National Public Administration Research Articles

DETERMINANTS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INCLUSIVE LABOR MARKET IN UKRAINE

The article examines the modern determinants of the development of the inclusive labor market in Ukraine, which are determined by a complex of specific factors that affect the process of integration of people from socially vulnerable population groups. It has been proven that one of the key components of the inclusive labor market are socio-economic conditions that form the foundation for the development of an inclusive economy. It was determined that the degree of economic development, the level of unemployment and the availability of financial resources directly affect the formation of an inclusive labor market. In addition, an important role in the formation of an inclusive environment is also played by legal regulation, including the interaction of national public administration bodies with the international labor organization. It has been proven that normative acts aimed at protecting the rights of socially vulnerable persons create the necessary conditions for their active participation in economic activity on the labor market. It was determined that the development and improvement of such normative legal acts is a strategic task for ensuring the sustainable development of the inclusive labor market in Ukraine. Socio-cultural factors that determine society's attitude towards socially vulnerable persons and shape openness and tolerance in the working environment are considered. It was determined that an effective policy of differentiation and acceptance of diversity can contribute to the creation of a positive climate for inclusive employment, promoting the development of diverse talents and skills among employees in order to strengthen the relevance of their qualifications to the demands of employers. It has been proven that educational opportunities for persons with disabilities play a key role in their integration into the inclusive labor market. It was found that the system of providing high-quality education and professional training, as well as the implementation of special support programs in general, contribute to the growth of the competitiveness of this group of workers in the labor market. It was determined that organizational aspects, such as the creation of specialized employment centers, functional support of enterprises that implement inclusive practices, as well as the development of corporate responsibility, contribute to the effective solution of the problems of integration of socially vulnerable persons in the field of work. It is proved that all the mentioned determinants are closely interrelated and interact with each other, forming a complex system of factors that influence the development of the inclusive labor market in Ukraine.

Linking climate change adaptation and public health: perspectives of Norwegian policymakers.

To explore the perspectives of selected Norwegian climate and health policymakers working at national and municipality level regarding how health is accounted for in climate change adaptation plans. Semi-structured digital interviews were conducted with representatives from eight municipalities participating in a national network for climate change adaptation, one political unit and five national public administrations working in climate, health, environment, preparedness, and civil protection. Municipalities coordinate the development of climate change adaptation plans with support from key national actors. Although municipalities were experienced in preparing for extreme climate events and securing infrastructure, limited consideration was given to health in the climate change adaptation work. Such integration was hindered by lack of resources and knowledge regarding what to do, and lack of collaboration between municipality sectors. To connect climate change adaptation and health better, the representatives suggested providing evidence-based information regarding health impacts of climate change, developing concrete tools including warning systems, and implementing regional, national, and international projects to map the impact of climate change and raise capacity. The representatives called for more stringent national guidelines for the integration of health in climate change adaptation, and pinpointed that lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic will enable municipalities to be better prepared and more adaptable in the future. Governmental authorities should provide more concrete guidance regarding the integration of health in climate change adaptation plans. Public health authorities have a central role to play in supporting such endeavours.

“I Felt Frightened and Then I Started Singing”: Songs at Russian Protest Actions

This article explores the role of songs in Russian protests. Data are drawn from ethnographic observations made at protests held between 2015 and 2022, mostly in Moscow and St. Petersburg, as part of the project, “Monitoring Contemporary Folklore,” based at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. The authors consider materials from 240 protests. Viewing protests as an act of communication, the article analyzes the circumstances for song performances and suggests a hypothesis for songs’ communicative goals. The article additionally demonstrates how song choice changes from common 1980’s protest songs to new tracks that gained later popularity. The article demonstrates how song production depends on the types of protests and the levels of participant engagement.

Auditoria operacional dos sistemas previdenciários: achados do Tribunal de Contas do Estado do Ceará

The national public administration is preceded by being monitored and supervised given the large resources that are allocated to the provision of services that society needs, leaving the courts of accounts to their control and measurement. With regard to the management programs of the private pension systems, the courts began to audit actuarial management and the accounting entries referring to long-term provisions for the payment of retirement and pension benefits. The Federal Court of Auditors presented irregularities and the Court of Auditors of the State of Ceará carried out operational audits related to the municipal regimes, and asked: what were the findings of the operational audit? The answer came through research of an interpretive nature with a qualitative approach and a case study in two municipalities of the six audited. It was concluded that: the municipal social security management in the State is recurrent in the irregularities and vices in the processes of acquisition of goods, products, or services; actuarial estimates are defective and incapable of assessing the sustainability capacity of the social security system, with indications of the absence of adherence tests for the workforce, actuarial cash flow incompatible with future execution, and inconstancy in results; absence of recording mathematical provisions in the balance sheets, originating from actuarial estimates; and absence of projections of actuarial liabilities in the tax statements. The audits studied pointed out recommendations and determinations to managers, which must be monitored by the body with the possibility of sanctioning and returning resources to public coffers.

