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The article is dedicated to analyzing the problem of formation and characteristics of Ukrainian and Russian identity at the background of ethnic relations in the independent Ukraine. The author revealed an array of problems that determine the confrontation of Russian and titular ethnic groups in Ukraine. The researcher argued that it is impossible to isolate the mechanisms of authentication and identity of Ukrainians and Russians in Ukraine, but instead it is useful to examine all the trends, which characterize ethnic relations in Ukraine, in depth.

The author examines the life satisfaction of various immigrant groups in Germany. On the one hand, she describes the life satisfaction of immigrants in comparison to the life satisfaction of West Germans. On the other hand, she explains the multidimensional life satisfaction in general and the life satisfaction of migrants of different origins in particular. Die Autorin untersucht die Lebenszufriedenheit verschiedener Einwanderungsgruppen in Deutschland. Dabei geht es zum einen um eine deskriptive Darstellung der Lebenszufriedenheit von Einwanderern im Vergleich zur Lebenszufriedenheit von Westdeutschen, zum anderen um die multidimensionale Erklärung von Lebenszufriedenheit im Allgemeinen sowie der Lebenszufriedenheit von MigrantInnen unterschiedlicher Herkunft im Besonderen.

Eliciting stories is the bread and butter of healthcare chaplaincy but only the naïve would think that storytelling is value free or one directional. Chaplains themselves are bearers of stories which motivate and inspire, support and challenge. Creating spaces for the micro stories of clinical practice to be heard against the backdrop of wisdombearing macro stories lies at the heart of Values-based Reflective Practice. The author outlines some of the challenges and graces inherent within such reflection.

The UK is currently experiencing declining real incomes which are disproportionately affecting the low paid It also faces a stubborn gender pay gap of c15%. The author demonstrates the association between these issues, with the majority of low paid workers being female. He suggests HR and compensation professionals need to give higher priority to gender pay issues, and suggest workable actions they can take to close the gender pay gap, and generate business returns on any additional costs involved.

A heterosexual male reflects on his complex personal/intellectual journey as an investigator on a sexual assault resistance education intervention that trains women to resist sexual assault. Along the way, the author has confronted and worked through criticisms of the sexual assault resistance education program, his view of the everyday social world has changed radically and, perhaps most surprising, he has dealt with his own hurt feelings. Ultimately, his experiences have further strengthened his already strong commitment to stopping rape.

The author suggests that it is to Europe and not North America that Scottish Chaplains should now be looking for ideas about future development in chaplaincy. The growth of significance of the European Union in the everyday life of Scotland dictates that chaplains must be willing to take their concerns for standards in spiritual care to the European institutions. An important focus for this is to be found in the European Network of Health Care Chaplaincy, founded at Chania in Crete in November 2000.

The outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) which occurred in Canada, notably Toronto, in spring 2003 gave rise to two responses which together have profoundly affected the healthcare environment:_ stringent infection control measures, and fear of an unknown enemy. From his perspective as chaplain resident at Toronto General Hospital, the author describes the chaplaincy response to the 'new normal' in hospital life. He identifies the problems created, and stresses the need to adapt to a new healthcare environment 'behind the mask'.

Listening to a tape recording of Paul de Man's Cornell Messenger Lectures on a ride from Paris to Strasbourg, the author found himself unable to determine if de Man was saying "debt" or "death." This confusion, and Walter Benjamin's sketch, "Capitalism as Religion," together provide the point of departure for rethinking recent economic developments in light of what might be called an "economic theology" that allows both debt and death to be seen as symptoms of a persistent cultural incapacity to acknowledge finitude.

The article deals with career space in views of residents of Rostov region. The author analyzes the views of career opportunities, the place of work, the channels for employment and career advancement, the preferred occupations, limits of career and legitimization of career movements. It is stated that the movement in the career space is determined not so much by the professional resources, as by "family capital", and the lack of informal capital triggers rapid attainment of a career limit

In the article conditions and development of Russian pension system in long-term prospect is analyzed. The author reveals the reasons of the Pension fund deficit and argues that tariff policy imbalance is the basic cause, as well as nonparticipation of a considerable part of able-bodied population in payments in the Pension fund, and the fact that a lot of persons receive labour pension ahead of schedule. Possible measures aimed at reaching financial stability of the pension system are offered in the article.

This article describes how a process of audit can be used to clarify the perceptions healthcare professionals hold regarding spiritual car and, how they understand and practice it. The audit process was used to identify training needs and devise a programme of spiritual care. Alongside the detailed results of the audit the author, new the process of audit, gives a frank personal reflection on the experience gained and encourages readers not to be daunted by the process. The Editors.

La autora presenta un recorrido por su propia experiencia como gestora y responsable del proyecto de elaboración de una cartografía cultural de su país de origen, Chile, desde las instituciones políticas y culturales, durante sus casi quince años de vigencia. ; The author presents a journey through his own experience as manager and the project of developing a cultural cartography of their home country, Chile, from the political and cultural institutions during his nearly fifteen years of operation.

In this paper, the author shows how the introduction of a bargaining game structure into a standard R&D endogenous growth model can be a potential source of local indeterminacy. He also shows that on a high-growth path, the government, by directly engaging in R&D activities and using R&D subsidies, may not enhance economic growth. On a low-growth path, the government, by directly engaging in R&D activities and using R&D subsidies, may enhance economic growth.