Review: The goal of this work is the analysis of interaction between the key forms of existence of social and legal norms. The subject of this research is the dynamics of development of the legal norms depending on the frames of sociocultural context, reflecting in public consciousness the priority of irrational (myth) and rational (logos) spatio-temporal perceptions. In such context, myth and logos are viewed as the fundamentally different methods of storage and transmission of the socially important information, which allow forming worldview frames of the rational and irrational mindsets. Methodology is based in the cultural-philosophical analysis for comparing the two main types of legal consciousness, law enforcement and lawmaking. In the course of juxtaposing the modern forms of “mythological” (customary law) and “rational” (positive law) levels of the existence of law, the author determines the peculiarities of their interaction using the example of the phenomenon of “archaization of law”; as well as demonstrates the boundaries of this phenomenon in the context of modern sociocultural transformations. The results of the conducted research became the conclusions important for specification of boundaries of the permissible interpretations in situation when the norms of customary law collide with the norms of positive law. In such case, the law enforcement practices face a dilemma: whether the reference to a custom in case of unlawful actions is a mitigating factor or aggravating factor. The scientific novelty consists in establishing worldview framework of “archaization of law”, and determining correlation of this question with the philosophical problem of the universal, peculiar and singular (and thus, with the concept of “international law”). The author substantiates the conclusion on the dual character of alignment of the values of positive law with the custom and tradition.

Keywords: archaization of law, dynamics of law development, legal rules, sociocultural transformations, value-based frames, ðhilosophy of culture, myth, logos, traditional law, positive law

Review: The goal of this article is the analysis of institutional factors influencing the effectiveness of state identity politics. The subject of this research is the assessment of the role of elite and institution of leadership in implementation of the state politics. The state identity politics is one of the strategic directions of domestic policy, which is focuses on the establishment and maintenance of sustainable and symbolic space in the society. The article generalizes the interim results of the study, which purpose consisted in determination of the most significant institutional factors contributing to a successful implementation of the state projects and programs of identity politics. Methodology is based on the constructivist approach that allows including the political elites, social groups and institutions into the analysis context. Expert interview served as the method of collecting information. The analysis of obtained data allowed determining a set of basic factors that specify the vector and define the dynamics of the course of identity politics. The scientific novelty lies in the suggestion to view institutional factors as the effectiveness criteria. The author gives recommendation on structuring the index for interregional assessment of the performance of state policy.

Keywords: institutional factors, consolidation of society, efficiency criteria, elite consensus, leadership institution, elite, public identity policy, identity, symbolic unity, expert assessment

Keywords: reproductive plans, generations of women, desired number of children, expected number of children, socio-economic environment, socio-demographic survey, northern region, family, respondents, demographic processes