Manailo-Prykhodko R. Regional Dimension of the Development and Functioning of the Party System of Ukraine.

The dissertation analyzes the characteristics of regional structuring of the party system of Ukraine. The methodological toolbox for the study of regional development and functioning of the party system of Ukraine has been formulated. The regional dimension of the party system of Ukraine within the national election cycles of 1994–2004 has been investigated. The influence of the constituent elections, parliamentary and local elections in 1998 and 2002 on the configuration of the regional party structure has been displayed. The actualization and the dominant influence of the socio-cultural division on the format of the party system by the results of the 2002 parliamentary elections has been acknowledged. The regionalization of party influence in the context of socio-political processes during 2004–2015 has been characterized. Change in the balance of party influence in the regions of Ukraine in 2004–2007, 2010–2012, 2014–2015 has been demonstrated. The current state, prospects and development trends of the regional party structures have been outlined.