Open AccessTHE CONCEPT OF CIVIL SOCIETY, ITS FORMATION IN UKRAINE, FUNCTIONS AND FEATURES
Author(s) -
Khrystyna Martsikhiv,
Liliia Yevgenivna Horbachova
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
vìsnik nûu ìmenì âroslava mudrogo. serìâ: fìlosofìâ, fìlosofìâ prava, polìtologìâ, socìologìâ/vìsnik nacìonalʹnoï ûridičnoj akademìï ukraïni ìmenì âroslava mudrogo. serìâ: fìlosofìâ, fìlosofìâ prava, polìtologìâ, socìologìâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2663-5704
pISSN - 2075-7190
DOI - 10.21564/2663-5704.50.233897
Subject(s) - civil society , politics , state (computer science) , political science , sociology , environmental ethics , political economy , law , philosophy , algorithm , computer science
The concept of «civil society» in modern political science is given. The relevance of its theoretical and practical aspects which is caused by the obvious increase the role of ordinary citizens and their voluntary associations in all spheres of human society: economic, political, social, spiritual, is analyzed. The successes of public organizations and movements of people of good will in the field of detente of international tensions, in providing assistance to peoples affected by natural disasters, catastrophes and other social unrest are widely known. It was established that the basis of victories is the development of civil society, high activity of citizens and their voluntary associations. This is achievable only in a sufficiently developed civil society. It has been proved that success comes where the business activity of citizens and the non-governmental structures they create increases, state intervention in economic, social and spiritual life is limited, where civil society develops and improves. The theoretical and applied aspects of the phenomenon of civil society are comprehended through a theoretical analysis of the concept of civil society in the history of socio-philosophical and political thought, from Plato and Aristotle to the views of modern researchers. It is emphasized that civil society is a type of social system, the hallmark of which is the real multi-subjectivity of economic, social, cultural and political life. The formation and development of civil society in Ukraine during the years of independence is analyzed. It is proved that the formation of civil society is manifested in the formation of its institutions - voluntary public associations, public movements, trade unions, independent media, public opinion as a social institution, elections and referendums as a means of public expression and protection of public-dependent interests. judicial and law enforcement systems, etc. The peculiarities of the interaction of civil society and the rights` state are substantiated.