Modern Understanding of the Concept of ‘State Ideology’: Philosophical and Legal Reflection

Abstract

The article substantiates the concept of ‘state ideology’ from the philosophical and legal methodological standpoint, which is interpreted as a spiritual and value phenomenon. The authors formulate the hypothesis that state ideology is not exclusively a political phenomenon, but rather a result of the spiritual development of the Ukrainian people. In a general sense, the state ideology should embody the national idea and national interests of Ukrainians at the current stage of national state-building. State ideology is a worldview, value, political and legal strategy for building a country that does not ‘belong’ to any political party, but at the same time, every subject in state and nation-building can contribute to its enrichment. It aims to combine the process of active state and national development in a single systemic model, where the state plays a leading role, while civil society institutions are active co-creators of the national project. Our study uses a complex of general scientific (analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction), and philosophical and legal (philosophical and legal reflection, axiological method, etc.) methods.