Concepts and goals of public administration in the security and defense sector

Abstract

The article is devoted to defining the concepts and goals of public administration in the security and defense sector. The author stated that public administration in the security and defense sector is currently developing at a very fast pace, which is associated both with the need to concentrate efforts of the state and civil society to repel Russian aggression, and with the intensification of the process of North Atlantic integration. Taken together, these factors confirm the relevance and importance of defining the concepts and objectives of public administration in the security and defense sector.
 The article clarifies that the new paradigm of public administration does not deny taking into account and using the previous successful experience in the functioning of state institutions, including military formations. Conversely, the reasons for ineffective activity in different areas should be the subject of scientific analysis in order not to repeat the mistakes of the past in the future. The main criteria for the effectiveness of public administration in different historical periods must necessarily cover the protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, as well as the implementation of the principle of humanism.
 The article formulates the definition of public administration in the security and defense sector as a complex of administrative and legal means, the combination of which allows transforming public relations to achieve a higher level of protection of human and civil rights and freedoms, strengthening the defense capability of our state and reducing the impact of threats to national security.
 The author proposes defining the goals of public administration in the security and defense sector. It was found that they cover: a) provision, protection and renewal in violation of national interests from external and internal threats to the national security of Ukraine; b) provision, protection and renewal in case of violation of the rights and freedoms of individuals and legal entities in their relations with subjects of the security and defense sector; c) improvement of the military command and control system.