The image of the future in the mass consciousness of citizens as a factor of sustainable socio-political development of society
https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2021-1-64-77
Abstract
The article analyzes the socio-political views of Russian citizens about the future of the Russian state and Russian society. Analyzing the dynamic data series of the monitoring “How do you Live, Russia?” and its last wave of November–December 2020, the authors consider the changes in mass consciousness in terms of assessing the effectiveness of the government’s efforts to ensure the most important rights, freedoms and norms of the social state and the democratic regime, which manifests itself in the attitude to the existing political system and affects the level of trust in the government, where the executive power traditionally leads. Identifying the expectations of Russian citizens about the possible development of the country in the political, economic and cultural spheres, the authors conclude that the level of socio-political optimism allows one to describe the existing political system as fairly stable, on the one hand, with a high level of legitimation, on the other with a high level of alienation of citizens from power.
Keywords
image of the future,
trust in the government,
socio-political optimism,
civil society,
socio-political stability
Supporting agencies: The study was carried out with financial support by RFBR and EISR according to the research project № 20-011-31185
About the Authors
N. M. Velikaya
Institute of Socio-Political Research, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nataliya M. Velikaya, Dr. of Sci. (Political Science), professor.
Bld. 6 (1), Fotievoi Street, Moscow, 119333
I. S. Shushpanova
Institute of Socio-Political Research, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Irina S. Shushpanova, Cand. of Sci. (Sociology), associate professor.
Bld. 6 (1), Fotievoi Street, Moscow, Russia, 119333
V. A. Afanas’ev
Institute of Socio-Political Research, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir A. Afanas’ev, senior researcher.
Bld. 6 (1), Fotievoi Street, Moscow, 119333
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Velikaya N.M., Shushpanova I.S., Afanas’ev V.A. The image of the future in the mass consciousness of citizens as a factor of sustainable socio-political development of society. RSUH/RGGU BULLETIN. Series Philosophy. Social Studies. Art Studies. 2021;(1):64-77. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.28995/2073-6401-2021-1-64-77
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