THE PROBLEM OF FORMING RESILIENCE IN UKRAINE IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIAL PROTECTION OF ATO PARTICIPANTS

Abstract

The article presents the key results of the research was conducted within the framework of the complex scientific project “Public Administration and Local Self-Government” of the National Academy of Public Administration under the President of Ukraine on the topic of research work “Formation of national resilience in Ukraine in the conditions of socio-economic turbulence”. It has been found that the content of the resilience definition, both for the individual and for the country as a whole, is the ability to counteract the effects of the external environment and quickly adapt to modern realities with minimal losses for the country itself. In view of this, the study drew attention to monitoring the implementation of the action plan for the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the European Union and analyzed the socio-economic sphere, including the analysis of the index of prosperity of Ukraine in the dynamics for 2007-2018. The publication identifies major of issues that need particular attention from the state, including demographic, economic, political and social issues. It is emphasized that, given the state of socio-economic turbulence in Ukraine, social problems can be attributed to the emergence of completely new groups of people in need of social protection and, consequently, a considerable financial burden on the state and local budgets. At the same time, they are convinced that the social protection of ATO participants in the conditions of continuing fighting in eastern Ukraine is a strategic issue related to the national security sphere. In the context of the social protection of ATO participants particular problems have been identified in this area, in particular with state funding for social guarantees and benefits for ATO participants and their families, as well as with providing this category of persons with land plots of the appropriate size and characteristics stipulated by the legislation. The experience of forming national resilience on the example of Israel and the United States of America (USA) in the field of social protection of war veterans, servicemen and their families and the best cases for their application in Ukraine are considered.