of Literatures; Theory and History of the Belarusian Literature

Postgraduate Studies in the field of: 10.02.01 Belarusian Language; 10.02.02 Russian Language; 10.02.03 Slavonic Languages; 10.01.01 Belarusian Literature; 10.01.08 Theory of Literature, Textual Criticism; 10.01.09 Study of Folklore

Postdoctoral Training in the field of: 10.02.01 Belarusian Language, 10.01.01 Belarusian Literature; 10.01.09 Study of Folklore

Production and Services: dictionaries and reference books of various types, linguistic and literary expert examinations; scientific monographs, learning aids, collected works of the Belarusian literature classics, literature monuments