Methodological Construct of the Religious Situation Analysis: Administrative and Managerial Framework

Abstract

The article is dedicated to examining the framework analysis of the religious situation that are set by the Constitution of Russian Federation and the legislation of the country. The author suggests the construction of distinguishing religious situation that includes a number of positions, in particular: the structure and composition of regional religious community; the dynamics of the number of religious organisations; religious groups; the degree and kind of religious devoutness of the region’s population; situation in the religious unions, etc. The suggested approach is targeted at practical activity of the state bodies encouraged to provide the highest level of satisfaction of the population’s religious needs together with keeping rule of law, order, peace and consent. The religious situation in Rostov region of 2013-2014 examined in the article is supported by the present methodological construct and the empirical data.