I. S. Shapovalova. Problems of Implementation of the State Youth Policy in the Reflection of Regional Youth

UDК 323.3

DOI: 10.15507/2413-1407.117.029.202104.902-932

Abstract

Introduction. The relevance of the research is due to the modern transformation of the institute of state youth policy, the change in its functions, and the need to reflect on the results of outgoing forms of administration and work with youth. Based on the conducted research, the article assesses the satisfaction of young people with the organization of the main measures to support all of their life strategies implemented by the governing bodies in the field of state youth policy.

Materials and Methods. The results of a survey of young people aged 16 to 30, conducted in the Belgorod Region in 2020-2021, were used as the research materials. Based on the developed tools, including using online forms, 866 respondents were interviewed; students and working youth were interviewed through a street survey. The uniformity of diagnostics for each life strategy made it possible to obtain a comparative evaluation matrix in all areas of the state youth policy.

Results. Regional Russian youth have given a reflexive assessment of the key problematic points in the implementation of the state youth policy and youth support; their interest in and the potential of involvement in activities and projects related to youth issues have been revealed. A map of youth satisfaction with the activities proposed by the governing bodies in the field of the state youth policy has been drawn.

Discussion and Conclusion. The youth satisfaction with the situation that exists today in the field of state youth policy management is assessed as quite low, which makes it possible to conclude that the proposed measures are insufficiently effective and to raise the question of proposing new formats and strategies for developing work with youth. The research materials may be in demand by state youth policy administration bodies, state and municipal government bodies, youth organizations, and educational institutions. The data obtained can be a scientific increment for sectoral sociology (sociology of youth) in the methodological and demonstrative terms.

Keywords: youth, direction of the state youth policy, youth problems, regional problems, social strategies, effectiveness of the state youth policy

The author declares that there is no conflict of interest.

Funding. The study was conducted with financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research and the Social Research Expert Institute (EISI) as part of the scientific project No. 21-011-31728 “Political Thinking of Youth in the Russian Space of Political Choice and Self-Identification”.

For citation: Shapovalova I.S. Problems of Implementation of the State Youth Policy in the Reflection of Regional Youth. Regionology = Russian Journal of Regional Studies. 2021; 29(4):902-932. doi: https://doi.org/10.15507/2413-1407.117.029.202104.902-932

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Submitted 23.07.2021; approved after reviewing 10.09.2021; accepted for publication 21.09.2021.

About the author:

Inna S. Shapovalova, Head of the Department of Sociology and Organization of Work with Youth, Belgorod State National Research University (85 Pobedy St., Belgorod 308015, Russian Federation), Dr. Sci. (Sociology), Associate Professor, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2855-8968, Scopus ID: 56728382600, Researcher ID: R-6955-2016, shapovalova@bsu.edu.ru

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