Consolidation Of Ukrainian Society Research Articles

The impact of war on the rules of implementation of public-private partnership in the cultural sector of Ukraine

Formulation of the problem. Public-private partnership is an effective mechanism for providing additional resources for the development of culture, and in Ukraine, this mechanism can help restore destroyed infrastructure objects and ensure a proper level of protection of cultural heritage in the conditions of armed conflict. However, successful implementation of such a partnership requires compliance with certain regulatory, legal, and financial-economic conditions, and the state must be a leading partner in this process. Analysis of recent research and publications. Leading domestic scientists cons- tantly research economic and financial problems of the development and popularization of national culture using public-private partnership. However, the war has presented new challenges for Ukraine, which makes the search for effective solutions to improve the mechanisms for regulating public-private partnerships in the cultural sphere with consideration of its specificities an ongoing process. Presenting main material. The article explores the main causes and problems that impede the development of public-private partnerships in Ukraine and require legislative changes in the current stage. The consequences of the Russian military invasion for the cultural sphere of Ukraine and the domestic economy in common are considered. The normative and legal framework for regulating the mechanisms of public-private partnerships in the process of rebuilding the state in wartime and post-war times, in particular the restoration and functioning of the cultural sphere, is analyzed. An overview of legislative changes aimed at regulating urgent issues in the field of public-private partnerships is provided. Suggestions for improving the regulation mechanisms of public- private partnerships in the cultural sphere of Ukraine, taking into account the specific features of this sphere, are presented. It should be noted that in the formation and implementation of public-private partnerships in the field of culture, its peculiarities must be taken into account. Culture is a sphere of activity that is of great importance for national development, influences political transformation of the country, and is the basis on which consolidation of Ukrainian society takes place. In addition, the field of culture is regarded by modern scientists as an important factor in the development of human potential, which in the future will have a greater impact on the economy than financial flows and infrastructure. Conclusions. For Ukraine, public-private partnership is the most promising method of attracting investments in the field of culture and heritage preservation. Legislative changes are necessary for successful implementation. The demands of modernity and urgent needs for economic recovery require quick familiarity with new innovative approaches to public-private partnerships and establishing a fair dialogue with businesses. The Ukrainian government is working on improving legislation and taking steps to address urgent problems. Updating the legislative framework, reducing procedures and documents, improving land and tax legislation, strengthening administrative responsibility, and implementing specific features in the implementation of this type of partnership in certain sectors of the economy will contribute to the development of public-private partnerships in Ukraine. This will help to restore the country as quickly as possible after the war.

Trauma Therapy: Literary Concept of Overcoming Collective Pain (considering the works of modern Ukrainian prose)

The article studies the literary concept of tragedy in contemporary Ukrainian prose about Soviet past. The problem is relevant, because the trauma is important in the consolidation of Ukrainian society, affected by new trials. The subject of literary analysis is the comprehension of the Kurenivka man-made disaster of 1961, the history of which was declassified only in the era of independence. The novels “Life in Pink” by Halyna Horytska and “The Thaw Book. 1954–1964” by Tymur and Olena Lytovchenko. The author of the studio is guided by the theories of “collective trauma”, “culture of wound”, “trauma therapy”, “place of memory”. Accordingly, the literary model of collective tragedy is analysed. It is determined that the depiction of trauma in the context of memory of the Soviet past in both novels has many common features, namely: showing a characteristic of victims and perpetrators (a specific perpetrator — a representative of the authorities; a generalised perpetrator — the Soviet system; a perpetrator — relative); giving the places of remembrance the signs of grief by tracing the immediate destruction of objects in space; describing the death as understanding the transition of the soul to the afterlife; demonstrating memory erasure (forced silence of trauma, deliberate refusal of memory); identifying categories of remorse and punishment (suicide).The similarity of the author’s means of artistic speech is revealed: the combination of fiction and nonfiction, the introduction of journalistic comments and emotional judgment, giving semantic weight to details-symbols. The novelty of the study is the expansion of theoretical views on the problem of trauma in literary work, modeling the image of tragedy in the context of memory of the Soviet past. Further study of the problem is promising in the analysis of the aesthetic concept of the traumatic past, which is comprehended in modern prose.

