Changes in political regimes and prospects for strengthening democracy in Ukraine

Authors

Galyna Zelenko
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7219-4703
Oleksandr Mayboroda
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0920-4598
Tetyana Lyashenko
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5807-1130
Tetyana Bevz
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0129-1925
Maria Karmazina
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2887-6824
Nataliya Kononenko
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8397-2830
Svitlana Brekharya
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5547-5984
Vladislav Kovalevskiy
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7373-8805
Yurii Shaihorodskyi
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3281-6138
Oleg Kondratenko
Kuras Institute of Political and Ethnic Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1905-934X

Synopsis

The present monograph analyses the processes of transformation of the political regime in Ukraine during the period of independence. Resting on a broad empirical basis, this research project analyses a deviant correlation of the projected and the effective political regimes in Ukraine, the specifics of the public administration system, regional practices of the political regime, the nature of political parties and civil society, as well as the aspects of political culture and political consciousness of Ukrainian citizenry under the current political regime in Ukraine, together with the role of financial-industrial groups in political processes. The book analyses the dynamics of Ukraine’s performance in global rankings of democracy, as well as the phenomenon of ‘state capture’, while due recommendations are formulated with regard to the prospects of strengthening democracy in Ukraine. The book is intended for scientists, politicians, and both post- and undergraduate students of political science, as well as for everyone who is interested in the peculiarities ofpolitical development of Ukraine.

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December 17, 2021

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