У статті проаналізовано роль і місце еліти в трансформаційних перетвореннях, що
відбуваються на місцевому рівні в умовах децентралізації. Визначено завдання і механізми
формування місцевої еліти. Розкрито взаємозалежність активності населення та
перерозподілу управлінських функцій і повноважень від держави до регіонів і на місця.
Доведено потребу співпраці еліти з політичними партіями, організаціями, об’єднаннями
громадян, представниками підприємницької сфери. З’ясовано проблеми в роботі еліти та її
ролі щодо участі громадян у «партиципаторному бюджеті». Розроблено практичні
рекомендації для поліпшення роботи еліти на місцях.
The article analyzes the publications on the issues of the local elite, which testified to the
scientific interest in the study of political processes taking place at the local level, the
implementation of the reform of decentralization of power; it is noted that the number of scientific
works devoted not only directly to the reform, but also to the regional and local elite, its role and
place in the state-building processes has recently increased; It was found that the process of change
initiated at the local level is directly related to the local elite, whose activities cover all areas of
livelihood needs and which, despite a significant number of problems, occupies a leading place in
the development and political stability of regions and communities. emphasizes that the reform has
become a truly difficult test for the elite, state institutions and local governments; it is shown that
for the current stage of development of political science it is important to clarify the mechanisms of
formation of the professional elite, able to provide the full range of measures necessary for the
successful completion of local transformations; the role and place of the elite in the transformations
taking place at the local level in the conditions of decentralization are analyzed; tasks and
mechanisms of formation of local elite are defined; the interdependence of population activity on
redistribution of administrative functions and powers from the state to regions and on places is
revealed; the role and place of the elite and its influence on local processes, activity of citizens,
formation of able-bodied territorial communities in the context of decentralization are shown and
analyzed; the need for cooperation of the elite with political parties has been proved;
organizations, non-governmental organizations, representatives of the business sphere, clarified the
problems in the work of the elite and its role in the participation of citizens in the «participatory
budget», developed practical recommendations for improving the work of the elite locally.
