The Territorial and Decentralization Reform in Ukraine (2014–2020)
The Territorial and Decentralization Reform in Ukraine (2014–2020)
Author(s): Serhii Horbliuk, Oleh BrovkoSubject(s): Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: territorial reform; decentralisation; Ukraine; territorial organisation of power; amalgamated territorial community
Summary/Abstract: The article is devoted to the reform of local self-government and territorial organisation of power in Ukraine, which took place in 2014–2020, combining three important tasks: improving the system of public authority, strengthening local self-government, and streamlining the administrative-territorial system in the state. The analysis conducted in the study concerns: the main problems to be addressed by the relevant reform; the chronology of the adoption of key regulations and their role in this process; the results of the amalgamation of territorial communities; and the communities’ ability to ensure the sustainable development of territories. As a result, the article highlights the stages of the implementation of the reform of local self-government and territorial organisation of power in Ukraine, as well as outlines several unresolved issues in this area.
Journal: Studia Regionalne i Lokalne
- Issue Year: 24/2022
- Issue No: 88
- Page Range: 16-30
- Page Count: 15
- Language: English, Polish