Research results of individual in-depth interviews on the topic of social resilience and human capital, 2024

The research presents the results obtained after conducting 79 in-depth interviews in urban and rural localities in the Republic of Moldova on the subject of social resilience and human capital. The study investigates the role of individual and community resources, educational attainment, health, civic engagement, and social networks in fostering resilience. As a main hypothesis, we propose the thesis that the Republic of Moldova will show a greater degree of societal resilience in periods of crisis and social transformation, when human capital is developed. If we talk about the problems of the citizens of the Republic of Moldova, the participants in the interview most often mentioned low salaries and low pensions. The biggest dangers perceived by the interview participants related to the state of the Republic of Moldova are those that originate in the war in the neighboring country: A possible military conflict, Hybrid war, Loss of independence of the Republic of Moldova. More than half of the study participants mentioned that leaders contribute to the development of their communities. In the view of the participants of the study, the people who consider themselves to be in the role of leader in the society of the Republic of Moldova reach this role through different ways, some of them not always integral and by merit. Sometimes people who do not have the necessary qualities are promoted, and this fact leads to the stagnation of the development of the Republic of Moldova. Most of the participants indicated the support from family members as a source of support in times of crisis, others show that citizens of the Republic of Moldova are helped by mutual support and solidarity between community members. In the view of the respondents, they provide support, mitigate the effects of social stress and improve individual and collective resilience.