Institute of Sociology NASU

Digitalization of the public sphere as the basis for the institutionalization of socio-political activity online

stmm. 2022 (4): 90-102

DOI https://doi.org/10.15407/sociology2022.04.090

YULIIA HETMAN Postgraduate Student at the Department of Social and Political Processes, Institute of Sociology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (12, Shovkovychna St., Kyiv, 01021)

yuliiahetman2021@gmail.com

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8300-520X

Socio-political participation online is of great importance for the development of democracy, so the study of the institutionalization of online activity is extremely relevant. Given the digitalization of all spheres of life, it is advisable to study the processes of institutionalization of online activity taking into account the features of metamodern society, as well as taking into account the transformation of social values and norms. A significant role in the legitimization of online activity is played by citizens' appropriation of the public sphere, as well as its dynamic digitalization, which directly affects the expansion of public participation and involvement of a much wider audience in the socio-political process. Therefore, the article analyzes the role of the digital public sphere in the development of online activity is analyzed, the research approach to the concept of institutionalization as a whole is defined. The process of institutionalization of social and political online activity in Ukraine is also analyzed. The article also notes that the institutional infrastructure, as well as the legality of socio-political online activity, is provided by the state, but the question is whether Ukrainians accept new social requirements, rules, and norms that are formed in the conditions of digitalization of social life.

Keywords: public sphere, institutionalization, socio-political activity online

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Received 09.11.2022