Udzhmadzhuridze H. Political participation as a social practice of self-identification of persons in modern Ukrainian society

The dissertation is devoted to the sociological study of political participation as a practice of self-identification of persons in modern Ukrainian society. Theoretical interpretations of the political participation of persons, their functional significance on the micro-, meso-, and macro-levels of social life are presented. The sociological approaches to the study of the determinants of political participation in the scientific discourse are systematized. The model of analysis of political participation as a social practice of self-identification of persons is conceptualized and the approach for its empirical research in the conditions of modern Ukrainian society. Typologization of forms of political participation of persons is carried out. The principles of reproduction of forms of political participation practice are classified on the basis of pragmatic logic of informants of qualitative semi-structured interview. The current state of political participation as a social practice is revealed by means of an expert survey and the degree of institutionalization of its procedures in the structures of the political system of modern Ukrainian society is clarified.