An Experiment of Measuring Customers’ Satisfaction with University Services

The university as an educational organization tries to satisfy students’, employees’, partners’, and other interested parties’ needs. One of the tools for assessing the effectiveness of this activity is the “voice of the customer” approach. This article presents the experiment of using this technology in the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. Our purpose is to analyze the results of studying the “voice of the customer” within the university, to show the capabilities, limitations, and possibilities of using this toolkit when developing the educational institution’s activities. The main research method is a sociological survey of various internal and external university customers. Descriptive methods are also used to analyze the survey results. Our study shows the applicability of the “voice of the customer” technology for improving the quality and effectiveness of the university’s core activities. If used systematically, this approach promises to become a tool for assessing and developing various spheres of the university’s functioning.

Специфика среднего профессионального образования как этапа процесса профессионального самоопределения студента

The paper proposes a sociological approach to the analysis of the process of professional self-determination of students studying under secondary vocational education programs in colleges affiliated with a HEI. Profes-sional self-determination is considered as a prolonged process of professional self-actualization, self-realization and professional development as part of the entire educational and professional-labor “biography” of the subject. The article defines the main factors influencing the choice of applicants in favor of college edu-cation, presents the analysis of the results of sociological research of the process of professional self-determination of college students of Nizhny Novgorod Institute of Management – branch of Russian Presiden-tial Academy of National Economy and Public Administration and College of Economics and Law of Dzerzhin-sky branch of Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. College enroll-ment reasons are highlighted, as well as groups of SPE students depending on their future plans for profes-sional self-actualization, self-actualization and professional development.

Antecedents of employee intrapreneurship in the public sector: a proactive motivation approach

Public servants’ intrapreneurship (entrepreneurial actions performed by employees from within an organization) is gaining importance as a micro-foundation of public sector innovation and improved service delivery. This study addresses this topic from a proactive motivation perspective and using weekly diary surveys filled out by 757 public servants from 37 departments of the Dutch national public administration for five consecutive weeks (n = 2279 datapoints). Confirmatory factor analyses showed that antecedents of intrapreneurship could be grouped into three categories of proactive motivation: (1) reason-to (prosocial impact, job accountability), (2) can-do (job autonomy, self-efficacy, optimism), and (3) energized-to (work engagement). Multilevel structural equation modeling showed that public servants reported more intrapreneurial behavior when they had more reason-to and were energized-to be proactive. Can-do motivation moderated (strengthened) these relationships. Necessary conditions analyses showed that each predictor was essential, emphasizing the importance of careful alignment of human resource practices aimed at evoking different types of proactive motivation.

Features of creating distance learning technologies in teaching foreign languages at university: Analysis of experience

Introduction. For the effective organization of the educational process during distance learning of foreign languages in the conditions of a pandemic, special technical, psychological, and pedagogical retraining is required for the transition to distance learning for both teachers and students.Purpose setting. Thus, it is necessary to study the current state of distance learning in foreign languages, both in Russia and abroad, and analyze the prospects for the development of this form of education, taking into account factors that positively affect the acquisition of a foreign language. To date, a lot of attention is paid to distance learning, as, probably, none of the many ways of learning using technology. Modern research in education, and in particular in information and communication technologies, tends to use technological resources to the maximum and use them effectively in pedagogy. In the field of foreign language teaching, much has been done to cover various languages of the world, but attempts are constantly being made to find new solutions, taking into account the specific needs of language learners.Methodology and methods of the study. This article is based on our experience of creating and implementing distance English courses at the Siberian Institute of Management – a branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, which uses distance learning and provides academic programs both traditionally and remotely. The article presents the technological aspect of the distance learning system, common to all courses and discuss the main features of teaching a foreign language. The process of developing and implementing English language courses is considered from the point of view of the overall design of the course, the choice of teaching materials, technological and pedagogical processing of course materials, the role of the teacher, support and motivation of students, assessment of academic performance, evaluation of the course and key differences between the two methods of provision that need to be taken into account.Results. The article notes shortcomings and difficulties of a technological and pedagogical nature, as well as problems and new steps in improving English language courses.Conclusions. In conclusion, the complexity of the related technological, organizational and, no less importantly, pedagogical problems is emphasized, but we also hope to provide a reliable starting point for more ambitious projects related to distance learning and teaching foreign languages.

