The constitutional right of a citizen to participate in the management of state affairs: methodological principles

The scientific article carries out the epistemology of the methodological principles of the study of the constitutional right of a citizen to participate in the management of state affairs. It is noted that in order to obtain objective knowledge about this constitutional right of a citizen, which is both objective and subjective, the decisive factor is the choice and application of such a methodology that will allow for effective knowledge of the phenomenon being studied. The phenomenon being studied is currently developing under the influence of various factors (the war in Ukraine, European integration, globalization, etc.). Also, in the future, other factors may arise that will affect the subject of the study. The following methodological principles of the study are identified and characterized: subject, object, principles, foundations of the constitutional right of a citizen to participate in the management of state affairs, paradigm of political and constitutional-legal thinking, methods, methodological techniques and tools. The thesis about the relationship and mutual influence of political and constitutional-legal thinking is argued. Such relationship and mutual influence are revealed. It is argued that the foundation of both political and constitutional-legal thinking in democratic countries are the following values: respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law, respect for human rights. The approach to the methodological principles of constitutional and legal research has received further development: when studying the constitutional right of a citizen to participate in the management of state affairs, despite the subjective nature of the choice of each researcher of the methodology for studying this right and the impossibility of establishing an exhaustive list of methodological principles of constitutional and legal research, there are tasks that determine the limits of this choice, the reliability, and the quality of the research results obtained. The primary level of the methodology for studying the above-mentioned constitutional right is worldview principles. The article also explores the essence and significance of an interdisciplinary approach in the study of the constitutional right of a citizen to participate in the management of state affairs. The main strengths and weaknesses of the application of interdisciplinary methods in the study of this constitutional right are analyzed, and their impact on the effectiveness of its implementation is determined.