INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF POST-CONFLICT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION: OPPORTUNITIES FOR UKRAINE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34132/mspc2025.01.13.15Keywords:
post-war reconstruction, public administration, good governance, post-conflict states, institutional reform, international experience, Ukraine.Abstract
The materials presents a theoretical and methodological analysis of post-conflict public administration with a focus on international experience and its application in Ukraine. In the context of war and preparations for post-war reconstruction, there is a need to transform the public administration system to meet new social, institutional and security challenges. The study covers the theoretical foundations of post-conflict public administration, the concepts of institutional reconstruction, stabilisation of state institutions, crisis management and good governance in post-conflict societies. The practices of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Iraq, Rwanda and Israel are considered as examples of different models of governance in post-conflict realities. The main success factors and mistakes that can be taken into account when reforming public administration in Ukraine are highlighted. The author offers practical recommendations for adapting international experience for the effective restoration of public administration in Ukraine in the post-conflict period.
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