THE COMMUNICATION CAPACITY INDEX OF UNITED TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES IN THE CONTEXT OF UKRAINE’S EUROPEAN INTEGRATION POLICY

Abstract

This article deals with the development of the communication capacity index of united territorial communities (UTCs), as the analysis of basic research on the communicative development of communities demonstrates the urgency of the need to measure this process. Therefore, in this work, researchers set the purpose of determining the Communication Capacity Index of UTCs in the
context of Ukraine’s European integration policy. To do this, the authors used the method of analysis of
statistical data and passport characteristics and the comparative approach. As a result of the analysis
of four communication levels (information, consultations, dialogue, partnership) of township UTCs
in the Mykolaiv region, the UTCs with the highest and the lowest Communication Capacity Indexes
(CCі) were revealed, and are outlined in tables and diagrams. As conclusions of this research, the specifics and regularities of the communication interaction of UTCs (in the example of township UTCs
of the Mykolaiv region) are determined.