Sphere Of Production Research Articles

ЕКОНОМІЧНІ АСПЕКТИ ПРОФЕСІЙНОЇ АДАПТАЦІЇ ПЕРСОНАЛУ ОРГАНІЗАЦІЙ У СУЧАСНИХ УМОВАХ (НА ПІДПРИЄМСТВАХ ВИРОБНИЧОЇ СФЕРИ)

The article is devoted to issues of professional adaptation at enterprises of the production sphere. It was determined that this is primarily adaptation, getting used to the requirements of the profession and to new working conditions. In today's fast-paced environment, adaptation has become a significant factor that continues to grow for both companies and their employees. Enterprises will achieve high economic development only if there are purposeful employees with developed general and professional competencies. These are means of ensuring continuous, necessary professional education and adaptation of personnel to different conditions. It is substantiated that a large number of Ukrainian enterprises found themselves in difficult socio-economic conditions, which led to the problem of personnel development. In today's fast-paced environment, adaptation has become a significant factor that continues to grow for both businesses and their employees. It has been proven that the implementation of primary adaptation to increase the efficiency of work preserves employees, qualified personnel, increases their loyalty and job satisfaction, reduces: staff turnover, material costs for the selection and training of employees. If the enterprise does not have a professional adaptation program, it can lead to: suspension of production and management processes; high level of employee stress; reduction of the atmosphere in the team; formation of a negative employer brand. It is suggested that in order to minimize all these risks, it is worth developing a program of professional adaptation, which includes the following stages: assessment of the level of preparedness of the candidate; orientation; effective adaptation; functioning. Program adaptation will contribute not only to learning about values, norms and rules of behavior at enterprises, but also orients to the correct interpretation of the events taking place, helping to professionally restore one's behavior accordingly. Adaptation of personnel should be oriented to the final system and individual goals of employee training.

О. О. Черненко, Т. О. Парфьонова, Д. М. Ольховський, О. В. Ольховська, Ю. Ф. Олексійчук ЗАДАЧА ОПТИМАЛЬНОГО ВИБОРУ МІСЦЯ ПІД БУДІВНИЦТВО ПРОМИСЛОВИХ ОБ’ЄКТІВ

The purpose of the article is to analyze the latest research and publications on the quality management of the natural environment. It reveals the previously unresolved problems and tasks of forecasting for the future. Research methodology. The task of optimal distribution of productive forces from the standpoint of minimization of costs for the environment under the normal operation of the object using the theory of programming methods and combinatorial optimization is proposed. Results. A mathematical model of this problem formed with a fractional-linear objective function, which is the ratio of total costs of the industrial sector of the region to the total income was created. It is explaining in detail and the formulas for calculation of each component of the function of the total costs of the industrial sector of the region are given. In particular, there are presented comparisons for costs in the sphere of supply; costs for production; costs in the sphere of distribution, costs for production system management. The function of total costs includes environmental costs, which form at the expense of current and capital environmental costs. Environmental and economic costs, as a constituent part of the total costs function, in the production sphere for a particular industrial unit, includes the following components: possible unrealized profit due to unplanned reduction in the volume of production; additional costs; costs associated with loss compensation and costs of various types of material resources. The mathematical model includes a combinatorial condition on the number of manufactured products of a particular type on a particular industrial facility, when the values of the variables are selected by the combinatorial multiplicity of dimensions. The model also contains line limitations on the total quantity of a particular type of production. Additional conditions are imposed on the coefficients that determine the share of material resources in the total material flow of transport and storage enterprises. Practical significance of research results. The model of the problem is selecting the area for the construction of industrial facilities to minimize losses to the natural environment at the level of the region, which takes into account the social and economic needs of its population and environmental safety, can be used in the planning and design.

