Can I have one onion?

A Sociologist's Tales of Happy Societies, or How to Invest in the Invisible

“Can I Have One Onion?” is a collection of short stories about how happy societies are built. The book is the author's reflection on hundreds of surveys and observations conducted in Ukraine and abroad. What do a bouquet of flowers and democracy have in common? Why do adults build shacks? How can we borrow values ​​from Europe? What is needed to dissolve Soviet nostalgia? Why do some buildings destroy us? The author answers these and many other questions, trying to understand herself and the world around her. Written in easy language and interwoven with interesting examples, these texts are a fresh look at sociology, giving a number of examples of how happy societies and democracies are built with small, daily steps.