No. 13(3)

Contents

  • Author: The Editors
  • Year of publication: 2020
  • Source: Show
  • Pages: 3
  • DOI Address: -
  • PDF: rop/13/rop13toc.pdf

From the Editors

  • Author: The Editors
  • Year of publication: 2020
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  • Pages: 5-9
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  • PDF: rop/13/rop1300.pdf

INTRODUCTION

Instruments for implementing environmental policy at the regional level

  • Author: Hryhoriі Bukanov
  • Institution: National Academy of Public Administration
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5398-5953
  • Year of publication: 2020
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  • Pages: 13-28
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/rop2020301
  • PDF: rop/13/rop1301.pdf

The article highlights and systematizes modern and effective management instruments in the implementation of regional environmental policy. It is determined that the regional environmental policy acts as a component of the national environmental policy, which is based on environmental national and international legislation, standards and norms and contributes to the sustainable development of the region as a socio-ecological-economic system. The following groups of instruments for the implementation of environmental policy at the regional level have been identified: instruments of legal regulation (environmental legislation); environmental management instruments (environmental audit, environmental certification, environmental labeling, environmental marketing, strategic environmental assessment, environmental monitoring, environmental education) financial and economic instruments (environmental taxation, environmental payments and fees, environmental regulation, penalties for violation of environmental legislation, preferential taxes, softloans and subsidies, investment and environmental funds); instruments of intersectoral social partnership (intersectoral communication, intersectoral interaction, instruments of public influence); e-environmental management instruments (information and communication technologies). Based on the results of the expert survey, the most effective instruments for the implementation of regional environmental policy (in order of importance and influence) were identified: environmental management instruments (environmental audit and monitoring), economic instruments and intersectoral social partnership; e-environmental management instruments and such environmental management instruments as environmental marketing, certification and labeling received low scores. Statistically significant differences were revealed in the assessments of the effectiveness of instruments depending on the sphere of professional activity of experts: for the representatives of regional authorities in the field of environmental protection, the most influential instruments are strategic environmental assessment, environmental audit and public environmental control; for the representatives of public organizations in the field of ecology – environmental monitoring, environmental audit and public environmental control; for the representatives of business structures of Zaporizhzhia region – economic instruments, environmental marketing, environmentalaudit, environmental certification and product labeling; for the environmental scientists – public environmental control, environmental impact assessment, intersectoral social partnership, environmental monitoring, strategic environmental assessment. The tendencies and ways of improving the instruments for the implementation of the regional environmental policy are highlighted: development of the strategy of the national environmental policy, taking into account the regional specifics; strengthening the powers of regional environmental management bodies for control and monitoring in the field of environmental protection; introduction of environmental management system instruments in the region; strengthening the role of economic instruments, including creating conditions for the development of a „green” investment climate in the region; creation of an extensive regional environmental monitoring system; introduction of an electronic environmental management system in the region; incorporation of cross-sectoral social partnership in the field of regional environmental management with a well- -defined legal and institutional framework.

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Modeling of state regulation of the coal industry of Ukraine in the context of structural transformations of the national economy

  • Author: Igor Kozymenko
  • Institution: National Academy of Public Administration
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0733-5121
  • Year of publication: 2020
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  • Pages: 29-40
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/rop2020302
  • PDF: rop/13/rop1302.pdf

The article is devoted to the state regulation of the processes of modeling of the development of the coal industry of Ukraine in the context of structural transformations of the national economy. An important task of modern science of public administration is to provide systematic methods of substantiation of public administration decisions to determine the vector of development of society as a whole and individual sectors of the national economy, which actualizes the formation of a model of justification of coal industry development strategy. It is proved that the effectiveness of the organizational mechanism of state regulation is ensured through a transparent system of control over changes in the technical and economic parameters of the coal industry of Ukraine. The author proposes the formation of an appropriate tool for programming effective change within a certain cyclical nature of the industry. Systematized information on strategies relevant to planning of the development of the coal industry and the mining sector as a whole. Analytically interpreted information of the optimal plan by the method of dynamic programming using recurrent Bellman equations is presented. The optimal plan of tactical actions at formation of strategy of development of the coal industry in a cycle of a mining and industrial complex is defined. The comparison of the optimal plan with possible alternative actions of the management staffof the coal industry is carried out. The perspective plan of tactical actions through priority use of projects of the maximum profitability at formation of strategy of development of the coal industry in a cycle of a mining and industrial complex is presented. The plan of tactical actions through priority support of projects of preservation of a current condition at formation of strategy of development of the coal industry in a cycle of a mining and industrial complex is presented. The optimal plan of tactical actions in forming the strategy of coal industry development in the cycle of mining complex with good initial state of resource potential, with probable highest level of initial state of resource potential, with unsatisfactory initial state of resource potential is presented. It is proved that the current critical state of the resource base of coal mining provokes the emergence of natural irrational behavior in Ukraine, when the crisis focuses only on economic benefits without proper management of resource potential, which emphasizes the importance of public administration in resource management in crisis development programs of the coal industry. The developed methodology provides the best solution to the two-criteria problem of public administration of the coal industry: the implementation of public administration functions, including economic, and providing conditions for sustainable efficient resource use.

