STATE IDENTITY AS A UNIQUE RESOURCE OF POLITICAL AND LEGAL STABILITY
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17721/2415-881x.2025.99.56-78
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The article substantiates the proposition that, under conditions of globalization-driven change, the unique resource of the social phenomenon of state identity becomes a starting point for the formation of political and legal stability and national security in a country, provided that the majority of social strata are potentially mobilized around competing proposals presented within the democratic space of state-building processes, consciously selecting common points of convergence and enshrining them in constitutional and other legislative postulates.
The application of a multidisciplinary approach to the comprehensive analysis of the process of formation, determination of essence, and basic principles of state identity made it possible to clarify the mechanisms for strengthening the ideological and theoretical significance and ensuring the sustainable recognition of the unique resource of state identity in a context of globalization, transnationalism, and technological change. It is established that a comprehensive socio-philosophical analysis of the social phenomenon of state identity provides an organic synthesis of ethnic, national, civic, and cultural identities as different formats of collective coexistence, social integration, and the creation of a stable normative and legal living space within a particular country.
By analyzing domestic scholarly discourse on the conceptualization of state identity under the critical conditions of the armed struggle of the Ukrainian people against the Russian Federation for state sovereignty, it is demonstrated that state identity is formed at the intersection of three basic levels—national, civic, and cultural-civilizational—and is the result of reflecting on historical experience, shared values, and the political legitimacy of the state. It is shown that debates between primordialist and constructivist perspectives, as well as critical studies in political science, sociology, and philosophical anthropology, underscore the complexity of this concept and the need for further analysis of diverse viewpoints.
At the same time, on the fundamental principles of the civilizational approach, the author formulates an original understanding of the concept of “state identity” as an integral socio-philosophical phenomenon.
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