The impact of social innovations and civic activity on demographic reproduction in the process of post-war reconstruction of Ukraine
Abstract
The article substantiates the need for a radical transformation of the paradigm of public management of demographic processes in the conditions of post-war reconstruction of Ukraine. It is proven that full-scale military aggression caused the systemic destruction of human capital, which is characterized by the formation of “demographic scissors” due to the mass forced departure of women of reproductive age, anomalous increase in mortality and deformation of the sex-age structure of the population. The direct dependence between the parameters of human resource preservation and the potential for macroeconomic revival of the state is verified. It is substantiated that the deficit of anthropological potential is a more complex barrier to regeneration than the destruction of physical infrastructure, which determines the urgent need to transition from a hierarchical-administrative management model to a partnership governance model.
The study conceptualizes the role of social innovations as flexible adaptive mechanisms for stabilizing the social system in conditions of high uncertainty. Particular attention is paid to territorial communities, which in the process of recovery are transformed into independent centers of resilience, capable of accumulating social capital and creating a favorable environment for the return of citizens. Institutional disorders and managerial contradictions arising from the conflict between the rigidity of state regulations and the high mobility of public initiatives are diagnosed.
A facilitative model of public administration is constructed, based on a combination of strategic resources of the state and the innovative energy of society. The proposed structure is implemented through the central node of transformation, where state support ensures the large-scale implementation of local initiatives. It is proven that the use of public digital technologies and network systems allows changing the role of a citizen from a passive recipient of assistance to an active creator of social change. It is established that it is this approach that ensures the transition to sustainable development, where the ability of the demographic system to self-reproduce becomes a natural consequence of the high quality of life and social confidence of territories.
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