The subject of research are theoretical and practical questions of the mechanism of financial support of social programs in Ukraine. The study purpose. The article purpose is to study the theoretical foundations of the mechanism of financial support of social programs and to evaluate the results of their practical implementation. Research methods. It is used a set of scientific methods and approaches in the study, including analysis, systematic, comparative, and statistical and graphic. Results of the work. The article deals with strategic documents that determine the financial essence of social programs. Analyzed and summarized the definition of financial support in Ukraine. Substantiated the theoretical aspects budget support of social programs. As an example of the state target social program «Youth of Ukraine» for 2016-2020, conducted an analysis of the spending state and local budgets on social programs and youth support in Ukraine. Considered priority directions provision financing of events for youth in Dnipropetrovs'k region. The necessity of justification and confirmation priorities social programs by means of methodological support the mechanism of program-target budgeting is substantiated. Revealed the main ways of overcoming the problem search and attracting new sources financing social programs. Scope of results: the system of state financial regulation. Conclusions. Thus, in Ukraine, the mechanism of social programs financial provision is imperfect, as evidenced by non-fulfillment of their quantitative and financial indicators. In addition, there is a need to review the quality indicators of program effectiveness, to determine the topicality of the measures taken. The main strategic documents of the national level that determine the financial priorities for the social programs provision are the Sustainable Development Strategy «Ukraine-2020», the Government's Program of Action, the Forecast of Economic and Social Development of Ukraine. These strategic documents define the social priorities, which ...
Social work both in Ukraine and globally is currently developing its own research approaches and knowledge. The article - based on the analysis of foreign scientific literature and the experience of implementing the intervention "Workshop of Opportunities", which was accompanied by an implementation of multi-method research - describes the modern paradigms and strategies of research in social work.It is determined that in the scientific literature we often talk about positivist, interpretive and critical paradigms of research in social work, which differ not only in methodology but also in involving various participants in the research process to build knowledge, which is fundamentally important for the activity and development of social work. It is noted that non-positivist paradigms of research are becoming more widespread, within which subject-subject relations are formed and people who are traditionally excluded from this process are involved in the construction of knowledge.Various research strategies (research in action, narrative analysis, ethnographic research, etc.) and a multimodal approach that may represent the integration of practice and theory of social work are considered. Examples of the use of such strategies in foreign research in social work are given.Self-reflection of participation in the development, implementation and evaluation of the results of the experimental intervention "Studio of Opportunities", which aimed to improve the quality of life related to health in HIV-positive women with children under 6 years by integrating medically and economically oriented programs. The methodology of external and internal evaluation is described, which confirmed that such new interventions can be introduced in social work, for which there are no standardized, validated measurement tools. The conformity of the used research strategies to the ethical principles of social work is discussed, the advantages and limitations of the application of different paradigms (positivist and critical) research are determined.
The subject of the study is the theoretical aspects of one of the important elements of the theory of de–shadowing of power – power relations to limit the shadow clan influence on the effectiveness of elite power, its consolidation through the introduction of strategic action (based on British experience). The purpose of the study is to determine the content of methods to limit the shadow clan influence on the effectiveness of elite power in the system of shadow «autonomous» state, the introduction in Ukraine of a modern model of power with the subject of strategic action. Methods of research. The work uses a set of scientific methods and approaches, including system, structural, functional, historical, logical, which allowed to provide a conceptual unity of research regarding the initial conditions of the formation of shadow power. Results of the work. The article substantiates the need to counteract the influence of elite, clan, shadow power in the form of shadow «autonomous» power on the internal processes of shadowing dual power, limiting their destructive influence by means of transition to a model of power with a consolidated subject of strategic action. Application of results. The system of sciences from the family of the field of public administration, a wide range of methodological aspects of social and economic, legal sciences on the problems of dysfunctional development of the research object, the investment aspect of the security policy. Conclusions. The main results of the study, their theoretical results should be reduced to the following main conclusions about the Great Britain experience in building an effective system of government: 1) elite Great Britain power, which operates in the form of shadow «autonomous» power, based on aristocratic clan roots; in domestic conditions the new elite shadow power is deprived of aristocratic roots of clans, is based, for the most part, on criminal experience of development of clans, criminogenic forms of activity; 2) Britain managed to ensure the ...
