Yevtukhova H. Sabotage in the Political Process: the Ukrainian Context

Object – the sabotage as a socio-political phenomenon. The objective – is revealing the specifics of manifestations of sabotage in the political process of modern Ukraine. Methods – structural-functional, conflict, institutional, analytical-synthetic, retrospective, etc. The theoretical and practical results – revealed the specifics of the manifestation of sabotage in the political process of Ukraine and proposed strategies to prevent this practice. The novelty – the dominant forms of sabotage in the political process are singled out; the basic characteristics are revealed in the analysis of its manifestations: destructiveness / constructiveness, clarity / latency, orientation (on organizations, groups, individual individuals, processes, etc.); it is argued that sabotage is characterized by a poly-dimensional character (sabotage is identified as a socio-political phenomenon, as political practice, as an accompanying element of the political process, as a behavioral strategy); revealed the specifics of manifestations of sabotage in the political process of modern Ukraine, in particular, in the electoral process and in the process of reforming local self-government (decentralization reform); It is substantiated that sabotage is a sign of radical social change and takes place in transformational societies. The rate of implementation – development of strategies to prevent sabotage in the political process of modern Ukraine. The scope of application – the power structures when making political decisions related to state-building strategies and community management; political parties; the NGOs; the analytical and educational activities.