50/10. Yehor Zhurkin

Yehor Zhurkin

PhD student of Faculty of history,

Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv,

Kyiv,Ukraine

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9533-5473

DOI: 10.17721/2522-4611.2024.50.10


MASS MEDIA ACTIVITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF 

CIVIL SOCIETY IN UKRAINE (1990-2004)


Relevance of the study. The restoration of Ukraine's independence has necessitated the formation of a full-fledged civil society. Civil society implies the existence of various institutions that are not directly related to state structures and allow citizens and their associations to pursue their interests and initiatives. The institutionalization of civil society is based on the voluntary activities of citizens who can act as intermediaries between society and the state. Political parties, mass media, public organizations, and non-governmental organizations are civil society institutions. The article examines the media as an important civil society institution. Studying the activities of the media as civil society institutions is an important component of understanding the Ukrainian political, socio-cultural and economic dynamics of society. The novelty of the study lies in the systematization of approaches to media coverage through the prism of the impact of non-state media on the development of civil society. 

The purpose of the article is to study the impact of mass media on the formation and development of civil society in Ukraine in 1990-2004. Research methods and methodology. The methodological basis of the study was a wide range of methods of knowledge of science. The synergistic method was used to distinguish non-state media like an institution of civil society. The dialectical method was used to formulate the conceptual and categorical apparatus, as well as the very concept of private media and their functional purpose. Based on the historical method, the author examines theoretical and methodological approaches to the problem of the emergence and development of media in the system of interaction between public authorities, private structures and civil institution. The methods of deduction and induction were employed to justify the concept of non-state media as a component of civil society, as well as to define their categories, functions, and operational principles. 

The results of the study show that the media play a key role in the formation and development of civil societyby providing citizens with access to crucial information, shaping public opinion and political consciousness, and encouraging active participation in public life in Ukraine from 1990 to 2004. The findings of the study demonstrate that the media, as an important institution of civil society, significantly influence the formation of public opinion, political consciousness and the position of Ukrainian citizens on state-building processes through participation in election campaigns, journalistic investigations, and impartial coverage of information. This contributes to the development of civic consciousness and a democratic mechanism of interaction between society and the state.

Key words: mass media, civil society, civil society institutions, state-building processes, non-governmental organizations, democratic mechanism.


Received by the editorial board: 19.08.2024.

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