Pavlova T.V. The goals of social development and strategies for political change in the views of Russian citizens. In: Political order in the views of Russian citizens (based on survey materials 2018-2022): a collection of articles ...

Abstract

The article, based on representative sociological surveys conducted in 2018–2022 by the Department of Comparative Political Studies of the Institute of Sociology (FCTAS RAS) analyses the systems of values and norms specific to the groups of respondents, identified by the criterion of orientation to a particular type of social and political structure, as well as possible strategies of social and political development that can be constructed on the basis of internalised values and citizens’ perceptions about the desired society (“image of the future”). The collective vision of the future performs in this case a goal-setting function and becomes more important for the management of the social system than forecasts and scenarios, allowing to influence the future development of the society. Based on the analysis of values, attitudes and orientations of respondents, it is concluded that there are certain prerequisites for a democratic, civic vector of political change, aimed at overcoming the structural relations of domination through the assimilation by citizens and authorities of modern democratic, deliberative practices of interaction, cooperation and co-governance.