This article discusses the issue of determining the status of a problem regarding the role and significance of ideas in political and legal institutional transformations. To consider this problem as a philosophical proper, the author turned to the definition of their essence and socio-constructivist potential. The works of N.S. Rozov and the author’s own works served the theoretical basis of the study, allowing assigning the problem of ideas to philosophical status. A permanent renewal of ideas (modifications and configurations) was shown, which is associated with filling political and legal institutions with actual challenges of the time. In addition, a close relationship was found between the axiological foundations of power institutions and the success of institutional practices. It was proved that ideas that are not always necessarily organized in ideology are the leading tool for solving social problems. The philosophical status of the stated problem was confirmed by the need to integrate the provisions of various «ideologically oriented» approaches, which contributes to the dynamics and modernization of research methods and allows overcoming dogmatism in intelligent networks.