State policy strategy for the development of socially responsible partnership under war and post-war recovery
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article outlines the strategic foundations for formulating and implementing state policy on developing socially responsible partnerships in Ukraine amid a full-scale war, structural transformations in the national economy, and prospects for postwar recovery. The relevance of this study stems from the need to identify new institutional mechanisms to reconcile the interests of the state, business, workers, local governments, civil society, and international partners, thereby overcoming the socioeconomic consequences of the war, preserving human capital, restoring employment, and ensuring the sustainability of local communities. Particular attention is paid to the limitations of traditional social dialogue mechanisms, which primarily focus on regulating social and labor relations and do not fully address contemporary challenges in economic recovery, responsible investment, social integration, and public accountability. The conceptual framework for a state policy on developing socially responsible partnerships is grounded in a people-centered approach, inclusivity and non-discrimination, subsidiarity, transparency and accountability, conflict sensitivity, mutual responsibility of the parties, and effectiveness. The framework is based on a people-centered approach, inclusivity and non-discrimination, subsidiarity, transparency and accountability, conflict sensitivity, mutual responsibility of the parties, and effectiveness. For each direction, the paper identifies priority tasks, instruments of state regulation, and expected socioeconomic outcomes. The paper proposes a multi-level mechanism for implementing state policy that coordinates management decisions at the national, sectoral, regional, local, and corporate levels. The paper explores opportunities for combining regulatory, economic, contractual, informational, and reputational tools to encourage responsible behavior among partnership participants. It focuses on integrating social responsibility criteria into mechanisms for government support, public investment, procurement, and recovery project implementation. The paper substantiates the feasibility of applying differentiated requirements to participants in partnership programs, depending on the scale of their activities, the nature of their projects, and the level of social and environmental risks. Keywords: public policy, socially responsible partnership, social dialogue, corporate social responsibility, responsible business conduct, public-private partnership, war, postwar reconstruction, human rights, local communities, sustainability.
Author: Olena Kholonyuk
Institution: Lviv Polytechnic National University
Language: English
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7225387219