Decision-making attractors in the conditions of war (the modern Russian-Ukrainian war example)

Keywords: attractor, decision making, home, actor, peace, war.

Abstract

Features of the phenomenon of human decision-making in the conditions of war are analyzed. The paper is revealing the phenomenon of decision-making during war based on the events form the modern Russian-Ukrainian war. The research findings state that decision-making in the conditions of war has differences between people who defend their lives, family, country, and aggressors who seek to seize territories, turn free people into acolytes or colonies of their state, and impose autocracy on a democratic society. The authors defined the attractors of people's decision-making in war, such as: “home”, “heart and mind”, “strength and will”, “heroism and dignity”, “social order and victory”. The conducted research has a conceptual nature and serves as a methodological basis for conducting practical scientific research on the development of effective decision-making skills in conditions of destructive human influence and existential disasters.

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Author Biographies

Maksym Lepskyi, Zaporizhzhia National University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Academician of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Academician of the European Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Professor of Sociology department, Zaporizhzhia National University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Oleh Masiuk, Zaporizhzhia National University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Doctor of Philosophy, Professor, Professor of Social Philosophy and Public Administration department, Zaporizhzhia National University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Volodymyr Skvorets, Zaporizhzhia National University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Doctor of Philosophy, Associate Professor, Academician of the European Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Head of Sociology department, Zaporizhzhia National University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Igor Kudinov, Zaporizhzhia National University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

PhD, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of Sociology department, Zaporizhzhia National University, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

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Published
2023-02-28
How to Cite
Lepskyi, M., Masiuk, O., Skvorets, V., & Kudinov, I. (2023). Decision-making attractors in the conditions of war (the modern Russian-Ukrainian war example). Amazonia Investiga, 12(61), 193-201. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2023.61.01.20
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