Public Administration Decisions Research Articles

CONCEPTUALISATION OF THE DEFINITION «URBANISED AREAS»

The article outlines theoretical approaches to explaining the essence of urbanisation as a trend in the development of modern society. The article establishes that at the present stage of development of post-industrial urbanism, new theories and concepts of urban development are emerging. Scientists pay considerable attention to knowledge and high technologies. In the context of urban development, there are trends towards suburbanisation, as well as decentralisation and an increased role for local governments. Theories of urbanisation that are typical of post-industrial society characterise urbanism as a process that is directly related to political, economic and social factors. The author's own approaches to building the conceptual apparatus are proposed, taking into account the subject of this study and the identified characteristics of urbanised areas, in particular, the concepts of «urbanisation», «city», «agglomeration» are clarified. It is established that public management of development of urbanised areas is the exercise by public authorities of targeted influence on various spheres of urban public life with a view to ensuring intensive and extensive development of urbanised areas and improving the living standards of the population. An approach to the classification of urbanised territories for the purposes of public administration is proposed, which allows identifying the properties of urbanised territories and, accordingly, taking them into account in the formation and implementation of the State policy, strategies and public administration decisions on the development of urbanised territories, in particular: by the form of territorial settlement, planning structure, population density, level of urban development, functions performed by it, environmental status, as well as the level of economic and social development of the relevant territory, the level of damage and the level of security.

Utilizing artificial intelligence and social media: Transforming public administration decision mak-ing and redefining the social responsibility landscape

Utilizing artificial intelligence and social media: Transforming public administration decision mak-ing and redefining the social responsibility landscape

Public administration managers' and employees' perceptions of adaptability to change under “the future of work” paradigm

The future is uncertain and brings with it changes and challenges. Public employees' tasks are changing with the rise of digital transformation. It is crucial to improve the skills of public administration employees and anticipate what new skills they will need to prepare them for the future of work. This study explores the effects of digital, communication, intrapreneurial, and fundraising competencies on public employees' readiness for the future of work. A conceptual model was designed based on the theory of future-ready skills and the theory of skill-biased technological change. PLS-SEM was then used to test nine research hypotheses. Digital competencies and intrapreneurial competencies were found to have a significant impact on employee readiness for the future of work. Communication competencies and digital competencies were observed to be correlated with intrapreneurial competencies. Besides its contribution to the literature on skills for the future of work, this paper offers valuable suggestions for public administration decision makers and public employees, as well as higher education institutions and other places of learning.

КОНЦЕПТУАЛЬНИЙ АСПЕКТ ПРИЙНЯТТЯ ДЕРЖАВНОУПРАВЛІНСЬКИХ РІШЕНЬ У СФЕРІ ДЕРЖАВНОЇ БЕЗПЕКИ

In today's conditions of public administration transformation, in accordance with systemic changes in all spheres of social and economic life, the quality of governance and management processes in public authorities in the implementation of development strategies in achieving the goals of management decisions is of particular importance. The main trend of changes in management in public institutions in European countries has been the transfer of management methods and technologies from the commercial sphere to the public sphere. Management approaches and technologies developed in commercial firms are being implemented in the management practice of public organizations: participatory management replaces authoritarian management, and the monopoly on service provision is replaced by competition, competition in service provision, the mechanism of bureaucracy is transformed into the mechanism of the market. At the same time, the transition of management in government agencies from the traditional bureaucratic model to a new management model focused on finding effective solutions to problems is characterized by a greater focus on goals and mission, as opposed to focusing on rules and procedures. The purpose of the study is to form an effective mechanism for making public administration decisions in the field of state security. The article defines the essence of public administration mechanisms for making public administration decisions in the field of state security, namely: legal - in compliance of the decision with the provisions of security legislation, organizational - in establishing a rational sequence of actions of public administration bodies when making an informed decision, structural and functional - in determining the optimal structure of the decision in accordance with the functions and tasks of public administration bodies to ensure state security, which, together with other mechanisms, can be used to make a decision on the basis of the decision. The author summarizes the main elements of a public administration decision, in particular, the plan of action (direction of concentration of the main efforts, sequence and methods of achieving the goal of actions by partial tasks, areas and terms), tasks for security structures, organization of interaction between them, organization of management and support of their actions in crisis conditions.

