War in the practice of functioning of different types of political systems

Abstract

The purpose of the paper is to explore the relationship between the possibility and necessity of using war and a certain type of political system. The relevance lies in the fact that war is inherently destructive and strongly influences political consciousness. A political system that exercises power and political influence contains state and social institutions with certain values and norms that generate war or, on the contrary, oppose it. During a full-scale war, the issue of war in the practice of functioning of different types of political systems has become particularly important. The main methodological approaches were holistic and systemic analysis. General scientific and philosophical methods were also used. The study achieved its goal by fulfilling the following tasks. Based on the study of literary sources, the definition of the concepts of “war” and “political system” was determined. A table of typology of political systems was developed. The role of war, its goals, and its objectives in the functioning of totalitarian, authoritarian, and democratic political systems are clarified. The features of the political system of Ukraine under martial law are analyzed. The causes and factors of the Russian-Ukrainian war are determined. The regularities of activity and functions of political systems are revealed.