Consolidation of Ukrainian society as a significant factor in strengthening state sovereignty in conditions of the Russo-Ukrainian war

Consolidation of Ukrainian society as a significant factor in strengthening state sovereignty in conditions of the Russo-Ukrainian war

Language as the main sign of the identity of the Ukrainian nation

The article analyzes the relationship between language and identity in Ukraine. The role of language as a source of the spiritual life of the people, a determining factor and the main sign of the identity of the Ukrainian nation is highlighted. The interrelationship of language as a factor in the formation of the identity of the Ukrainian nation is analyzed. The purpose of the article is to analyze the linguistic aspect as the main feature of the identity of the Ukrainian nation. Language is a means of forming and becoming a person, his intellect, will, feelings and form of existence. Language is a tool with which you can learn about the world around you. One of the main functions of language is identification. The function of linguistic identification is that language is a means of identification of speakers, that is, a means of expressing their belonging to the community, nation and ethnicity. In the process of national identification, the linguistic self-identification of each individual plays a major role, because it becomes the factor of the consolidation of society and the engine of building a strong, democratic and independent country. According to the concept of state language policy in Ukraine, the statehood of the Ukrainian language is a key factor in the consolidation of Ukrainian society throughout the territory of Ukraine, a guarantee of preserving the national identity of the Ukrainian ethnic group and the state unity of Ukraine. The results of the sociological survey showed that 94.6 consider Ukrainian as their native language and 64.9 speak exclusively Ukrainian; 97.3% of respondents believe that they are fluent in the Ukrainian language. The Ukrainian language is part of the XXI century. as a language that successfully meets the complex, responsible and multifaceted needs of the state and ethno-cultural development of the Ukrainian people, has a functionally dynamic and open structure for further development.

Conceptualization of Ukrainian Identity in the Official Discourse

The relevance of the concept of “identity” is becoming increasingly important in the context of globalization and socio-cultural transformations. The study of the concept of "identity" was carried out through the analysis of official documents of the state, draft concepts of national identity and the results of sociological research. The study of the concept of “identity” was carried out by analyzing official documents of the state, draft concepts of national identity. The ideas of Ukrainian identity, national unity, and consolidation of society are quite clearly traced in the concepts and strategies of national security of Ukraine. It was about strengthening national unity and guaranteeing territorial integrity, the ability of the state and society to provide adequate responses to internal and external challenges. The official documents emphasize the protection of state sovereignty and territorial integrity, strengthening national unity and consolidation of Ukrainian society, preventing threats to national security in the humanitarian sphere, establishing the Ukrainian language in all spheres as one of the most important factors of national identity and its preservation in globalization challenges. The state policy of protection of the Ukrainian language is a question of national security and national-patriotic education of Ukrainians. An important factor in the construction of a common identity, identification space is public policy, enshrined in legislation, especially in concepts, strategies, doctrines. Identity has significant consolidation potential and is a complex structure that includes a number of factors, including ethnic, cultural, territorial, political, economic, legal and others. The formation of a national identity should become a priority of the Ukrainian state.

Strategic guidelines of ethno-national policy of Ukraine: Political and legal aspects

Problems and unresolved issues in the field of the Ukrainian political nation consolidation and national minorities rights protection are analysed. The normative legal acts regulating ethno-national relations in Ukraine are analysed. The necessity of reforming the ethno-national legislation, elimination of declarative, contradictory and conflicting norms is proved. Threats caused by separatist manifestations are shown. The main values, guidelines and directions of the Ukrainian state ethno-national policy development are determined. The creation of a legal framework for ethnocultural autonomy in Ukraine will contribute to the formation of an effective system of protection of the rights of citizens belonging to national minorities in Ukraine, which will meet international standards in the field of protection of national minorities. , and will allow to approximate the legislation of Ukraine in the field of protection of the rights of national minorities to the EU law. Each national minority will have the right to create its own ethnocultural (extraterritorial) autonomy in order to address the issues of preservation and development of ethnocultural identity without requirements and claims to the state and the state budget. This will eliminate the declarativeness of the relevant legislation, increase the level of self-organization of national minorities, redirect ethno-territorial requirements to ethnocultural, promote harmonization of ethno-national relations and interethnic harmony in Ukraine, consolidation of Ukrainian society into a political nation based on common citizenship