Postgraduate nursing students' conceptions on scientific integrity and research ethics.

to understand the conceptions of postgraduate Nursing students regarding integrity in scientific research. a qualitative, descriptive and exploratory study conducted in October 2020, with 40 students from a postgraduate program in Nursing from a public university in Southern Brazil. The interviews had an emphasis on scientific integrity and its importance for scientific research; they were conducted using synchronous communication tool and analyzed by textual discourse analysis. two categories emerged: "Scientific integrity: the ethical dimension of research" and "Implications of academic productivism for scientific integrity". Such integrity is intrinsically related to the supporting ethical elements, as well as to the nuances of productivism and its impacts on integrity. the cross-sectionalism of ethical practices is necessary in the production spheres of science, so that knowledge is perpetuated in harmony with integrity and its representations to the community.

SYMBOLIC MEANING OF UKRAINIAN FOLK COSTUME IN SOCIALIST REALISM PAINTINGS

This article offers a scientific study devoted to various aspects of symbolism of traditional Ukrainian clothing in painting works of the period of socialist realism that took place in the 20th century, when Ukraine was incorporated in the Soviet Union. It was ascertained that despite the compelled adherence to the principles of social realism, Ukrainian artists made successful attempts in their works to convey national identity and respect for folk culture by depicting the characters wearing traditional garments. In particular, this study addressed and analyzed these aspects in the works by Volodymyr Kutkin, Mykhailo Bozhii, Tetiana Yablonska, Fedir Krychevskyi, Kostiantyn Lomykin. Purpose of study: analyzing stylistic meaning of Ukrainian folk costume through the prism of major trends of socialist realism in visual arts. The methodology of study involves the use of certain scientific approaches: analytical – when analyzing literary sources devoted to the topic of this study; interdisciplinary – for a multisided analysis of factual material and to confirm hypotheses; systemic – for application of a whole range of methods (art study, biographic, culturological, historical, theoretical generalization), while comprehensively developing perception of the topic addressed in this study. Scientific novelty: for the first time in the contemporary study of arts, artistic legacy of the era of socialist realism was reviewed through the symbolism of Ukrainian folk costume as a method of the artist’s national identity, a broadcaster of the era’s most important senses. Conclusions. This publication proves the assertion that symbolism of Ukrainian folk costume was an important broadcaster of socio-political situation during the period when Ukraine was incorporated in the Soviet Union, a broadcast of a form of protest of artistic circles against destruction of the national identity of the Ukrainian people. It embodies national dimensions of this identity, worldview principles of that time by emphasizing the importance of semantic codes in the costume, its significance for artists. During the era of socialist realism, artists depicted elements of traditional Ukrainian clothing to make sure that it becomes comprehensible for representatives of other ethnicities and in different historical periods. An analysis of paintings reveals the richness of symbolic forms of representing Ukrainian folk costume, related to everyday and production spheres of life, circumstances, epochal specifics. In their unity, they have bearing upon the perception of a wholesome image, which becomes possible as a result of decoding semantic information according to the established norms and trends of social realism, perception of the depicted character’s experience. The life story goes beyond territorial, linguistic, social, and other limitations.

Formation of professional competence of the specialists in the sphere of food production and processing industries under conditions of distance learning

The article is devoted to the study of the role of the professional competence which is to be mastered by the specialists of food production and processing industries under modern socio-economic conditions as well as to identify promising ways to increase the efficiency of the process of competence development by means of distance learning. The relevance of the study related to professional competence of the specialists in the sphere of food production and processing industries is explained by the fact that the production of quality food that does not pose a threat to human health and life (to health and life of future generations either) and does not cause negative consequences for the environment depends more on responsible and professional actions of personnel in the process of technological production. Some approaches to the definition of professional competence have been analysed. The key components of the professional competence of the specialists in the sphere of food production and processing industries have been identified. The phenomenon of social responsibility as a specific professional competence of the specialists in the sphere of food production and processing industries is highlighted. The characteristics of the competence-based approach to the training of the future specialists in the sphere of food production and processing industries are given. The principles facilitating the development of innovative professional competence of a specialist in the sphere of food production and processing industries in a modern educational institution have been investigated. The phenomenon of distance learning and its main advantages in the educational process have been described. The positive influence of distance learning tools on the formation of professional competence which is to be mastered by specialists in chemical and processing industries has been proved. Some recommendations for improving the efficiency of the process aimed at developing the competence under study in terms of distance learning have been given.

