European Philosophical Thought as a Methodological Foundation for the Study of Ukrainian Online Media in the Sphere of Public Procurement Transparency
European Philosophical Thought as a Methodological Foundation for the Study of Ukrainian Online Media in the Sphere of Public Procurement Transparency

Summary/Abstract: The article examines European philosophical and socio-communicative approaches that provide the theoretical foundation for studying transparency in public procurement in the context of Ukrainian online media activity. The aim of the article is to assess the applicability of a philosophicalmethodological framework for interpreting the role of online media in Ukraine (as a factor in ensuring transparency in public procurement) by analyzing the concepts of publicity, power, communication, and social space as articulated by European philosophers. The research methods include an analysis of works by members of the Frankfurt School (such as Habermas, Marcuse), as well as contemporary European critical thinkers (including Foucault, Arendt, Žižek, Bourdieu, Lefebvre, Schutz, Berger, and Luckmann), who address the concepts of publicity, power, communicative action, social space, and critical cognition. These ideas enable the development of a methodological approach that, through the conceptualization of “measure” (as a philosophical category combining quantity and quality), facilitates an examination of how effectively Ukrainian online media fulfil their potential as a factor in ensuring transparency in public procurement. The review encompasses 13 sources, including monographs, classic philosophical works, articles, and open-access publications from 1964 to 2024. Empirical data from Ukrainian media organizations (such as Dozorro, IMI, and MDF) are used to illustrate specific media practices. The findings demonstrate that philosophical concepts of publicity and communication allow for interpreting online media not only as tools for information dissemination but also as integral components of the societal mechanism for public oversight, with a defined social function that shapes their role in ensuring the transparency of budgetary processes.

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