Manzhola P. Importance Civil Society in the Legitimation of Political Power in Ukraine

The subject matter of the dissertation is civil society as the basis for legitimation of political power. The thesis shows the general tendencies and regularities of co-operetion between civil society and state in modern history of Ukraine. Peculiarities of practice legitimization of political power in Ukrainian history are discovered. It has been established that a basic condition for the efficiency of the Ukrainian public administration process by is the presence of a public participation by the public decision-making process. On the basis of research outcomes the conclusions are made and the practical recommendations for growing democratization and effectiveness of the public administration process are formulated.