Social exclusion and its display in Ukraine and in the world

International human rights standards are based on the idea of participation of each person in social life based on equality and non-discrimination principles (UN, 1993). Moreover, contemporary multidirectional globalization process with its contradictions, scientific and technical revolution, the results of which are distributed unevenly, as well as massive transformations lead to the fact that more substantial social groups turn out to be marginalized from the results of socio-economic development. It is displayed in huge gaps in income, growing unemployment and thus – expansion of social exclusion phenomenon. The paper analyzes the phenomenon of social exclusion and outlines the most peculiar displays of the phenomenon both in Ukraine and in global space. The nature of social exclusion and its evolution in the latest scientific discourse is examined. The factors that impact the expansion of social exclusion phenomenon in Ukraine and in the world are defined.