title: POPULATION PERCEPTION OF DECENTRALIZATION PROCESSES IN UKRAINE. THE CASE OF KELMENETSKA AND LIVYNETSKA COMMUNITIES
abstract: The ratification by Ukraine of the European Charter of Local Self-Government in 1997, and the subsequent creation of the Concept of Reforming Local Self-Government and Territorial Organization of Power in 2014 marked the beginning of a new stage in the development of our state, one of the most important tasks of which was the creation of capable, self-sufficient communities. Therefore, the importance of researching the attitudes of the community population, their perception of the changes that h
journal: Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Geography