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Peculiarities of Ukrainians’ Approval of Decentralization Reform

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  • Marta Dmytryshyn

    (Department of Management and Administration, West Ukrainian National University, 46009 Ternopil, Ukraine)

  • Roman Dmytryshyn

    (Department of Mathematical and Functional Analysis, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 76018 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine)

  • Valentyna Yakubiv

    (Department of Management and Business Administration, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 76018 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine)

  • Andriy Zagorodnyuk

    (Department of Mathematical and Functional Analysis, Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University, 76018 Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine)

Abstract

Every countrywide reform can always have specific opponents and fans as the changes make people leave their comfort zone. As an example, we have chosen a Ukrainian decentralization reform. Although this local self-government reform can be considered the most successful in our country, the attitude of Ukrainians to the changes has not always been unambiguous. Using taxonomic analysis, the paper calculates the integrated indicator of public approval of decentralization reform in Ukraine based on sociological research for 2015–2020. We have described the features of conducting surveys in different periods and identified the reasons for the emergence of such an attitude to the reform. We have also calculated the weights of the impact of each primary indicator on the integrated indicator, which helped us identify the weaknesses and strengths of the reform in public opinion Furthermore, the analysis allowed us to reveal and substantiate a set of problems in implementing decentralization reform in Ukraine, and the causes and solutions were worked out for each problem. Finally, we have made a generalized algorithm for the application of the experience of public opinion analysis in planning and carrying out reforms.

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  • Marta Dmytryshyn & Roman Dmytryshyn & Valentyna Yakubiv & Andriy Zagorodnyuk, 2021. "Peculiarities of Ukrainians’ Approval of Decentralization Reform," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-33, September.
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