PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN THE FORMATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF UKRAINE’S INFORMATION POLICY WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION: ANALYSIS OF MANAGEMENT MECHANISMS AND THEIR IMPACT ON PUBLIC OPINION

Abstract

Information policies are critical to the survival, prosperity, and progress of any nation. Over the past decade, Ukraine is trying to build effective information policy, capable of contributing to mitigation of the current war challenges, and maintain it. In this vein, the article considers core peculiarities, challenges, and pitfalls of information policy concept in today realities, with an emphasis on its psychological factors. Special attention is paid to the phenomenon of value adding and securitization. The paper concluded that the development of information policies should be based on the information needs of the citizenry and the knowledge custodian for the achievement of national development and national security.