Faculty of Social Sciences

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Ināra Ābelīte
- Faculty of Social Sciences - Acting Lecturer
Person
20152019
Olena Agapova
- Faculty of Social Sciences - Leading Visiting Researcher
Person
20222025
Māris Andžāns
- Faculty of Social Sciences - Associate Professor, Leading Researcher
Person
20102025

8 Curtailed
83 Active
131 Finished

DeCrises: EU Decarbonisation in Times of Crises: Exploring Social Innovations and Enhancing an Equitable Twin Transition
Kleinberga, V. (Partner's coordinator), Karimi, F. (Project leader), Bukovskis, K. (Leading expert), Bite, D. (Leading expert), Kārkliņš, S. (Administrative manager) & Klaipa, L. (Administrative manager)
1/04/25 → 31/03/28
Project: EU Programmes › Horizon Europe
The link between economic development, social capital and community resilience in the Baltic States
Vilka, I. (Project leader)
1/04/25 → 31/03/28
Project: EU Structural Funds › ERDF
Resilience as a Socio-ecological Phenomenon: Interactions of Future and Young General Practitioners with More-Than-Human Actors
Potetinova, I. (Project leader) & Bite, D. (Supervisor)
3/02/25 → 31/01/29
Project: PhD projects

A Comparative Analysis of Circular Economy Index in Urban and Rural Municipalities
Liepa, I. (Corresponding Author) & Atstāja, D. (Corresponding Author), Aug 2025, In: Urban Science. 9, 8, 321.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Advancing Asset Tokenization in the European Union and Latvia: A Regulatory and Policy Perspective
Jūrmalis, N. (Corresponding Author), Berķe-Berga, A. & Urbāne, M., 16 Jan 2025, In: Laws. 14, 1, 17 p., 7.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
File
35 Downloads (Pure)
Baltic Parable of Life and Death: Christian Opinions on Gendered Violence in the Context of the Istanbul Convention¹
Skulte, I., Pocė, G. & Kull, A., 1 Jan 2025, Religion and Gender Equality around the Baltic Sea: Ideologies, Policies, and Private Lives. Ališauskienė, M., Aleknaitė, E. & Kartzow, M. B. (eds.). London: Routledge, p. 191-216 26 p. (Gendering the Study of Religion in the Social Sciences).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)

National representative Omnibus survey, Latvia, September 2020
Dovladbekova, I. (Creator), Kalniņa, D. (Creator), Kruk, S. (Creator), Lāce, T. (Creator), Mārtinsone, K. (Creator), Rungule, R. (Creator) & Seņkāne, S. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 10 Mar 2021
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/VEEPCS, https://dataverse.rsu.lv/dataset.xhtml?persistentId=doi:10.48510/FK2/VEEPCS
Dataset
Survey on household food consumption, food waste awareness, generation and practices: The case of Latvia, January 2023
Soloha, R. (Creator), Kleinberga, V. (Creator) & Dāce, E. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 4 Aug 2023
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/BDUEIO, https://doi.org/10.48510/FK2/BDUEIO
Dataset
Survey on food waste awareness, generation and measurement in retail and food service sectors: The case of Latvia, January 2023
Soloha, R. (Creator), Kleinberga, V. (Creator) & Dāce, E. (Creator), Riga Stradins University, 24 Aug 2023
DOI: 10.48510/FK2/HF20LT, https://doi.org/10.48510/FK2/HF20LT
Dataset

1st place award at conference
Kamiševa, D. (Recipient), 28 Mar 2023
Prize
Acknowledgement from Rīga Stradiņš University
Sīle, V. (Recipient), 25 Apr 2018
Prize: Other distinction
Acknowledgement from Rīga Stradiņš University
Sīle, V. (Recipient), 26 Jul 2022
Prize: Other distinction

Exploring Baltic Russophones’ perceptions of Russian information suppression
Juzefovičs, J. (Speaker), Kleinberga, V. (Co-author) & Bērziņa-Čerenkova, U. A. (Co-author)
22 Oct 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Political Security and Party Sustainability in Latvia: Between Fragmentation and Resilience
Gagunovs, R. (Speaker)
22 Oct 2025 → 24 Oct 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
NOVEL INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND DEPLOYMENT MODEL FOR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION: MANAGERIAL FRAMEWORK FOR PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Dubickis, M. (Speaker) & Putāns, R. (Co-author)
16 Oct 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation

Demokrātijas izturības pārbaude jeb Saeimas vēlēšanas nav aiz kalniem
Gagunovs, R.
5/11/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media
Māris Andžāns: Čehijā pie varas atgriežoties Babišam, atbalsts Ukrainai var samazināties
Andžāns, M.
6/10/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media
Trump sees possibility that Ukraine could hasten end of war with deep strikes in Russia - expert
Andžāns, M.
30/09/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media