Kantsurak V. The Ecological Paradigm of Ukrainian State-Building: A Political Strategy for Social Change

Philosophical conceptualization of the phenomenon of environmental policy in the context of contemporary transformation processes is presented in the thesis. The phenomenon of environmental policy as an object of public policy has been comprehensively analyzed. It has been revealed that formation of national environmental policy requires conceptually-theoretical discursive coverage of world-philosophical, political, social and economic, environmental and legal issues, as well as a detailed analysis of democratization transformations taking place in Ukrainian society. The key principles, settings, short-term and strategic goals of environmental policy as well as basic tools and principles for achieving them have already been elaborated in developed democracies. And despite the fact that since the first years of independence of Ukraine environmental issues have been very acute, they were gradually forced out to the periphery of political discourse. The relevance of our research lies in the fact that only with a new definition of "environmental policy" category truly positive processes in this field can begin. While the environmental component of Ukrainian politics occupies secondary priorities and is resolved on a residual principle, the environmental crisis that has already become catastrophic in our country will only deepen, and the life quality of our citizens will continue to deteriorate.