TRENDS OF FUNCTIONING AND DEVELOPMENT OF DAIRY INDUSTRIES OF UKRAINE

Introduction. The dairy industry is a strategically important part of Ukraine's industry. Milk, as a staple food, is an integral part of a healthy human diet. Recently, there has been a negative situation in the food sector of the country, in particular in the milk market, which is the result of reduced quality raw materials, high costs of dairy production. However, Ukraine has significant potential to stabilize, gradually develop and increase export flows of industrial production. Methods. In the process of research a number of methods were used: abstract and logical - to formulate conclusions; comparative analysis - to compare indicators and identify trends in their change; tabular - for a visual representation of the results of the study; statistical - in determining the variation in the volume of milk production; calculation and design - to calculate the level of self-sufficiency in milk in the regions of Ukraine; monographic - detailing the current state and problems of the dairy industry of Ukraine. Results. The current state and trends in the functioning of the raw material base of the dairy industry of Ukraine are studied. Retrospective tendencies of consumption of milk and dairy products are determined, the rating of regions of Ukraine on the level of self-sufficiency in milk is established. The state and structural changes in the sphere of production, export and import of dairy products are investigated. Discussion. Further successful development of the dairy industry of Ukraine depends on the unification and consolidation of efforts of the main actors of the dairy market: milk producers, processors, suppliers of machinery and feed for the dairy industry and the state. The combination of state support measures and companies' efforts will make it possible to maintain food security of the country, to provide the population of Ukraine with high-quality dairy products, to reduce imports, to introduce advanced resource-saving technologies. Prospects for further research are the analysis of the dynamics and trends in the development of dairy enterprises and their economic efficiency. Keywords: dairy industry, milk and dairy production, major dairy producers, export and import of dairy products, trends and prospects for the development of the dairy industry.

The Development of Digital Technologies in a Transformational Change in Production

The present article examines the issues of digital transformation of the production sphere (based on methods of analysis and synthesis, generalization and systematization of material relevant to the topic), which has great relevance for changes in modern production due to the transition to a new technological mode. The role of production, especially the industrial production, in the historical aspect of socio-economic development of the country is always pivotal and the competitiveness of economic systems at the micro, meso and macro levels of the country, as well as the country as a whole in the world market, depends on the timeliness of its modernization. The analysis of the production output categories allowed the authors to find out the specific weight of innovative products and give its characteristic in the aspect of production sectors: 1) high-tech; 2) medium-tech; 3) low-tech. Therein, it is shown that the first group has only 25 % of industries in it, the second has 31 % and the third has 44 %. Russia’s share of innovative products (services) in the world market is only 4,3 %, and the business sector has software deficiency. The authors draw the conclusion that, in order to intensify the modernization of the production sphere, it is necessary to widely implement digital technologies in small industrial enterprises, as well as in import-substituting enterprises, as they are more receptive to innovation. The authors examined the structure of manufacturing production and provided a description of the state of digitalization in all federal districts of Russia. They also carried out a correlation and regression analysis of the digitalization potential of the production sphere, based on the assessment of the closeness of the relationship between the use of broadband Internet and the volume of manufacturing production.

Theoretical Aspects of the Digital Economy

The aim of the study is to verify the theoretical content of the digital economy. Within the framework of the set goal, the following tasks were solved: substantiation the fragmentation of private analytical developments and the lack of their necessary generalization for comprehensive disclosure of the essence of the phenomenon of the digital economy; characterization of current trends in financial markets, in the spheres of production and employment of the population; disclosure of the socio-economic essence of the virtual space; forecasting the main contours of the material basis of the future. The article discusses the basic provisions of the theory of digital economy, synthesizing the practical experience of its formation in the Russian society. The new content of commodity-money relations, the leading role of intangible assets in it, the objective nature of the monopoly of electronic money, which has lost a number of its specific functions, and the transformation of monetary institutions into multi-disciplinary financial concerns are substantiated.

