Hasil untuk "Political institutions and public administration (General)"

Kiflie Worku Angaw, Bacha Kebede Debela, Ellen Fobé et al.

In recent decades, policy capacity has garnered increasing attention from scholars in the Global North. However, there has been limited focus on policy capacity in developing countries, particularly in Africa. While various factors, such as experience, the nature of policy tasks, and educational background, can influence the policy capacity of civil servants, there is still little known about the extent to which public administration (PA) learning outcomes contribute to policy capacity. Utilizing the Policy Capacity Framework and novel survey data collected from the alumni of Public Administration education programs, along with their peers and supervisors among federal civil servants in Ethiopia, this study examined the impact of public administration training programs on civil servants’ individual‐level policy capacities. The central argument asserts that PA training programs appear to significantly enhance civil servants’ analytical, operational, political, and legal policy capacities. This study contributes to the more general literature on policy capacity and to the discourse on the link between PA learning outcomes and civil servants’ individual policy capacity more specifically.

A. Boin, M. Lodge

Petro Opanashchuk

The article examines the formation of a comprehensive humanitarian space in modern conditions. It is determined that it is gaining strategic importance, as it encompasses the integration of policies in the spheres of culture, education, preservation of cultural heritage, formation of national identity, as well as the regulation of interethnic and interfaith relations. The article analyzes the main theoretical approaches to humanitarian policy, presented in the works of Pierre Bourdieu, Stuart Hall, Arjun Appadurai and John Tomlinson. Particular attention is paid to the analysis of cultural practices as a mechanism of social mobilization and a means of ensuring social integration. The international experience of forming a humanitarian space is studied using the example of Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the USA, Canada, Japan and South Korea. Key trends and challenges in the development of humanitarian policy in the context of globalization are identified, in particular the impact of digitalization, which opens up new opportunities for intercultural communication, interactive knowledge exchange and the formation of a common information space. Special attention is paid to the Ukrainian context of the formation of the humanitarian space. The processes of adaptation of European and world experience are analyzed, in particular in the field of state regulation of cultural policy and mechanisms for preserving national identity. Key challenges are identified: uneven distribution of funding for cultural initiatives, language barriers, digital inequality, problems of intercultural interaction and information security. The results of the study can be used to develop public administration strategies aimed at preserving cultural heritage, developing educational institutions, strengthening national identity, and ensuring information security in the context of digital transformation and global challenges.

Sara Bentivegna, Rossella Rega

L’inciviltà politica è un fenomeno pervasivo nelle democrazie contemporanee, ma la ricerca si è finora concentrata principalmente su fattori socio-demografici e mediali per spiegarne la percezione pubblica, trascurando il rapporto tra cittadini e politica. Questo studio colma tale lacuna, esaminando come la fiducia nelle istituzioni democratiche, il senso di efficacia politica e gli atteggiamenti antipolitici influenzino la valutazione dei comportamenti incivili delle élite politiche in Italia, un contesto caratterizzato da una forte disaffezione verso la politica. Attraverso una survey su campione rappresentativo della popolazione – condotta alla fine delle Elezioni Europee 2024 – la ricerca evidenzia il ruolo chiave della fiducia nella democrazia e del senso di efficacia politica nell’accentuare la sensibilità verso l’inciviltà delle élite. Contrariamente alle attese, gli atteggiamenti antipolitici non influenzano direttamente la percezione dell’inciviltà, suggerendo che in un contesto di generale sfiducia e malessere verso la politica, l’antipolitica sia diventata un sentimento trasversale, rendendolo poco utile come predittore di differenze nella sensibilità verso i comportamenti incivili. Accanto ai predittori politici, lo studio esplora anche il ruolo dei consumi mediali, riscontrando effetti contrastanti: se l’uso intenso dei social media per scopi politici anestetizza di fronte ai toni accesi e i comportamenti lesivi delle norme democratiche, anche l’estraneità all’informazione (tipica dei news-avoiders) riduce la capacità di cogliere le espressioni incivili.

Jiayi Zhang, Shu Yang, Junchao Wu et al.

