Cherveniak K. The influence of the ethnonational factor on sociopolitical processes in Ukraine.

The analysis of the influences of the ethnonational factor on social and political processes in Ukraine has been conducted in the thesis. The definition of the concept "ethnonational factor" in Ukrainian scientific discourse has been specified. The author's version of the grouping of the regions of Ukraine has been put forward for the study of ethnopolitical processes at the national and regional levels. The constructive influences of the ethnonational factor through the processes of ethnic and national consolidation have been covered on the example of polyethnic regions of Ukraine. The ethnopolitical threats, their main causes and consequences, as an expression of the destructive influences of the investigated factor on the sociopolitical processes in Ukraine, have been analyzed. The main factors that influence on the model of the state ethnic policy have been distinguished. The proposals on the improvement of the strategy of the state ethnic policy of Ukraine and the operational level of ethnopolitical management have been put forward.