PUBLIC INITIATIVES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS IN UKRAINE AT THE CURRENT STAGE

Abstract

One of the key and most common tools for interaction between government and citizens is public initiatives and hearings. The author emphasizes that the latest democratic tendencies of local governance play a huge role in solving problems of local significance and determining the vectors of local development. The article analyzes the problems of cooperation of public authorities with various non-governmental organizations of civil society and identifies ways and directions of its activation.
 The authors note that public hearings are one of the mechanisms for reconciling the interests of different groups, showing an interest in solving a particular problem of public interest. In many democracies of the world, public hearings are a particular form of community involvement in the legislative decision-making process required by law. Public hearings are a very common mechanism of democracy at the local level in most democratic countries - it is a dialogue between the local government and the community itself. The study focuses on the role of civil society in the formation of new principles of cooperation between public authorities and civil society.
 Creating conditions for socio-political dialogue of all groups and sectors of society that have different interests, comprehensive support for the idea of civil peace should be the basis for further development of Ukrainian statehood, development of an extensive system of interaction with civil society and various non-governmental organizations. In the context of effective involvement of citizens in the policy implementation process, the activity of public initiatives and public hearings is of key importance.