N. V. Nyatina, E. V. Golovatskiy, N. N. Grigorik. Voluntary Activities of Student Youth in Condition of Modern Russian Society

https://doi.org/10.15507/2413-1407.129.032.202404.749-767

УДК / UDC 355.274.3:316.334.3

Abstract

Introduction. The relevance of the research is conditioned by the presence of a sustainable institutional request of the authorities and the public sector regarding the development of youth civic potential. However, young people demonstrate an inert format of mobilisation of social activity resources. The aim of the study is to analyse the dynamic environment of student volunteer activity. Young people’s choices and evaluations of the content, scope and variety of voluntary activities shows obvious vectors of typical choice, resource uniqueness, and also demonstrates examples of a number of typological regional areas and topics.

Materials and Methods. The study used a systems approach and structural-functional analysis in order to substantiate the issue of regional student volunteering. . The basis for the analysis was the results of the authors’ own research on the topic: “Volunteer activity of student youth in Kuzbass” (n = 715), conducted in 2023–2024, reports on the implementation of volunteer projects in the Kemerovo region – Kuzbass for 2022.

Results. The implementation of volunteer activities in the region can be carried out in a consolidated manner or have multidirectional vectors for applying the activity and resource potential of student youth. The conditions of socio-political communication determine a certain dynamics, intensity, and temporality of volunteer activities. Analysis of the results of a questionnaire survey among young people revealed a contradiction: respondents offer recommendations for practical improvement in the organization of volunteer activities, but find it difficult to identify the subjects of implementation of these changes.

Discussion and Conclusion. Student volunteering is defined as an interaction that is built in the form of interactive multifunctional relationships, when the interests of the parties involved are interconnected in a combination of requests from the drivers of volunteering, stakeholders and experts, as well as the performers of the volunteer role themselves. The results obtained are of practical significance for volunteer organizers, regional supervisors, authorities, directly to regional volunteer communities and young people.

Keywords: volunteer activity, social activity, student youth, socio-political mobilization, areas of volunteering

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Fundig. The materials were prepared with the support of the grant from the Russian Science Foundation № 24-28-01230 “Social and political mobilization of constructive and destructive type in the conditions of multiple network worlds of Siberian regions of resource development: possibilities of using datamining tools”.

For citation: Nyatina N.V., Golovatskiy E.V., Grigorik N.N. Voluntary Activities of Student Youth in Condition of Modern Russian Society. Russian Journal of Regional Studies. 2024;32(4):749–767. https://doi.org/10.15507/2413-1407.129.032.202404.749-767
 

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About the authors:

Natalia V. Nyatina, Cand.Sci. (Sociol.), Associate Professor of the Chair of Sociological Sciences, Kemerovo State University (6 Krasnaya St., Kemerovo 650000, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8512-3282, Researcher ID: AAJ-3125-2021, Scopus ID: 57225971178, SPIN-code: 9172-7807, kozeeva_n@mail.ru

Evgeniy V. Golovatskiy, Dr.Sci. (Sociol.), Associate Professor, Professor of the Chair of Sociological Sciences, Kemerovo State University (6 Krasnaya St., Kemerovo 650000, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8485-5852, Researcher ID: U-4714-2017, Scopus ID: 57221856678, SPIN-code: 4493-2866, xomaik@rambler.ru

Nikita N. Grigorik, Assistant of the Chair of Sociological Sciences, Kemerovo State University (6 Krasnaya St., Kemerovo 650000, Russian Federation), ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8868-0244, Researcher ID: ABB-8626-2020, SPIN-code: 2873-6884, grigorik_nikita@mail.ru

Contribution of the authors:

N. V. Nyatina – collection, processing and analysis of information; preparation of the initial version of the text; conducting a critical analysis of materials.

E. V. Golovatskiy – scientific guidance; critical analysis and revision of the text; conducting a critical analysis of materials.

N. N. Grigorik – collecting, processing and analyzing information; preparing the initial version of the text; conducting a critical analysis of materials.

Availability of data and materials. The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the authors on reasonable request.

The authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

Submitted 31.05.2024; revised 19.09.2024; accepted 27.09.2024.