Fine-tuning Large Language Models on a political topic will significantly manipulate their political stance on various issues and unintentionally affect their stance on unrelated topics. While previous studies have proposed this issue, there is still a lack of understanding regarding the internal representations of these stances and the mechanisms that lead to unintended cross-topic generalization. In this paper, we systematically explore the internal mechanisms underlying this phenomenon from a neuron-level perspective and how to mitigate the cross-topic generalization of political fine-tuning. Firstly, we propose Political Neuron Localization through Activation Contrasting (PNLAC) to identify two distinct types of political neurons: general political neurons, which govern stance across multiple political topics, and topic-specific neurons} that affect the model's political stance on individual topics. We find the existence of these political neuron types across four models and datasets through activation patching experiments. Leveraging these insights, we introduce InhibitFT, an inhibition-based fine-tuning method, effectively mitigating the cross-topic stance generalization. Experimental results demonstrate the robustness of identified neuron types across various models and datasets, and show that InhibitFT significantly reduces the cross-topic stance generalization by 20% on average, while preserving topic-specific performance. Moreover, we demonstrate that selectively inhibiting only 5% of neurons is sufficient to effectively mitigate the cross-topic stance generalization.

Nadezhda S. Obukhova, Sergey V. Bastrykin, Ainur A. Abuev

Within the framework of this article, it is proposed to consider the key problems of interaction between political parties and legislative bodies of state power from the point of view of the institute of public administration (using the example of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation). The study analyzes the institutional, legal and communication factors that hinder effective cooperation between institutions and various subjects of public administration, which negatively affects the quality of normative and legislative activities. The authors identify the main challenges associated with political polarization, institutional weakness, lack of transparency and lack of clear mechanisms for interaction between the two main subjects of public administration – the Institute of parliamentarism and the Institute of political parties. Possible ways to overcome existing barriers are being considered. The authors of the paper propose areas that contribute to improving the effectiveness of interaction between political parties and legislative executive authorities, including amendments to the electoral legislation aimed at increasing the level of political competition and expanding opportunities for representation in parliament of various political forces; revision of approaches to determining the results of elections of deputies on federal lists.; The lifting of the ban on the formation and nomination of electoral blocs and coalitions. The results of the study make it possible to identify specific features for reforming the public administration system not only in order to increase the effectiveness of interaction between legislative bodies and political parties, but also to improve the quality of public administration in general.

V. Saprykin

B a c k g r o u n d . The article analyzes the role of private sector innovation as a key factor in the digital transformation of public administration in Ukraine. In the context of war and post-war reconstruction, technological solutions for business ensure the continuity of public administration institutions, increase efficiency, transparency, and the ability of authorities to respond quickly to changes. M e t h o d s . The study uses a combination of general scientific and special methods. Dialectical and systemic approaches allowed us to consider the digital transformation of public administration as a dynamic process in connection with institutional changes and the influence of the private sector. Methods of analysis, synthesis, comparison, and analysis of scientific publications and analytical reports contributed to the generalization of scientific approaches, the evaluation of practices, and the identification of key trends and prospects for digital transformation. R e s u l t s . It has been established that technological progress and innovation are interrelated drivers of economic development and change in public administration. However, political will alone is not enough: digital transformation is accompanied by barriers that must be systematically overcome. Effective modernization of the public sector is not possible through the introduction of IT solutions alone. Private sector practices play a significant role: flexible project management methods, public-private partnerships, and design thinking, which contribute to the adaptation of innovations to the needs of the state and the creation of modern digital services. C o n c l u s i o n s . It is argued that the successful digital transformation of public administration in Ukraine is impossible without the active involvement of private sector innovations. It is no longer just a technological task, but is becoming a strategic prerequisite for sustainable development, institutional stability, and the country's competitiveness. That is why the partnership between the state and the private sector is seen as a fundamental tool for building a modern management system focused on performance and trust. Thus, digital transformation driven by privatesector innovation is an inevitable process that enhances the efficiency, transparency, and resilience of public administration and supports the development of modern, citizen-oriented services, which is especially crucial during the war and in Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction.