Tools fo ensuring the efficiency of communicative activity of non-governmental organizations (ngos)

Problem setting. The rapid development of modern society requires the creation of new forms of cooperation and mutual understanding and requires new forms of communication, which will be characterized by even greater efficiency, openness, transparency, efficiency and quality. The total penetration of communication into all spheres of public life actualizes its significance and functional role.
 Modern transformational processes taking place in society necessitate the creation of responsible institutions of civil society, which include public organizations that act as a mediator between the community and the state. The level of public trust in them depends on the effectiveness of communicative activities of NGOs because successful communication is the basis of constructive dialogue between public organizations and society.
 Recent research and publications analysis. Ukrainian scientists study various aspects of the activity of NGOs, in particular, the development of mass and civil communication, public relations are studied in their works of such domestic scientists as: E. Afonin, V. Bebyk, M. Bilynska, O. Valevskyi, T. Vasilevskaya, N. Hrytsyak, N. Hudyma, V. Hurkovskyi, O. Dmytrenko, L. Klymanska, M. Lohunova, D. Nelipa, I. Panteleichuk, O. Petroye, G. Pocheptsov, O. Pukhkal, V. Rebkalo , V. Rizun, E. Romanenko, A. Savkov, S. Seryogin, G. Sytnyk, S. Teleshun, I. Chaplai and others.
 Highlighting previously unsettled parts of the general problem. Understanding the general features and trends of the development of public organizations, as well as the establishment of their effective internal and external communicative activity, require more detailed consideration and detailed study.
 The paper aims at theoretically substantiating the tools for ensuring the effectiveness of communicative activities of NGOs as a basis for open and rational dialogue in a consolidated society.
 Paper main body. The issue of improving the communicative interaction of public organizations with government bodies and the media does not disappear from the agenda of either government agencies or public associations.
 The effectiveness of communication of public organizations in Ukraine depends primarily on the literacy of their communication campaigns, which implies the presence in NGOs of communication strategies, which involve high-level professionals with many years of practical experience.
 Today, the participation of Ukrainians in the social movement and the trust in the institutions of the third sector and their influence on the development of society and community are growing. The results of the study showed that the efficiency of communicative activities of NGOs directly depends on public confidence in them.
 Social networks are a unique platform for consolidating different groups of actors based on the commonality of their interests, and as a result of communicative interaction, there is a large-scale synergetic effect. This way of showing civic activity can be considered the most efficient and widespread.
 The article considers the advantages and risks of the use of social networks by public organizations in the communicative activity of the public sector, outlines several rules of communication in social networks for public organizations.
 The article states that the effectiveness of communication of NGOs also depends on cooperation with journalists and the choice of audience. The quality of feedback and the level of public trust in NGOs depend on the ability to convey relevant information to the audience in a timely and high-quality manner.
 We should not underestimate the growing role of public organizations in the consolidation of society, a necessary condition for which is the creation of a single information space. National consolidation will be successful when the state policy in this area is complemented by the activities of civil society institutions, their effective internal and external communication activities.
 In our opinion, there is a necessity to establish consolidated communication as a process of multifaceted communication within society through various communication channels and tools to strengthen, unite, integrate and pull together society to form a common coherent approach to solving societal problems.
 Conclusions of the research and prospects for further studies. Effective NGOs, as an element of civil society, are the catalyst for its development. Every NGO, since its inception, seeks to plan its activities in such a way as to achieve its goals in the shortest possible time, to become known, to influence public opinion. This area is an important factor that affects the necessity for communicative interaction between the state and civil society.
 Among the tools for ensuring the efficiency of communicative activity of NGOs, we consider it appropriate to name: the presence of feedback and the level of public confidence in them; literacy of public communication campaigns; correct use of social networks in the communicative activity of the public sector; establishing active cooperation with journalists; definition of the target audience; use of modern communication formats; selection of communication channels that correspond to the target audience; establishing consolidated communication.
 Further research in this direction should be aimed, in particular, at an in-depth studying of consolidated communication as a major factor in the consolidation of Ukrainian society.

