STATISTICS AND DYNAMICS OF DISSERTATION PROTECTION OF SCIENTIFIC SPECIALTY "PUBLIC SERVICE" IN UKRAINE

Abstract

The article analyzes the features of development of academic specialty 25.00.03 “Public Service” in Ukraine. It is emphasized that such an academic specialty was formed in Ukraine in 2003. It is noted that despite this, the theses studying issues related to the scope of this specialty have been defended even before 2003. Since 2003, the number of defended theses and research study directions has been growing every year, and academic schools in the sphere of public service have been formed. The quantitative analysis of doctorate and candidate theses in specialty “Public Service” defended for 2003-2019 at the Specialized Academic Councils of the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine and Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy for Public Administration under the President of Ukraine was conducted. The ratio between doctorate and candidate theses is reflected, which made it possible to determine the following structure of defended theses: among 111 theses 17 doctorate and 94 candidate The dynamics of gender ratio of persons who defended theses in specialty 25.00.03 “Public Service” at the Specialized Academic Councils for Public Administration at the National Academy for Public Administration and Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy for Public Administration was analyzed and it was revealed that a greater number of theses were defended by women (71.64%), while men defended 40 theses that is 36% of the total structure. The attention is paid to provision of scientific advice (guidance) to persons who defended their theses in specialty

25.00.03 “Public Service” at the Specialized Academic Councils for Public Administration at the National Academy for Public Administration and Dnipropetrovsk Regional Institute of Public Administration of the National Academy for Public Administration. It is emphasized that issues of civil service and activities of civil servant are studied not only within the specialty “Public Service”, but within other specialties of field of knowledge “Public Administration”, and other scientific fields. The conclusions are made and the prospects for further research studies in specialty “Public Service” are specified.