Strategy for the development of Ukrainian communities in the post-war period
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.56294/sctconf2024.768Keywords:
Local self-government, Armed aggression, Decentralization reform, Grant support, The legal regime of martial lawAbstract
The relevance of the stated research topic is due to the fact that Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to the destruction of settlements, critical infrastructure and the forced migration of millions of citizens. Local governments have adapted to different types of shocks during the war, implementing unique programmes and policies. Studying this experience is valuable for formulating a plan for the further development of communities in the post-war period. The purpose of this paper is to develop a comprehensive strategy for the post-war recovery and development of Ukrainian communities. The study used a range of methods of cognition, including comparative, historical and genetic, structural and functional, legal analysis, forecasting, statistical data analysis, and institutional. The results of the research are the disclosure of the genesis of the powers of local self-government bodies in Ukraine, the identification of the advantages and disadvantages of decentralization, the assessment of the current state of communities, the study of grant opportunities for territories in war conditions, and the consideration of ways of interaction between business and territorial communities. In addition, proposals have been formulated to improve the exercise of local self-government powers by amending the legislation in the relevant area in the context of post-war reconstruction and the principles of strategic planning for the development of territories have been described. The materials can be used in research and applied fields: the work is of interest to researchers specializing in the study of decentralization and sustainable development of territorial communities
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