SOCIAL NETWORKS AS A FACTOR OF CHANGES IN POLITICAL CULTURE AND POLITICAL PRACTICES IN UKRAINE: RISKS AND PERSPECTIVES

Keywords: communication, social networks, Facebook, communicative competence, deliberation.

Abstract

The article analyzes changes in the political culture and political practices of Ukrainian citizens related to the spread of the new Internet communication format – social networks. The characteristics of network communication, such as radical democracy, access to the global information market, rapid implementation of technological innovations, etc, are outlined. The social networks are shown as an important decisive factor of public opinion shaping, political agenda and political culture in Ukraine. This gives rise to specific humanitarian safety risks. It is fixed the threat of information and communication influence by the Russian security services on the consciousness of Ukrainians through social networks. Appropriately it is proposed the measures to minimize this threat, as well as to introduce a more active, offensive strategy in the information and communication field. There are also outlined the risks to national consolidation cased by the low level of communicative culture, excessive emotionality and politicization of Ukrainian network users. Complicating communication strategies has been identified as a promising area for humanitarian policy, as it enables national security to be strengthened without the offensive on free speech or repressive measures. At present, the Ukrainian state is not using this new communication format effectively enough. In this regard, it is proposed to carry out a series of educational activities and initiatives of various levels aimed at promoting the level of communication culture of Ukrainians. Implementation of these measures would help launch the deliberation processes, consolidation of Ukrainian citizens, search for consensus and innovative solutions of the problems that are currently polarizing society. It is shown that such a direction of humanitarian policy is in line with the democratic traditions of Ukrainian political culture and the constitutional foundations of the Ukrainian state.

Author Biography

Olha Mykhailova

Михайлова Ольга Юріївна — головний консультант відділу гуманітарної політики центру суспільних досліджень Національного інституту стратегічних досліджень, кандидат політичних наук ORCID: 0000-0001-5466-5129

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Published
2019-12-15
How to Cite
Mykhailova, O. (2019). SOCIAL NETWORKS AS A FACTOR OF CHANGES IN POLITICAL CULTURE AND POLITICAL PRACTICES IN UKRAINE: RISKS AND PERSPECTIVES. Strategic Panorama, (1-2), 93-99. https://doi.org/10.53679/2616-9460.1-2.2019.09
Section
Information security