Civic Activity in the Region’s Socio-Network Space

The relevance of this study is determined by the need for scientific understanding of the transformation of civic activity, taking into account the development of the socio- network space of public communications.
The purpose of this publication is to determine the level of civic activity of the region's population in the socionetwork space.
Objectives: to determine the level of civic activity of the population and degree of its manifestation in social media; to identify the role of the state in creating conditions for the implementation of civic activity in the socionetwork space of public communications.
The methodology of this research is based on the concepts of public value management and network management of public management, which focus on the formation of a socio-network space of public communications. It is within the framework of such a space that it is possible to establish a dialogue and establish a partnership between citizens and authorities in solving socially significant regional problems. Analysis of civic activity of the region’s population, the influence of socio-network public communications and activities of the authorities, was based on mass data of sociological surveys conducted by the authors in 2020.
The results of this study allow us to record the growing role of social media as interactive platforms that serve as an environment for citizens to engage in the discussion of socially important issues and participate in the implementation of decisions. The configuring of the socio-network space creates new forms and opportunities for the manifestation of social activity of the population on specialized sites. Despite the significant potential of such a configuration of the socio-network space of public communications in solving socially significant problems, it should be noted that the results of the conducted surveys allow us to record a still low level of civic activity of Kursk region residents. On the one hand, this indicates a lack of information and educational work on the part of the authorities. On the other hand, the population shows its readiness to be involved in the discussion and solution of socially significant issues, using the dialogical possibilities of social media.
The authors come to the conclusion that civic activity in the socio-network space has distinctive features that make its use in solving socially significant problems of the region more promising.

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