In the People's Republic of China, an intergovernmental Ukrainian-Chinese Silk Road Center has been established together with Ukraine, and a number of contracts have been concluded with Chinese government companies and enterprises. This opens new opportunities for Ukrainian-Chinese scientific cooperation within the framework of grant programs of the People's Republic of China "One Belt, One Road". A special online platform has been created, which is a unified online portal for submitting applications for participation of Ukrainian scientists in grant programs of the People's Republic of China for joint research. To participate in the program, you need to register on the portal to create a personal account, personal account and ID number of the researcher, which is used to apply for grant projects. Preparation of the grant application begins after the preliminary identification of Chinese partners and the corresponding level of the grant. Currently, the Ukrainian-Chinese Center is implementing a grant program for postdoctoral internships, as well as inviting scientists to work in laboratories and research groups in China. Currently, more than 30 universities cooperate with the Center, they participate in joint research in robotics, mechanical engineering, information technology, automation systems, economics, medicine, agriculture and others. In 2020, the Ukrainian-Chinese Silk Road Center is included in the registers of foreign companies with which cooperation in education and research is recommended for submitting grant requests to the Beijing High Technology Exchange. ; В Китайской народной республике вместе с Украиной основан межправительственный Украинско-китайский центр Шелкового пути, заключен ряд контрактов с китайскими правительственными компаниями и предприятиями. Это открывает новые возможности для украинско-китайского научного сотрудничества в рамках грантовых программ Китайской народной республики «Один пояс, Один путь». Создана специальная онлайн платформа, которая представляет собой унифицированный онлайн портал для подачи заявок на участие украинских ученых в грантовых программах КНР на проведение совместных научных исследований. Для участия в программе нужно зарегистрироваться на портале для создания личного кабинета, персональной учетной записи и ID номера ученого, который используется для подачи заявок на грантовые проекты. Подготовка грантовой заявки начинается после предварительного определения китайских партнеров и соответствующего уровня гранта. В настоящее время украинско-китайский центр внедряет грантовую программу постдокторской стажировки, а также приглашает ученых к работе в лабораториях и исследовательских группах Китая. Сейчас с Центром сотрудничают более 30 университетов, они участвуют в совместных научных исследованиях по робототехнике, машиностроению, информационным технологиям, системам автоматизации, экономики, медицине, сельскому хозяйству и т.д. 2020 г. Украинско-китайский центр Шелкового пути, включен в реестры иностранных компаний, с которыми рекомендовано сотрудничество в образовательной и научных сферах для подачи грантовых запросов Пекинской биржи высоких технологий. ; В Китайській народній республіці разом з Україною засновано міжурядовий Українсько-китайський центр Шовкового шляху, укладено низку контрактів із китайськими урядовими компаніями та підприємствами. Це відкриває нові можливості для українсько-китайського наукового співробітництва в рамках грантових програм Китайської народної республіки «Один пояс, Один шлях». Створено спеціальну онлайн платформу, яка представляє собою уніфікований онлайн портал для подачі заявок на участь українських науковців у грантових програмах КНР на проведення спільних наукових досліджень. Для участі в програмі потрібно зареєструватися на порталі для створення особистого кабінету, персонального облікового запису та ID номеру науковця, який використовується для подачі заявок на грантові проекти. Підготовка грантової заявки починається після попереднього визначення китайських партнерів та відповідного рівня гранту. Наразі Українсько-китайський центр впроваджує грантову програму постдокторського стажування, а також запрошує науковців до роботи в лабораторіях та дослідницьких групах Китаю. Наразі з Центром співпрацюють понад 30 університетів, вони беруть участь у спільних наукових дослідженнях з робототехніки, машинобудування, інформаційних технологій, систем автоматизації, економіки, медицини, сільського господарства та ін. 2020 року Українсько-китайський центр Шовкового шляху, включено до реєстрів іноземних компаній, з якими рекомендовано співпрацю в освітній та наукових сферах для подачі грантових запитів Пекінської біржі високих технологій.
