Аннотации:
The article elucidates the essential characteristics of participatory democracy as a
socio-legal phenomenon.
It is proved that the phenomenon of participatory democracy should be understood
as a complex, complex socio-legal phenomenon, which has a dualistic nature, because it
harmoniously combines social and state components, and as a mechanism for connecting the interests of society and the state, it acts as a guarantee of increasing the level of economic progress and competitiveness of the state, as well as a powerful factor in the development of civil society. Participatory democracy is, first of all, a social phenomenon, which is based on the anthropological ability of a person to think logically through the
perception of information and its analysis. The legal component of the phenomenon
of participatory democracy is not in doubt, since democracy is a legal category that takes
the form of the norms of relevant legal acts.
It has been established that due to the considerable versatility of scientific approaches
to understanding participatory democracy, they can be conventionally divided into
attributive (a set of certain attributes), activity (type of activity and behavior, form of
activity) and functional (list of main functions).
It is emphasized that participatory democracy has both positive and negative
characteristics. The positive features (advantages) of participatory democracy include its
legality, publicity, openness, officiality, functionality and rationality. Partial formalization,
increased risk, irresponsibility, and complicated implementation are recognized as defining
negative features (shortcomings) of participatory democracy. The spectrum of the main
essential characteristics of participatory democracy is presented in the form of a table.
The presence of negative essential characteristics of participatory democracy indicates
the need to choose certain movement vectors for its improvement and development. And
although modern teachings about democracy are characterized by contradictory assessments
of the scope and level of citizen participation in politics, with today's realities of 2022, more
than ever, the tendency to expand the spheres and forms of public participation in the affairs
of the state and society, however, of course, is balanced and rational.
