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The article examines some issues of legal support of political advertising during the process of election, but is not limited to it, as well as how they affect the outcome of elections. In this study comparative, observation, dynamical analogies, analysis methods are used. The author compares the current legislation of Ukraine and the legislation of a number of other European countries and identifies their common and distinctive features.

Special attention is given to the political advertising law of Poland, as its closest neighbour. Also, the legislation of France, Germany and Great Britain is examined. The article underlines their main differences. Partial and systematic violations of advertising legislation during the electoral process and during the period between the elections are also identified.

The article also shows that the issue in question is not fully studied by legal scientists. The research, in particular, emphasises on the lack of comprehensive definition of political advertising and its legal regulation during the period between the elections. The article draws attention to the incorrectness in law legal regulation of political advertising by the laws regulating commercial advertising. The legal acts, that influence the results of elections are specified, in particular, the author pays attention to the state budget funding for political parties. Reducing Government expenditure can preserve the principle of absolute equality among political actors, so they could participate constructively in the elections. The best thing to do considering the circumstances is to adopt a new law on political advertising or to to amend the existing Act, that regulates advertising in general. As a result, it is proved that political advertising is not limited to the electoral process and must be governed by legislation. The article also states that any law in this area also should comply with international law, especially with acts adopted by the European Union.

The article examines the problem of restriction of political rights and freedoms. It is emphasized that the protection against unlawful restrictions on political rights and freedoms is particularly important for the functioning of direct and mediatory democracy. The meaning of the concept of «restriction of rights and freedoms» is analyzed. The article addresses the basic principles which should not be violated when the restriction of rights and freedoms is applied. To achieve this goal, the author analyzes the rules of domestic law, the practice of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, the rules of international law governing these issues. The author differentiates political rights and freedoms into those that may be restricted in accordance with the provisions of the Basic Law of Ukraine and those that are not subject to any restrictions; features of realization of political rights and freedoms in comparison with other groups of rights, such as social and economic, cultural are defined. Some of the political rights and freedoms that may be restricted are analyzed and ways to restrict them are identified, in particular: the right to join political parties, suffrage, the right to peaceful assembly, rallies, marches and demonstrations, the right to equal access to public service, freedom words, thoughts, views and beliefs. It is noted that from the standpoint of the ECHR it is important to check whether the possibility of restricting the exercise of the right was provided by law; whether the purpose of such a restriction is legitimate; whether such a restriction is necessary in a democratic society. The legitimate grounds for restricting human rights enshrined in the Constitution of Ukraine have been identified: public health; social necessity; rights, freedoms and dignity of citizens; public order; economic well-being; national security; territorial integrity; morality of the population. It is emphasized that in accordance with the practice of the Constitutional Court of Ukraine, the restriction of the content and scope of rights and freedoms should be considered as a restriction. It is important that all restrictions were established exclusively by the constitution; were not arbitrary and unjust; the law restricting human rights must be of a general nature; restrictions must be proportionate and justified; they must optimally achieve a legitimate goal with minimal interference in the exercise of rights or freedoms, not to violate the essential content of the relevant right. It is determined that special qualification requirements for holding public positions, as well as participation in the electoral process (implementation of active and passive suffrage) cannot be considered restrictions. It is emphasized that the state, represented by its organs, should refrain from unjustified interference with political rights (for example, from discriminatory restrictions on the suspension of political rights of prisoners, violation of electoral secrecy of the ballot); take measures against possible violations of political rights by third parties (individuals, companies, etc.). It is concluded that restrictions on the exercise of political rights of individuals can be introduced either in favor of guaranteeing the rights of other individuals, or in favor of ensuring the functioning of the state. The legitimate exercise of political rights can be restricted only if the general conditions for interfering with fundamental human rights are met.

