Pevnaya Maria V.

Introduction. Taking into account the evolving global landscape and the strategic imperative of advancing integration processes within the framework of the Union State, youth interaction emerges as a crucial resource for strengthening cooperation between Russia and Belarus. The study aims at unlocking the potential for international collaboration among Russian and Belarusian students by examining the relevant regulatory framework, the institutional context governing its implementation, and the developmental prospects as perceived by the student youth of the Union State.

Materials and methods. The article is based on a comparative analysis of legal documents regulating international youth cooperation in Russia and Belarus. The research is supplemented by the data of the survey of third-year students bachelors in the Sverdlovsk region (Russia) and Grodno Oblast (Belarus). The sample is based on quotas by gender, training profile and universities (n=3000, valid interval 0.95 sampling error < 3%).

Results and conclusions. The assessment of legal regulation and the institutional structure of Russian-Belarusian youth co-operation revealed the declarative and framework conditions of international co-operation in the absence of a unified approach to the definition of this concept in relation to youth policy. The official documents of Russia and Belarus do not specify the ways and instruments for implementing such partnership, nor do they take into account the subjectivity of young people themselves. The essence of the practices of interaction between Russian and Belarus youth is reduced to joint leisure activities on the basis of public associations and educational institutions.

The emphasis on formality in international higher education inhibits the cultivation of personal connections between Russian and Belarusian students, thus curtailing the scope of their potential collaborative endeavors. Students’ current experiences in international collaboration are predominantly linked to participation in academic and educational activities involving youth from other nations. There is a high level of interest among students in the Grodno and Sverdlovsk regions in international youth cooperation, with the most attractive options from the perspective of third-year students being joint work in the socio-cultural sphere and youth interaction on environmental issues.

Discussion. The research identified a certain gap in the development of mechanisms of state and international support of student youth projects, and key areas where youth initiatives can be developed under the conditions created for this purpose. Researchers from various countries have documented the emergence of socio-cultural and environmental issues in youth activities. Prospects for further scientific study of the topic outlined in the article are related to the search for opportunities to integrate the tasks of higher education and the implementation of the third mission of universities within the Union State with the support and stimulation of youth initiatives at all levels of public administration.

 

Purpose. Evaluation of the internal transformation resources of the industrial small cities environment according to the youth's opinion. Methods. The article analyzes data of the online survey which was conducted in 2018 with the support of the RFFR (project No. 17-22-07001 “A complex algorithm for cultural regeneration of small industrial cities (minor cities) in the context of the agglomeration processes in Russia and Europe”). The object of the research is the initiative youth of the Sverdlovsk region’ cities. Target sample (№-2844). The article analyzes opinions of youth from the four largest regional cities and those who live in small regional industrial cities. Results. Under the cultural regeneration of the territory, the article refers to the system of interaction between municipal authorities, citizens and specialists the actions of all interested actors, aimed at restoring the functionality of historic important urban infrastructure facilities and spaces. The search for their semantic meaning (in traditional, everyday, factory, youth culture) corresponding to the actual urban culture and able to unfold in the new conditions through social practices of the citizens for the given territory... Purpose. Evaluation of the internal transformation resources of the industrial small cities environment according to the youth's opinion. Methods. The article analyzes data of the online survey which was conducted in 2018 with the support of the RFFR (project No. 17-22-07001 “A complex algorithm for cultural regeneration of small industrial cities (minor cities) in the context of the agglomeration processes in Russia and Europe”). The object of the research is the initiative youth of the Sverdlovsk region’ cities. Target sample (№-2844). The article analyzes opinions of youth from the four largest regional cities and those who live in small regional industrial cities. Results. Under the cultural regeneration of the territory, the article refers to the system of interaction between municipal authorities, citizens and specialists the actions of all interested actors, aimed at restoring the functionality of historic important urban infrastructure facilities and spaces. The search for their semantic meaning (in traditional, everyday, factory, youth culture) corresponding to the actual urban culture and able to unfold in the new conditions through social practices of the citizens for the given territory. The authors analyzed their plans, intentions and judgments. The value of the industrial heritage and tourist attractiveness of small cities as resources of cultural regeneration of territories are estimated through the judgments of citizens’ youth. The study revealed that the uncertainty of the life plans of young people in small cities is an objective risk not only for the cultural regeneration programmers and projects, but it is a global risk for the future economic development of small cities. The youth of small towns does not estimate the industrial heritage of their cities as a valie. The invisibility of the industrial heritage in the information space and public consciousness is important research problem. It is also a problem of municipal government. Scientific novelty. The cultural regeneration of small cities in opinions of the youth is a new research problem. function show_eabstract() { $('#eabstract1').hide(); $('#eabstract2').show(); $('#eabstract_expand').hide(); } ▼Показать полностью