«ПОРТФЕЛЬ РИЗИКІВ» УКРАЇНСЬКОГО СУСПІЛЬСТВА: АНАЛІЗ ПОЛІТИЧНОЇ СИТУАЦІЇ 2014-2020 РР.

Розкрито необхідність оцінки ризику в умовах глобалізації сучасного суспільства. З’ясовано теоретичні аспекти політичного ризику, основні аспекти сприйняття суспільством ризиків. Ключовим моментом у дослідженні ризиків сучасного українського суспільства стало його співвідношення з невизначеністю та небезпекою у політиці. Відзначено, що політичні ризики сучасного українського суспільства тяжіють до зростання (тобто поглиблюються). Свідченням цього факту є аналітичні довідки та експертні висновки фахівців Українського незалежного центру політичних досліджень. Особливо увагу приділено «портфелю ризиків» українського суспільства, який щорічно поповнюється в умовах світової кризи, активної терористичної діяльності тощо.

THE LANGUAGE QUESTION AS A FACTOR OF INFLUENCE ON UKRAINE’S NATIONAL SECURITY

The purpose of the article is to analyze the linguistic situation in Ukraine and to discuss its relation to Ukrainian statehood. The current language situation mirrors the socio-political situation in Ukraine and interrelates with language legislation as practiced by Ukrainian institutions of state power. As of today, language legislation is one of the most powerful tools to strengthen the state and increase national stability.
 In Ukraine language was, is and continues to be a cornerstone of national unity and national security. At present, the Ukrainian language is widely believed to be essential for the persistence of the Ukrainian ethnos. It is an important tool for the consolidation of Ukrainian collective consciousness and the spiritual unity of society. Ukrainian society, which is faced with a number of serious problems, needs a revision of its state-building strategy for the sake of national security. A consolidation of Ukrainian society and a clear national idea is key for a prosperous future of Ukraine. The ethnos is the power of the nation. There is no state without a nation. Language plays a significant role for the conservation of the ethnic identity of a nation and its organization in a state. Namely, the civic society of a state has common interests, values, ideas, emotions etc., which are shared in the process of societal communication based on symbolic messages. These symbolic messages have to be codified in a state language, because, according to Wilhelm von Humboldt, language is the expression of the spirit of a people. Language reflects the level of the power of spiritual energy for the consolidation of national strength. All state mechanisms (the governmental apparatus, administrative and financial institutions) should guarantee the effective functioning of the Ukrainian state language in all spheres of societal life of Ukraine. As far as minority languages are concerned, the state can only guarantee their free development and their protection from suppression, but is not obliged to take on maximum obligations.
 In this study we discuss how linguistic and legal problems interrelate with basic human rights and freedom and how a consolidated language policy serves the national interests of Ukrainian society. The experience of the last decades, namely the period of Russian aggression against Ukraine, shows how different political forces use language legislation, e.g., the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, with manipulative intentions. National identity is constructed by such crucial parameters as language, historical experience and faith. According to current surveys, the majority of Ukrainians share distinctly pro-European views, although modern Ukrainian society is still shaken by disinformation and fake news. We offer a list of proposals that will help to consolidate national security in Ukraine.

POCHAYIV LAVRA IN THE PERIOD OF ACQUISITION OF AUTOCEPHALY BY UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH: POSITION, DEMONSTRATION OF REACTION, PROSPECTS

The article studies the reaction of famous monastic vow in Ukraine – The Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra on the acquisition of autocephality by Ukrainian Orthodox. Through the lens of facts proving its activity, it is explained that in the activation process of getting tomos of autocephality by the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, Pochayiv Lavra demonstrated the opposition to initiatives, directed at the formation of Ukrainian Orthodox national character. The document, which officially declared it, was “Address of Metropolitan Volodymyr, Father Superior of the Holy Dormition Lavra, regarding risk and “tomos””. The destructive activity of Pochayiv Lavra concerning the problem of overcoming the Orthodox conflict in Ukraine was demonstrated in mobilization of its piligrims to the participation in the acts that were pseudo-protest movements in nature, which were aimed at the destabilization of Ukrainian society and activation of intrapublic protests. In the end it could have been the reason not only for the interruption or even cancellation of the religious and church project of acquiring the status of Local Church by Ukrainian Orthodox Church, but in wider context – the significant slowdown of the consolidation of Ukrainian society and rollout of its national identity accumulation process.

