Abstract
The subject of research is the phenomenon of civil society under democratic development state. The goal of research is to study the state of functioning of civil society under democratization of state-building processes. The research target is to consider civil society as a phenomenon of uniting people to defend their interests; to examine the role of civil society in democratic development state. Research methods. In the process of the study, the following research methods were used: a search method, synthesis and generalization. The results of work. The analysis of the value orientations of Ukrainian society has shown that the value of the public good has not become widespread among the Ukrainian population, that is dangerous for achieving unity to bring Ukraine to a higher level of development and citizens to a more better living standard. It has been found that the formation of civil society can increase the level of public good only in terms of the rapid development of a democratic system of state. The field of application of results. The results of this research can be applied to teach such disciplines as Fundamentals of Democracy and Human Rights, Legal State and Civil Society, Political Studies. Conclusions. The main positive result of transformation of Ukraine is civil society. The activity of the formation civil society process is a consequence of value changes, extending legal opportunities of the Ukrainian population and growing demand of society for justice and integrity. Civil society, in all its manifestations, is associated with the hope of organizing such social life that would provide the possibility of civilizational modernization.
Keywords
civil society, democratic processes, citizen activism, legal and social state, public organizations
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