The development of theoretical, methodological and practical recommendations of the innovative development vectors of business process reengineering and strategic management of enterprises

The object of research is the reengineering of business processes, which is used to increase the effectiveness of strategic management of an enterprise, which will create a new type of environmental enterprise «bioalliance». One of the most problematic places is the possibility of conducting marketing research to ensure the competitiveness of enterprises. The paper used the hypothetical method in substantiating the theoretical and methodological principles of organization and functioning of bio-alliances as the basis of bio-economy for rural areas. The study used the economic-statistical method, ranking of economic zoning, correlation and regression and cluster analysis. These methods were used in the elaboration of directions, sources and strategies of development, components of system and process management, state support for the implementation of traditional and new socio-economic and environmental functions. Also in the course of the work, methods of ideal modelling, mathematical modelling and programming, abstract-logical and structural-logical, extrapolation, expert evaluations, surveys, observations, qualitative and quantitative, imaginary and social experiments were used. The results of the market analyses of agricultural companies showed the inexpediency of agricultural companies. Based on the research, modelling and re-engineering of business processes through the implementation of organisational, corporate, business and functional strategies was proposed. The new form of agrarian enterprises, proposed in the work, is «bioalliance», based on the principles of integration of tourism sphere, sphere of organic production and production of eco-commodities, as well as using bio-resources as the main source. Compared to similar known methodologies of strategic management, the proposed methodology provides enterprises with a high level of importance in the regions, increasing the efficiency of the use of the resources available in their ownership. And also to allocate new market segments in order to attract not only existing, but also potential consumers.

Production of Public Goods as a Space for the Development of Human Potential: Contradictions and the Potential of Soviet Practices

The article analyzes the contradictions in the development of public goods production sphere in the USSR. It is shown that, on the one hand, such spheres as science, education, public health care, culture, etc. in this economic system were developing on the principles of general accessibility, egalitarianism, guarantees of employment. This provision has become one of the foundations for the formation of creative potential among a wide range of citizens, boost of creative activity, high results in the development of human potential, technology, culture. On the other hand, in these areas, as in the economy as a whole, this progress was hampered by numerous deformations of progressive trends (bureaucracy, shadow commercial relations, etc.). Critical use of the experience of the USSR shows that the development of spheres in which prevails creative labor as spaces for the creation and distribution of public goods can give high economic, social and humanitarian results, provided they are organized in the democratic mode.

Compliance with Environmental Requirements by Small and Medium-Sized Businesses in The context of a Critical State of the Donbass Environment

Building a new modern competitive economy in eastern Ukraine and creating an additional impetus for the development of Donetsk and Luhansk regions is an integral prerequisite for the restoration of the country’s territorial integrity. To this end, the Government of Ukraine is planning to introduce an experiment on the formation of territories of priority development in Donetsk and Luhansk regions. Given the key role of production in generating demand for innovation, the emphasis on the production sphere will be crucial in the restoration of the economy of the region. For this purpose, a pool of industrial, construction, logistics, transport, engineering, financial proposals that can generate a comprehensive solution for the restoration and modernization of the region will be formed. Ensuring compliance with environmental requirements by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is a serious problem for environmental bodies around the world, not least because this category of enterprises is characterized by features that make it difficult to apply traditional methods of compliance with the requirements. In Ukraine, the SME sector is at the stage of formation, but we can expect that the number of such entities and, as a consequence, their environmental impact will increase, in particular, as a result of the implementation of politicians and strategies aimed at supporting this sector. Although such strategies contain many positive elements, they usually do not pay due attention to environmental issues; On the contrary, some measures lead to such undesirable side effects as restrictions or even a prohibition on environmental inspections. Against this background, environmental bodies are faced with the need to improve existing ones and the introduction of new tools that would help to comply with environmental requirements. Keywords small business, ecology, environment, program, enterprise, economy, region.

METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF FORMATION OF MICROPRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL COMMUNICATIONS IN THE MEAT AND DAIRY INDUSTRY

The article outlines and substantiates the main directions of activating and increasing the formation of effective microprudential management of communications with all partners in the financial sphere in business. Particular attention is paid to the need to use interconnecting and microprudential communications with all partner enterprises in the production, investment, market and financial spheres.

World Experience оf Territorial Communities Infrastructure Development

Abstract. Introduction. The article is aimed at defining the essence of infrastructure and infrastructure components of territorial communities. Research of world experience in the development of infrastructure of territorial communities, namely some of its components. Purpose. The purpose of the article is to study the world experience of infrastructure development of territorial communities Results. It is established that the production infrastructure of the territorial community consists of transport, information, environmental and recreational components. Social infrastructure consists of housing and communal services and the educational component, medical and social and cultural support. It is determined that the development of infrastructure depends on the specifics of industries and communities and is carried out in accordance with changes in the production sphere. A review of the Polish experience in the development of the transport component of the production infrastructure of territorial communities. It is proved that after joining the European Union, Poland's funding opportunities have significantly improved, in particular, the largest share in the structure of financial support from the EU fell on transport infrastructure, namely the construction of roads. It has been established that stable incomes that allow Poland to plan and implement infrastructure projects of territorial communities are local incomes, real estate tax and land tax on which a private house or apartment building stands. It is investigated that the peculiarity of Estonia's experience in the development of the educational component of the social infrastructure of territorial communities is its financing, which is carried out from the state budget, and not the educational costs are covered by the local budget. Examining the experience of the development of the environmental component, the experience of Canada and the EU countries was considered. Conclusions. The basis for the formation of territorial communities is certainly high-quality infrastructure, in particular, the availability of quality roads, water supply network, education, ecology, etc. In modern conditions, local self-government uses a new approach to management as the community understands what to spend money on. In particular, the community leadership is accountable to the people who live there. Therefore, the funds are primarily spent on improving living conditions in the community. The study of world experience has shown the feasibility of transferring management levers from the state to the regional and municipal levels. Thus, the expansion of the powers of local governments will enable communities to solve their problems regarding the development of infrastructure. In addition, taking into account foreign experience will help intensify the investment process by directing part of the proceeds, taxes and fees to the development of infrastructure of local communities. The article mentions only the experience of developing some components of the infrastructure of territorial communities. Therefore, it seems appropriate to further study the world experience of development of other components of the infrastructure of territorial communities and develop on this basis measures to adapt it to domestic territorial communities.

Forensic Analysis of Crimes in the Sphere of Information Technologies

The article deals with the issues of foren-sic support for preventing commission of crimes in the field of information tech-nology. It is called to attention that alt-hough introduction of modern infor-mation processes in various spheres of government activities, production and public relations has brought positive re-sults, it has also led to an increase in the cases of committing cyber crimes. Cyber crimes are a new phenomenon in general crime, therefore, the development of ad-vanced techniques to combat them is re-quired. In this process, the forensic sci-ence plays an important role, first of all, for the preparation of recommendations on methods for investigating cyber crimes. Forensic analysis of information technology crimes which are called cyber crimes indicates that their investigation is different from the investigation of other crimes. This is largely due to the fact that computer objects can be both means of committing such crimes and objects of criminal encroachment. Information stored on computer media can be per-ceived and evaluated solely by using computer equipment and digital technol-ogy. Without this, it is impossible to iden-tify persons involved in committing a crime and obtain the evidence necessary to solve the crime. To study and evaluate them as sources of evidence, one needs to resort to the help of specialists, com-puter equipment and sophisticated soft-ware. It distinguishes computer objects from other material objects that is why it is necessary to put computer objects into a separate category of sources of evi-dence in forensic science and criminal procedure.

