The interests of state and civil society as a determinant of the democrative political development of Central and Eastern Europe countries

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.3970.25
Keywords: civil society, state, integral indices, statistical modelling, Central and East Europe

Abstract

The article analyses the state and development of civil society in Central and Eastern Europe as basic determinants of its development, using integrative indices of civil society sustainability. The external and internal logic of these indices for 2019 is studied. The research uses methods of cluster analysis, linear correlation, and multiple regression analysis to model the interaction of the determinants of civil society development in the region. The results of the analysis in the Central and Eastern European region reveal interesting links not only between the status of civil society and the state, but also in the relationship of factors that reflect the analytical triangle of relationships. People’s satisfaction with government is not a simple consequence of the economic situation: the relationship between social wealth and economic progress. The status of civil society also turns out to be a factor in this system of relationships, along with the quality of social relations and the existing sociopsychological characteristics of the population. The numerical values of the civil society situation and development indices obtained in this way can be used in statistical models.

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Author Biographies

Bohdan Hrebeniuk, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine

Postgraduate student of the Department of Public Administration and Innovation Management, Education and Research Institute of Continuing Education, National University of Life and Environmental Sciences of Ukraine.

Viktoriia Hrytsun, State Statistics Service of Ukraine

PhD in Law, State Statistics Service of Ukraine.

Valerii Bortniak, V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

Associate Professor of Department of of Public and Private Law, Faculty of Law, V.I.Vernadsky Taurida National University, PhD in Law. Ukraine.

Kateryna Bortniak, V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University

Associate Professor of Department of Public and Private Law, Faculty of Law, V.I.Vernadsky Taurida National University, PhD in Law. Ukraine.

Alina Liasota, Oles Honchar Dnipro National University

Associate Professor of Department of Politology, Faculty of Social Sciences and International Relations, Oles Honchar Dnipro National University, Candidate of political Sciences. Ukraine.

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2021-10-05
How to Cite
Hrebeniuk, B., Hrytsun, V., Bortniak, V., Bortniak, K., & Liasota, A. (2021). The interests of state and civil society as a determinant of the democrative political development of Central and Eastern Europe countries. Political Questions, 39(70), 407-425. https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.3970.25
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Vol. 39 No. 70 (2021): Cuestiones Políticas
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