Abstract. Introduction. The process of building productive capacities requires an effective investment policy. However, in the future it remains an acute problem for the investment of production development, modernization and reconstruction of agricultural enterprises. Purpose. The aim of this study is to assess the state of the investment activities of the agricultural sector of Ukraine and defining directions of its activation. Methods. To achieve this goal we used the method: analytical and monographic - the study of literature, legislative or other legal acts; structural and functional - for the analysis of changes in the agricultural sector in the implementation of agrarian reform; statistical and economic - the collection, processing of statistical data, studies of the dynamics of economic parameters of development of the domestic agricultural sector. Results. It assesses the state of the investment activity of the agrarian sector of Ukraine. The basic reasons for the decline in investment activity in the agricultural economy. Considered the criteria of attractiveness and the priority sectors of Ukrainian economy. Originality. The directions of activization of investment activity on the basis of formation of the national, sectoral, regional and other investment programs and the conditions of increase of efficiency of use of budgetary funds for investment projects. Conclusion. Growing investment activity will be achieved by focusing on the priorities of the agricultural sector, through the development of national, sectoral, regional and other investment programs.
Territories of priority development of the region (TPD) are relevant in Ukraine as a tool to stimulate the structure through the intensification of military aggression by Russia and the destruction of the country's economy. The need and availability of modern economic and legal tools for economic recovery is indisputable, so the article is devoted to the formation of the author's methodology for conducting research to assess the results / effectiveness of TPD development with impact / after the war in Ukraine.For the research methodology, the results / effectiveness of TPD creation in Ukraine are monitored and the formation of all affected regions (territorial communities) from armed aggression in the south, east and north of Ukraine (Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Sumy, Kharkov, Luhansk, Donetsk, Mykolaiv, Zaporozhe, Kherson, Odessa regions) are proposed to be the TPD. The article formulates the scientific tasks that became the basis of research methodology and notes that the effectiveness of development / restoration of TPD taking into account the impact / after the war are actually obtained economic and social results of regions (territorial communities) and should be compared with relevant economic and social indicators of their development before the war. Socio-economic efficiency of development / restoration of TPD is a profitable management in these areas (introduction of new models of economic development, implementation of government programs, projects, and measures) and achieving the best socio-economic results at the lowest cost, implementation of goals and objectives in a timely manner. The effectiveness of the development / restoration of TPD is primarily socio-economic content of quantitative and qualitative indicators of the quality of life. The article also presents the plan and coherence of the results of scientific research to assess the results / effectiveness of the development of TPD in Ukraine, which will be performed by the specialists of the Luhansk branch of theState organization 'V. Mamutov ...
ABSTRACT In the article, on the base of an analysis of newspaper periodicals, lexis of negative evaluation to provide characteristics of social and political processes, personalities and states that have place today is determined. The concept of pejorative vocabulary and its functioning in newspaper publications are determined. It is established that the most active expression of the vocabulary of negative evaluation is acquired in socio-political texts. It was found that evaluation – intentional and most important category of journalistic discourse through which the sender persuades the recipient in certain specified purposes, and that it is closely related to peyorative vocabulary, since the latter is intended to provide some assessment of whether those same events, facts or persons. It was found that to create some emotional color and provide the text of the evaluation, including negative, journalists actively use aphorisms and spoken language of negative evaluation. It is established that the use of the vocabulary of negative evaluation not only provides expressive and emotional atmosphere, but sometimes violates the literary norm.