Features of polyconfessional situation in Ukraine

The article analyzes the origins and the current state of the multi-confessional context in Ukraine, examines the problems and prospects of its development, and relates the features of the multi-confessional country with the state of historical and social conditions and characteristics.
 The authors clarify the main concept of "multiconfessionality", based on the definitions provided by modern studies. The authors use practical examples of the presence of multiconfessionality in Ukrainian society, which is created by the historical state of socio-political context in the country.
 Based on the analysis of the plane of multiconfessionality of Ukrainian society, where the system of religious diversity forms special values, it leads to tolerance and political correctness, typical for European society. Using the results of sociological surveys made by Razumkov Center, official statistics of the Ministry of Culture, Pew Research Center, Institute of Sociology of National Academy of Science of Ukraine, Alexander Yaremenko Ukrainian Institute of Social Research, Center for Social Monitoring, SOCIS, etc., the authors illustrate materials that prove the values of modern Ukrainian society in terms of trends of development of religious environment in Ukraine. 
 The article analyzes current statistics on the number of religious institutions, development of institutional structures, and correlates the quantitative indicators of the proportion of the population that declares their religiosity. The article outlines the consolidation of religious organizations through membership in inter-religious, inter-denominational associations and their participation in the social sphere. Our paper mentions specific features of multiconfessionality in Ukraine.
 All hypothesis are confirmed in the main lines of correlation of the concepts of "state-church", "inter-religious relations", "trust to the church", "trust in state institutions". Conclusions are drawing attention to the problems of the modern development of the religious environment and the consolidation of Ukrainian society.

Peculiarities of the regional policy of Ukraine in the context of unified national identity formation

The author considers the degree of scientific development of the regional policy problem as an important component of the development of Ukraine. Conceptual principles of spatial regionalism, their essence and methods of research are substantiated. The attention is paid to the study of spatial patterns of regions development and to the features of the "center-regions" relations system development. Significant attention is paid to the study of trends in regionalization as a priority improvement of regional economic policy and mechanisms for its implementation. The greatest interest here is the institutionalization of the relations of state power with subnational territories; the division of powers between the regional authorities and the representatives of the central administration. The main goal of local authorities should be to provide a variety of quality services to communities with optimal costs in open activities and accountability to the community and the state. The modern theoretical and methodological foundations of regional social systems research are highlighted. Attention is paid to the problems of securing national interests, in particular the achievement of the unity of Ukrainian society, the observance of the integrity of the state, which is realized through the formation of a common identity of the citizens of Ukraine and is a prerequisite for the viability of the state, the effectiveness of its policy and the full implementation of national interests. It is established that the key to understanding the peculiarities of creating a single identity, which will unite the majority of Ukrainian citizens, is the prerequisite for forming a political nation in Ukraine as a community, belonging to which is based on citizenship, approval of common values of the state, unity of representatives interests of different ethnic, linguistic, regional and religious-confessional groups of Ukraine. The achievement of internal consolidation of Ukrainian society, on the one hand, is a favorable factor for qualitative and internal political transformations; and, on the other hand, to strengthen the foreign policy positions of independent Ukraine.

The Russian Orthodox Church as the Mechanism of Degradation of National Unity in Ukraine

The article deals with the influence of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Ukrainian society and the problems that arise as a result. The author claims that the ROC and its branch, the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, pursue a purposeful and systematic pol-icy of destruction of the autocephalous status of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine and the policy of national unity in Ukraine. It is argued that on 3 April 2019, the Synod of the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate reiterated that the ROC and the UOC (MP) will not concede to full and global recognition of the autocephalous status of the newly-established UOC. A wide range of tools is used for that purpose. The author analyses the attitude of the UOC (MP) to the Russian military aggression. He claims that part of the priests of the UOC (MP) openly supported terrorists and systematically cooperated with the invaders in the territories beyond Ukraine’s control. It is noted that the administration of the UOC (MP) adheres to the paradigm of the ‘Russian world’ and ‘spiritual unity of fraternal Ukrainian and Russian peoples’, therefore refusing to refer to the armed aggression in Donetsk, Luhansk and Crimea as the Russian aggression, occupation or hybrid war. It is stated that the UOC (MP) together with the ROC has become a strong instigator of a stressful situation in Ukrainian society through creating ‘multiple lines of confrontation’. They also regularly conduct information and manipulative campaigns aimed at discrediting Ukraine. In addition, they appeal to international organizations on the violation of hu-man rights in order to realize their own interests. The article elaborates upon the exploitation of religious issues by the Kremlin in the context of the attack on Ukrainian history. It is argued that Moscow considers part of the territory of Ukraine ‘the spiritual source of the formation of the Russian nation and the Russian state’. It is proposed to take a number of measures to neutralize the destructive influence of the Russian Orthodox Church on the consolidation of Ukrainian society. Keywords: Russian Orthodox Church, national interests of Ukraine, Russian aggression, hybrid war, Moscow Patriarchate, international religious relations.