Marharyta Chabanna

This article emphasizes the critical importance of public administration effectiveness during a full-scale war, highlighting the capacity of government to respond efficiently to security challenges, maintain public order, and provide essential public services. Such effectiveness is vital for the resilience of the political system and the maintenance of citizens' trust. The author notes that evaluating governance effectiveness under these conditions requires flexible approaches that account for the unique wartime context, institutional capacity constraints, and the necessity of decision-making under extraordinary resource mobilization. Based on a review of assessment methodologies and general principles of public administration effectiveness (such as the Worldwide Governance Indicators, Bertelsmann Transformation Index, Sustainable Governance Indicators, Global Competitiveness Index, Prosperity Index, Bureaucracy Index, International Civil Service Effectiveness Index, Open Government Index, European Quality of Government Index, and others) the article demonstrates that a combination of international models (WGI, OECD-frameworks, SIGMA), adapted to Ukraine’s national context, is most relevant. Special attention is given to the application of innovative technologies – machine learning and big data analytics – as tools to enhance the accuracy, timeliness, and transparency of monitoring public administration effectiveness. The article also describes the use of artificial intelligence by Ukrainian governmental bodies, including the Ministry of Digital Transformation, Ministry of Finance, National Anti-Corruption Bureau, National Agency on Corruption Prevention, State Tax Service, National Health Service, Ministry of Education and Science, and State Employment Service. Highlighting the advantages of AI integration, the author underscores its role in improving objectivity, precision, and responsiveness in evaluation processes, automating large-scale data processing, and countering misinformation. The article concludes by emphasizing that the effectiveness of such integration depends on the regulatory framework, development of digital competencies, establishment of ethical guidelines, and public monitoring platforms. In this regard, the study stresses the necessity of balancing international standards with Ukraine’s specific socio-political realities, particularly the challenges of governance under conditions of ongoing aggression. It also emphasizes that the development of adaptive and context-sensitive evaluation frameworks is not only a methodological but also a strategic task for strengthening democratic resilience. At the same time, the article highlights that the long-term effectiveness of governance assessment in Ukraine will depend on the institutionalization of innovative tools, the strengthening of cooperation with international partners, and the inclusiveness of evaluation processes. Together, these factors create a foundation for both post-war recovery and sustainable democratic transformation.

I. Mankovsky

Aim. Based on the analysis of the category of “public interest” in the Russian doctrine, the current procedure for including public relations as public interests in the institutional environment, determine the reasons for the priority of public (state) interests over private ones established by the institutional environment, make proposals aimed at establishing a reasonable balance between them in the process of state management of the national economy.Methodology. The theoretical basis of the conducted study was formed by doctrinal sources considering the problems of theoretical economics, functioning of the political system and legal regulation of the sphere of public administration. In the course of the study, general scientific methods of cognition (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction), as well as specific scientific methods: normative, comparative.Results. In the course of the study, it was established that at present, the doctrine justifiably distinguishes three groups of interests: state, public and private, provided that the inclusion of individual groups of social relations in the list of public interests and its consolidation in the institutional environment is associated with the limitation of private interests in the relevant sphere and, first of all, in the economic one. At the same time, the current institutional environment of the political process excludes the possibility of direct participation of citizens in the coordination of state decisions in the sphere of distribution of limited resources and the inclusion of certain types of social relations in the list of public interests, which can have a negative impact on the stability of public administration and requires coordination.Research implications. The conducted research allowed us to draw some conclusions and make proposals aimed at improving the institutional environment of the political process, which should facilitate the coordination of public and private interests, increase the level of trust of Russian society in the state, consolidate Russian society and create conditions for stable public administration. The results of the research make a certain contribution to the development of the theory of institutionalism.

