Population involvement in the social space of regional governance as a factor of territorial inequality[Включенность Населения В Социальное Пространство Управления Регионов Как Фактор Территориального Неравенства]

Introduction. The article examines the population involvement in the national projects implementation as a factor determining social territorial inequality in the Russian regions. Each RF subject is analyzed as a separate social space, where the actors (participants) are the authorities and the population. The approaches of both domestic and foreign authors to understanding the essence of social space, its capabilities and limitations are considered. Methodology and methods. The materials presented in the article were obtained as a result of the secondary conceptualization of the data of a mass survey conducted in 2019-21 in 12 regions of the Russian Federation under the RSF grant "Academic Project: Manageability of Social Grouping Processes in Regions with Different Levels of Socio-Cultural Modernization and Population Support for the Development Strategy of the Russian Federation until 2024". As the basis of the research methodology, a typology of regions was applied, in terms of their sociocultural modernization, developed at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and adapted by the CSSC RAS. The article considers the assessment of the the population involvement in national projects (as a factor of regional inequality): 1) in the context of the socio-demographic characteristics of respondents; 2) concerns about the shortcomings of the control system and 3) satisfaction with life in the region. Results and conclusions. The study was conducted in 3 stages. At the first stage, socio-demographic characteristics were identified of social groups expressing a desire or unwillingness to take part in the strategic programs development. The relationship was revealed between readiness to participate and 1) age, 2) education, 3) the nature of work, 4) the level of socio-cultural development of the region where the respondent lives. At the second stage, the shortcomings of the control system were grouped based on mass polling data. Identifying the signs of the least and most concern in the population, the authors proceeded to analyze the average estimates for the four identified groups, expressing full/partial agreement or disagreement to participate in national projects. As a result, a connection was established between the concern of residents regarding the shortcomings of the management system and the readiness to participate in national projects. At the same time, the greatest sensitivity is observed in assessing problems related to corruption in government bodies. At the third stage, data were confirmed on the existence of a link between the population concern caused by the corruption problems and low satisfaction from living in a particular region.