Potereiko O. Virtualization of the state: theoretical and methodological analysis.

The processes of the modification of state under the influence of globalization, technological revolution and other factors are analyzed. The object of the research is virtualization of the state at technological and ontological levels, which constructs a system of principles and tools (deterritorialization, discursivization, mediatization, etc.). The subject of the research is the forms of political reflection on the virtual state, the conceptualisation of the relations "man ‒ state" in the conditions of virtualization of the state. The aim of the research is scientific conceptualization and clarifstudyication of the heuristic prospects of virtualization of the state. The evolution of ideas about the "virtual" has been explored. Studies’ methodological approaches of state virtualization have been systematized, on the basis of which the content of the state virtualization and the features of the virtualization process of this institution have been clarified. The peculiarities of virtualization of the permanent population as the features of the state have been revealed. The newest processes of virtualization of the state territory have been considered. The processes of virtualization of the system of public authorities have been characterized. The features of virtualization of interstate relations have been revealed. On the example of foreign states the common and different features of the virtualization process of the institute of the state have been analyzed. The research identifies features of virtualization of the state institute in Ukraine.