The article analyzes the problems of evaluation of cultural activity of modern classical universities. It is emphasized that in the postmodern world this activity requires a triune symbiosis of science, education and culture, which should mutually enrich each other, i.e. it is proved that a new paradigm of university life is needed. The example of the activity of V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University demonstrates how the desire of a modern university to be not only a center of knowledge and professional education, but also a center of active creative cultural practices is manifested. It is noted that such practices are very diverse, that they differ in their focus, objectives and forms of work. It turns out that due to such diversity there is a need to subordinate these practices to the main goal and determine an integrated assessment of their effectiveness, development and improvement. It is demonstrated that the latest model of evaluation as an interactive, communicative, self-corrected process of evaluating the classical university cultural activities is best suited for the development of the university as a cultural hub. This model is described as contributing to a deeper and more systematic understanding and development of such activities. In this sense, evaluation is seen not so much as a tool for evaluating activities, but as a tool for its development and improvement in changing conditions, i.e. in emergent social contexts. It is argued that in the evaluationary process, in addition to communication, research methods to study and analyze the opinions, positions, proposals, critiques of all actors and beneficiaries of the cultural project should be actively used. As such, sociological surveys, expert assessments, focused group interviews are provided, which provide valuable information about the real state of the project, its strengths and weaknesses, current issues. Conclusions about the status of evaluation in modern educational practices are formulated. Potential directions of further researches of evaluative practices in educational contexts are described.
The paper analyzes one of the broadest methodological problems in the development of the diverse social and sociological studies on various subjects of the Ukrainian society in the extrapolation of the territorial and geographical distribution of Ukraine – the criteria for its regionalization. The article provides major research difinitions and approaches concerning political and administrative division of regions. In the context of domestic conditions for regional differentiation, various research approaches on this issue and regionalization criteria are considered. The aim of the work is to justify the optimal approach and criterion of Ukraine regionalization in the social tension study context. The analysis of numerous scientific approaches suggests the optimal one to be a political and administrative division of regions within the study of social tension.
Purpose: to research on the factors that contribute to the success of the implementation and implementation of public health programs and the expansion of their scope. Mаterіаls аnd Methods. Іn the process of reseаrch the generаl scіentіfіc methods of reseаrch were used: hіstorіcаl, method of compаrаtіve аnаlysіs, аnd stаtіstіcаl groupіngs. Results. Those who work in and support public health improve the health of individuals and communities. The greatest strength of public health is its singular focus on maximizing health so that society can achieve its most cherished values: that children are born healthy and grow up healthy, that students are healthy and able to learn, that workers are healthy and productive, that parents are empowered to help their children reach their full potential, that health disparities are reduced, and that people are able to age with independence and dignity. Compelling data and evidence for action, broad coalitions, and effective communication generate and sustain the political commitment necessary for successful public health action. To improve public health programs, it is often essential to highlight unacceptable existing disease burdens, health outcomes, disparities, and threats to health. It is also useful to provide real-life examples of individuals harmed by failure to act or benefited by specific programs. Effective coalitions with key support and leadership from individuals and groups outside of government are often essential for progress. Conclusіons. Effective and coordinated integration of political, technical and managerial leadership can increase the likelihood of implementing programs that protect and improve public health. For further successful development of regional / local social programs is the introduction of innovative approaches to preventive and curative measures; introduction of methodology for assessment of medical and environmental risks; introduction of standardized unified screening methods for identifying risk contingents. At the state level it is necessary to create a system of regulation of regional / local social programs and implement comprehensive measures for reporting, standardization, monitoring. ; Мета: дослідити чинники, які сприяють успішному впровадженню і виконанню програм у галузі громадського здоров'я та розширенню сфер їх застосування. Матеріали і методи. У процесі дослідження використано загальнонаукові та спеціальні методи: теоретичного узагальнення, метод порівняльного аналізу, класифікації і групування, статистичного порівняння та узагальнення. Результати. Фахівці, які працюють у галузі громадського здоров'я, допомагають у покращенні здоров'я