Theoretical and methodological aspects of the essence of the concept of “Public governance”

The article highlights the main approaches to defining the main theoretical and methodological aspects of the essence of the concept of “public administration”; identified scientific approaches to the definitions of public administration; outlines a scientific discussion around the theoretical foundations of the process of public administration. The change of scientific approaches to understanding the essence of the concept of “public administration” and the parallel application of the concept of “public administration” in the context of the development of democracy and civil society in Ukraine. Emphasis is placed on the need to increase the efficiency of public administration at all levels and to revise the model of public administration, which should aim to meet the demands of the population throughout the country. It is emphasized that management is a complex social process that involves purposeful influence on human activity, society in order to obtain a specific expected result. It is stated that public administration is a kind of socially useful activity carried out by a certain set of entities, including public authorities, which are interconnected with public administration, because public administration is carried out as part of society itself. Public administration arises as a result of a certain social agreement between the state and society. The subject and at the same time the object of public administration is civil society, public associations, organizations, public authorities. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the state policy of decentralization involves the transformation at the territorial level of local government into a real entity with powers and resources that will address all organizational, social, financial and other issues in a given area. Public administration is a complex process of state and municipal administration, the purpose of which is to control the activities of public authorities and local self-government by citizens through the system of suffrage. Public administration is a type of socially useful activity carried out by a certain set of entities, in particular public authorities, which are interconnected with public administration, because public administration is carried out as part of society itself. Public administration arises as a result of a certain social agreement between the state and society. The subject and at the same time the object of public administration is civil society, public associations, organizations, public authorities. Public administration is a system consisting of organizational, political, legal, economic mechanisms of public administration and the mechanism of local self-government. The main idea of public administration is the management of society together with society itself, where partners of public authorities in addressing a wide range of socially important and important issues are public associations, religious organizations, various civil society institutions, commercial institutions, etc., legal entities and individuals. exercising public control over public administration decisions, etc.

The distribution of conflict and attention across energy infrastructure

AbstractAcross the world, public administration and policy decisions are related to diverse levels of conflict and attention. However, the degree and variance of conflict and attention remain largely unspecified. This article examines how types of energy infrastructure and characteristics of project location are associated with the distribution of conflict and attention around the energy infrastructure siting process. Our empirical focus is on gas pipelines, electricity transmission lines, solar power projects, and wind power projects across the United States in 2018. Primarily relying on regression analysis and interviews, this article finds differences in the distribution of conflict and attention intensity within and between these energy infrastructure types, with gas pipelines and wind power projects presenting relatively higher conflict and attention intensities. However, conflict and attention are skewed to low intensities across infrastructure types. Characteristics of project locations that are positively associated with high conflict and attention intensity include the proportion of Democratic voters and the level of urbanization in the places where projects are sited. In contrast, the proportion of Black or Hispanic residents is negatively associated with high conflict and attention intensity.

Принципи взаємодії органів державної влади і громадських структур як основа гармонізації суспільства

Охарактеризовано рівні співпраці між державними і громадськими структурами: інформування про діяльність державних органів влади, яке здатне видозмінити уявлення про владу, що склалося в суспільній думці, а отже, сформувати позитивний або негативний імідж; консультування, коли влада запитує громадськість щодо думки про конкретну політику, напрями розвитку чи інші державні ініціативи; діалог як двосторонню комунікацію про потенційно спільні цілі з метою розробки конкретної політики; партнерство як вищий рівень спільного державно-громадського управління із взаємними обов’язками кожної сторони. Визначено три основні принципи взаємовідносин органів державної влади з громадськістю, без дотримання яких співпраця буде неефективною: 1) участь громадськості у процесі прийняття державно-управлінських рішень; 2) соціальна довіра, яка передбачає повагу, взаємну надійність і чесну взаємодію між суб’єктами та секторами громадянського суспільства та органами державної влади; 3) відповідальність, прозорість та підзвітність. Обґрунтовано основні перешкоди для дотримання принципів забезпечення ефективної координації та співробітництва між державними органами влади та громадськими структурами. На основі аналізу функцій та принципів взаємовідносин між досліджуваними суб’єктами визначено основні шляхи подолання бар’єрів, які утруднюють необхідну співпрацю.

