DEMOCRATIC ELECTIONS AND THE SOCIO-POLITICAL AND SOCIOPSYCHOLOGICAL SECURITY OF AN INDIVIDUAL IN TERMS OF TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIAL RELATIONS
Journal Title: Вісник Одеського національного університету. Соціологія і політичні науки - Year 2016, Vol 21, Issue 1
Abstract
The article examines an important issue of security of an individual in terms of transformation of social relations. The purpose of the article is to analyze the current situation of socio-political and socio-psychological security of people in modern Ukraine related to the «remnants» of the Soviet psychology of paternalism and to determine the role of democratic elections that are held in the country concerning relevant issues. The opinion polls conducted in Ukraine today indicate that the process of modern transformation of social relations towards democracy and European values is accompanied by phenomena inherent to a society with paternalistic nature, and the citizens tend in particular to shift responsibility for their lives and development onto the state. This situation contains a threat to the socio-political and socio-psychological security of population because it reduces its sustainability under conditions of transformation of social relations. One of the most important factors in struggling against such threats is to hold democratic elections. During these elections citizens elect parties and politicians and along with them the values that are more likely to strengthen the security of an individual in transforming society. The author emphasizes the necessity to organize such elections targeting citizens to political parties and politicians who can provide the implementation of democratic European values aimed to improve the socio-political and socio-psychological security of personality. The research paper identifies the main areas of value orientations of population and their implementation during the democratic elections.
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O. Y. Shinkarenko
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- EP ID EP254003
- DOI 10.18524/2304-1439.2016.1(24).78162
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