Всероссийская научно-практическая онлайн-конференция с международным участием «Социальные риски в современном обществе» (Мурманск, 3–4 декабря 2020 г.)

Abstract

The national research and practice online conference with international participation – “Social risks in modern society” was held at the Murmansk Arctic State University to discuss the current problems with respect to the development of today’s society. The academic novelty of the stu­dies presented at the conference is determined by widening of the concepts of the social risk phenomenon, conditions, causes and consequences of risk exposure for individuals, social groups, institutions and the society as a whole; the identification of certain risk factors specific to various regions of Russia and foreign countries; the assessment of the impact of risk events in modern society, including the 2020 pandemic; the identification of risk management mechanisms as well as best practices to prevent and handle risk-related consequences.
 A total of 186 attendees, including 8 foreign experts, took part in the conference; 84 papers were presented, most of them were based on the findings of studies undertaken with the support by the Russian Fundamental Research Fund. The conference brought together participants from 22 Russian regions and 5 foreign countries. As a follow-up to the conference, there were deve­loped guidelines on social risk management in today’s context.