Keywords: strategic elite, national interests, convergence, modernization, sovereignty, security, policy challenges, strong state, civilization, archetypes

The following days of the four-day war transformed the civil and political life of the country: there was a metamorphosis and interconnection of social group and state interests modernized methods and technologies of their achievement. The challenges of the new generation require new interpretations of the issues of public administration efficiency competence and criteria of managerial abilities of the political elite the degree of shadow economy and the risk of the formed corruption network as well as the importance of channeling the potential of civil society in the direction of state building. Recognizing the importance of democratic values of public administration it should be emphasized that an important condition for the development of Armenian states and the creation of a strong state is to increase the degree of civil governance in the process of public administration.

Published: 2016, “Philosophy in the Modern World”, Conference Proceedings, Yerevan: Limush Publishing House, p. 376