The relevance of scientific research is explained by a critical energy dependence of Ukraine on the external sources of energy. The existence of earlier scientific and practical approaches on the topic of energy saving has not fully revealed the possibilities of finding ways to further diversify the sources of energy supplies. That is why the government annually faces the problem of choosing not only a foreign exporter of energy resources, but also a political and economic vector of the country's direction. The need for Ukraine to join European strategic documents on the development and implementation of technologies in the field of renewable energy is rather relevant now. The purpose of writing this article is to analyze the compatibility of the proposed renewed version of the Energy strategy with all types of renewable energy, taking into account the development potential of renewable sources of energy in Ukraine. The author in this research is supported by forecasted results, which the EU–28 countries seek to achieve in the practice of energy renewal and energy supply. Thus these countries cement their own energy independence from external destructive factors (often of a political nature) with a gradual minimization and subsequent rejection of imported energy. This article examines the factors that contributed to the Ukraine joining the EU Directive 2009/28/EC along the road towards renewable energy technologies. The critical assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of the renewed Energy strategy of Ukraine against the background of the current crisis in the economy of the country is outlined. In accordance with the priorities of the renewed Energy strategy of Ukraine, the forecasts are attached of the scale of renewal of energy resources and the prospects of reaching them as fast as possible are considered. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the systematization of methodological approaches to the analysis of the present status of energy-providing and renewable components according to the industrial needs of the economy. Practical significance of the obtained results is the prospect to apply the materials of this article in the field of power saving and power supply by domestic economists.

Over the past 10 years IT outsourcing has attracted attention of professionals as a new successful business model that enables developing countries to take a rightful place in the world market. However, the potential of outsourcing of information services in Ukraine is not fully implemented as yet. Research of the Ukrainian IT-outsourcing industry will contribute to understanding the features, opportunities and risks of further development of this industry. The purpose of writing this paper is to identify the trends of development of IT-outsourcing in Ukraine, to determine its place in the global market of information technology outsourcing, to develop recommendations for the expansion of IT-outsourcing in Ukraine. The study was carried out by using empirical methods: measurement, comparison, observation. It was determined that the undisputed leader of the world market by the scope of IT-outsourcing is India. Its success encourages other developing countries to engage efforts to create a national industry of IT-outsourcing. Ukraine can also be called an active player in the global market of information technology outsourcing, which is one of the few sectors of the Ukrainian economy that under conditions of difficult economic and political situation in the country develops effectively. We listed positive trends that take place in the IT-outsourcing despite the critical state of the country. Negative tendencies in this area were identified, in particular low level of trust in Ukraine from the Western companies and we made a conclusion about possible negative impact of this factor on the volume of the market of IT-outsourcing. Solutions to the problems in this industry are proposed and attention is focused on providing strategic priority to the IT-outsourcing. The scientific novelty of the work consists in identifying trends and priorities for the development of IT-outsourcing in Ukraine during political and economic crisis. The practical value of the work lies in defining a guideline for the development of state policy in the area of IT. In addition, the obtained results can be used in further studies in the field of IT-outsourcing in Ukraine and in determining its competitive advantages compared to other countries, which have powerful sectors of the IT-outsourcing. Such research can serve as the basis for decision-making by the Western companies when choosing a country to transfer their IT technologies to. Further scientific results are advisable to focus on determining the prospects of the development of free-lance in Ukraine and on the search for mechanisms of cooperation of Ukrainian and foreign partners in this field.

Purpose - to define theoretical features and to substantiate components in the development of the regional labor market. Design/Method/Approach. The systems approach is applied in order to substantiate a conceptual scheme for the development of the regional labor market, as well as the method of logical reasoning - when justifying the drivers of regional labor market development in accordance with the expectations of its subjects. The information basis was formed by monographs and scientific publications in line with the research subject. Findings. The expediency of introducing measures for the development of the labor market in Ukraine at its present stage of socio-economic and socio-political development is substantiated. The main subjects in the labor market are identified, which include employees, employers, and authorities. The factors in the development of the labor market were determined based on the differentiation of objectives by the labor market subjects. Substantiation of the characteristic features in the development of the labor market is given. A conceptual scheme for the development of the regional labor market was built, which takes into account the expectations and requirements of the subjects, barriers and problems on the way towards development, directions to meet the expectations and overcome barriers, as well as the indicators of the labor market development. Practical implications. Results of the study can be the basis for creation of policy to activate the processes of cluster formation in order to achieve the development trends of regional labor market and to accelerate meeting the expectations of its subjects, which would ensure a synergistic effect. Originality/Value. It is proposed to define the essence of the notion "development of regional labor market" so that in contrast to existing understanding, it would focus on justifying the directions to meet the expectations and requirements of the labor market subjects by means of overcoming existing and predicted barriers and challenges to achieve the indicators of development of the labor market. Research limitations/Future research. Research results are to be laid in the basis of diagnosing the regional labor markets in Ukraine based on the main factors of their development. Paper type - conceptual.

