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Описано генезис зоозахисного руху на початкових етапах трансформації політичної культури українського суспільства в умовах державної незалежності. Розкрито морально-етичну значимість зоозахисної діяльності в контексті ідеї соціального капіталу. Виявлено конфлікт між суспільством та владою у вирішенні проблем поводження з домашніми тваринами. Проаналізовано інституціональну, структурну та функціональну специфіку діяльності із захисту тварин як складової процесу формування громадянського суспільства. Розглянуто варіативність ідейних настанов та способів діяльності активістів у сфері захисту тварин. Виявлено чинники, що стимулювали або уповільнювали структурування зоозахисного руху. ; The aim of this paper is to analyze the animal rights movement as one of the components of forming the civil society in Ukraine in the context of the idea of social capital. Special attention is paid to the personal initiatives of representatives of the public sphere, as well as to the evolution of forms of organization of the animal protection activities. At the same time, special regard is paid to the issues of the self-organization of the activists, the identity and the moral and ethic basis of their activities.Research Methodology. The author uses as a methodological basis of this study the principles and methods of institutional and functional analysis of the political, social, and ethic relations of the civil society and various authorities. The theoretical basis of the study is the concept of social capital by R. D. Pattman.Results. The author presents the genesis of the animal rights movement at the initial stages of the transformation of the political culture of Ukrainian society under the conditions of state independence. The moral and ethical significance of animal protection activities in the context of the idea of social capital is described. The conflict between the society and the authorities in solving the problems of handling domestic animals is discussed. The institutional, structural and functional specific character of animal protection activities is analyzed. The variability of ideological attitudes and methodological approaches of activists in the matter of animal protection is considered. The factors that moderate the structuring of the animal rights movement as a component of the process of civil society formation are identified.Novelty. The author raises the issue of animal rights movement as a factor of transformation of social capital in the Ukrainian society.The practical importance. The information contained in this paper can be used in the process of cultural and socio-political research of the history and theory of Ukrainian civil society. At the same time, it may be useful for writing the methodological recommendations on the corresponding courses of lectures.

Описано генезис зоозахисного руху на початкових етапах трансформації політичної культури українського суспільства в умовах державної незалежності. Розкрито морально-етичну значимість зоозахисної діяльності в контексті ідеї соціального капіталу. Виявлено конфлікт між суспільством та владою у вирішенні проблем поводження з домашніми тваринами. Проаналізовано інституціональну, структурну та функціональну специфіку діяльності із захисту тварин як складової процесу формування громадянського суспільства. Розглянуто варіативність ідейних настанов та способів діяльності активістів у сфері захисту тварин. Виявлено чинники, що стимулювали або уповільнювали структурування зоозахисного руху. ; The aim of this paper is to analyze the animal rights movement as one of the components of forming the civil society in Ukraine in the context of the idea of social capital. Special attention is paid to the personal initiatives of representatives of the public sphere, as well as to the evolution of forms of organization of the animal protection activities. At the same time, special regard is paid to the issues of the self-organization of the activists, the identity and the moral and ethic basis of their activities.Research Methodology. The author uses as a methodological basis of this study the principles and methods of institutional and functional analysis of the political, social, and ethic relations of the civil society and various authorities. The theoretical basis of the study is the concept of social capital by R. D. Pattman.Results. The author presents the genesis of the animal rights movement at the initial stages of the transformation of the political culture of Ukrainian society under the conditions of state independence. The moral and ethical significance of animal protection activities in the context of the idea of social capital is described. The conflict between the society and the authorities in solving the problems of handling domestic animals is discussed. The institutional, structural and functional specific character of animal protection activities is analyzed. The variability of ideological attitudes and methodological approaches of activists in the matter of animal protection is considered. The factors that moderate the structuring of the animal rights movement as a component of the process of civil society formation are identified.Novelty. The author raises the issue of animal rights movement as a factor of transformation of social capital in the Ukrainian society.The practical importance. The information contained in this paper can be used in the process of cultural and socio-political research of the history and theory of Ukrainian civil society. At the same time, it may be useful for writing the methodological recommendations on the corresponding courses of lectures.