СУПЕРЕЧНОСТІ ДЕМОКРАТИЧНОЇ МОДЕРНІЗАЦІЇ УКРАЇНСЬКОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА ЯК ДЖЕРЕЛА ПОСИЛЕННЯ СОЦІАЛЬНОЇ НАПРУЖЕНОСТІ

Abstract

The article, in accordance to its main purpose, is devoted to the research of the contradictions of the social tensions political determinants as the specific sources of the strengthening in the contemporary Ukrainian society. The author’s conceptual point of view towards the problem under research is presented in the following scientific conclusions. It is estimated that difficulties of the national political system reformation has led to the citizens political consciousness deformation and a political corruption increase. It is argued that, the contemporary Ukrainian society, according to the basic parameters of its social identification, is a post-Soviet society with a democratic modernization being spontaneous and inconsistent. Today a political power of Ukraine supports the conservative scenario of democratic reforms, resulting in the resumption of the obsolete political system functional regimes, with the majority of the Ukrainian citizens being in a state of ambivalence regerding political institutions legality of which is neither supported by law nor morality. Empirical data of the sociological survays representative monitoring indicate the overwhelming majority of the population in relation to the democratic reforms process in Ukraine to be in a state of passivity not believing in their success. That is why Ukraine has formed and is consistently reproducing the political participation practices of the citizens being a real social source of the political corruption. It was found out that an important factor of the Ukrainian society social tension strengthening to be the uncertainty of the political strategy of the two interrelated fundamental problems solving: 1) the territorial integrity of Ukraine and 2) its social integrity. The existing global competition and the real functionality of the social order disorganization ontological factors, such as a social mistrust, corruption, deprivation, armed conflicts, and terrorist actions are the current obstacles to the social and political consolidation of the contemporary Ukrainian society.