Lecture Lecture № 4№ 4

Political system of society. Political system of society. Ethnopolitics and Ethnopolitics and

international relationshipsinternational relationships

ТТhemes:hemes:

The notion and structure of The notion and structure of political system of society.political system of society.

Typology of political systems.Typology of political systems. Political system of Ukraine.Political system of Ukraine.

Political system of Political system of societysociety

Political system of society Political system of society is an is an integrated totality of relationships of integrated totality of relationships of power, subjects of politics, state and non-power, subjects of politics, state and non-state social institutions that are supposed state social institutions that are supposed to fulfil political functions concerning to fulfil political functions concerning protection, harmonizing, of interests of protection, harmonizing, of interests of social groups, communities, provide social groups, communities, provide stability and social order in the vital stability and social order in the vital activity of society.activity of society.

The basic features of The basic features of political systempolitical system

interconnection of group of interconnection of group of elements;elements;

  making a certain unity by this making a certain unity by this elements;elements;

inner interaction of all the inner interaction of all the elements;elements;

The basic features of The basic features of political systempolitical system (2) (2)

striving for selfpresentation, striving for selfpresentation, stability and development;stability and development;

ability to interrelate with the ability to interrelate with the other systems.other systems.

Structure of political systemStructure of political system

Structure of political system Structure of political system is an is an integrity of power institutions that are integrity of power institutions that are related with each other and create a related with each other and create a stable unity.stable unity.

Political power is the basic integral Political power is the basic integral element of political system. It is element of political system. It is concentrated in state, political parties and concentrated in state, political parties and public organizations. public organizations.

Structure of political systemStructure of political system (2)(2)

Structure of political system consists Structure of political system consists of the following elements: of the following elements: political political relationships, political organization of relationships, political organization of societysociety,, mass media, political mass media, political principles and norms, political principles and norms, political consciousness and cultureconsciousness and culture..

Political relationshipsPolitical relationships

Political relationships are the Political relationships are the relationships between the relationships between the subjects of politics on the basis subjects of politics on the basis of achieving and enjoying of the of achieving and enjoying of the power. They comprise power. They comprise relationships between classes, relationships between classes, inside classes, inter-nation and inside classes, inter-nation and international elationshipsinternational elationships

Political organization of Political organization of societysociety

State with all its constituent elements State with all its constituent elements legislative, executive and juridical legislative, executive and juridical branches of power, military forces branches of power, military forces — — is is the defining element of political the defining element of political organization of society. Being the basic organization of society. Being the basic institution of political system state rules institution of political system state rules the society, protects its economical, the society, protects its economical, social and cultural spheres.social and cultural spheres.

Mass mediaMass media

Mass media are the active and Mass media are the active and independent element of political independent element of political system of society and play the part system of society and play the part of the forth power in democratic of the forth power in democratic countries. Mass media are countries. Mass media are branched net of establishments that branched net of establishments that are occupied with gathering, are occupied with gathering, processing and spread of processing and spread of information.information.

Political principles and Political principles and normsnorms

Political principles and norms Political principles and norms are supposed are supposed to form political behavior nd consciousness of a to form political behavior nd consciousness of a person according to the aims and tasks of person according to the aims and tasks of political system. olitical principles and norms political system. olitical principles and norms that are secured in Constitution, laws, codes that are secured in Constitution, laws, codes regulate political relationships, define allowed regulate political relationships, define allowed and not allowed things under the angle of and not allowed things under the angle of strengthening of ruling regime.strengthening of ruling regime.

Political consciousnessPolitical consciousness

Political consciousness Political consciousness being an being an important element of political system is important element of political system is formed under the influence of social and formed under the influence of social and political practice. Political consciousness political practice. Political consciousness appears as the totality of political ideas, appears as the totality of political ideas, traditions that are reflected in political traditions that are reflected in political documents, law norms as a part of social documents, law norms as a part of social consciousness.consciousness.

