Khylko O. Theoretic basis of identification of the threats to national security of Ukraine and the ways of its provision

The dissertation represents theoretic aspects of national security researches in world and domestic theoretic and political thought. It is proved that problems of security have been studied from the ancient times. Researchers in different times mentioned that the state must secure fundamental interests of a man, human rights and freedoms. Liberal ideas and values which accent at provision of human rights produced essential influence at security studies. It is shown that western political thought interpret a nation and a state as a whole while soviet theoretic thought meant ethnic aspects of social phenomenon under the term "national". It is identified that the world theoretic thought is characterized by approach according to which the essence of national security is reflected in logical dependence of the following elements: national interest – threats to national security – the ways of security provision. The author has analysed the degree of integrity of Ukrainian national interests concept. Thus, itis identified that such concept is not formed in domestic theoretic and political thought, so the basis which is to be a substructure for identification of threats to national security is not identified. For the first time study of theoretic basis of identification of threats to national security of Ukraine in domestic theoretic and political thought is provided. It is demonstrated that the majority of threats are in fact threats to a state as an institution, to state bodies, but threats to a person, to society are perceived as collateral. For the first time study of conceptual approaches of identification of the ways of national security provision is provided. As a result domination of state policy among the ways of security provision reflected in domestic theoretic and political thought is proved. The role of a person, society in security provision is minimized in spite of setting their status as full subjects of national security provision in domestic legislation. The main conceptual approaches of nationalsecurity provision reflected in domestic theoretic and political thought are legislative and organizational and administrative. Absence of national security integral understanding in Ukrainian theoretic and political thought is proved. One of the main reasons of such situation is underestimation of civil society role in national security provision.