S. Y. Ivanov

The article examines the features, prerequisites and development of the role of public administration in the process of the formation of state power. The complex evolutionary path of the formation of public administration from the past to the present is studied, the changes that occurred at this stage are noted. Based on a wide range of sources and scientific literature, an attempt is made to examine the features of the process of the formation of public administration in the process of building state power in Ukraine. The relevance of this topic is noted, since the historical path of the Ukrainian people is marked by a complex and rich palette of socio-political events that had both positive and negative consequences for the formation and transformation of the public administration system. A significant part of the problems that arose in the process of state formation at different stages of history remains relevant to this day, and some of them have become even more acute in modern conditions. Each historical era has formed a specific understanding of the content, functional purpose and organizational structure of public administration. Therefore, the development of Ukraine as a sovereign and democratic state involves a continuous process of improving the public administration system, which must meet the challenges of the time and the needs of society. In general terms, it is shown that the formation of state power in Ukraine is a complex and multifaceted process that encompasses both historical and legal aspects. An important role in this process is played by public administration, which ensures the stability, functionality and development of public institutions. However, the effectiveness of public administration depends on taking into account historical experience and compliance with modern challenges. The study of this topic is relevant in the context of the modernization of the Ukrainian state and its integration into the European space. The analysis of the role of public administration in the formation of state power in Ukraine through the prism of the historical and legal aspect is demonstrated. The evolution of management practices, regulatory and legal regulation and their influence on the formation of the modern model of public administration are taken into account.

A. V. Malko

Introduction. The article analyzes the problems associated with cooperation in the law-making sphere of state and public structures. Meanwhile, the subject of the study is public authorities and civil society institutions as subjects not only of the law-making process, but also of the formation and implementation of legal policy. Due to this, the article examines the concepts of legal policy and legal co-creation of the state and society, their interrelationships. Materials and methods. Using historical, comparative legal and formal legal methods, the advantages and disadvantages of establishing mechanisms for interaction between state and public structures in such doctrinal political and legal acts as the Concepts of Legal Policy of the Republics of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Belarus were identified. The results of the study. In the process of the research it was taken into account that in the most concentrated form the legal policy of the abovementioned countries is manifested in the Concepts of such policy adopted by them, which also express various aspects of the participation of civil society institutions in the management of state affairs (primarily in the sphere of lawmaking). As a result of the analysis it was revealed that, despite the different levels, they are largely united by the following: in these doctrinal documents, political and legal acts to a greater extent only declare the need for citizens to participate in the management of the state, while in fact, everything is limited to support and control, and there is no full-fledged interaction yet. This also applies to Russia, because in general the results of the analysis of our regulatory framework allow us to conclude that the regulation of communication is carried out in two independent directions, with a predominance of the processes of influence from the authorities on civil society, rather than interaction. Discussion and conclusion. It is proved that in the modern conditions of the formation of a multipolar world, the state and civil society institutions in the above-mentioned countries and Russia, in order to act as a single organism and be effective, must cooperate to the maximum extent. A specific form of cooperation is the legal co-creation of the designated structures. Therefore, the current demand for a special detailed and systemic legal regulation of these issues is substantiated, which will allow citizens and their associations to participate more actively and with interest in the management of common affairs.

M. Blikhar, H. Lukianova, O. Skochylias-Pavliv et al.

Purpose. To analyze the main aspects and identify the problems of ensuring the institutional stability of public administration in the context of achieving the goals of sustainable development under the influence of the challenges under the conditions of martial law in Ukraine. Methodology. General scientific methods and special methods of research were used, in particular: the method of abstract analysis and generalization, systematic and comparative analysis, factor analysis, which, by their totality, made it possible to conduct applied research on the state and dynamics of changes in the Integral indicator of public administration and the Global Index of Sustainable Development, on the basis of which it was found that when the value of the Integral indicator of public administration increases, there is an increase in the Global Index of Sustainable Development. Findings. The results of the conducted research give grounds for asserting that in modern conditions there are serious problems of ensuring the institutional stability of public administration and sustainable development of the countries of Europe and Ukraine. The work analyzes the essence of the institutional stability of public administration and proves its significant influence on the parameters of sustainable development. The main problems and destabilizing factors of ensuring the institutional stability of public administration in the context of achieving the goals of sustainable development under the influence of the challenges of martial law in Ukraine have been identified, among which the most significant are: low level of institutional capacity of public administration bodies; failure of public administration bodies to ensure transparency and openness of their activities; lack of transparency of election processes and the election of representatives of clan-oligarchic structures to public authorities; the presence of obstacles to the free will of citizens; excessive political pressure on public authorities by representatives of business and criminal structures; increased political instability, uncertainty of the political course and shortening of political cycles; the imperfection of the current legislation and its inability to fully protect the interests of the public; the rapid growth of the level of corruption and the imperfection of anti-corruption mechanisms. Originality. The scientific novelty consists in the substantiation of the author’s approach to the study of the economic and legal dimension of ensuring the institutional stability of public administration, primarily within the framework of achieving the goals of sustainable development under the influence of the challenges of martial law. Practical value. The main directions of strengthening the institutional stability of public administration on the basis of strengthening sustainable development are proposed, in particular, the need for the formation of effective mechanisms for ensuring political stability and sustainable development, the harmonization of national legislation with norms of European and international law, as well as the development of effective mechanisms for combating corruption is proved.

