REFORMS IN THE PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF THE SOUTH CAUCASUS COUNTRIES AFTER THE DISSOLUTION OF THE SOVIET UNION

The South Caucasus has been part of many countries for centuries, and the peoples living here have had many independent states. This beautiful region of the world has always been in the center of attention in terms of geostrategic importance. Located on the historic Silk Road, the South Caucasus has long been in the geopolitical interests of major powers, and over the past two centuries, the region's natural resources, such as oil and gas, have increased the region's importance. In different historical periods in the South Caucasus, kingdoms, sultanates, kingdoms, principalities, empires, khanates, principalities, etc. state structures existed. Many of the material and cultural monuments created by these traditions of public administration still exist today. It discusses the legal status of modern administrative structures of the South Caucasus republics, the content of their existing forms and methods. The article proposes a number of political reforms based on experience, relevant normative material, legal and other social literature, the implementation of which in a strategic plan has a role in further improving the organizational and legal activities of the administrative bodies of the republics. The article can serve as a source for a comparative study of scientific research centers interested in the study of political and administrative management in the South Caucasus.