PUBLIC CONTROL AS A MECHANISM FOR ENSURING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ANTI-CORRUPTION POLICY UNDER MARTIAL LAW CONDITIONS

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the role of public control as a key mechanism for ensuring the effectiveness of state anti-corruption policy in Ukraine under martial law conditions. The relevance of the topic is determined by the necessity to maintain high standards of transparency and accountability in public administration during wartime, when traditional control mechanisms may be limited. The author analyzes the transformation of forms and methods of public control in the anti-corruption sphere since the beginning of the full-scale Russian aggression, examining the adaptation of civil society organizations to wartime realities. Special attention is paid to the mechanisms of interaction between civil society institutions and specialized anti-corruption bodies, particularly with NACP, NABU, and SAP. The article examines successful practices of public monitoring of budget funds utilization, international aid, and defense procurement. The challenges facing civil society organizations under martial law conditions are analyzed, including restrictions on access to information, security threats to activists, and the need to adapt working methods. The author substantiates proposals for improving the regulatory and legal framework of public control, expanding opportunities for electronic citizen participation, and strengthening protection of civil society activists. Promising directions for the development of public control in the anti-corruption sphere are identified in the context of European integration and democratic development of Ukraine. The research is based on the analysis of regulatory acts, reports of civil society organizations, monitoring research results, and expert assessments of the effectiveness of civil society anti-corruption initiatives.