Irene M. Gordon, Karel Hrazdil, Stephen Spector

We analyzed gender pay gap in academia using detailed performance data of all faculty members at the Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University, during 2012–2022. Although we initially observed a small average pay gap in favor of male academics, we found that female academics received higher remuneration compared to their male counterparts, once we controlled for research and teaching productivity, prior education and work experience, ethnicity, and various academic appointments. Our results provide an insight into possible sources of gender bias and highlight the need to control for teaching and research performance when investigating gender pay gaps.

Yuelin Han, Zhifeng Wu, Pengfei Li et al.

The surging demand for AI has led to a rapid expansion of energy-intensive data centers, impacting the environment through escalating carbon emissions and water consumption. While significant attention has been paid to data centers' growing environmental footprint, the public health burden, a hidden toll of data centers, has been largely overlooked. Specifically, data centers' lifecycle, from chip manufacturing to operation, can significantly degrade air quality through emissions of criteria air pollutants such as fine particulate matter, substantially impacting public health. This paper introduces a principled methodology to model lifecycle pollutant emissions for data centers and computing tasks, quantifying the public health impacts. Our findings reveal that training a large AI model comparable to the Llama-3.1 scale can produce air pollutants equivalent to more than 10,000 round trips by car between Los Angeles and New York City. The growing demand for AI is projected to push the total annual public health burden of U.S. data centers up to more than $20 billion in 2028, rivaling that of on-road emissions of California. Further, the public health costs are more felt in disadvantaged communities, where the per-household health burden could be 200x more than that in less-impacted communities. Finally, we propose a health-informed computing framework that explicitly incorporates public health risk as a key metric for scheduling data center workloads across space and time, which can effectively mitigate adverse health impacts while advancing environmental sustainability. More broadly, we also recommend adopting a standard reporting protocol for the public health impacts of data centers and paying attention to all impacted communities.

N. Shevchenko

The article is devoted to the evolution of the main concepts of public administration, which is considered through the prism of the historical periods of the Middle Ages, the Enlightenment, and the emergence of capitalism. The author analyzes how approaches to management changed in the context of social, economic, and political transformations, and also considers how these changes were reflected in modern concepts of management science. Public administration is a key element in ensuring the effective functioning of state institutions, since the ability of the state to solve complex problems, maintain stability, and ensure development depends on its quality. The article emphasizes the importance of ethics, human rights, and democratic principles, which remain relevant for effective management today, in particular in the context of globalization, the development of information technologies, and social transformations. The study of the concepts of T. Aquinas, N. Machiavelli, D. Diderot, S. Montesquieu, I. Kant, and G. Hegel allows us to establish the relationship between historical theories and modern approaches to public administration. T. Aquinas's ideas about the harmony between faith and reason, as well as the need for moral principles in governance, find their application in the modern fight against corruption and abuse of power. N. Machiavelli's ideas about the state as an organic system that depends on the attitude of the people and the ability of rulers to achieve results, are of profound importance in the context of today's challenges. I. Kant's ideas about the autonomy of the individual and freedom, as well as H. Hegel's ideas about the importance of implementing laws through educated and conscious officials, are of great importance for the development of ethical governance. In general, the article demonstrates how historical concepts of public administration form the foundations of modern management theory, contributing to the improvement of management practices in the context of global changes, social and political transformations. The key trends in the development of public administration are identified, and the need to improve management methods and principles for effective adaptation to a changing environment is substantiated.

