Respondent

Cherveniak Krystyna Tarasivna

Theme

The influence of the ethnonational factor on sociopolitical processes in Ukraine

Defence Date

05.03.2019

Annotation

The analysis of the influences of the ethnonational factor on social and political processes in Ukraine in the context of formation of effective state policy has been conducted in the thesis. The definition of the concept “ethnonational factor” in Ukrainian scientific discourse has been specified. It has been proposed to understand this factor as an active potential of an ethnic community, which has a constructive or destructive influence on the development of society and the state, depending on whether the fundamental interests of this community are satisfied or unsatisfied.

The author’s version of the grouping of the regions of Ukraine has been put forward, where the quantity and the ratio of the titular ethnic group and national minorities is the criterion for separation. Based on this, the regions of Ukraine can be divided into three groups: 1) predominantly monoethnic; 2) predominantly biethnic; 3) predominantly polyethnic.

The constructive influences of the ethnonational factor through the processes of ethnic and national consolidation have been covered. With this aim in view, we have developed the methodological schemes of analysis, based on a set of criteria, for determining the level of involvement of the regions of Ukraine in the process of national consolidation and identifying the level of consolidation of the national minorities and on its basis – the constructiveness or destructiveness of the influences of their active potential on the sociopolitical processes in the region or the country.

The ethnopolitical threats, their main causes and consequences, as an expression of the destructive influences of the investigated factor on the sociopolitical processes in Ukraine, have been analyzed. It has been established that such threats to Ukraine included the politicization of ethnicity, interethnic or ethnopolitical conflict, ethnic separatism or irredentism. They are actualized in the relations between the entities of the sociopolitical processes. At present, the main causes of their emergence are different views of ethnic communities and authorities on their further development; the use of the ethnonational factor in political games; the influence and external incitement done by certain states with the purpose of reaching their own goals.

The main factors that influence on the model of the state ethnic policy have been distinguished. Such factors include the type of political regime; methods used to manage modern ethnopolitical processes, as well as ethnoregional environment. It has been stated that the definition of the features of the latter makes it possible to apply a differential approach by regions when implementing the state policy in such field.

The proposals on the improvement of the strategy of the state ethnic policy of Ukraine and the operational level of ethnopolitical management have been put forward. Their essence is to supplement the legal and regulatory framework of this policy by means of adopting the Concept of the State Ethnonational Policy of Ukraine; reestablish the central executive authority in the field of ethnonational policy; take into account the features of the ethnoregional environment when developing the state policy; conduct permanent situation monitoring of the ethnopolitical situation with the purpose of taking into account its results when designing the relevant regional development programs; establish a separate department for ethnonational policy at the level of the regional state administration and offices of this department; and use subsidiarity as the key principle of the public policy, as well as regionalization initiated by the state as a separate instrument for realization of the state policy. This will enable to effectively take into account the influence of the ethnonational factor on sociopolitical processes in Ukraine.

Key words: political process, political institution, ethnonational factor, polyethnic region, national consolidation, ethnopolitical threat, political stability, civil society institute, ethnoregional environment, state, ethnonational policy, ethnopolitical management, Ukraine.

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