Zhuzha L. Volunteerism in the context of the Antiterrorist operation in Ukraine: political dimension

The object - the phenomenon of volunteering in Ukraine. The objective is to identify features and basic characteristics of volunteerism in the context of anti-terrorist operations in Ukraine through the prism of political discourse. The study employs - the systemic, phenomenological, linguistic, institutional, empirical and other methods. The theoretical and practical results - a complex theoretical and methodological analysis of volunteerism in support of the ATO as one of the driving forces behind the development of Ukrainian civil society. The novelty is volunteering is defined as a political institution; aktorno-applied network theory in the study of volunteering; improved understanding of the changing relationship with the state of volunteering; classified functional role of volunteers; the influence of volunteering on the politicization of civil society; studied attitude towards volunteerism. The rate of implementation - development of specific recommendations to improve volunteerism in Ukraine. The scope of application - activities of political and civic organizations, development regulations and special lectures on the subject.