The need for this study can be explained by the fact that the solution of the problems in the development of the system of management that have emerged under critical conditions of permanent political and economic instability, institutional uncertainty requires the development of the system of measures aimed at engaging driving forces of economic transformation. The basis for such social transformation is the implementation of social–economic transformations of efficient models of the ratio of economic interests and innovative modernization of economy as the basis for their achievements. The aim of the research is revealing the role of the innovative modernization of the economy in the formation and implementation of the national economic interests. The methods of scientific research are abstract–logical, statistical, induction and deduction. Based on the evaluation of activation of the driving forces of economic transformation, we defined the need for implementing in the transformation practice of the efficient models of formation of economic interests. The necessity was substantiated of the formation and development of the innovative modernization of the economy as a basis for achieving the level of competitiveness of the national economic system, adequate to the goals and needs of the transformational period under conditions of growing global competition. We proposed the ways of reconciling the economic interests of representatives of business structures with the national economic interests of Ukraine. The article reveals the role of the state in creating the institutional environment, the most efficient forms and methods of economic management of innovative modernization of the national economy were determined. We proposed the measures to consolidate the efforts of all the participants of the innovative modernization of the economy, which imply a synthesis of the provisions of the neoclassical and Keynesian doctrine with the activities of the state, adapted to modern realities of Ukraine, the mechanisms of self––regulation of the market. In subsequent research it is suggested to implement the development of the institutional environment of competing economic interests of economic entities, to motivate them to engage into activities in the field of new technologies.

The system of law enforcement bodies of Ukraine, which is a part of the executive power, by its organization and activities does not fully match the socio–political, economic and criminogenic situation in the country. The need for reform of the law enforcement system in accordance with social needs and opportunities was stressed back in the first years of independence of Ukraine and it was widely declared. Since the developed concepts of reform have not been implemented, the subject of the article is still relevant. The aim of the research is to analyze the efficiency of the processes associated with innovative strategic management during the reform of the law enforcement system of the state; to explore the main aspects and factors of reformatting, as well as the dynamics of future changes in the law enforcement structures. To achieve the goal, we applied a set of methods: comparative, structural analysis, synthesis, induction and deduction. The paper considers the process of creating the structure of the local police, which should be organized and financed by the local communities. We evaluated innovations in the personnel policy of the department: independence and transparency of the contest mechanism of filling in vacant posts (including leadership) in the police force. The paper studies the legal framework of the deployment of activities of the EU Advisory mission, which will help implement the European experience in the field of strategic management of the law enforcement system. The scientific novelty of the article is in the study of the features of the innovative strategic management of the law enforcement activities in the period of radical reform of the society. The planned reforms were developed taking into account international, including European, standards of the police activity. The practical significance of the obtained results is in a comprehensive study of the mechanism of gradual reformatting of "almighty" punitive state authority (the militia) into a new police structure that will provide services of the protection of public order to the society. Further research is advisable to focus on finding innovative ways to solve the problems of the reform of the law enforcement sphere of Ukraine.

In modern conditions of the 21st century, information security of corporate economics is gaining more importance while the task of its provision becomes more and more acute. Rapid introduction of information technologies into all spheres of vital activities of the society and the development of corporate economy under conditions of globalization processes call for the definition of substantiated and efficient ways of ensuring information security. The purpose of writing this article is theoretical-methodological analysis and identification of the basic components of provision of information security of the corporate economy under conditions of globalization to protect information, directions of improving the efficiency and competitiveness of the economy on the world market. In the course of the study we applied the following methods: systematic and comparative analysis, the method of generalization. The paper considers theoretical-methodological fundamentals of information security of the corporate economy. The results of the comparative analysis of the category of "information security" were systemized and are given here. Information security is proposed to be regarded as an integrated component of the process of ensuring the protection of information from internal and external threats and creating favorable conditions for the efficient functioning of corporations and enhancing their competitiveness. Peculiarities of setting up an efficient system of information security were researched. A solution to the problem of efficient functioning of the system of information security of corporate economics in the conditions of globalization was proposed by adopting a set of measures that take into account the main components of information security: legislative; economic; program-technical; administrative management. The scientific novelty of the research lies in the improvement of scientific and methodical approach to identifying components of information security of the corporate economy, which provide a range of political, economic, organizational, technical and other measures that contribute to the realization of informational rights and interests of corporations. The practical significance of obtained results is to provide protection of the information of corporations from internal and external threats, creating favorable conditions for the efficient functioning of corporations and enhancing their competitiveness. The design of measures to ensure the interaction between institutional environment is a promising topic of the further research into the corporate economy based on parity of information security.

