TRANSFORMATION OF MASS POLITICAL CONSCIOUSNESS UNDER THE MODERNIZATION OF THE UKRAINIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM ; ТРАНСФОРМАЦИЯ МАССОВОГО ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОГО СОЗНАНИЯ В УСЛОВИЯХ МОДЕРНИЗАЦИИ ПОЛИТИЧЕСКОЙ СИСТЕМЫ УКРАИНЫ ; ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЯ МАСОВОЇ ПОЛІТИЧНОЇ СВІДОМОСТІ В УМОВАХ МОДЕРНІЗАЦІЇ ПОЛІТИЧНОЇ СИСТЕМИ УКРАЇН...
The article considers the problem of transformation of mass political consciousness under the modernization of the political system of Ukraine. It is determined that political consciousness is formed under the influence not only of national and cultural features of the country, the level of its economic, social and technological development, but also the specific socio-political situation it is experiencing. The specific characteristics of the mass political consciousness in the societies of the newly independent states, to which Ukraine belongs, were singled out. Introduction. Modern Ukrainian society is experiencing a global transformation of its entire system, which began with Ukraine's independence. During the formation of the political system, Ukraine faced many problems characteristic of the development of newly independent states or so-called transitive societies. The political system is an ontological condition for the existence of mass political consciousness, and its transformation affects various aspects of this phenomenon. On the other hand, the mass political consciousness itself can influence the process of transformation of the political system. In this regard, the question arises about the trends of transformation of mass political consciousness in the process of modernization of the political system of the newly independent state. The purpose of the article is to reveal the peculiarities of the transformation of the mass political consciousness under the modernization of the political system of Ukraine as a new independent state. Methods. The methodological basis of the article is a set of principles, approaches, general and special methods of political psychology, neo-institutionalism and transitology. Defined research objectives and methodology of work led to the use of scientific methods, analysis, synthesis, abstraction, classification. The systemic approach made it possible to consider the mass political consciousness as an integral part of the socio-political reality. Originality. The scientific novelty of the article is that for the first time the features of mass political consciousness were analyzed from the point of view of transitive societies. It was found that the new information technologies are the important factor in changing the political consciousness in the newly independent states, which includes Ukraine. It is determined that the mass political consciousness in transitive societies is mostly unconventional, due to a combination of uncertainty and informality of its rules, difficulties in institutional control by government agencies and virtually unlimited influence of new information technologies. Conclusion. Mass political consciousness in a transitive society is characterized by contradictions and "rupture". The reluctance to live "the old way" is combined in the mass consciousness with the inability to live the new way, with a strong disappointment in the new social ideals, which for many proved to be false or unattainable. Such a state of mass consciousness of Ukrainian society is a good condition for its manipulation for certain purposes. In this context, the media and new information technologies play an important role. Their use can have ambiguous consequences, because in today's globalized information society, information flow management is becoming one of the levers of political power, and the success of future political development depends on the quality of political information management. ; В статье рассматривается проблема трансформации массового политического сознания в условиях модернизации политической системы Украины. Определено, что политическое сознание формируется под влиянием не только национально-культурных особенностей страны, уровня ее экономического, социального и технологического развития, но и конкретной социально-политической обстановки, в которой она находится. Выделены специфические характеристики массового политического сознания в обществах новых независимых государств, к которым относится и Украина. ; У статті розглянуто проблему трансформації масової політичної свідомості в умовах модернізації політичної системи України. Визначено, що політична свідомість формується під впливом не тільки національно-культурних особливостей країни, рівня її економічного, соціального і технологічного розвитку, але й конкретної соціально-політичної обстановки, у якій вона перебуває. Було виокремлено специфічні характеристики масової політичної свідомості у суспільствах нових незалежних держав, до яких належить й Україна.