WAYS TO IMPROVE INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION MECHANISMS FOR THE FORMATION OF A POSITIVE IMAGE OF PUBLIC AUTHORITIES IN UKRAINE

The formation of a modern system of public administration in Ukraine requires adequate information support from the state authorities. The development of new communicative forms and methods of interaction between the authorities and the population, on the one hand, and the availability of public response, on the other, should stimulate a positive image of politicians and support for democratic transformation of the country as a whole. The image of state authorities, including the image of central executive bodies, is evaluative. The level of assessment of the image of public authorities by citizens may vary in accordance with the socio-political, economic and cultural conditions of society. The article identifies the main tasks of communication units in public authorities. Proposals for improving the information and communication mechanisms for the formation of a positive image of public authorities in Ukraine are presented. Specific proposals for the development of information and communication mechanisms for the formation of a positive image in the field of interaction between government and the media are proposed. The peculiarities of using the components of the information and communication mechanism of forming a positive image of the professional activity of the managerial staff are systematized. The most important task of government management is to master modern approaches to the collection, processing and effective use of information, methods and tools for its updating. The timeliness and urgency of making and implementing public administration decisions to support the socio-economic growth of the state and improve the social welfare of the population and the country as a whole will depend on the solution of this issue. It is determined that the improvement of information and communication mechanisms for the formation of a positive image should take place in four main areas, in particular: expanding the system of public relations; increasing the interaction of state power and mass media; improving the mechanism of providing public services; optimization of the personnel mechanism.

Складові належного інформаційно-аналітичного забезпечення публічного управління регіональним розвитком

Розглянуто рівень готовності та спроможності організаторів охорони здоров’я та працівників закладів охорони здоров’я різних рівнів надання медичної допомоги до проведення автономізації закладів охорони здоров’я. Доведено низький рівень готовності та спроможності організаторів охорони здоров’я та працівників закладів охорони здоров’я різних рівнів надання медичної допомоги до проведення автономізації закладів охорони здоров’я. Визначено, що цей рівень готовності організаторів охорони здоров’я та працівників фінансово-економічних служб не дозволить ефективно провести автономізацію закладів охорони здоров’я.

Інституційний аудит як інструмент підвищення інституційної спроможності органів виконавчої влади

Розглянуто систему аудитів у публічному секторі та визначено роль інституційного аудиту в підвищенні інституційної спроможності органів виконавчої влади та формуванні засад доброго врядування. Виокремлено напрямки посилення інституційної спроможності органів виконавчої влади. Визначено об’єкт, результати та потенційні вигоди процесу оцінювання інституційної спроможності як складової інституційного аудиту. З метою підвищення ефективності інституційного аудиту запропоновано залучати громадські об’єднання до інституційного аудиту відповідних органів виконавчої влади чи їх структурних підрозділів.

Problems of interaction between the constitutional order and international law

The article analyzes the problem of the relationship between the provisions of constitutions and international treaties in constitutional law. Its solution often depends on the prevailing doctrine and case law of the constitutional courts regarding the application of the latter in the light of constitutional principles and rules. This is important for substantiation and decision-making by constitutional justice bodies. In this case, the problem is to decide whether the provisions of international treaties comply with the constitutional order and whether the constitutional justice authorities will use the provisions of international treaties in their activities and borrow elements of argumentation of international jurisdictions. This is the subject of heated debate, especially with the establishment of the European Economic Communities, although there is a specific relationship between international and national law, between supranational and national legal orders, as the nature of the EU is supranational and multilevel.Based on the experience of the constitutional justice bodies, arguments are presented that despite quite contradictory approaches, such can be unified by the Constitutional Court of Ukraine. This can be achieved provided that he solves these problems through the prism of fundamental principles of law, thus ensuring the supremacy of the Constitution of Ukraine and the national identity of Ukraine in the legal geography of the world. The components of such a process are the application by the ССU of the principle of friendly attitude to international law and taking into account national interests, constitutional principles of territorial integrity and independence of Ukraine, human rights guarantees and compliance with due process. The study of Ukraine’s European integration in the light of constitutional principles should be based on the protection of the above values and the effectiveness of human rights, the balance of private and public interests. In the light of harmonization of legislation under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, the acquis commumautaires of the European Communities should also be taken into account, in particular the case law of the Court of Justice of EU, which can be used as a basis for reasoning public administration and judicial decisions.

