Capacity of civil institutions of sustainable development in Ukraine

Abstract

Objectives: Peculiarities of civil organization activities for supporting the goals of sustainable development by citizen engagement during the full-scale invasion in Ukraine to explore opportunities and directions of digitalbcivil participation in time of crises; to supporte its best practices as the prerequisites of institutional capacity and democratic resilience; to implement digital tools of smart social activities (foundings, social projects, informational campaings ect.) during the post war reconstruction and european integration. Prior work: The main concept of the paper is built on the idea of institutional capacity in Ukraine as a result of crucial role of volunteers, charity organizations, civil society growth in general. It relates to other research in the area of the interaction between technology, public policy, and sustainable urban development, models of citizen engagement, actual practices of citizen participation in the context of smart cities’ contemporary challenges and innovations. Approach: Neoinstitutional analysis of civil society’s contribution to urban sustainable development using the results of sociological pulls, statistics, and exact volunteer organization cases. Results: The efforts, initiative, ingenuity, and mobilization capabilities of civil society institutions, in particular local governments, volunteer and charitable organizations are a prerequisite for the adaptability of the institutional system. The level of capability depends on the ability to continue to respond quickly to new challenges, consolidate society, involve all sectors of society in the implementation of strategic goals of state building, and shape civic positions and the national idea through informational activities on civic education. Implications: This can be useful for both researchers and policy makers as the outputs for deepening theoretical analysis and developing public strategies of civil institutions’ engagement to achievement of sustainable development goals. Value: The paper contributes to the new mechanisms of sustainable development by using the synergy of the government, public and private sectors in times of crisis, which is based on the Ukrainian experience.