Features of Establishment of the Ukrainian Local Orthodox Church in Conditions of Ongoing Russian Agression

The essence and need for the establishment of the Ukrainian Local Orthodox Church are revealed. It shows a direct correlation between the assertion of independence of Ukrainian Orthodoxy from the Moscow Patriarchate and the consolidation of Ukrainian society and the strengthening of national security of Ukraine. A dangerous challenge for the Ukrainian people is that we were forced to realize our ethno-religious identity not through world structures (the Vatican, the Ecumenical Patriarchate, and so on), but through Russian Orthodox fundamentalism, obscurantism, and primitive rite of passage, as a result of the inadequate policy of our guides for decades after the restoration of state independence. The article shows the threats to the national interests and national security of the state created by the activities of the Moscow Patriarchate in Ukraine. Russia now considers the use of inter-Orthodox relations as one of the effective mechanisms against the consolidation of the Ukrainian people for the approval of the Ukrainian local Orthodox Church. It is stated that as a result of the deconsolidation of the Ukrainian Orthodox community, Ukraine will lose the potential of Ukrainian citizens. It is noted that the assertion of the Ukrainian local Orthodox Church is equal to the establishment of the national Church, regardless of other foreign religious centres. The recommendations suggest measures, in particular legislative ones, for the democratic settlement of public-religious and state-Church relations in order to consolidate Ukrainian society. They should help ensure the realization of the national interests of the Ukrainian people in the conditions of modern Russian aggression. Keywords: Ukrainian Local Orthodox Church, national interests of Ukraine, Russian aggression, hybrid war, establishment, international religious relations.