Political culturePolitical culture

Political culture is also formed Political culture is also formed under the influence of social under the influence of social and political practice and and political practice and appears as totality of ideas appears as totality of ideas about different aspects of about different aspects of political life.political life.

Functions of political Functions of political systemsystem

Developing of the political course Developing of the political course of the state and of the aims and of the state and of the aims and tasks of society development.tasks of society development.

Organization of the society Organization of the society activity in order to achieve aims activity in order to achieve aims of state political program.of state political program.

Functions of political Functions of political systemsystem (2) (2)

  Coordination of certain Coordination of certain society elements.society elements.

Legitimation (activity aimed at Legitimation (activity aimed at making political system legal making political system legal at the reach of reciprocal at the reach of reciprocal balance of political life, official balance of political life, official policy and law norms).policy and law norms).

Functions of political Functions of political systemsystem (3) (3)

Political sociologization Political sociologization (introducing a person into (introducing a person into political activity of society).political activity of society).

  Articulation of interests (putting Articulation of interests (putting forward demands to the people forward demands to the people who produce politics).who produce politics).

Functions of political Functions of political systemsystem (4) (4)

Coordination and regulation of Coordination and regulation of interests and needs of social interests and needs of social groups.groups.

Integration of all the society Integration of all the society elements around common elements around common social-political aims and social-political aims and values.values.

Functions of political Functions of political systemsystem (5) (5)

Stabilization (support of Stabilization (support of stability of development of stability of development of social system in general).social system in general).

Political communication of Political communication of political system components.political system components.

Typology of political Typology of political systemssystems

Modern politology differentiates such Modern politology differentiates such basic types of political systems:basic types of political systems:

1) 1) military and civil;military and civil; 2) 2) conservative and transforming;conservative and transforming; 3) 3) completed and incomplete (the main completed and incomplete (the main

criteria for such division is the presence criteria for such division is the presence of all the elements of the system);of all the elements of the system);

Typology of political Typology of political systemssystems (2) (2)

microscopic, macroscopic, microscopic, macroscopic, global; traditional and global; traditional and modernized;modernized;

democratic, authoritarian, democratic, authoritarian, totalitarian.totalitarian.

Political System of Political System of UkraineUkraine

Political system is closely related to Political system is closely related to the surroundings in which it functions the surroundings in which it functions and develops which causes ways of and develops which causes ways of power realizations, set of methods power realizations, set of methods and means of its fulfillment. Ukraine and means of its fulfillment. Ukraine like other post-socialistic countries is like other post-socialistic countries is on the stage of transformation of its on the stage of transformation of its social-political systemsocial-political system

V. YakushykV. Yakushyk

Modern Ukrainian politologist Modern Ukrainian politologist V. Yakushyk V. Yakushyk states that from the point of view of the states that from the point of view of the peculiarities of its system characteristics peculiarities of its system characteristics political system of Ukraine is political system of Ukraine is characterized as:characterized as:

relatively stable system, able to transform relatively stable system, able to transform into unstable easily as a consequence of into unstable easily as a consequence of conflicts between the main political conflicts between the main political groups;groups;

Political System of Political System of UkraineUkraine (2) (2)

a system with a relatively low speed of a system with a relatively low speed of social process and a system with a social process and a system with a not enough receptivity of social not enough receptivity of social innovations;innovations;

a young independent system that in a young independent system that in fact has not enough efficient modern fact has not enough efficient modern traditions and experience to be able to traditions and experience to be able to function independentlyfunction independently

Political System of Political System of UkraineUkraine (3) (3)

a centralized system with some a centralized system with some elements of decentralization;elements of decentralization;

a system that doesn't fulfill the a system that doesn't fulfill the whole complex of functions that whole complex of functions that are necessary for normal are necessary for normal functioning of a civilized society;functioning of a civilized society;

Political System of Political System of UkraineUkraine (4) (4)

a Continental-European, a Continental-European, system in the stage of system in the stage of transition from closed to open;transition from closed to open;

a system in the emergency a system in the emergency conditions.conditions.