Features of the Political-Legal Activity of Youth Under Conditions of the Transformation of Ukrainian Society

Abstract

The article analyzes the releant political-legal situation in a country, was defined the specificity of this situation, raised questions about the evolutionary and revolutionary ways of social development. On the basis of focus group research were analyzed representations of young people about the situation, about the country and about the power and its impact on youth representation on the possible form their own political-legal activity. Is ascertained the presence of preparedness of young people to realize the revolutionary scenario of solving social contradictions. The author stated, that in an environment of students of the humanitarian profile common indication of passivity, detachment from socio-political reality, the reluctance to avoid taking any decisions; delegating the solution of urgent social problems to volunteers or more active members of society. Along with this, there are ideas about the possibility of using revolutionary scenario of resolving the situation of «uncertainty» and «chaos», and its political and legal activities will depend on the level of economic well-being at the time of implementation of such a scenario. At the same time, the declared potential for development in the existing situation is associated with a change in the rules of life, lack of levers of action of norms of the law one for all. This forms the setting for the ability to «play by the rules». Moreover, such willingness to break the established rules of law consistent with notions of a corrupt government, irresponsibility and impunity for the violation of the law. At the same time, the declared potential for development in the existing situation is associated with a change in the rules of life, lack of levers of action of norms of the law one for all. This forms the setting for the ability to «play by the rules». Moreover, such willingness to break the established rules of law consistent with notions of a corrupt government, irresponsibility and impunity for the violation of the law.