Thesis for gaining the scientific degree of Candidate of Political Sciences according to the speciality – 23.00.03 – Political Culture and Ideology. National Pedagogical M.Dragomanov University, Kyiv, 2004.

The Thesis is devoted to the main changing tendencies in Legislative Authorities ideology and culture activities within the context of civil society development in Ukraine.

The character of Legislative Authority functioning is changing nowadays. Legislative Authorities adapt (in their functioning) to the new requirements and are still the Bodies of State control for providing order in society.

It is noticed that the changing of ideology and culture activity of the Legislative Authorities develops in the framework of democracy, social dialogue and active elucidative activity. They must be most patient to the oppositional structures which are activated within the system of civil society thought the legacy and norms of order.

In the thesis the ways and contradictions of activity between the Mass Media and Authorities are characterized as well. It is proved that the effectiveness of the Legislative Authorities activity directly depends on their “human face”, which is represented to the citizen through Mass Media and educational sphere.

Key words: civil society, Legislative Authority, democratic ideology and culture, tolerance, the modernization of the Legislative Authority activity.