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Decoding state fragility : Recent trends and developments (2015–2019)

  • Author: Daria Vilkova
  • Institution: Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5384-6884
  • Year of publication: 2020
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  • Pages: 41-52
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/rop2020303
  • PDF: rop/13/rop1303.pdf

The article highlights the main developments in the study of state fragility in the period between 2015 and 2019. The goal is to cover the main trends in the study of the subject as well as the most prominent projects of recent years. The article presents the main findings and recommendations of different international agencies, including the reports by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, LSE-Oxford Commission on State Fragility, Growth and Development, United States Institute for Peace Fragility Study Group and the Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States. The article covers the main approaches to state fragility, recent academic novelties and trends in the field. Among these is popularizing the notion of resilience in a set of OECD States of Fragility reports. The fragility trap and regarding state fragility as a syndrome with a set of symptoms is analyzed on the basis of the Commission on State Fragility report. The US agencies’ attitude is also taken into account. The preventive approach towards extremism and fragile states as well as the steps to be taken by different agencies together with international partners are covered in this article. Fragility Study Group, the Task Force on Extremism in Fragile States, and Global Fragility Act are analyzed as interconnected and a part of the same doctrine and political strategy towards the four-S framework implementation. The article acknowledges the continuity in the work of different research groups that culminated in the Global Fragility Act. The need to reconsider previous approaches to the root causes of state fragility is emphasized. The importance of coordinated prevention in fragile states and conflict-affected areas is seen as critical for international security. The article also traces recent adjustments in the attitude toward the main gaps in state functions and the views on the root causes of state fragility and ways to combat the issue and the emerging security, political and economic threats.

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Development of electronic petition tools in Ukraine based on international experience

  • Author: Yanis Yansons
  • Institution: National Academy for Public Administration
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9161-1493
  • Year of publication: 2020
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  • Pages: 53-69
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/rop2020304
  • PDF: rop/13/rop1304.pdf

The purpose of the article is to analyze the public administration mechanisms of electronic petitions (e-petitions), scientific and theoretical justification of recommendations to Ukrainian authorities on their improvement. The paper analyzes the approaches to defining the essence of the concepts of individual and collective e-petitions. The mechanisms of e-appeals (e-petitions) at the national and local levels have been studied. A comparison of the mechanisms of formation and submission of e-petitions in the Ukrainian legislation has been made. It is proposed to improve the interaction of national and local levels by redirecting petitions from local authorities to national executive bodies. The main shortcomings of the existing mechanism of public administration of e-petitions at the national level have been identified. In the process of analyzing the shortcomings of the organizational and legal mechanism, foreign experience and its possibility use in Ukraine were taken into account. Considering the identified shortcomings should further increase the level of civil society involvement in public administration of public affairs and, as a consequence, accelerate the democratization of Ukrainian society and Ukraine as a full member of the European community. In order to assess the level of availability of the electronic individual petitions tool, a study of the official web resources of central and local executive bodies was conducted and ways to improve the practical implementation of the e-petition tool in order to increase its accessibility were identified. The main identified shortcomings are: staffing issues (personnel quality); accessibility and transparency of e-democracy tools for citizens; lack of a unified approach to the implementation of e-appeals (petitions); lack of bottom-up redirection mechanisms; low civil society awareness of public authorities’ responsibilities and powers; lack of mechanisms for imperative execution of e-petitions, etc. Based on the analysis of international experience of implementation of e-appeals (e-petitions), the ways to improve national legislation have been proposed and the recommendations for central authorities, local governments and civil society organizations have been developed to improve the organizational and legal mechanism of public administration of e-democracy tools (electronic individual and collective petitions). The main ones are as follows: amendments to a number of legislative acts, including the conceptual and strategic level; taking into account the imperative implementation of e-petitions; actualization of the issue of administrative and criminal liability for non-compliance with the requirements of the legislation regarding the implementation of e-petitions.

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“The struggle of pamphlets” (1791) . Ukrainian diplomats in London at the end of the XVIIIth century

  • Author: Oksana Zakharova
  • Institution: National Academy of Management of Culture and Arts
  • ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2143-7020
  • Year of publication: 2020
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  • Pages: 71-82
  • DOI Address: https://doi.org/10.15804/rop2020305
  • PDF: rop/13/rop1305.pdf

Throughout the XVIIIth century, Anglo-Russian relations were very contentious. The Ochakov crisis of 1791 risked escalating into direct military action between Russia and England. Ambassador Count S.R. Vorontsov managed to garner the support of members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons of the English Parliament, come in contact with the Prime Minister, members of his cabinet and opposition leaders. The above mentioned allowed him to handle the possibilities of the press, publishing houses and the opposition during the Ochakov crisis of 1791 as well as influenced a public opinion in Britain. In large part, because of the active actions of S.R. Vorontsov and his office staff, it was possible to avoid an armed conflict between Russia and England. One of the closest employees of Semyon Romanovich was the son of a Ukrainian priest Yakov Ivanovich Smirnov, who was considered by many contemporaries as one of the outstanding employees of the office of the Russian Embassy. Ya. I. Smirnov was knighted of the Order of St. John under Paul I, and then the Emperor’s stunning decision took place – the priest was appointed charge d’affaires of Russia in London. V.F. Malinovskiy, the future first director of the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, served in Vorontsov’s office. After leaving London, he worked as a secretary at the negotiations in Iași in 1792. As well as V.F. Malinovskiy, V.P. Kochubey hailed from Ukraine. The nephew of Count A.A. Bezborodko was in London from the early spring of 1789 until January of 1791. In 1793, Vorontsov gave V.P. Kochubey, who was diligently engaged in his education, a brilliant character reference. Over the course of his service, Count S.R. Vorontsov regularly defended the interests of the employees of his office; he knew how to gather individuals for his inner circle and work. In the XIXth century, there was a concept of “official of the Vorontsov school”. S.R. Vorontsov and members of his office used the methods of modern public diplomacy, which implies means used by governments, private groups and particular persons to change the views of other people and governments in order to influence their external political decisions. Public diplomacy is a tool for creating the image of the state. Appealing to public opinion, publication of government documents, use of the mass media and issuance of brochure for manifesting one’s position are methods which play a crucial role in modern public diplomacy, which originated due to Ukrainian diplomats as well.

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