DEMOCRATIC VALUES IN THE EDUCATIONAL PRACTICE OF POST-INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY: ADAPTING THE IDEAS OF DARON ACEMOGLU AND JAMES A. ROBINSON

This article examines the relationship between the development of the technical order in post-industrial society and its impact on democratic values ​​in educational practice. Based on Daniel Bell’s ideas about the transition from the natural to the technical order, the question arises: ‘Will man want to go further?’ especially in the context of education and social transformations. In the light of the war in Ukraine, the analysis of the struggle between democratic and authoritarian values ​​becomes not just relevant, but urgent. Your role, as academics, educators, policymakers, and students interested in democracy and education, is crucial in this discussion. Using Daron Acemoglu and James Robinson’s concept of the ‘narrow corridor’, the article examines models of statehood where strong elites and a strong society mutually constrain each other, creating a ‘Shackled Leviathan’ – the conditions for freedom and democracy. Ukraine aspires to follow this path, confronting the ‘Despotic Leviathan’ of authoritarian regimes. Analyzing the interaction between technical progress, philosophical approaches and the realities of the modern world, the work is aimed at finding ways to strengthen democratic values ​​through educational practices in Ukraine, a task that cannot be delayed.