Innovation activity becomes an integral part of the modern world that develops dynamically. Every leading country identified priority innovative sectors and concentrates its efforts on their development. In Ukraine the best dynamics among innovative areas is demonstrated by the sector of information technologies. It has considerable potential and therefore the study of the prospects of its development is relevant. The aim of the research is to develop the forecast of development of the IT market in Ukraine under conditions of uncertainty based on the available statistics, trends and forecasts of experts by using methods of forecasting, such as a trend line and artificial neural networks; to specify the measures for the development of IT sector based on the forecast. We analyzed the state of the market of IT in Ukraine as one of the leading innovative sectors of the country. As a result, a significant potential for the development of this innovative field of activity in this country was verified. It was discovered that the IT market has a tendency to growth. It is found that the crisis of 2008–2009 negatively influenced this market but already in 2010 the positive trend resumed. From 2000 to 2013, the volume of IT market increased by 505.7%, which confirms the prospects of this sector. It is proven that under current conditions of uncertainty, it is very risky to invest in the sphere of IT because it requires large initial investment. It was concluded that this situation predetermined the need to study the impact of the political and economic situation on the IT market in Ukraine and its further development forecast. By using correlation–regression analysis, we identified the factors that affect the volume of the IT market in Ukraine, and the nature of their influence. It was found that the most influential of these factors are the four: the volume of GDP, average wage, foreign direct investments and export of services, and we determined the nature of this influence. Based on the available forecasts of the dynamics of these factors, by using the line trend and artificial neural network, we made a forecast of positive trends in the volume of the IT market in Ukraine for 2014–2016. The scientific novelty of the work is: in conducting forecasting of the volume of the Ukrainian IT market by using trend line and artificial neural network; in the application of correlation–regression analysis to find the factors of influence on the IT market for building up artificial neural network. The results of the work can be used as a basis for developing strategies for innovative development of enterprises under conditions of uncertainty. The obtained results may become the basis to further research into the development of innovation activity of enterprises in Ukraine and determining capability of the development of IT sector in this country as the most promising innovative field of activity.

The study's purpose is to critically analyse approaches to international communi- cation in the global environment and clarify the specifics of processes that char- acterize the asymmetry of foreign-policy communication because the contem- porary communication tools allow forming both a positive perception of foreign policy initiatives and a negative attitude of politicians or the world community toward foreign-policy actions. As a result, the research focuses on studying the transformation of the EU foreign-policy communication tools; analysing the practice of foreign-policy communications of Germany and Ukraine; detecting the impact of destructive communications on the image of the EU, Germany, and Ukraine in the international information space. The main conclusions of the research are such statements: the aggravation of Ukrainian-Russian relations has demonstrated an imbalance in the existing for- eign-policy orientations; the EU leaders rethought the political impact of supra- national formation on the contemporary system of international relations; Germany's practice in foreign-policy communication concerns the preservation of the position as a world leader that is able to influence the solution of complex international political and security issues.

