Waste pickers' way of life: case study of the dump of Kariotiškės ; Atliekų rinkėjų gyvensena: Kariotiškių sąvartyno atvejo studija

INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH VILNIUS UNIVERSITY Donata Petružyt ė Waste Pickers‘ Way of Life: Case Study of the Dump of Kariotišk ės SUMMARY OF DOCTORAL DISSERTATION Social science, Sociolgy (05 S) Vilnius, 2009 The Dissertation was prepared at the Institute for Social Research in 2005-2009 Academic supervisor: prof. dr. Romas Lazutka (Institute for Social Research, Social Sciences, Sociology - 05 S) The Dissertation will be defended at the united Council of Sociology Science of Vilnius University and Institute for Social Research: Chairman: prof. habil. dr. Arvydas Virgilijus Matulionis (Institute for Social Research, Social Sciences, Sociology - 05 S) Members: prof. dr. Ar ūnas Povili ūnas (Vilnius University, Social Sciences, Sociology - 05 S) doc. dr. Laimut ė Žalimien ė (Vilnius University, Social Scdoc. dr. Boguslavas Gruževskis (Institute of Labour and Social Research, Social Sciences, Economics – 04 S) doc. dr. Vytis Čiubrinskas (Vytautas Magnus University, Humanities, History - 05 H) Opponents: prof. dr. Meilutė Talj ūnait ė (Institute for Social Research, Social Sciences, Sociology - 05 S) doc. dr. Nijol ė Ve čkien ė (Vytautas Magnus University, Social Sciences, Educology - 07 S) The public defense of the dissertation will be held at 3 p.m.