institutional approach

Abstract. Issues related to the functioning of cultural entities are becoming more and more often the subject of scientific studies in social disciplines. First, this is dictated not only by the public’s interest in participating in cultural events but also by the important role played by cultural institutions in contemporary social and economic development. This article aims to identify selected aspects of the functioning cultural institutions in Poland. The article reviews publications on the subject from Polish legal literature. The author used a critical analysis.

The article analyzes modern concepts of understanding the phenomenon of "civil society" on the basis of a significant array of source base, both domestic and foreign. In particular, an attempt was made to systematize and classify research approaches to understanding the content, patterns of formation and development of civil society in modern world and Ukrainian scientific discourse. Thus, we can distinguish at least seven relatively independent research approaches and many more attempts to synergistically combine different of them in certain authorial combinations.