Political and legal background for referendums in Ukraine: in the context of political science*

Modern tendencies of the European integration of Ukraine result in the necessity in both perception of the proper standards of political culture and practical implementation of institutional norms and principles connected with them. At that among democratic political and legal institutions approved by the European community one of main places belongs to the referendum which became the effective method of the European practice for the concerted settlement of major national and local issues.

* Book review: Derevyanko S. Political and legal backgrounds for referendums in Ukraine – Ivano-Frankivsk: Misto NV, 2011. – p. 848

Ihor ZVARYCH