MODELS OF SOCIAL INVESTMENT INTEGRATION INTO ENSURING ECONOMIC SECURITY UNDER MARKET INSTABILITY

Abstract

The article explores the theoretical, methodological, and applied aspects of social investment integration into ensuring economic security in Ukraine under conditions of market instability. The relevance of this research is driven by the unprecedented challenges caused by the war, global economic turbulence, and growing social risks, which require the search for new mechanisms to enhance the resilience of the economic system. In this context, social investment acquires strategic importance as a tool capable of simultaneously addressing economic, social, and security objectives.

The study generalizes international and domestic experience and systematizes the main types of social investment models, including corporate-oriented, blended value/impact-oriented, institutional-regulatory, public-private partnership, and community-centered models. Their strengths and weaknesses are analysed, along with the potential for adaptation and application in the Ukrainian context.

Methodologically, the research relies on systemic, comparative, and structural-functional approaches, which made it possible not only to identify the features of existing models but also to determine the possibilities of their integration into the economic security system. Based on this synthesis, the author developed an “adaptive-security model,” which integrates institutional, corporate, community, and international components. The model defines the functions of each group of actors in social investment and correlates them with evaluation criteria such as adaptability, resource efficiency, innovativeness, social effectiveness, and comprehensive security impact. The proposed model highlights that social investment should not be perceived merely as an auxiliary tool of social policy but as a strategic mechanism for strengthening economic security. Its practical value lies in enhancing the adaptability of Ukraine’s economy to crisis risks, reducing its vulnerability, and creating the foundations for sustainable post-war recovery and integration into the European space of sustainable finance.