Purpose. The article refers to one of the topical management problems expert forecasting of the prospects for the development of interaction between enterprises and universities in the macroregion (UFD). Methods. Methods of expert interviews were used. The experts were the management of the leading enterprises of the Sverdlovsk region, located in five administrative districts (N = 124). Results and scientific novelty. The materials of the empirical study show possible changes in the role of higher education institutions in the innovative development of the Ural region, the forecast of the types and forms of integrative processes between universities and enterprises for the nearest (3-5 years) and distant (10-15 years) perspective. The conclusions and recommendations on the formation of regional policy obtained during the research can be extended to other industrial regions of the Russian Federation. Scientific novelty. The novelty of the research approach is the analysis of current trends, forms and directions of interaction between universities and regional enterprises, structural differences in the established practices of their cooperation, a critical assessment of the outlook for prospects and the conditions for its effective development.

Purpose. Identification of managerial factors of organizational development of volunteer potential in solving local community problems. Methods. Based on the case-study method, a comparative analysis of the functioning of volunteer centers established at major universities in Russia (Ekaterinburg) and Croatia (Zagreb) was carried out. Results. The authors analyzed the institutional context for the creation and development of volunteer centers, describes the quantitative and qualitative parameters of their activities, the internal management structure, sources of funding and interaction with the external partners. The key features of volunteer centers management specific regarding the scope of implemented voluntary projects and programs, cooperation with state and municipal authorities, diversification of the areas of volunteer activity and sources of its financing are revealed. Scientific novelty. Critical assessment of the interaction of the centers within the local communities with officials is given, the delay of the adequate response of the current management of the Russian resource center to the challenges of the external environment is established, the necessity of transforming its management strategy is justified. Acknowledgment. The research is supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Project № 16-03-00016ОГН).

Purpose. The study is devoted to the analysis of various aspects of state regulation of sports volunteering in Russia and other countries. Methods. The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of sports volunteering legislation in Australia, China and Russia. Results. The authors determine the structure and characteristics of the state regulation of sports volunteering. The article presents the results of comparing the practice of state regulation of sports volunteering in Australia, China and Russia. Characteristics of the sports volunteering legislation in these countries are given in the study. The authors have revealed the national peculiarities of the sports volunteering management system, the priorities of the state policy in the sphere of sports volunteering (support, encouragement, etc.), as well as some features of sports volunteers. Scientific novelty. The authors consider the state regulation of sports volunteering as a research problem. The study presents an assessment of state regulation of sports volunteerism in our country in comparison with the development of the legislation framework, mechanisms for stimulating and encouraging sports volunteering in Australia and China.

Research is aimed at determining the vector of system development of volunteering in the Russian region by identifying the drivers of this development and the key barriers to spontaneously emerging management system. Methods. The article presents the results of expert semi formalized interview with heads of the leading non-profit organizations of Sverdlovsk region of different types (volunteerism, charitable foundations, regional offices of the international charitable organization, regional non-profit organizations), managers and staff of public social institutions, various services with expert knowledge in the field of volunteering management, practical experience of interaction with them (N=27; 2015). Results. The authors provided an objective characteristic of volunteering in Sverdlovsk region; described the main actors providing key managerial influences in spontaneously emerging regional volunteers management system; identified the main obstacles to development of volunteerism, and the system management in the Russian region; proposed a number of managerial decisions aimed at overcoming those barriers. Scientific novelty. The authors of the article were among the first to put regional office volunteering in Russia as a research problem and object of empirical research. On the basis of empirical data they prove that in recent decades in the Russian regions there is active development both phenomenon of volunteerism and systematic management of the volunteers and their activities in different spheres of society mainly due to personal factors.