CHANGING THE VECTORS OF DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE STATE AND CIVIL SOCIETY IN UKRAINE IN MODERN CONDITIONS

Abstract

The article examines the transformation of the vectors of dialogue between the state and civil society in Ukraine in the context of profound socio-political changes caused by military aggression, digitalization of public administration and the European integration course of the state. Based on the analysis of the stages of development of interaction in 1991–2025. The evolution of forms of civic activity is shown – from poorly institutionalized practices of the first years of independence to a high level of mobilization, volunteering, and participation in the formation of state policy after 2014 and, especially, after 2022. It is emphasized that the modern dialogue is characterized by the simultaneous strengthening of partnership and exacerbation of structural problems: a lack of trust, unequal access to participation, fragmentation of institutional mechanisms, competition for resources, wartime information risks and a difference in expectations between the parties.

It is shown that public administration reforms – decentralization, professionalization of the civil service, anti-corruption institutions and the introduction of e-governance – change not only the structure of the management system, but also the political culture of citizens, stimulate the formation of new models of responsibility, accountability and horizontal interaction. At the same time, it has been revealed that intensive digitalization and the growing role of public initiatives require updating normative mechanisms of communication and creating more sustainable institutional formats of cooperation that can ensure the real participation of broad social groups.

The need to transition to a partnership model based on consistency, transparency, inclusiveness and trust, which would meet the conditions of martial law, the tasks of post-war recovery and long-term goals of democratic development, is substantiated. It is concluded that the further strengthening of Ukrainian democracy directly depends on the ability of the state and the civil sector to build a sustainable, institutionally balanced and value-oriented dialogue that will ensure the effectiveness of public policy, social cohesion and the sustainability of statehood.

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