Svitlana Rybkina, Ihor Chumak

In recent years, Ukraine has faced a serious and extremely difficult challenge to its national security, which arose in connection with the aggression of a neighboring state. This aggression aims to undermine sovereignty, destroy territorial integrity, change the democratic constitutional system and harm other vital national interests of Ukraine. In the conditions of such aggression, equipping the armed forces takes on priority, since the country's defense capability and its ability to resist external threats depend on the effectiveness of this process. Studying the mechanisms of staffing the armed forces is an urgent task both for ensuring the proper functioning of defense institutions and for building a long-term national security strategy. The article examines in detail and compares various approaches to equipping the armed forces, which are used in world practice. Special attention is paid to analyzing the advantages and disadvantages of each type of manning, including voluntary enlistment, contract service, mobilization, and mixed systems. The impact of various social, economic and political factors on the effectiveness of the functioning of these mechanisms was assessed. It was found that the effectiveness of recruitment often depends on the level of public trust in the state, legislative norms regulating this process, and the general level of preparation of the population for possible conscription. A significant part of the study is devoted to the analysis of the legislation of Ukraine regarding the staffing of the armed forces. In particular, legislative acts determining the procedure for mobilization, conscription and selection for military service were considered. A number of factors have been identified that affect the effectiveness of the implementation of these measures, such as legal gaps, administrative difficulties and public attitudes. Based on the conclusions of the research of domestic and foreign experts, a number of measures are proposed that can contribute to increasing the efficiency of the mechanisms of staffing the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Among them are the improvement of legislation, increasing the motivation of military personnel, optimization of mobilization processes, and the use of advanced training and training methods. Thus, the presented study is a comprehensive review of existing approaches to the staffing of the armed forces and an assessment of their application in the Ukrainian context. It is aimed at the development of effective mechanisms that will not only meet modern challenges, but also ensure the country's permanent defense capability in the face of a long-term external threat.

B. Peters

There has been an “institutional turn” in the study of authoritarian regimes (Pepinsky, 2014). That interest in institutions has not extended to public bureaucracies to the extent that seems necessary if we are to understand how these political systems govern. Bureaucracies tend to be the most standardised institutions within political systems. One can travel to all parts of the world and find pyramidal structures within departments, a formal personnel system based (at least in theory) on merit, probably some more or less autonomous agencies, and other standard features. That similarity is often only superficial, and there are fundamental differences among bureaucracies, even with the apparent similarities. Comparing public bureaucracies, therefore, involves getting beneath apparent similarities, and understanding how and why systems differ. One of the crucial factors producing differences among administrative systems is whether they function within a democratic or an authoritarian regime. The diffusion of ideas about public management, and pressures from donor organisations have in many cases produced what Fred Riggs (1964) called “doublespeak” in administration.The public image and pronouncements of the bureaucracy are one thing, and sound like those from a modernised, democratic regime. The reality within the system, and especially the reality of relationships between the state and its citizens may, however, be something else entirely. Simply saying that the bureaucracy is functioning within an authoritarian regime is in itself inadequate to explain differences among administrative systems. For example, there may be marked differences between authoritarian regimes controlled by political parties and those that are more personal (van Soest & Grauvogel, 2017), and both of those will differ from those controlled by the military. In addition, some authoritarian regimes are also developmental, and use the power of the state to direct resources towards economic development (Chibber, 2002), while others may be more oriented merely towards controlling their societies. Also, the ideologies motivating authoritarian regimes may differ, with some being socialist or communist, while others being extremely conservative (including theocracies), and some having little ideology at all except for the maintenance of power. Finally, some authoritarian regimes depend more on validation through elections than do others. These electoral authoritarian regimes (see Schedler, 2013), or competitive authoritarian regimes (Levitsky & Way, 2010), justify themselves through having a mandate from the people, rather than strictly by power or ideology. The hybrid nature

