Kondratova M. Sustainable development in the political agenda of contemporary democracy: institutional and communicational foundations

The dissertation is devoted to establishing the specifics of the formation of the political agenda of sustainable development based on the institutional and communication foundations of modern consolidated democracy. The specifics of the agenda of sustainable development in the conditions of modern democracy are defined, which consists in considering the issues of balanced development of society and environmental protection policies of the state. The list of institutional stakeholders of the policy of sustainable development in the conditions of democratic transformations has been clarified. The stages of approval of the sustainable development agenda in the context of democratic political competition are identified. The sequence of implementation of political and communication campaigns regarding the implementation of the sustainable development agenda in modern media and social networks on the Internet has been established. The specific features of the promotion of ecological or eco-friendly values to the discussions significant for the state of public opinion and the general strengthening of development at the level of local communities in the conditions of sustainable democracy are specified. The concept of optimizing the interaction between state authorities and the public environment in the context of the approval of the sustainable development agenda has been developed. Political and organizational measures have been developed to articulate the priority items of the sustainable development agenda in Ukraine. The dissertation is aimed at reflecting the features of promoting the agenda of sustainable development in a democratic political and institutional environment. Taking into account the guidelines and norms of the institutional and communication structure of the modern consolidated democracy, the peculiarities of the formation of the agenda of sustainable development in democratic countries are clarified. They consist in harmonizing dimensions of social development and political approval of nature protection programs, taking into account considerations of economic and technological progress. Attention is paid to the existing institutional actors of sustainable development policy during democratic stability and transit, which acquire the character of sustainable development stakeholders. The periods and regimes of the sequence of implementation of the sustainable development agenda under the conditions of active actions of political competitors are outlined. The possibilities of political and communication campaigns that implement the agenda of sustainable development based on consistent and coordinated actions of public actors are revealed. Attention is paid to the peculiarities of social networks and the Internet as a whole as a political environment for promoting the agenda of sustainable development. Specific features of the advocacy of environmental and pro-ecological value contexts for political deliberation within the framework of forming a favorable state of public opinion and stimulating sustainable development projects at the level of territorial communities in the conditions of consolidated democracy are revealed. The conceptual basis for improving the interaction of actors of public governance and civil society within the scope of implementation and articulation of the sustainable development agenda is outlined. Optimum approaches to expressing and consolidating the leading points of the sustainable development agenda in Ukraine are proposed. The purpose of the study is to reveal the features of promoting the sustainable development agenda in the conditions of the main institutional configurations and communication environment of a consolidated democracy. Within the framework of the priority intermediate orientations of the research search, a complex structure of the theoretical justification of the promotion of the sustainable development agenda in the conditions of a democratic political system and the evolution of socio-humanitarian knowledge, as well as within the conceptual apparatus of political science disciplines, is proposed.