Ethno-political challenges: reflection in the theoretical discourse and tools of state national policy

Abstract

Introduction. The multilayered and contradictory development of the world, countries and regions against the backdrop of the consequences of globalization and international confrontation complicates the formulation and solution of internal management tasks, the choice of the optimal strategy and tactics for responding to rapidly changing situations, or, conversely, attempts to revive archaic institutions that reject the values of intercivilization dialogue. The purpose of this article is to identify and evaluate the place of the ethno-political challenges among the tools of the state national policy of the Russian Federation evidenced with relevant strategic planning documents.Materials and methods. The research was based on the study of official documents of the Russian Federation in the framework of the goal-setting and contextual analysis of political discourse, taking into account the concept of articulation. Methods of systematic and comparative analysis, political diagnostics were also used.The results of the research. The analysis made it possible to detect a significant, but not absolute correlation in the interpretation of ethno-political challenges for Russia in the considered strategic planning documents of the Russian Federation. It is shown that the meaning-forming plots of the official discourse in the ethno-political perspective have a largely conservative essence, referring to traditional values, preserving the identity of Russia as a civilization. Simultaneously it emphasizes the rejection of insularity, isolation, calls for activity in the international stage in various formats, for internal transformations. A certain coincidence of priority tasks in the context of actualized challenges in the field of interethnic relations, regional and spatial development of the country is revealed.Discussion and conclusions. The necessity of clarifying some of the provisions of the current strategic planning documents of the Russian Federation and of eliminating bottlenecks in them that do not agree with the modern discursive practices and the needs of managing the ethno-political sphere is substantiated. The authors proposed measures for improving the legislative support of ethnological examination, its practical implementation, expanding sociological and ethno-political monitoring with the integration of structures at the federal and regional levels and increasing attention to the local (municipal) level, early diagnosis and prevention of conflict situations, support for domestic culture and art, moral shaping of the elite and the training of personnel reserve in the spirit of awareness of belonging to the all-Russian civil nation.