INFLUENCE OF INTEGRATION PROCESSES ON THE SYSTEM OF SOCIAL PROTECTION OF THE POPULATION

Abstract

The issue of modernization of society due to its interdisciplinary nature is increasingly attracting the attention of the scientific community. The purpose of the article is to analyze the strategies of social development of Ukrainian society in the conditions of European integration, the main problems and directions for improving the system of providing social services. The publication defines the components of the European integration policy of Ukraine and the corresponding principles of modern social work, which are implemented in order to create the necessary socio-economic conditions for improving the quality of life of the population. Recommendations have been developed regarding further steps in the reform of the social sector of Ukraine, namely the optimization of the social protection system in Ukraine through: changing the strategic priorities and ideology of the implementation of social protection, improving the regulatory and legal framework and optimizing the state policy in the field of social protection. The degree of closeness of the reformed system of Ukraine both as a whole and in terms of individual components to the system of social protection and the principles of its functioning in countries with a developed market economy is determined. The perspective of the systemic reform of the social sector in Ukraine due to the change in the ideology of social protection as a system of social risk management, the combination of employment policy and social programs has been proven.