Політичні дослідження (Nov 2021)
State policy for promoting the development of civil society:problems of organizational and functional providing
Abstract
State policy for promoting the development of civil society is an significant component of the „state — civil society” relations system.In Ukraine, the direction of promoting the development of civil society was formed in the early 2000s. Three relevant state documents (concept, strategies) have already been implemented and a draft of a new National strategy for promoting the development of civil society in Ukraine 2021—2026 has been prepared. A number of legal acts on various mechanisms of interaction between executive bodies and civil society organizations (public consultations, public councils, public expertise, etc.) have also been adopted.The author explores the features of state policy for promoting the development of civil society in Ukraine in terms of its organizational and functional providing and identifies problematic issues that need to be addressed.In particular, the process of the system’s formation of divisions of executive bodies on issues of interaction with the public is analyzed. Organizational characteristics of such divisions and their functions are considered.The author paid a special attention to the problems of organizational and functional support in terms of policy formation to promote the development of civil society, definition of standards and coordination of executive bodies activity in the relevant field.The author substantiated according to the results of the research that in general the state policy of promoting the development of civil society in Ukraine has passed the initial, fundamental stage of formation. However, its overall effectiveness is not sufficient. And organizational and functional providing is one of the factors of this situation.In particular, the formation of a full-fledged system of special divisions in the executive branch has not yet been completed. Responsibilities for promoting the development of civil society are within the competence of divisions of interaction with the public, while their functions are not regulated, and human resources and technical capacity depends on the political priorities of management. Also, the body designed to play a leading role in this area is not defined in the executive branch. Due to this, the relevant state policy in Ukraine does not have institutional stability and develops chaotically and inconsistently.
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