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Modernisation of the Country in the Context of Social Environmental Sustainability: Example of Lithuania

Olga Navickienė
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Ieva Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė
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Renata Činčikaitė
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Mangirdas Morkūnas
,
Asta Valackienė
Version 1 : Received: 2 January 2023 / Approved: 3 January 2023 / Online: 3 January 2023 (08:36:13 CET)

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Navickienė, O.; Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, I.; Činčikaitė, R.; Morkūnas, M.; Valackienė, A. Modernisation of a Country in the Context of Social Environmental Sustainability: Example of Lithuania. Sustainability 2023, 15, 3689. Navickienė, O.; Meidutė-Kavaliauskienė, I.; Činčikaitė, R.; Morkūnas, M.; Valackienė, A. Modernisation of a Country in the Context of Social Environmental Sustainability: Example of Lithuania. Sustainability 2023, 15, 3689.

Abstract

The present paper investigates the 'soft' determinants of social environmental sustainability of the country. A three-dimensional research approach, covering the education system and educational culture; socio-economic integration; and the legal system and the importance of public administration and citizenship, was utilized. A cross-sectional survey of 1,021 respondents and a structural equation modelling were selected as main research tools. Lithuania served as an empirical basis for the research. It was revealed that the most important factors in shaping the modernisation of the country through the lens of social environmental sustainability are the participation of citizens in social communities and social activities. Factors that need improvement are public participation and tolerance for the disabled.

Keywords

social modernisation; social sustainability; factor analysis; structural equation modelling; Lithuania

Subject

Social Sciences, Sociology

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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