Civil society institutions as subjects of public governance

Abstract

The article provides a theoretical and methodological justification of the predicate of civil society institutions from the standpoint of administrative and organizational and legal principles of relations with public administration for the implementation of democratic values enshrined in the Constitution of Ukraine. Modern approaches to defining the essence of civic institutions are analyzed, their functions, main components, features and forms of legal interaction in public administration are determined. The legal bases of the state policy of promoting the development of civil society in Ukraine are determined. The new current trends in the development of civil society institutions in Ukraine are indicated, where the dynamics of increasing the number of public associations in various organizational and legal forms of management (public organizations, charitable organizations, self- organization bodies, public unions, trade unions and their associations). There is also an increase in the level of public confidence in these organizations, which is explained by the purpose of their activities - to directly defend the public interest on selfless initiative and moral motivation. The analysis of statistical data also revealed a low level of public activity and increased public confidence in the activities of public organizations. The importance of integrating the activities of civil society institutions into the system of public administration in making responsible decisions and in the field of organizational and legal support of administrative reform is argued. Emphasis is placed on the fact that the interaction of civil society institutions and public authorities at the local level increases the level of decentralization of power. The forms of legal interaction of civil society institutions with public authorities, which are consolidated in paternalistic, liberal and participatory models, are generalized. The main problems of intensification of the processes of integration of civil society institutions into the system of public administration are identified.