VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT IN SUPPORT OF ATO: RELEVANCE AND SPECIFICITY AS OBJECT OF SOCIAL-PSYCHOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

Abstract

The relevance of the problems of social-psychological analysis of the volunteer movement in support of the ATO as a large social group has been considered in the article. Also, the views on the issue of volunteering in the context of socio-philosophical, political, general psychological and socio-psychological approaches to analysis has been updated and summarized development of. Determined that the social-psychological analysis of volunteering as a particular social group or social movement in Ukraine in general and social-psychological analysis of volunteering in support of anti-terrorist operation in eastern Ukraine 2014-2016 years is not enough developed. In terms of analysis of constitutional values have been highlighted the specifics of volunteering ATO as an institute of civil society performing the functions and tasks of state institutions. Circumstance that volunteering ATO as a Institute Civil Society, which performs tasks and functions of the state, is a unique phenomenon not only in Ukrainian's, but in general - world's social reality, have been grounded. The volunteering ATO therefore is a relevant issue for analysis because so is specific method designs the social reality. That argument allows to the postulation of the view that specificity volunteering ATO in terms of subject matter of social psychology requires scientific reflection. The problems of the structure of values as a possible object of socio-psychological analysis volunteering ATO have been argumented as relevant, because this phenomenon is at the stage of its development and formation, so permanent characteristics of large social groups now can not be taken into account.

Keywords: volunteering, social movement, civic institutions, social group, the state values, constitutional values, volunteers ATO

Accepted: 12.11.2016

Reviewed: 25.11.2016

Published: 28.12.2016