окремим категоріям людей та громадам. Найбільшою силою громадського здоров'я є його особлива спрямованість на максимальне покращення здоров'я, щоб суспільство могло досягти найзаповітніших цінностей: щоб діти народжувалися і росли здоровими, студенти були здоровими та могли вчитися, працівники були здоровими та продуктивними, а люди похилого віку старіли гідно. Переконливі дані та докази дій, широкі коаліції та ефективна комунікація породжують та підтримують політичні зобов'язання, необхідні для успішних дій в галузі громадського здоров'я. Для поліпшення програм охорони здоров'я часто важливо виділити тягарі хвороб та їх наслідки для здоров'я. Також корисно наводити реальні приклади людей, яким завдано шкоди через бездіяльність або які отримали користь від конкретних програм. Ефективні об'єднання з ключовою підтримкою і керівництвом окремих осіб та позаурядових груп часто мають важливе значення для прогресу. Висновки. Ефективне та скоординоване об'єднання політичного, технічного і управлінського керівництва може збільшити ймовірність реалізації програм, що захищають та покращують здоров'я населення. Для подальшого успішного розвитку регіональних/місцевих соціальних програм є необхідним запровадження інноваційних підходів до профілактично-оздоровчих заходів; впровадження методології оцінки медико-екологічних ризиків; запровадження стандартизованих уніфікованих скринінгових методів щодо виявлення контингентів ризику. На державному рівні необхідно створити систему регулювання регіональних/місцевих соціальних програм та впровадити комплексні заходи щодо звітності, стандартизації, моніторингу.
In: Ukrai͏̈nsʹkyj sociolohičnyj žurnal: naukove ta informacijne vydannja, Heft 22
ISSN: 2079-1771
The article is dedicated to less studied aspect of external migration namely to the formation and functioning of migrant communities in host countries. The expediency of using the theory of social capital and the theory of migration networks as a theoretical and methodological basis for the study of migrant communities is substantiated. The developments of R. Park, J. Coleman, A. Portes are analyzed and the basic operational parameters of the social capital of migrant communities are constructed. The parameters of the functioning and transformation of social capital are analyzed in a two-dimensional space of autonomy and efficiency. The classification of migrant communities by type of social capital is proposed. The following types of communities are identified: 1) a low-efficient, highly autonomous community; 2) highly efficient highly autonomous; 3) a highly efficient and low-autonomous community. The article discusses the results of an expert survey of representatives of communities of Ukrainian migrants in the EU countries on the transformation of the social capital of these communities. The social capital of migrant communities of Ukrainians is "culturally bonding", aimed at preserving the common cultural identity of Ukrainians abroad in the context of a different cultural environment. Migrant communities of Ukrainian migrants remain relatively homogeneous in terms of culture, identity and practices. It is revealed that in the context of contemporary transformations of external migration, changes and social capital of migrant communities is changing too. The circular nature of migration at the present stage adversely affects the social capital of migrant communities, their permanent membership is diminished, social ties are weakened, the autonomy of communities is reduced and the integration of migrants into host societies is increased. Number of such communities today are to some extent deinstitutionalized.
The article is devoted to the study of evidence in administrative proceedings. The article thoroughly examines the doctrinal and legislative approaches to understanding the concept of evidence. Scientists have justified the identification of evidence with information used in administrative proceedings to establish the presence or absence of certain facts. The author determines the evidence based on the researched approaches of scientists and the current administrative procedural legislation. The importance of defining a particular process of proof as a complex multi-activity in administrative proceedings is examined. It is concluded that the process of proving in administrative proceedings consists in collecting by the participants of the process any data collected legally, guided by which the court should establish the presence or absence of circumstances and facts in the case, which will become the basis for the court to make a lawful, justified and justified decision. on the case. In addition, the process of proof is interpreted as the mental activity of all participants in the proceedings, which aims to transform the established facts into the status of evidence in the case. The author establishes the existence of stages of the process of evidence in administrative proceedings, namely the collection and presentation of evidence, the examination of evidence, the process of proof at the stage of trial and evaluation of evidence. The author explores that the starting point of proof is the collection and presentation of evidence. The main stage of evidence - the study of evidence - is characterized in the context of its theoretical and normative substantiation. The article identifies ways of examining the evidence and states that it is implemented in a certain sequence. The author identifies as the next logical step the sequential transition from one fact to another with the help of the presented evidence, which is one or another form of presentation of established facts.