BACKGROUND PROVISIONS OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF THE LAW ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM

Study of the initial provisions of public administration in the field of law enforcement reform, we have limited their composition and establishment of features. It is established that the object of public administration in the field of law enforcement reform should be understood as public relations to which the tools of law enforcement are used, the actual methods of law enforcement, and the activities of entities implementing law enforcement. In turn, the subjects will be the central executive bodies that implement state policy in the field of law enforcement, local governments, and law enforcement agencies. The tasks of public administration of the law enforcement system include: establishing a system of communication between law enforcement agencies to perform the tasks assigned to them by law; formation of financial support for the activities of law enforcement agencies; development and implementation of law enforcement reforms; formation of resource support for the implementation of reforms and the functioning of law enforcement agencies; formation of information support for the implementation of reforms in the law enforcement sphere; organization of training and retraining of law enforcement personnel; organization of information and communication system of interaction of law enforcement agencies with international police organizations. The implementation of these tasks will ensure the adoption of highly effective public administration decisions on the development and implementation of reforms in the law enforcement sphere, which should ensure the effectiveness of the law enforcement system. The selection of the following principles of the law enforcement system, the observance of which should be aimed at public administration decisions: legality; justice; equality; professionalism; competence; political ness; continuity; independence. Keywords: public administration, law enforcement, law enforcement reform, highly effective public administration decisions, legality, justice, equality, professionalism, competence, policy, continuity, independence.

PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, ETHICAL INTEGRATION AND GLOBALIZATION

The presented paper deals with globalization in connection with the ethical and moral dimensions in public administration, global ethics, ethical conceptions and a feasible ethical integration in the area of public administration. The core of the article is concentrated on the most influential and debated ethical theories and their influence on public administration decision making and professional traits which have to take a dominant place in the field of administrative profession. Special attention is put on the role of public administration procedures of taking ethical decisions.

The Mechanisms of the Public Administration in the Field of Tourism in Ukraine

The author emphasizes the importance of effective public administration of the tourism industry in modern conditions. The expediency of developing measures to increase the effectiveness of state regulation of tourism at different levels is noted. The definition of the concepts «mechanism of state regulation of the market of tourist services» and «regulation and management of the tourist industry» is characterized. The key aspects of public administration in the field of tourism are revealed. The institutions of state regulation by the levels of public administration decisions are considered. Financial, marketing tools and communication technologies are singled out. The content of the tools for implementing the mechanisms of public administration in the field of tourism in Ukraine is graphically presented. On the basis of the conducted theoretical research, three mechanisms of public administration in the field of tourism are identified, that is, administrative, legal, economic and organizational; means of their implementation, support and tools for the development of the tourism industry are identified. The need to determine the structure of the mechanism of public administration by clarifying its purpose is emphasized. The main purpose of the mechanism of state management of the tourism industry is outlined and the measures necessary for its implementation are determined. The methods of public administration of the tourism industry, which are implemented through certain forms, are described. The role of the Strategy for the development of tourism and resorts for the period up to 2026 in the implementation of the economic mechanism of state management of the tourism industry is determined. The research methods used are classification, elucidation of causal relationships, systematization, analysis of documentation and results of researchers on the problem of the study. Theoretical and practical value of the work lies in the availability of theoretical material on the study, eliminated among other things in the process of finding information on the topic, and in the systematization of the material of the research direction. The study has a deeper degree of analysis of the research area, based on previous research by scientists, dissertators and researchers.

