Abstract

The relevance of this study lies in the fact that the intensive process of digitalization, which is actively being implemented in all modern societies, has affected all fundamental institutions of society: politics, economics, family, education, medicine, etc., which raises questions about the consequences of this process. The article examines the process of digitalization of political institutions, which affects such areas as the political participation of citizens, platforms of civil initiatives, social networks and their impact on the electoral process and the existing digital divide. The impact of the digitalization process on the political sphere is still a poorly studied area of ​​knowledge with mixed research results.

The authors believe that the active digitalization of all spheres of society raises important questions about the consequences of this process, including its impact on political institutions. Despite the mixed results of research, the authors highlight two contradictory aspects of the digitalization of politics: the opportunity to increase transparency and citizen participation, as well as the threat of manipulation and the formation of a new class of “digital bureaucrats.” In this regard, the article calls for understanding current trends and developing your own digitalization strategy in the political sphere.

The purpose and novelty of this research is as follows: 1. On the one hand, the digitalization process makes government bodies transparent, democratizes political discussion, opens access to information and creates conditions for the digital participation of civil society in political activities. 2. On the other hand, digitalization creates conditions for the fabrication of data, manipulation of the opinions of citizens and their political values, attitudes and behavior, and creates a new class of “digital bureaucrats.” This situation requires understanding digitalization trends in the political sphere and developing one’s own state digitalization strategy.