CULTURAL POLICY IN UKRAINE IN CONDITIONS OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL INSTABILITY

Abstract

The article analyzes the tasks in the formation of cultural policy, relevant for the conditions of economic and social instability of the Ukrainian society. In particular, the author proves the need to strengthen the regulatory framework for the creation of a system of state protectionism for the development of Ukrainian culture and art. An urgent task is to develop a new edition of the Law of Ukraine “On Culture”, in which it is necessary to develop a legal mechanism for the implementation of cultural policy in the context of decentralized management. In the updated basic law, it is necessary to consolidate the introduction of cultural subventions from the state budget to support cultural institutions in order to ensure the cultural rights of citizens. There is a need to optimize budgetary support for the cultural sphere from local governments through the determination of the norms for the share of local communities’ budgets, will be aimed at supporting cultural activities and the maintenance of cultural heritage sites. A complex of problems related to the development of public-private partnership as a mechanism of cultural policy is considered. The article proves the need to create a regulatory framework for public-private partnership, in particular philanthropic activities, in order to attract additional financial resources for the implementation of cultural projects. It is substantiated that the development of cultural and creative industries should become one of the priorities of cultural policy. In order to form the foundations of state policy in this area, it is relevant to prepare a state target program for the development of cultural and creative industries. The purpose of such a program is to recognize the priority of the development of this industry as one of the areas of economic and innovation policy aimed at creating creative goods and services for the domestic and foreign markets.