Estimation of the influence of globalization processes during the strategic decision-making in regional development

It has been emphasized in the article that under the influence of globalization processes, which are taking place in the world economy, new patterns appear and the levels of responsibility for regional and local development change. The role of regional authorities in ensuring the socio-economic development of territories is growing significantly. The development of regions and the state today depends on the interest and ability of local authorities to implement effective tools of regional governance. With the reform of local self-government and territorial organization of power in Ukraine, regional and local authorities are becoming key players in the sphere of community development. Obtaining new powers contributes to the transformation of regions and communities from the objects of government to the subjects of government, which significantly increases the responsibility for public administration decisions.The aim of the article is to analyze approaches to defining the nature, stages of formation and development of globalization, to study the quantitative dimensions of assessing the levels of globalization and to provide suggestions for the estimation of globalization impacts on public administration decisions in regional development.Two main approaches to determining the stages of formation and development of globalization have been identified in the article. The first approach is "historical", according to which the origins of globalization should be sought in the past. The second approach - "integrated" one, considers globalization as an exclusively modern socio-economic phenomenon.Economic, sociological, political science and universal approaches to defining the essence of globalization have been given.The approaches to estimating the level of globalization on the basis of globalization indices have been studied: the globalization index A.T. Kearney; KOF-index of globalization; CSGR globalization index; sociological index of globalization (Global Index); the new globalization index (NGI); Maastricht Globalization Index (MGI) and Integrated Globalization Index.The most powerful for modern Ukraine trends of economic development of regions in conditions of globalization and interstate integration have been generalized.It has been concluded that taking into account the trends of the impact of globalization factors on regional development will contribute to the adoption of prudent public administration decisions in the sphere of modernization of regional policy. Today, the regional government should initiate the activation of the regions' own economic potential and the use of their competitive advantages. In these conditions there is a process of increasing regional coordination of the subjects of formation and implementation of economic policy of regional development. Also, the development of strategic decisions on regional development should be based on the analysis of economic, social, cultural, and institutional features of each region, measuring the impact of globalization processes on them.

FUNCTIONS OF THE STATE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT: THE SEARCH FOR RELATIONSHIPS IN THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

The theoretical basis for the formation and implementation of state policy in the field of law enforcement is the justification of its place in the context of the implementation of the function of the state and ensuring the appropriate level of security. The functions of the state are the category that determines the directions of its development and transformation in general and individual components in particular. "The question of the functions of the state remains one of the most important issues in the theory and practice of state formation. They play an important role in the implementation of public policy, because without influencing certain social relations, the state is not able to solve the problems facing it and achieve its goals. A special place is occupied by the political function - fundamental for the implementation of other functions of the modern state "[8, p. 23] The functions of the state are always aimed at ensuring the appropriate level of its security in general and individual elements in particular. Accordingly, law enforcement activity determines both the actual law enforcement function of the state and ensuring the implementation of others related to the implementation of public administration decisions in various spheres of public life. "The study of the functions of a democratic, social, legal state provides an opportunity to reveal its democratic potential and contributes to a deeper understanding of the mechanism of state interaction with other structures of society in solving the most important political, economic, social, cultural, ideological and environmental problems. The solution of these problems largely depends on the effectiveness of the internal functions of the Ukrainian state, their financial, organizational and legal support, deepening political and legal reform, the introduction of European-style democracy "[11, p. 222]. Keywords: state policy, law enforcement activity, functions of the state, public administration.