Purpose: to study evaluation features, analysis and planning social programs which used in public health and development ways to improve them. Materials and Methods. In the process of research the general scientific methods of research were used: historical, method of comparative analysis, and statistical groupings. Results. Public health policy is formed by building a system that is a set of tools, procedures and measures implemented by governmental and non-governmental institutions to promote public health, prevent disease, prolong active and working age, promote a healthy lifestyle through united efforts of the whole society. Social programs in this area are designed to implement these tools at the state and regional levels. The formation of social programs in public health is largely unsystematic –there are no generally accepted standards of public social reporting. In this regard, the urgency of studying the basics of social programs, as well as practical mechanisms, their implementation in accordance with modern requirements is growing. The current state of social programs in public health research has shown the presence of a number of theoretical, methodological, economic, organizational, legal problems. Evidence suggests that investing in public health is generally cost-effective for the health care sector, other sectors, and the economy in a broad sense, with a fourfold return on every US dollar invested. A clear position of the state is important for the further development of social programs in public health. The state created the basic conditions for the development of such programs and these conditions were important for the initial stage of their formation. Today they are not enough. Conclusions. The state should create a regulation system of such programs, which will reflect not only tax benefits, but also other preferences for developers of such programs. Particular attention should be paid to overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic, which has made significant changes in a number of chronic and acute diseases. ; Мета: вивчити особливості оцiнки, аналiзу та планування соцiальних програм, якi застосовують у громадському здоров'ї, розробка шляхiв їх удосконалення. Матерiали i методи. У процесi дослідження використовували загальнонауковi методи: iсторичний, метод порiвняльного аналiзу та статистичних групувань. Результати. Політика щодо громадського здоров'я формується шляхом побудови такої системи, яка є комплексом інструментів, процедур і заходів, що реалізуються державними та недержавними інституціями для зміцнення здоров'я населення, запобігання захворюванням, подовження активного та працездатного віку, заохочення до здорового способу життя шляхом об'єднаних зусиль усього суспільства. Соціальні програми у цій сфері покликані зреалізувати ці засоби як на державному, так і на регіональному рівнях. Формування соцiальних програм у громадському здоров'ї багато в чому має безсистемний характер – вiдсутнi загальноприйнятi стандарти публiчної соцiальної звiтностi. У зв'язку з цим зростає актуальнiсть вивчення основ соцiальних програм, а також практичних механiзмiв, їх впровадження вiдповiдно до сучасних вимог. Дослiдження сучасного стану соцiальних програм у громадському здоров'ї показало наявнiсть ряду теоретичних, методологiчних, економiчних, органiзацiйних, правових проблем. Фактичні дані свідчать, що інвестиції в громадське здоров'я загалом економічно вигідні для сектора охорони здоров'я, інших секторів та економіки в широкому розумінні з розрахунку чотириразового повернення від кожного вкладеного долара США. Висновки. Для подальшого розвитку соцiальних програм у громадському здоров'ї важливою є чiтка позицiя держави. Держава створила базиснi умови для розвитку таких програм і цi умови мали важливе значення для початкового етапу їх становлення. Сьогоднi їх уже явно недостатньо. Держава повинна створити систему регулювання таких програм, в якiй знайдуть своє вiдображення не тiльки податковi пiльги, а й iншi преференцiї для розробників подiбних програм. Особливу увагу варто приділити проблемі подолання пандемії COVID-19, яка внесла суттєві зміни в ряд перебігу хронічних та гострих захворювань.
