Ensuring Transparency and Oversight of the Work of State and Municipal Authorities

Autores/as

  • Serhii Hrechaniuk Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2000-9523
  • Svitlana Nishchymna Department of Administrative and Constitutional Law, Educational and Research Institute of Law, Law Enforcement and Psychology, Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine
  • Viacheslav Puzyrnyi Department of Administrative and Constitutional Law, Educational and Research Institute of Law, Law Enforcement and Psychology, Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5692-2990
  • Stanislav Zlyvko Department of Administrative and Constitutional Law, Educational and Research Institute of Law, Law Enforcement and Psychology, Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2732-3144
  • Maksym Puzyrevskyi Department of Criminal-Executive and Criminal Law, Educational and Research Institute of Law, Law Enforcement and Psychology, Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8835-3238

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/2178-0080.2024v26iSI.73001

Palabras clave:

transparency, accountability, public administration, strategic planning, public control, democratic institutions

Resumen

The article examines the processes of implementing transparency and ensuring transparent accountability in the work of both public authorities and local governments within the country. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the managerial principles of ensuring transparency and accountability in the activities of public authorities and local self-government bodies, as well as to develop a model for their integration into the public administration system. The study is based on a systematic methodological approach that combines dialectical, logical methods and the method of descent from the abstract to the concrete to analyze transparency and accountability in public administration. It is established that transparency and accountability are the basis of effective governance, providing feedback to society and preventing dysfunctions, such as serving narrow group interests, through the introduction of open procedures and public monitoring. A model of strategic governance at the regional level is proposed that integrates transparency through public approval of decisions, digital tools, and public control, ensuring that local and national priorities in the field of public administration and the work of public authorities in the country are in line with each other. Further research can be aimed at developing the component support for the level of effectiveness of the proposed model in different countries through the analysis of open data. It is also advisable to study the impact of digital technologies on accountability in the context of regional peculiarities of public administration.

Biografía del autor/a

Serhii Hrechaniuk, Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine

Rector and legal scholar specializing in criminal law, criminology, and law enforcement systems. His research combines doctrinal legal analysis with contemporary challenges, focusing on the effectiveness of legal regulation and justice institutions.

Svitlana Nishchymna, Department of Administrative and Constitutional Law, Educational and Research Institute of Law, Law Enforcement and Psychology, Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine

Professor specializing in administrative, financial, and information law. Her research focuses on contemporary issues of public and private law, with publications in international professional legal journals.

Viacheslav Puzyrnyi, Department of Administrative and Constitutional Law, Educational and Research Institute of Law, Law Enforcement and Psychology, Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine

Vice-rector and legal scholar specializing in administrative and criminal-executive law. His research focuses on theoretical and applied issues of legal regulation, addressing contemporary challenges and improving the functioning of legal institutions.

Stanislav Zlyvko, Department of Administrative and Constitutional Law, Educational and Research Institute of Law, Law Enforcement and Psychology, Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine

Professor of Law specializing in administrative and criminal-executive law. His research interests include legal institutions, regulatory mechanisms, and contemporary legal challenges, combining theoretical analysis with applied legal perspectives.

Maksym Puzyrevskyi, Department of Criminal-Executive and Criminal Law, Educational and Research Institute of Law, Law Enforcement and Psychology, Penitentiary Academy of Ukraine

Legal scholar specializing in criminal law. His research focuses on criminal responsibility, substantive criminal law, and contemporary challenges of criminal justice, combining strong theoretical grounding with practical legal analysis.

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2025-12-19

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Hrechaniuk, S., Nishchymna, S., Puzyrnyi, V., Zlyvko, S., & Puzyrevskyi, M. (2025). Ensuring Transparency and Oversight of the Work of State and Municipal Authorities. Revista Administração Em Diálogo - RAD, 27(SI), 94–112. https://doi.org/10.23925/2178-0080.2024v26iSI.73001

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