The article provides a comparative review of the history, current status and areas of scientific activity of the Sociological Association of Ukraine (SAU), its creative ties with the European and world sociological community, in particular, joint research with Polish scientists. It emphasizes that most of the Ukrainian sociologists SAU members work in universities, the Institute of Sociology of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, and public opinion research centers. Numerous sociological (theoretical and empirical) studies on various issues of vital activity of modern Ukrainian society are carried out by their efforts. It is noted that in addition to studying the issues of social transformation in its political, economic, legal, social and cultural aspects, that have become traditional for Ukrainian sociology, in recent years Ukrainian sociologists have turned to the analysis of such problems as external and internal migration (the problem of internally displaced persons); military conflict in the east of Ukraine and the volunteer movement; social inequality, including in its new manifestations, including those caused by the digitalization of public life. It is emphasized that today the most pressing issue of sociological reflection is the changes that occur in Ukraine after the last presidential election. Attention is focused on the fact that the victory of the political rookie in these elections was due to the huge social disappointments of the Ukrainians, since their expectations provoked by the Revolution of Dignity were not fulfilled. The first and most important disappointment, according to sociological studies, is the fact that peace has not reigned in the country. Second, the living standards of Ukrainian citizens have not improved. Third, the fight against corruption did not bring significant results. Fourth, social inequality deepened: the rich became richer, and the poor became poorer. The fifth disappointment is the inefficiency of the declared reforms: judicial, medical, educational, customs, electoral, etc. It is emphasized that the effectiveness of the new government depends, among other things, on its consideration of such features of the mass consciousness of the Ukrainian population as a critical level of distrust of all institutions of power; value and ideological ambivalence and uncertainty. The conclusions are formulated about the unlikeliness of return of Ukraine to the orbit of Russian political and economic influence, as well as the victory of radical nationalist ideology in our country.

The article analyzes the Ukrainian national elite of the postcolonial era through the prism of citizenship. In recent years, the interest in elitist issues has been grown significantly. In modern socio-humanitarian field, the issues of the elites' role in the modern world, the criteria for evaluating different elite's activity, the measure of their citizenship, patriotism and professionalism are often discussed. Positive social transformations in many respects depend on the qualitative state of modern Ukrainian elites, on their socio-political maturity, on their willingness and ability to consolidate Ukrainian society, on the level of their responsibility for the fate of Ukraine. The author of the article follows to the concept of plurality of elites (based on the idea of distinguishing elite groups in the fields of their leading activities), which enables the allocation of political, ideological, publicadministrative, military, economic and engineering, scientific, spiritual, medical, educational (pedagogical), cultural-artistic, religious, informational, sporting, etc. In the post-colonial period, all these elite groups must become an integral elements of the Ukrainian national elite. In article the citizen is analyzed as a subject of qualitative social transformations in the post-colonial period, as well as civil practices of self-organization of society in the context of modern transformational processes in Ukraine by the article. The phenomenon of civic activity of an elitist person is analyzed in a theoretical, methodological and empirical perspective. The article deals with theoretical and methodological bases, structure and development peculiarities of the civil position of the personality. Civil society is seen as a cultural and historical type of society. The peculiarities of its formation and functioning in post-colonial Ukraine are analyzed. The author suggests his own periodization of the civil society development in Ukraine. So, the Ukrainian national elite would become the true subject of decolonization of Ukraine and positive social transformations only when all its representatives will begin to perform their core functions in a responsible way: culture-creating, state-building, nation-building, as well as consolidating, creative-transforming, forecasting, motivational, mobilizing, administrating, spiritual-ideological, identification, patriotic, humanistic, axiological, democratic, stabilizing, strategic, security, etc. The Ukrainian national elite must respond on time to the challenges posed by time (globalization, ecological, economic, technological, informational, etc.). The most important for modern Ukraine isn't only the formation of an effective and responsible political elite that could consolidate other elite groups, directing their activities in a constructive way, but also ensuring its timely rotation, qualitative upgrading, de-oligarchy and overcoming its alienation from society. The national elite must carry out highquality legal, political, socio-economic, socio-cultural, technological, ecological and other transformations; to support the integrity and spiritual unity of society, the development of democracy and self-organization processes in Ukraine, the formation and approval of a civil-political and European civilization identity of Ukrainian citizens.

