Kresina I. Ukranian national conciousness in the context of modern politikal processes

Doctor's degree thesis is shown the new developed systematic conception of national consciousness phenomena in the context of Ukrainian and international political processes. The author is assuming the methodological base for the studies in national consciousness. She is defining the main characteristics, functions, components, factors of formation and development, levels of existence and directions of evolution of Ukrainian national consciousness as the spiritual phenomena of the nation. It has been done the analysis of functioning of national consciousness-in the unity of rational and irrational essential manifestations. Ukrainian idea is taken as integral component of national consciousness. Author develops the classification of main trends of its studying, defines its current characteristics.