КЛАСИФІКАЦІЙНА ТА ВИДОВА СТРУКТУРА ОСНОВНИХ ФОРМ УЧАСТІ МОЛОДІ В ПУБЛІЧНОМУ УПРАВЛІННІ

Abstract

Youth participation in democratic countries is an integral part of socio-political life. Active participation of young people involves influence on decisions and actions, participation in actions and events, in order to promote building a better society. The idea of youth participation is based on the assertion that the greatest number of ideas for solving youth issues and problems arises outside the government or at lower levels. After all, it is the young people who know the sources of the problems best and see how national and local programs are working to solve these problems in practice.Among the main forms of youth participation are traditionally distinguished: voting and nomination in elections, participation in referendums, participation in protest actions. However, one should not focus only on voting or nominating for elections, as traditional forms of youth participation, the most decisive for modern democracy is the form of youth participation in the inter-electoral cycle in everyday social and political life.There are many other forms and types of youth participation at different levels of government, at different stages of public policy making, which one should pay attention to. Given the context of the decline of youth participation in traditional political processes, which has been observed in recent years, it is necessary to promote, support and encourage the development of different forms and types of youth participation as a basis for developing public administration.The article deals with the study of the classification of types and forms of youth participation, provides a comprehensive system of their systematization and extended classification. In particular,it was proposed to add characteristics of the specific structure of youth participation and the generalization and supplementation of classification structure of youth participation form.The conducted study of the classification of types and forms of youth participation allowed to systematize and develop on this basis an extended classification.Additional features of the specific structure of youth participation are offered: 1) based on scale – local, national and international (global); 2) based on purpose the activity – mobilization, philanthropy, mediation, social solidarity, change, creation; 3) based on sphere of activity – participation in culture, recreation, sports; in education and research; in health care and social services; in environment protection; in international relations; religious participation; business andprofessional participation; legal, propaganda and politics; participation in addressing basic needs (promoting youth employment, housing and transport services, etc.).The classification structure of the forms of youth participation is generalized and supplemented: 1) traditional political participation (voting and nomination of candidates for election, youth deputies, youth leaders, participation in political campaigns, policy discussions, etc.); 2) non-traditional political participation (legal public actions, signature of petitions, sending of proposals, appeals, requirements to the authorities, support of personal contacts with state administrators, etc.); 3) formal public participation (activities of youth public organizations, associations, trade unions, associations of interests, youth councils and similar structures, pupil and student self-government, etc.); 4) informal public participation (digital participation, social media, sociological surveys and public opinion monitoring, seminars, round tables, consultations, youth exchanges, youth initiatives, volunteering, etc.).