Petrit Nimani, Artan Maloku, Shefqet Avdija

This scientific paper aims to analyse the role and contribution of the Auditor General in the exercise of control in the public administration in Kosovo. The Auditor General, as an independent and impartial institution, plays a decisive role in ensuring transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the management of public resources (Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo, 2016, Article 4). In addition, the impact of the Auditor General’s reports and recommendations on improving governance, increasing public trust, and promoting effective decision-making within the public sector has also been discussed. The research methodology includes a combination of quantitative and analytical approaches to concrete actions by the Auditor General and the National Audit Office (NAO) in Kosovo. The paper identifies the main challenges and problems that affect the efficiency and effectiveness of public auditing, such as the lack of human and financial resources, political interference, non-implementation of audit recommendations, and the like. The paper concludes that the Auditor General plays an essential role in the exercise of control intending to improve the condition of the institutions and their employees as well as ensure transparency and accountability of the public administration in Kosovo, but it needs support and respect from the stakeholders to achieve its objectives.

Igor I. Sanzharevskiy

The article is devoted to the subject field of political science research within the scientific specialty “Public Administration and sectoral policies” and the analysis of the practice of state strategic planning as a political system of institutional instruments and goal-setting mechanisms in the Russian Federation. The article discusses public political and legal mechanisms for combining values and goals with the choice of ways and methods to achieve them. The constitutional exclusivity and independence of each branch of government as the basis of its strategic resource and strategic planning potential is highlighted as the fundamental public political and legal mechanism for combining values and goals with the choice of ways and methods to achieve them. A general description of the architecture of the unified system of public power in accordance with the amendments to the Constitution of Russia and the current configuration of the public administration system is given. The importance of political factor of the effectiveness of the administration of strategic management system and the implementation of sectoral policies in modern Russia on the basis of the mechanisms of coordinated functioning and interaction of public authorities and local self-government in a single system of public authority is shown. Fundamental changes are highlighted that make it possible to significantly increase the efficiency of the federal government in a unified system of public authority with an emphasis on the implementation of national development goals of both the Russian Federation as a whole and the regions based on the sectoral structure of the economy. Attention is focused on the political goals of the regional factor of socio-economic development of territories on the basis of mechanisms and tools of strategic planning, the directions of fundamental political, legal, administrative and managerial decisions on the implementation of the regional investment standard are determined. The role of federal institutions of innovative development and provision of infrastructure projects and programs for solving the tasks of ensuring sustainable economic growth and diversification of the modern Russian economy, which cannot be optimally implemented by market mechanisms, was demonstrated. Conclusions are drawn about the importance of the interpretative understanding of politics as a system of institutional tools and goal-setting mechanisms in the political and legal practice of state strategic planning for determining promising directions in the subject field of scientific research within the specialty “Public Administration and sectoral policies”, for solving problems of improving the quality of public administration through the introduction of a management model based on big data and artificial intelligence, the transition of the public authority system to a data-based management model using a platform approach.

N. Obushna, Nataliia Korchak, Oksana Evsyukova et al.

Abstract The article examines the current mechanisms of combating disinformation in public administration and suggests ways to improve them. The purpose of the article is to research and improve the mechanisms of combating disinformation in the field of public administration. During the research, the authors used special and general scientific research methods, such as: generalization, abstraction, specification, systematization, analysis and synthesis, graphic. The essence and main trends of the development of the phenomenon of disinformation were identified, and the approaches to combating disinformation in the current political environment were highlighted. Components for the information countermeasure mechanisms’ formation in the field of public administration in Ukraine are proposed. The organizational, legal and economic mechanisms for countering disinformation are described. The European experience of forming mechanisms for countering disinformation is considered. It is proposed to use the public-private partnership tool as a component of the mechanism for countering disinformation in public administration. The main purpose of the use of public-private partnership is proposed to expand the cooperation of public authorities with private scientific institutions, public organizations in the field of information protection, fact-finding, monitoring of information sources and implementation of the policy of countering disinformation. The main forms of implementation of public-private partnership in the field of combating disinformation are highlighted.