conservatism

In the article the view on the institutional essence of the state in the context of the dialectic of its relationship with society in the main ideological and political directions of world political opinion – liberalism, conservatism, nationalism, and socialism is investigated.

System-structured, comparative and historical methods of research were used here.

The article is devoted to the question concerning the analysis of contemporary political and legal views, ideological and theoretical scientific heritage by V.Lypynsky and his proposal to draft a sovereign and democratic Ukraine. Special attention is given for using of conservative ideology to build Ukrainian democratic, legal, prosperous European state.