title: Territorial reform of areas with concentrated residence of minorities within decentralization policy under polyethnicity in Ukraine
abstract: The ethnic problem is of particular importance with neighboring states, which, as kin-states, seek to protect their diaspora in Ukraine. The purpose of the article is to analyze the results of territorial transformations in the areas of concentrared residence of ethnic minorities in Ukraine and their impact on the current ethno-political balance. To examine the territorial transformations in Ukraine various methods were used - statistical analysis and survey method to generalize the attitude of 
journal: Otoritas Jurnal Ilmu Pemerintahan