ВЛИЯНИЕ ИННОВАЦИОННОГО ПРЕДПРИНИМАТЕЛЬСТВА НА РАЗВИТИЕ РЕГИОНАЛЬНОЙ КООПЕРАЦИИ

Relevance and novelty of the work. The article is devoted to the implementation of innovative entrepreneurship for the development of regional cooperation and the rapid development of the sharing economy in the Russian Federation. The relevance of this article is due to the need to digitize cooperatives in order to develop, expand the markets for their products.
 The article examines situations that show how innovative entrepreneurship affects the development of the cooperative sector of the economy. The cooperative management model will be successful when it combines the functions of entrepreneurship, socialization and marketing. The struggle for a buyer in the absence of a marketing strategy in a cooperative is reduced to zero. Therefore, cooperative organizations need to choose the right marketing strategy that will allow them to effectively run their business.
 A separate place in the article is devoted to the analysis of market dynamics within the framework of the sharing economy. Based on the analysis, the importance of the sharing economy is shown. The basis of the digital economy is the predominance of the share of knowledge and innovation over the sphere of production. For this reason, building a business model is essential. It is necessary to introduce new technologies, at the same time, studying the needs of customers and optimizing activities in all indicators.

The role of supra-professional competencies in the professional development of students

Researchers' attention to the problem of supra-professional competencies is explained by the rapid changes in all spheres of human activity. Changes in the production sphere, changes in the labor market, changes in the economic, political, socio-cultural spheres pose the task of pedagogical science to search for internal resources of the educational process for the training of a new type of specialist. In today's changing conditions, the problem of training professional personnel is relevant all over the world and for all professional fields. One of the ways to solve this problem is the study and development of the theory and practice of supra-professional competencies as an additional resource for the professional development of a labor subject. The article presents the results of a theoretical analysis of various approaches to determining the content of the concept of "supra-professional competencies"; options for classifying these competencies; discusses the results of an empirical study to assess the formation of supra-professional competencies among students. The paper also presents a discussion by various authors on the role and significance of the formation and development of supra-professional competencies during vocational training. The presented work also emphasizes the fact that employers note a sufficiently high theoretical level of graduate training, which increases the share of practical training, but still graduates are not ready for creative and flexible application of the theoretical knowledge and practical skills acquired in the workplace. Drawing conclusions based on the assessment of different opinions, as well as the empirical results obtained, the authors emphasize the exceptional role and great importance of supra-professional competencies in the professional development and formation of a future specialist, which poses new challenges to the higher education system for the development and improvement of this group of competencies.

DEVELOPMENT OF ELECTRIC TRANSPORT IN THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS ON THE BASIS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN THE CONDITIONS OF NEW GEOECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND THREATS

The article is devoted to the study of the development of the sphere of production and consumption of electric transport in the Republic of Belarus. The principles that should be laid down in the management of the development of this sphere in the Republic of Belarus have been worked out: firstly, a systematic approach that allows to determine the directions and tools for the development of electric transport in the context of the ongoing structural policy and modernization of the national industrial complex; secondly, the development of all types of electric transport, including for the purposes of both passenger and freight traffic; thirdly, import substitution in the production of electric transport components in order to increase the localization of the production of high-tech goods; fourth, the implementation of the cooperative potential in the industry of the Union State in order to gain access to unique resources and sales markets and unification of technical regulations; fifth, financing of fundamental and applied research in the development of electric transport and ensuring the transfer of their results to the real sector of the economy; sixth, a variety of forms of state support for the production and consumption of electric transport and related infrastructure. It is concluded that, taking into account the world experience, the most promising mechanism for the development of electric transport in the new geo-economic conditions is the use of public-private partnership.

