MORALITY AS A REGULATOR OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT OF PUBLIC CIVIL SERVANTS

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to analyze issues related to the determination of the significance of morality as a regulator of official conduct of public civil servants. The sociological theories that reveal the role of moral principles in social interactions are considered. The conclusion is made about the significance of the development of legal culture, which includes the system of normative establishments, social values, rules and beliefs, which determine the rules of professional activity. As the methods of the study, expert assessments are used to increase the authority of public servants. The results of the expert sociological research "Actual problems of improving the mechanisms for implementing ethical requirements for civil servants" are presented. The dominating factors of moral development in the public service environment are revealed. The conclusions are made about the severity of the formulation of moral issues in state bodies. The significance of the development of social and ethical qualities in the competitive selection to state bodies is highlighted. The study concluded that the ongoing changes in moral norms indicate the emergence of a new stage in the development of society, the transition from general moral principles to individual morality.