Stankevych B. Information resources of election campaign: the nature and peculiarities of usage in Ukraine.

In the thesis on the basis of complex research of large-scale resources and scientific works the problem of information resources of election campaign nature and peculiarities of its usage during the presidential and parliamentary election campaigns in Ukraine has been highlighted. In the thesis the theoretic approaches for conceptualization of information resources and scientific comprehension of their role in the political process have been researched and systematized. The specificity and outcomes of information resources usage in the election process have been determined. The main principles of effective interaction of political process entities with mass media during the election campaigns have been formulated.