Русофобия и способы ее нейтрализации в средствах массовой информации (материалы круглого стола)

As part of the research of modern media discourse, a round table “Russophobia and ways to neutralize it in the mass media” was held at the research laboratory “Linguistic Security and Psychology of Information Impact” of the Institute of Law and National Security of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation. Laboratory specialists and invited experts discussed the problem of Russophobia as part of the current media discourse in the mass media, as well as in new media (social networks, blogosphere, messengers, network video hosting channels, etc.), as well as, in general, destructive information flows aimed at destroying the cultural and social integrity of the Russian Federation (“cancel Russian culture”). The emphasis
 in the discussion of the laboratory experts is on the relevance of training specialists in working with media communication tools. During the discussion, such concepts as “linguistic security”, “Russophobia” and their impact on the media culture of Russian society were analyzed. As a result of the round table, measures were proposed to enhance linguistic security, train journalists and specialists in working with mass media, prepared
 to analyze destructive information flows using the entire arsenal of linguistic expertise in countering Russophobia.

Current state of public service (Öffentlicher Dienst) in the Federal Republic of Germany: assessment of socio-economic conditions and state legal mechanisms

The relevance of the research topic is due to the need to improve the quality of public administration in the Russian Federation in the conditions of modern development of our state, taking into account the impact of scientific and technological progress (in particular, digitalization) and an increase in the intensity of socio-political and socio-economic processes, which affects the growth of citizens' needs for public services. The public service institution is at the epicenter of interaction between the state and citizens, the society as a whole, and, therefore, it must be constantly improved. Positive experience of the mechanisms of interaction between the state and society, as well as functioning of the public service institution in the Federal Republic of Germany for the benefit of society, can serve to improve the corresponding domestic mechanisms. This article uses original sources of scientific literature, first of all, the results presented in research articles by Russian scientists on topical issues of public service in the Russian Federation over the past few years (mainly for the period of 2017 through 2022). The publications of scientists of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration published in leading scientific and practical journals, such as «Public Service» and «Management Consulting», are analyzed. The analysis showed that over the past few years, Russian science has not paid enough attention to the study of topical issues and problems of the functioning of the public service institution in foreign countries. In fact, there is no deep, thorough scientific research in this field, and it is characterized by the presence of single scientific publications.

Time of Changes: What Would the New World Order Be Like?

The article presents the materials of the discussion held at the 6th international scientific conference «Russia and the World: dialogue – 2022», organized by National Research Institute of Communications Development (NIIRC) and the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration (RANEPA), The members of student debating club have attempted to comprehend further development and formation of the new world order. In particular, the prospects of Russia, US and collective West and their future role in the new world order were assessed and several aspects concerning energetics have been covered due to the importance of the sphere as one of the most vulnerable to the current confrontation between the listed players.

Annus Mirabilis: 1922 год в истории модернизма

On December 8, 2022, an international academic conference dedicated to the year 1922 as an important milestone in the history of American and European Modernism was held at the Russian State University of Humanities (Moscow). The conference aimed at the cultural reconstruction of 1922 and was organized by the Department of Comparative-Historical Literary Studies, Russian State University for the Humanities, and A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences. American literary history occupied a prominent place in the program of the conference. The plenary session was devoted to T.S. Eliot, whose poem The Waste Land was published in 1922. Olga Polovinkina (Russian State University for the Humanities, A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences) spoke about the importance of the aesthetics of the music hall for the strcture The Waste Land. Igor Shaitanov (Russian State University of Humanities, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration) drew a parallel between The Waste Land and Evegny Zamyatin's Alatyr’. Vassily Tolmatchoff (Lomonosov Moscow State University) suggested a new interpretation of the “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”. A.A. Astvatsaturov (St. Petersburg State University) considered T.S. Eliot’s modernist work in comparison with the creative attitudes and self-fashioning of Henry Miller. Alexandra Zinovieva (Lomonosov Moscow State University) spoke about Countess Marie Louise Elisabeth Larisсh von Moennich, the heroine of T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, and her participation in German and Austrian cinematographic projects of the late 1910s — early 1920s. Olga Panova (A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Lomonosov Moscow State University) reconstructed the year 1922 in the history of the Harlem Renaissance. Irina Morozova (Russian State University of Humanities) presented the year 1922 as an important period in the history of American pharaohmania. Olga Antsyferova (St. Petersburg State University) analysed the book 1922: Literature, Culture, Politics (ed. by Jean-Michel Rabaté; Cambridge University Press, 2015) showing how the methodology of historical simultaneity works on the material of culture studies.

