У статті проаналіозовано теоретико-методологічні підходи дослідження
політичних ідентичностей. Акцентовано увагу на механізмах формування
політичної ідентичності, насамперед на механізмах політичної соціалізації;
механізмах політичної інституціоналізації та механізмах політичної комунікації. Відзначено, що суттєвий вплив на характер політичної ідентифікації має місце проживання індивіда (тип поселення та регіон). Місто охоплює різні форми життєдіяльності людей, має історично сформований
культурний, економічний, соціальний і політичний потенціал, а також свою
ідентичність, яка є аутентичною. Визначено алгоритм дослідження політичних ідентичностей у міській громаді.
Theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of political identities are
analysed in this article. The attention is focused on the mechanisms of formation
of political identities, especially on the mechanisms of political socialization,
mechanisms of political institutionalization and political communication mechanisms.
It is noted that a significant impact on the nature of political identification is
made by individual resident (type of settlement and region). The city covers various
forms of human activity and has a historical cultural, economic, social and
political potentials and their authentic identity. Algorithm of the study of political
identities in the urban community is defined.
Valuable is the research of the city as a community of citizens and as a complex,
multi-system object, as a political and socio-cultural formation in which the interest
is represented by the citizens’ identities and collective identity of the community.
Elements of the study of political identity of the city are: geographical location,
historical background, social structure, local features, buildings, monuments, streets, people, courtyards, smells, dialects, casual and festive events, holidays,
colour, tradition, prominent residents, resource potential of the community residents,
ethno-national composition, structure, religious environment, specific features
of the information environment, economic situation, specific operation of local
authorities and their policies, central government policies, guidelines and
position of local leaders and others. The symbolic marking of the city and of the
community happens through various ideologies and identities that are daily designed
for urban space.
In the process of political identity of citizens an important role is played by political
institutions, including parties that occupy a special place in the political space.
An important resource for the political development of the city is the electoral
identity. To construct a political identity of the community significant motivation
was the electoral choice of citizens, interest in politics and electoral behaviour,
motivation of protest votes, and the impact on the historical traditions of electoral
behaviour and other issues of electoral choice.
