Problems of Democratic Development of the State and Society in the Conditions of the Russian Federation’s War With Ukraine: Economic and Legal Aspect

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to study the economic and legal foundations and identify the problems of the democratic development of the state and society in the conditions of the russian federation’s war with Ukraine. The results of the research made it possible to establish that there are problems with the democratic development of the state and society in Ukraine, which arose even before the start of the military confrontation between the russian federation and Ukraine, and the full-scale invasion of the territory of a sovereign state only deepened the existing destructive changes in the state and society. The problem of the preservation and development of democracy has become extremely acute in modern realities and requires proper attention and in-depth research. It was revealed that in Ukraine the development of the state and society takes place under the democracy of the hybrid regime. Downward trends have been established for the indicator that characterizes the level of state instability, which indicates the consolidation of the efforts of the state and society with the aim of the effective counteraction to the external enemy in the extremely difficult conditions of waging war and mobilizing resources to preserve democratic values. It has been proved that the quality of public administration in Ukraine is too low, which requires a review of the existing policy and the development of additional measures to combat corruption in the public sector. The study of the influence of factors on the level of the quality of life of the population revealed that the growth of the index of democracy and the quality of public administration leads to an increase in the quality of life of the population (respective regression indicators r=0.854 and r=0.211), while the increase in state instability reduces it (r= –0.332). It is proposed to develop a set of special measures to strengthen the interaction of state authorities with the public on the basis of transparency, openness, and access to information, guarantee the rights and freedoms of people and citizens, as well as intensify the process of preventing and counteracting corruption.

The Role of Public Administration in Ensuring State Security: Strategies and Mechanisms of Implementation

“…In this context, Bahmani (2016) argues that the coordinated interaction of public administration bodies allows for rapid adaptation to changing conditions of the external and internal environment and effective counteraction to the challenges, threats, and dangers of the present. A similar opinion is shared by Blahuta et al (2022). Based on empirical research, they prove the main challenging aspects of ensuring the effectiveness of public administration in the country, which, accordingly, affects the reduction of the state security level.…”

Institutional stability of public administration: the economic and legal dimension

“…In particular, scientists prove that the country has a low level of institutional capacity of public authorities at various levels of social relations, a low level of public trust in them, as well as the imperfection of current legislation in the field of public ad ministration. In addition, R. Blahuta, V. Blikhar, V. Savenko, M. Vinichuk, V. Gapchich [14], based on empirical research, proved that Ukraine has a high level of state instability, which deepened in the conditions of the war against russia, and causes a decrease in the effectiveness of public administration bodies, which, in turn, requires strengthening their stability and strengthening interaction with the public, since, as noted by N. Tkachova, V. Tokareva, I. Shumliaieva, V. Korolkov and M. Rysin [15], the institutional stability of the country's public administration is a decisive factor in ensuring the stability in the country and increasing wellbeing.…”