Determination of the state of methodological support for the study of state anti-corruption policy in Ukraine

Abstract

The article analyzes the opinions of scientists regarding the research methodology of forming the foundations of anti-corruption policy. It was determined that under the methodological basis of the study of the state anti-corruption policy in Ukraine should be understood a set of methods and methods of knowledge related to the solution of the scientific problem of developing a coherent theoretical and applied concept of the state anti­corruption policy and determining its essence. The methods of studying the state anti­corruption policy were investigated and the use of the following scientific research methods of the administrative-legal foundations of the anti­corruption policy was substantiated: dialectical, formal-logical, historical, systemic-structural, comparative-legal, systemic analysis, method of alternatives. The methodological foundations of the research are substantiated: the study of scientific assets of researchers; analysis of the scientific assets of scientists who, using certain methods of scientific knowledge, investigated the problems of combating corruption by administrative and legal means; summarizing the works of scientists who directly researched the state anti-corruption policy. Thanks to the chosen research methodology, scientifically based conclusions and results were obtained, the author's vision of the theoretical- applied concept of the state anti-corruption policy, ways of its further development and improvement of the administrative and legal foundations of its support and regulation were outlined. It was found that the systematization of scientific research to one extent or another is one of the methods used by scientists to determine the state of development of the problem in the field of anti-corruption, to establish one's own position and methodology for highlighting the theoretical and applied aspects of overcoming this negative phenomenon. In addition, scientific analysis is carried out with the aim of forming scientifically based proposals aimed at improving the current legislation, interpretation of its existing provisions. It has been proven that it is important to determine the content of anti-corruption policy is to find out the content of corruption. The concept of anti-corruption policy is based on scientific research by domestic and foreign scientists dedicated to combating corruption. Determining the state of methodological support for the study of state anti-corruption policy in Ukraine involves the generalization of scientific methods of its research; review of scientific literature on anti-corruption topics, coverage of Ukrainian and foreign monographic and other works on anti­corruption problems; identification of issues left out of the attention of scientists; formulation of the tasks of this study.