Zueva V. Institutions and mechanisms of regional development in conditions of political transformation of Ukraine society.

The thesis is devoted to the problems of regional development of Ukraine in context of political transforming process that take place in the modern world and in Ukrainian society. On the basis of investigation of modern western and Ukrainian theories the conceptual-categorial apparatus of the political regionalistics is formed. The historical-cultural, economical, political-juridical factors of disintegration and integration of Ukrainian society are elaborated. The author defines the basic directions of forming the regional political identity in the context of political identity in the context of political institutionalization process. The role of regional political culture in consolidation of Ukraine society is clarified. On the basis of investigation the author formulated recommendations concerning the state development of regional integrational process, that may become the basis of new theoretical-conceptual paradigm of Ukrainian regional politics.