BUILDING CIVIL SOCIETY IN UKRAINE AS A MECHANISM FOR EFFECTIVE STATE CREATION

Abstract

The article presents civil society as an integrated designation of the whole set of existing relations in society that are not state-political; it is shown that civil society is a mechanism of social interaction, consisting of a system of local self-government, various associations, social movements and public communication, which are relatively autonomous from the state; the main features of civil society are given; the basic concepts of civil society are considered. It is established that the potential of civil society institutions is not fully used by the executive authorities, local governments to provide social and other socially significant services. The low level of institutional development of civil society institutions, the lack of stable involvement of professional staff and financial and material resources, effective practices of partnership with public authorities, local governments and business remain problematic issues. Mostly active and efficient civil society institutions are concentrated in urban settlements and in rural areas where there is some economic activity. In most rural areas of the Kherson region, there is virtually no network of effective and capable civil society institutions. Taking into account the role of civil society in various spheres of public life, it is proved that the processes of forming civil society involve creating conditions for real support of people's initiative and free will of citizens, which is the key to building a modern democratic, legal, socially oriented state; the National Strategy for the Development of Civil Society in Ukraine for 2021-2026 approved by the President of Ukraine is analyzed; prospects of its implementation at the regional level are revealed (on the example of Kherson region).