Determinants of public mood in ethnic environment (a case of the Republic of Tyva)

Abstract

The article examines features of the public attitude formation and dynamics in the ethnic environment in the context of influencing economic and socio-cultural factors. There is a paradox of stabilization (stagnation) of the population social and socio-political activity at the background of worsening socio-economic conditions in the residence region, which is clearly manifested in the ethnic periphery conditions. The Republic of Tyva and the indigenous ethnic group (Tuvinians) are studied as a model region. The authors associate the existing paradox with the loss of a subjectivity sense by representatives of a small ethnic group related to issues of general regional social significance and, on the contrary, a significance sense of family ties as a source of safety and well-being in ordinary life. The importance of family ties determines the high potential of cohesion with the secondary importance of the subject of joint (social) action. This is a positive resource from the point of the manageability of an ethnic society as an object of management, in particular, preserving socio-political stability in the region. At the same time, it is obvious that the visible manifestations of public sentiment do not correspond to the real situation in the economy and social sphere. Public apathy can cause declining or deteriorating the regional socio-economic situation, socio-political instability, and other cataclysms in the future. This issue requires deep analysis, discussion and timely resolution to prevent negative consequences, on the contrary, harmonize the development of our multinational country in the future.