«MENTAL SPACE» UKRAINIAN SOCIETY: PhILOSOPhICAL AND CULTURAL DISCOURSE

Mental issues gained a new meaning in the light of social and cultural changes early XXI century, it becomes a tool for interdisciplinary study of the social and human processes.Broadly mental space presents the functioning of individual and social consciousness and his condition is determined by the content of such concepts as «mentality», «identity» and axiological foundation functioning society. In the mental space of just mentality mindset is constant basis for determining the individual and society courses, values, value- regulatory guidelines.The structure of the national mentality contains a lot of levels and components, but, in our view, attribute values are as follows: – «archetypal» component mentality – system components archetypes and the collective unconscious; cognitive component – the image of the world and ways of thinking collective subject; value-semantic component – values, values orientation, ideals and regulations; emotional component – evaluation, emotions, feelings; behavioral component – the motives and behavior. It is noted that each of these components has an unconscious and conscious level, through national mentality phenomenon affects stable and unstable structural state. All this forms the so-called «mental space», which is a set of values basics mentality sphere of operation and its results expressed in the formation of social and cultural identity.Mental space has several basic centers (points) on which is identified members of society, and circulates the mentality of the individual. Powerful external influences / changes (economic, political, national homogeneity environment, etc.) or the emergence of crisis (unsteady) mentality cause mental space transformation of society, as reflected in the development of new mental structures and updating existing content. Changes occurring mental space according to the trends of society. Mental space postmodern Ukrainian society undoubtedly marked remnants of the Soviet era which essentially is a combination of opposite qualities, on the one hand, low self- discipline, disunity, legal nihilism, paternalism, extremism, intolerance, and on the other, tolerance, excessive patience, judgment, adaptability, creativity, receptivity to new, generosity, sense of duty and the pursuit of high morality. The basic causes inhibition of modernization of Ukrainian society related to the spiritual sphere, which is an integral basis of changes in Ukrainian society, defined The priority objective of this process – the formation of the new man and the new community.One of the key issues of the spiritual life of Ukraine is to overcome an identity crisis. Modernization of Ukrainian society depends on the socio-cultural identification of its members. However, keeping a national, ethnic, civic identity, it is important to overcome as a relic of the past regional distribution of people and the state, which should be the basis for social integration based on shared values and goals. Overcoming the crisis of identity and should contribute to the consolidation of Ukrainian society and reduce its conflict, and the growth potential of the life of the people and the state as a whole. A society where consensus regarding its spiritual foundations which are recognized and accepted by all members of society – can be seen as a stable system capable of constructive changes since eliminated the main source of internal contradictions regarding the consistency and focus of future development. Today we can say that the destruction of the old model of identity in Ukraine actually occurred, but instead a new model of socially legitimized and enshrined option is not yet fixed. In addition, existing efforts to design a new model of identity is often possible to trace the identification of national and ethnic identity that from a theoretical point of view is incorrect, and on a practical level – false.Complicated geopolitical situation, destructive political events, prolonged situation of«fuzziness» of values shifted the emphasis today in the Ukrainian society available is fluctuating identity that actualizes the problem of traditional spiritual values, goodness, freedom, justice, conscience, mutual respect, human dignity, humanity, family values, etc. In today’s extremely dynamic world mental space Ukrainian society is prone to transformation. However, talking about a substantial change in the mental space of Ukraine is not correct, it certainly incorporates new meanings and values, but deep initial interpretation is not lost.

ЛОКАЛЬНА ІДЕНТИЧНІСТЬ ЯК МЕХАНІЗМ СОЛІДАРИЗАЦІЇ ГРОМАДЯН В УМОВАХ ВЕЛИКОГО МІСТА (НА ПРИКЛАДІ М. ОДЕСА)

The article is devoted to the analysis of the local identity and its role in the solidarization of society. Considering urban identity as one of the types of local identity, some classical authors (F.Toennis, L. Wirth) insist on the principle impossibility of the existence of such phenomenon (urban identity) in the sense of belonging to the urban community. They point out the main characteristics of the city, such as: large number of people, density and hetero-geneity of population, alienation, fragility and artificial nature of a large city. However, this article proposed to consider urban identity as local, implying that connection of an individual with a certain territory and territorial community is mental, «imaginary» (according to O. Musiyezdov’s works).Local identity is considered within the framework of the approach, where it is interpreted as the awareness of personal responsibility for the fate of the city and the way of solidarization of the urban community in solving problems of common life, the arrangement of the urban environment, ecology, heritage conservation, social justice. It is suggested that urban identity increases the level of trust within the urban community and assists in building civil society as a phenomenon that determines heterogeneity and multilevelness of political culture. Such an approach seems very relevant in the context of modem transformations in Ukrainian society, decentralization reform, the creation of capable territorial communities, and the development of local self-government. Various research works show that traditionally there remain a large proportion of people with dominant local identity in Ukraine. At the same time, the majority of the population considers themselves to be Ukrainian citizens.The processes of solidarization in urban community are studied using the example of Odessa. The purpose of our study was to measure the level of local identity of Odessa inhabit- ants (Odessites) as a possible mechanism of solidarization. Data collection was conducted in November 2016 using the method of street survey. The sample consists of 500 people and represents the adult population of Odessa (over 18 years) based on age. gender and region of residence. Empirical research proved that Odessites have rather high level of local identity. This is especially typical for those who were born in the city. At the same time, respondents do not show high inclination to solidarization. which is demonstrated through the low level of trust and perceptions about the consolidation of Ukrainian society. Although the majority of respondents declare readiness for association to achieve certain goals, this readiness can be purely declarative and can differ from the actual behavior of the respondents. The author concludes that high level of local identity is not the only condition for self-organization of citizens and willingness to participate in solving community problems. The discovery of mechanisms of formation of local identity and the understanding of what respondents put into the concept of local identity can contribute to the understanding of local identity as a mechanism of solidarization of citizens. Key words: local identity, urban community, solidarization