The problem of consensus between the state and civil society in Russia: social contradictions and prospects

Research Article
  • Olga M. Shevchenko Institute of Sociology and Regional Studies, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia olgashv2007@yandex.ru
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  • Lyudmila L. Shtofer Rostov State Economic University (RINH), Rostov-on-Don, Russia Filosofiya327@yandex.ru
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How to Cite
Shevchenko O.M., Shtofer L.L. The problem of consensus between the state and civil society in Russia: social contradictions and prospects. Humanities of the South of Russia. 2023. Vol. 12. No. 1. P. 244-253. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18522/2227-8656.2023.1.19 (in Russ.).

Abstract

Objective of the study is to consider social contradictions and prospects in the development of civil society in Russia. The methodological basis of the research consists of civilizational and neoinstitutional approaches, as well as the provisions of the theory of civil society. Research results. This article analyzes social contradictions and prospects for the development of civil society in Russia. For the successful innovative development of the country, both attempts to preserve the paternalistic model of state-society relations and to plant a Western liberal model that is historically alien to Russia are equally unsuitable. The path of Russia is the path of an uneasy dialogue between the government and society in order to achieve their long–term consensus. Prospects of the study. The problem of relations between the state and civil society is of scientific and practical interest in connection with the need to develop civil institutions in Russia.
Keywords:
civil society, state, monopolization of power, paternalistic type of relations, rule of law, innovative development

Author Biographies

Olga M. Shevchenko, Institute of Sociology and Regional Studies, Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Doctor of Philosophical Sciences, Professor, Department of Conflictology and National Security
Lyudmila L. Shtofer, Rostov State Economic University (RINH), Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Philosophy and Culturology

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Received: 20.12.2022

Accepted: 18.02.2023

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Shevchenko, O. M., & Shtofer, L. L. (2023). The problem of consensus between the state and civil society in Russia: social contradictions and prospects. Humanities of the South of Russia, 12(1), 244-253. https://doi.org/10.18522/2227-8656.2023.1.19
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