Main areas of scientific activity

Main areas of scientific research: theory and practice of improving public administration; legal regulation of public administration in the field of economic management; organizational and legal support for the scientific and technological development of the country; development of key institutions of administrative law based on the updating of the national administrative and legal doctrine; deepening the theoretical and scientific-practical principles of public administration reform, the formation of the institution of public administration; administrative and legal regulation of relations between public administration bodies and citizens; administrative and legal regulation of the civil service and reforming law enforcement agencies; conceptual principles of reforming the institute of administrative responsibility, problems of development of administrative justice in Ukraine.

The main focus is on fundamental aspects of research, which is characteristic of an academic scientific institution, in particular: the development of key institutions of administrative law based on the renewal of the national administrative and legal doctrine; deepening the theoretical and scientific and practical foundations of public administration reform, the formation of the institute of public administration; research into administrative and contentious legal relations and problems of the formation of administrative justice in Ukraine.

Main scientific achievements:

1) collective monographs — «Social and state aspects of governance in the USSR» (Kyiv, 1978), «Effectiveness and quality of administrative activity (state-legal aspect)» (Kyiv, 1980), «Improving the State Administration Apparatus. «Constitutional aspect» (Kyiv, 1982), «Leader in the apparatus of state administration (organizational and legal problems)» (Kyiv, 1988), «Democratization of the apparatus of administration» (Kyiv, 1990); «State administration: theory and practice» (Kyiv, 1998 r.), «Civil Service: Organizational and Legal Foundations and Ways of Development» (Kyiv, 1999), «Executive Power and Administrative Law» (Kyiv, 2002), «Public Administration: Problems of Administrative and Legal Theory and Practice» (Kyiv, 2003), «Citizens' Rights in the Sphere of Executive Power: Administrative and Legal Provision of Implementation and Protection» (Kyiv, 2007), «The principle of the rule of law in the activities of the state and in administrative law» (Kyiv, 2008), «Democratic principles of public administration and administrative law» (Kyiv, 2010), «Ukraine and European integration: public-legal aspects» (Kyiv, 2010), «System of executive bodies: legal problems of improving organization and activity» (Kyiv, 2013), «Public Administration and Citizens: Administrative and Legal Regulation of Relations» (Kyiv, 2017);

2) scientific reports — «Executive Power and Control» (Kyiv, 1999); «Responsibility in Public Administration and Administrative Law» (Kyiv, 2001); «Development of democratic principles of public administration in Ukraine: problems of administrative and legal support» (Kyiv, 2008); «System of executive bodies of Ukraine: legal problems of improving organization and activity» (Kyiv, 2011); «Problems of administrative and legal support of optimization of management in Ukraine at the present stage» (Kyiv, 2014); «Conceptual principles of reforming the institute of administrative responsibility in Ukraine in the context of ensuring the rights and freedoms of citizens» (Kyiv, 2016);

3) collections of scientific works — «Administrative Law: Status and Development Prospects» (Kyiv, 2011); «Administrative Law of Ukraine: Modernity and Development Prospects (Kyiv, 2012); «Current Problems of Administrative and Legal Regulation» (Kyiv, 2014); «Administrative and legal support of human rights by public administration bodies in Ukraine» (Kyiv, 2015); «Development of administrative legislation in the context of reform processes in Ukraine» (Kyiv, 2017); «Conceptual principles of reforming administrative and financial law in modern conditions» (Kyiv, 2018).

The real «calling card» of the department's modern activities are the most important collective works, combined into a cycle of academic scientific publications «Administrative and Legal Reform in Ukraine»: «Public Administration: Theory and Practice» (Kyiv, 1998), «Public Service: Organizational and Legal Foundations and Development Paths» (Kyiv, 1998), (Kyiv, 1999), «Executive Power and Administrative Law» (Kyiv, 2002), «Public Administration: Problems of Administrative-Legal Theory and Practice» (Kyiv, 2003), «Citizens' Rights in the Sphere of Executive Power: Administrative-Legal Provision of Implementation and Protection» (Kyiv, 2007), «The principle of the rule of law in the activities of the state and in administrative law» (Kyiv, 2008), «Democratic principles of public administration and administrative law» (Kyiv, 2010), «Ukraine and European integration: public-legal aspects» (Kyiv, 2010), «The System of Executive Authorities: Legal Problems of Improving Organization and Activities» (Kyiv, 2013), «Public Administration and Citizens: Administrative and Legal Regulation of Relations» (Kyiv, 2017).

In addition, the fundamental foundations of Ukrainian administrative law science are systematically presented in the first academic course of administrative law in Ukraine - «Administrative Law of Ukraine. Academic Course: Textbook: in 2 volumes» (Kyiv, 2004—2005). In 2007, the first volume of the textbook was republished with changes and additions. In 2009, the second volume of the academic course «Administrative Law of Ukraine» was updated and republished.

In 2011, the team of the Department of Public Administration and Administrative Law prepared and published the book «V. B. Averyanov. Selected Scientific Works», which presents the life and creative path of the outstanding Ukrainian scientist.

The participation of the department's representatives in legislative activities is quite significant. In particular, the department's scientists at different periods participated in the development of: the draft Law of Ukraine «On Civil Service» (1993—2015); the draft Law of Ukraine «On Ministries and Other Central Executive Bodies» (1998—2015); Draft Administrative Procedural Code of Ukraine (1998—2015); Draft Amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine (2007-2010); Draft New Concept of Administrative Reform in Ukraine (Public Administration Reform) (2007—2009); Draft Code of Administrative Offenses (2008); draft amendments to the Code of Administrative Procedure of Ukraine (2008—2011), a new version of the Law of Ukraine «On Citizens' Appeals» (2017—2018), a draft Law of Ukraine «On Administrative Procedure» (2003—2019), amendments to the Laws of Ukraine «On the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine» and «On Central Executive Bodies» (2019).

Recognized scientific schools – public administration and administrative law.

Prospects for the development of scientific research: administrative and legal support for the activities of public administration bodies in the context of decentralization of executive power; financial and budgetary decentralization.