Through Exchange: Karatani Compared With Marx

The following paper has as its object the political philosophy of K. Karatani, in particular its relationship with the work of Marx. Japanese philosopher, in fact, reinterprets some elements of Marxian theory in the light of Kantian categories, hybridizing the ethical and moral theory of the latter with the critique of the political economy of the former. The result of Karatani's project can be seen, in particular, in two works. With the first, Transcritique, Karatani moves into the realm of philosophy to construct a method that holds the two theoretical poles together. The concept of 'Transcritique', in fact, represents the junction between Kantian and Marxian insights. With the second work, 'The Structure of World History', the Japanese philosopher shifts the analytical focus from ethics to economics, proposing a different interpretation of capitalism and its historical cycles. The shift of the observation of the capitalist system from the sphere of production to that of exchange represents the analytical novelty. Carrying through to the end the methodology developed in the previous work, Karatani traces back to exchange all the productive, institutional and political dynamics produced over time. Cycles of accumulation thus become cycles of exchange. The author, in fact, determines a correspondence between the specific modes of exchange and the consequent political structures, highlighting the centrality that money occupies, both in the theoretical elaboration and in political reality. The prevailing mode of production, based on the exchange of commodities, relies on the absolute mobility of money and on the strength of the state political institution, which acts as a hinge between the global dimension of exchanges and the territorial need for the appropriation of surplus-value. Karatani's critique is embodied in a political proposal, articulated through two key figures: community and cosmopolitanism. With the first term, the philosopher opposes the materiality of human relationships based on reciprocity to the abstract equivalence of economic relationships. By the second term, he shows the need for an extended political practice in which the pursuit of local freedom goes hand in hand with the realization of global justice. The paper traces these themes both through direct exposure of Karatani's work and by offering critical comparisons with other authors who have addressed similar issues. Finally, the purpose of this paper is to emphasize the originality of the Japanese author's philosophical-historical work, suspended between utopia and pragmatism, also through criticism, in order to highlight its strengths and underline its potential weaknesses.

From production to reproduction: Pension strikes and changing characteristics of workers’ collective action in China

Workers in the global South are becoming increasingly sensitive to their pension rights. In recent years, rural migrant workers in China have staged a series of protests to fight for pension protection. Drawing from two in-depth case studies conducted in the Pearl River Delta, we explain why workers staged pension strikes, what these protests looked like, how the employers and the government responded, and how these protests differed from previous strikes. Building upon insights from the sociology of collective action and labour process theory, we formulate a new framework for examining labour protests. In addition to seeing workers’ collective action as defensive or offensive, this framework helps us interpret these actions in relation to the spheres of production and reproduction. It classifies pension strikes in China as defensive actions located in the sphere of reproduction, which are distinct from previous strikes that were either defensive or offensive actions situated in the sphere of production. This synthesised framework assists us in theorising that workers’ protest activities, especially in the global South, are not restricted to the traditional production sphere but can also be found in the reproduction sphere.

Linguistic argumentative approach to the analysis of the vestimentary discourse of the Soviet periodical press of the 1960s

This article is part of the author’s dissertation research. Our research, which began with the study of fashion discourse in general and the fashion discourse of the 1960s in particular, led us to the discovery of the fact that in this field there are currently no linguistic works covering the period of the second half of the 20th century. The author presents a review of several Russian-language sources — monographs and articles written in the 21st century by Russian researchers in the fields of cultural studies, art history, sociological and economic research, analysing the features of the 1960s era in the spheres of production and consumption in the Soviet Union. Our article presents a linguistic argumentative approach to the analysis of the vestimentary discourse that unfolded on the pages of Soviet printed periodicals in the 1960s; articles and notes from the newspaper “Sovetskaya Kultura” [Soviet Culture] were especially interesting for us. In the article, we pay attention to the following aspects identified by us, inherent in the newspaper vestimentary discourse of the analysed era: the tactics of exposing anti-creativity (detective script); actualisation of the effect of deceived expectations; objectivity and subjectivity of professional discourse; reflection as a factor of the adequate implementation of vestimentary discourse elements (explicativeness of discourse); the tone of discourse (an optimistic ending as the author’s attitude). Each of the listed blocks of our work is illustrated by vivid examples — excerpts from two articles from the newspaper “Sovetskaya Kultura” [Soviet Culture] for 1960 and 1965. Using the methods of contextual and linguistic argumentative analysis, we find that the Soviet vestimentary discourse of the 1960s was characterised by dialogueness, explicativeness, and concern for the addressee. The results of our research can be practically applied in teaching the following disciplines: discourse and communicative practices, linguistic argumentation, text analysis and interpretation, the history of Russian journalism, the language of press.