Ukraine's Euro-civilization choice, which took place as a result of the Revolution of Dignity, posed a number of challenges to Ukrainian society, without adequate answers to which EU accession will remain a ratherdistant prospect for Ukrainians. One of such challenges is the genderization of the social life of Ukrainians, in particular in the field of education, which presupposes, first of all, the formation of a gender-sensitive space for the existence of the country's citizens; mass involvement of Ukrainian women in all spheres of society on an equal footing with men and the creation of equal opportunities for this. The philosophy of this process is to recognize as the greatest value of human capital, existing in the form of two social sexes (gender) - female and male - with different life experiences, differences and personal strategies of self-realization.
The article analyzes, among other, the issue of teaching feminist and (or) gender issues in higher educational institutions of modern Ukraine from the standpoint of philosophical and worldview approach. The author aim is to investigate the real state of gender education in Ukrainian higher education institutions, to analyze the existing problems and identify prospects for the development of this process in Ukraine. A group of political science students from the Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv was involved in an in-depth survey of the need / no need to teach feminist and gender issues in universities. It was concluded that exist the need of genderization higher education in Ukraine as an integral part of the Euro-integration process.

The article offers an analysis of the main trends in the development of historical education as an important component of the educational process in the higher school of Ukraine at the beginning of the 21st century. The problematic issues of transformation in the sphere of teaching of historical disciplines at the present stage are determined. Separately, the specific characteristics of teaching «History of Ukraine» in technical universities are examined. The authors consider the modernization of learning process in the institutions of higher education of Ukraine as a dialectic issue containing certain risks for humanities' component of bachelors' and masters' preparation. Important stages of this process were the events of 2009, 2014 and 2015. They demonstrated the fundamental divergence of views on the ways of higher schools' reforming in Ukraine of the most part of humanities' academic community on the one hand, and state bureaucracy on the other. The public debate on the role of historical disciplines in the preparation of modern graduates of higher schools of Ukraine revealed a number of pedagogical, didactical and methodological
problems. Foremost among these was recognized the challenge of distinguishing between secondary and higher school courses of «History of Ukraine». The subject of intense discussion is the mechanism for the enforcement of the problem and dialogical methods to the teaching process of the institutions of higher education. In the end, the conclusion was made according the aspiration of the senior management of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine to cut back as short as possible schedule of hours for humanities in the institutions of higher education (especially in the technical and military universities) can have serious social and political consequences. Ignoring the importance of the discipline «History of Ukraine» in developing of the technical students' and cadets' world view in the conditions of the «hybrid war» could become an essential precondition for defeat the informational war by Ukraine. Authors are emphasizing on attention that among the political elite of Ukraine dominate technocratic understanding of term «information security». As a result, historical disciplines are turning into outsiders of educational process thus making it more difficult to consolidate Ukrainian society in the period of the serious military-political crisis.

Some issues of consolidation of the Ukrainian nation are considered. The peculiarity of postcolonial discourse is the study of new types of cultural and social identities, issues of self-conceptualization, and the legitimization of local narratives as national ones. It is known that the phenomenon of collective identity has attracted the attention of many researchers and is actively debated in various social and humanitarian discourses. Foreign science studies this phenomenon mainly according to sociocultural anthropology, sociology and psychology from various theoretical and methodological positions (Z. Freud, E. Erickson, K. Jung, B. Anderson, M. Barrett, S. Bauman, F. Bart, E. Gellner, R. Jenkins, H. Kon, B. Connor, B. Lukman, D. Matteson, A. Melutchchi, J. G. Mead, M. Mead, K. Moscovichi, E. Smith, G. Tejfel, J. Turner, J. Habermas, S. Huntington, etc.). In Russian and Ukrainian science, identity is studied within the framework of philosophy, political science, sociology, cultural studies, and psychology. The author extrapolated the Ericksonian term "identity" to the concept of "national identity". The components of this concept are analyzed, the interconnection of the components is searched and directions of consolidation of Ukrainians are offered.
The emphasis is made on the fact that the level of their morality, synthesized from the various feelings inherited from their predecessors during many centuries of existence of the Ukrainian people on the lands of modern Ukraine, should be considered a special feature of Ukrainian national identity. Historical facts of the formation of the modern Ukrainian people prove the immutability of his desire for freedom, justice, dedication to their ideals, on which the modern society is based and around which consolidation of the people of Ukraine is possible. It is noted that, speaking of the uniqueness of the Ukrainian nation, one should mention its ideological principles, which allowed Ukrainians to defend their interests and protect the values on which national identity is based. It is emphasized that understanding the essence and ways of any consolidation is based on the natural physical laws of the existence of matter, of the world - this should be taken into account in the process of achieving the goal.