Socio-philosophical analysis of Ukrainian legal mentality in the context of European integration processes

Análisis sociofilosófico de la mentalidad jurídica ucraniana en el contexto de los procesos de integración europea

• Оleksii Shtepa Poltava V. G.Korolenko Natiоnal Pedagogikal Universiтy, Poltava, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0500-3000
• Svitlana Kovalenko National University “Yuri Kondratyuk Poltava Polytechnic”, Poltava, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5622-6357
• Olha Koban Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3997-5740
• Oleksandr Holovko V. N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, Kharkiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1459-5434
• Vira Aksyonova Flight Academy of the National Aviation University, Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7242-9311

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4176.22

Keywords: collective unconscious, determinants of behavior, statism, political culture, legal mentality

Abstract

The aim of the article was to carry out a socio-philosophical analysis of the legal mentality in the context of European integration processes. Comparative and observational methods were the main methodological tools. The research revealed that the legal mentality of the EU population is characterized by respect for the law, human rights and freedoms. The rights of the individual are recognized as priority over the rights of the state. The Ukrainian legal mentality is characterized by legal nihilism, legal idealism, statism, anomie, detachment from legal culture and ambivalence. It is concluded that, the consolidation of civil society with public authority during the military aggression of the Russian Federation indicates positive changes in the legal mentality. There are some positive changes in the attitude of the EU population towards the future EU membership of Ukraine. Increased legal awareness is a necessary component for the development of Ukraine’s legal mentality. The current achievements embodied in the national and European legal mentality in the EU countries can be guidelines for Ukraine to achieve its goal of European integration.

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