The article analyzes multidisciplinary scientific interpretations of the concept of "agglomeration" and the functioning mechanisms of this phenomenon. 41 scientific works related to the concept of agglomeration over the last 120 years have been worked out in order to obtain a theoretically grounded and practically proven definition of urban agglomeration. In order to outline the potential of this form of settlement to urban development, the theory of the formation of various types of agglomerations has been considered. The outline of the conceptual apparatus in the spatial development of the territories is important for further research on the phenomenon of agglomerations in Ukraine.The study of agglomeration as a form of resettlement was actualized in Ukraine with changes in economic, social and administrative character, namely, the decentralization of governance and the development of territorial communities. Also, the relevance of this study is due to changes in the legislative nature. The Draft Law "On Urban Agglomerations" 6743 of 17.07.2017 defines the principles and new interaction mechanisms of territorial communities within urban agglomerations, which requires actualization of knowledge in the agglomeration's development.Analyzing the multisectoral interpretation of the urban agglomeration, one can distinguish the following directions of their formation and development. The first direction is based on production, industry. The second direction of agglomeration development is based on the resources of the territory, both on raw materials and on human potential. The third direction can be characterized as polyfunctionality of agglomeration, which, in combination with developed interconnections, ensures the invariance of its development.The concomitant condition for the formation of agglomeration is the "proximity effect", which can be defined as the distance at which different activities within the defined territory become economically mutually beneficial.A condition for stimulating the development of existing agglomerations is the introduction of integration centers with new types of activities, new construction or a new form of resource use. ; Проаналізовано різногалузеві наукові трактування поняття «агломерація» та механізми функціонування цього явища. Опрацьовано 44 наукових праць, пов'язаних з поняттям агломерації за останні 120 років з метою отримання теоретично обґрунтованого та практично доведеного в урбаністиці визначення поняття агломерації, та задля окреслення потенціалу даної форми розселення до розвитку.
The article analyzes multidisciplinary scientific interpretations of the concept of "agglomeration" and the functioning mechanisms of this phenomenon. 41 scientific works related to the concept of agglomeration over the last 120 years have been worked out in order to obtain a theoretically grounded and practically proven definition of urban agglomeration. In order to outline the potential of this form of settlement to urban development, the theory of the formation of various types of agglomerations has been considered. The outline of the conceptual apparatus in the spatial development of the territories is important for further research on the phenomenon of agglomerations in Ukraine.The study of agglomeration as a form of resettlement was actualized in Ukraine with changes in economic, social and administrative character, namely, the decentralization of governance and the development of territorial communities. Also, the relevance of this study is due to changes in the legislative nature. The Draft Law "On Urban Agglomerations" 6743 of 17.07.2017 defines the principles and new interaction mechanisms of territorial communities within urban agglomerations, which requires actualization of knowledge in the agglomeration's development.Analyzing the multisectoral interpretation of the urban agglomeration, one can distinguish the following directions of their formation and development. The first direction is based on production, industry. The second direction of agglomeration development is based on the resources of the territory, both on raw materials and on human potential. The third direction can be characterized as polyfunctionality of agglomeration, which, in combination with developed interconnections, ensures the invariance of its development.The concomitant condition for the formation of agglomeration is the "proximity effect", which can be defined as the distance at which different activities within the defined territory become economically mutually beneficial.A condition for stimulating the development of existing agglomerations is the introduction of integration centers with new types of activities, new construction or a new form of resource use. ; Проаналізовано різногалузеві наукові трактування поняття «агломерація» та механізми функціонування цього явища. Опрацьовано 44 наукових праць, пов'язаних з поняттям агломерації за останні 120 років з метою отримання теоретично обґрунтованого та практично доведеного в урбаністиці визначення поняття агломерації, та задля окреслення потенціалу даної форми розселення до розвитку.