Modern Approaches to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Public Administration Decisions

The relevance of the study is that effective public administration constitutes one of the most important factors in the progressive development of the modern state. An important condition for the productive functioning of public authorities is public administration, which acts as a holistic scientific system of organisation of activities. Assessing the effectiveness of public administration decisions is necessary for both public authorities and society. It helps civil servants to control and improve the management process, and helps the society to assess the quality of public institutions. The lack of objective generally accepted indicators for assessing socio-economic processes, the work of bodies and institutions is one of the main problems that hinder the efficiency of the state mechanism. At present, there are no well-established approaches to assessing the effectiveness of public administration decisions. The solution to this problem is a more detailed study of scientific knowledge regarding the system and mechanisms of evaluation. The purpose of the study is to analyse the main modern approaches and mechanisms for evaluating the effectiveness of public administration decisions. The concept of performance evaluation as a complex process is currently the most prevalent and used by modern scientists. Ensuring efficiency is a difficult task for public administration. The diversity of the system requires the use of rational approaches and the creation of differentiated evaluation criteria. The components of the evaluation system in the context of globalisation affect the effectiveness and efficiency and require continuous improvement. The use of special tools and technologies provide flexibility of government decisions and internal integrity, leading to rapid change in the state. mainstreaming of the efficiency improvement and quality of evaluation of public administration decisions directly affects the socio-economic development of the state and improvement of the welfare of the population. The use of evaluation results allows to identify existing problems in a timely manner, to find ways to solve them, improving management by improving the efficiency of public administration at all stages. The practical significance lies in the use of research results in the activities of individual public administration bodies, which will allow to modernise the effectiveness of evaluation of public administration decisions and the management system in general

Influence of European norms of participatory democracy on increasing the level of Ukrainian citizens participation in local government

The article considers the European legal acts features concerning democratic practices of participatory democracy for their further implementation in Ukraine. Given the insufficient level of public participation in the development and adoption of public administration decisions at the local level in Ukraine, the attention is focused on some elements of the participatory mechanism of involving members of local communities in local self-government in European documents on exercising the right to local self-government.The analysis of European norms on municipal participation, which testified to their evolution under the influence of building a system of democratic public administration and an active civil society, is made. The result of this process is the creation of a modern integrated system of interaction and cooperation of local authorities with local communities through the tools of the concept of transparent municipal activities. The comparison of the content of European acts on citizen participation in local public life, adopted over the years, allows concluding that the latest documents, along with a summary of considerable principles, forms and methods of participatory democracy contained in previous acts, are also supplemented by modern principles and measures of their implementation; and the updated methods can be used more effectively using forms of participatory democratic participation at different stages of the complicity.It is determined that modern European tendencies of democratization of administrative processes and encouragement of citizens' participation in local public life influence the increasing the citizens' participation level in making decisions of local value issues in Ukraine. It is suggested to distinguish three consecutive levels of citizen participation in making public administration decisions of local importance depending on the type of relationship, the degree of the local community members’ participation and the intensity of the process (low – general information, medium – public consultation, high – partner dialogue), the regulation of forms on each of them and the relevant content.

ESTABLISHMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION RELATIONS IN THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

The article identifies approaches to communication models and the formation of communication theory considers modern theories and communication models as a basis for the formation of public administration decisions in the health care system. Approaches to the essence of communications in public administration are described. The views of domestic and foreign scholars on the composition of communication functions in public administration are studied. Information flows in public administration are classified. Elements of the information and communication system of public administration in the field of health care have been studied. The levels of information and communication system of public administration of the health care system are analyzed. Keywords: information and communication relations, public administration, health care system, communication, communicative space, communicator, communicator.

Communication of the Public Authorities and Self-Governmental Organizations: Challenges of the Digital Society

The article actualizes the problem of communicative interaction between public authorities and self-governing organizations as stakeholders of civil society. The understanding of the essence of self-government, typology of self-government organizations is generalized; the experience of separate legal systems on maintenance of proper communications of the power and self-government organizations in the conditions of development of digital society is studied. The research is aimed at solving the scientific problem of substantiating the conceptual foundations of building public communication systems of government and self-government organizations through the creation of technological platforms for constant constructive dialogue of self-government organizations with local authorities and local government. It is concluded that there are systemic obstacles to communication between the government and civil society. Overcoming such obstacles will ensure a qualitatively new, partnership nature of communication between government and society. The article for the first time raises the issue of creating platforms for communication between the government and self-governing organizations to ensure the participation of citizens in public administration decisions. The results of the study can be the basis for the formation of a new paradigm of the relationship between public authorities and self-governing organizations.