THE ALGORITHM OF FORMATION OF STATOLOGY AS A SCIENCE ABOUT THE STATE

Abstract

The article reveals the algorithm of institutionalization of statology as a separate science of the State. In particular, the author substantiates the need for institutionalization of such a science called «statology», defines its object and subject, and on this basis specifies the thematic structure of the new science of the State, which includes four levels of knowledge: philosophical, sociological, historical and theoretical, and sectoral. It is shown that the philosophical level of knowledge about the State makes it possible to comprehend the nature of its emergence, essential and value-semantic properties in the most generalized terms; sociological level – to understand the State as the main social institution of society; historical and theoretical – to create a fairly coherent system of knowledge about the formal, substantive and essential properties of the State, the patterns of its emergence and development; branch – to reveal, using the methodological tools of other sciences (political science, jurisprudence, economics, psychology, aesthetics, etc.), various formal, substantive and essential features of the State as a multifaceted subsystem of society. These conceptual ideas are proposed to be implemented in practice: to legally regulate the status statology as science of the state and implement it as a separate specialty in the system of training highly qualified specialists; to prepare training and research programs, on their basis to organize the educational process in the higher education system and to create appropriate educational and research units (departments, faculties, scientific schools, etc.) that should provide it; to reorganize academic research institutions that study «state and law» (Institute of State and Law of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine) into those that study the state separately; modify or create new scientific information tools for publishing the results (scientific journals); hold relevant scientific and practical events (round tables, conferences, forums, etc.) to verify these results, exchange views and consider new ideas for further study of the state.