Russian Scientific Conference “Autobiographical Sorrow: Emotions in Personal Narratives and Research Practices of the 16<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup> Centuries” School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, 30 September - 1 October 2022

Russian Scientific Conference “Autobiographical Sorrow: Emotions in Personal Narratives and Research Practices of the 16<sup>th</sup>-21<sup>st</sup> Centuries” School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities, The Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, 30 September - 1 October 2022

ПРАКТИКИ ПРОФОРИЕНТАЦИИ В ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНЫХ ОРГАНИЗАЦИЯХ ЛЕНИНГРАДСКОЙ ОБЛАСТИ

The article is devoted to the analysis of career guidance practices implemented in educational institutions of the Leningrad region. It presents some results of an empirical study carried out in schools of the Leningrad Region by the Center for Sociological Research of the North-Western Institute of Management of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation in 2022 Region are presented. On the basis of the data obtained, the features of career guid-ance activities in educational organizations were identified, the effectiveness and efficiency of established practices were analyzed.

Взаимосвязь склонности обучающихся к манипулированию и результатов проектной деятельности при обучении в вузе

The results of a scientific study are presented, with participants being students enrolled in the Bachelor's program in "State and Municipal Management," whose future professional activities are closely related to interpersonal relationships in professional communication. The experimental base for the study was provided by the Western Branch of the Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federa­tion (RANEPA). The students' inclination toward manipulation was assessed using T. Bant's scale. The research showed that the inclination to use manipulative techniques and methods in the process of project-based learning at the university negatively affects the overall results of project activities of individual creative groups.

Features of using modern information technologies in management activities

Nowadays, the development of information systems has brought a number of changes. People are becoming aware of the importance of technology and information. At the same time, the government of many countries is trying in every possible way to support the development of information systems and technologies. Information technologies are part not only of people's daily lives, but also of the management systems of the sectors of the national economy, public administration, security and defense of the country, as well as ensuring the legal order. Such technologies contribute to the automation of numerous processes, which significantly increases productivity. This is caused by the fact that fewer resources are used. As a result, quality improves, efficiency increases, and costs are reduced. Thanks to information technology, it is possible to store more information, which greatly simplifies the process of making managerial decisions.

Критический анализ сценариев экономического кризиса

In view of the twentieth anniversary of the Socium i Vlast’journal, on the day of the Russian science, a round table was held in the Chelyabinsk branch of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration in order to discuss topical issues of crisis dynamics and risks in the context of new global challenges. Below the main materials of the report based on the results of interdisciplinary research series as exemplified by the Chelyabinsk region are presented. The report discusses the following issues: the economic dynamics of crisis processes, the analysis of trends variability, the assessment of the total income of organizations and individuals, the classification of development scenarios, the visualization of trajectories when analyzing the “picture of changes”. The issues of assessing the risks and prospective development scenarios are associated with the consideration and influence of the conditions of prolonged instability on it.

Цифровое измерение социально-экономической интеграции ЕАЭС

The article analyzes the priorities of socio-economic development of the digital strategies of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) member states in the context of implementing the digital agenda. The author concludes that the formation of disparate national public administration platforms limits the possibilities for integration. Along with technological limitations, the main obstacle to the creation of a single digital space of the EAEU is the difference in approaches to socio-economic policy, which prevents one of the key goals of the Union – to develop a common labor market. The purpose of this article is to identify possible “assembly points” of digital tools for the development of the EAEU labor market as the basis for their socio-economic integration.

К платформе стратегического управления транспортной инфраструктурой

The challenges of strategic management of the transport infrastructure in the conditions of geopolitical and sanction pressure on Russia are considered. In order to support decision-making concerning its development, it is proposed to use a set of strategic management models successfully applied in strategic planning of the sustainable functioning of the Russian economy, including Siberia, the Russian Arctic and the Far East, as well as in JSC «Russian Railways». The adoption of these and other decisions in the improved model of public administration should be based on the array of data on the conditions of economic entities and internal and external factors affecting them. This requires creation of the national public administration platform. The strategic transport infrastructure management platform should become an integral part of it. As a theoretical basis for its construction, it is proposed to use the theory of large transport systems. On the basis of this theory, a design solution for creation of the strategic transport infrastructure management platform based on the above-mentioned set of models and requirements of regulatory documents is proposed. As an example, one of the subprocesses of the design solution is considered - mathematical modeling and forecasting of the consequences of the onset of new events for transport infrastructure based on the theory of large transport systems. At the same time, the state of the infrastructure is formally determined as a result of the interaction (decision of the game) of interested parties under certain mechanisms of public administration. The solutions of the game of the subjects - users of the transport infrastructure and its efficiency criteria before and after the onset of new events are determined.

Dobro upravljanje u javnoj upravi

Good governance is a common denominator for reform processes in public administration, which can potentially become supranational. It includes a set of doctrines and governance techniques in public administration. Considering the changes and challenges faced by the public administrations of countries around the world and the necessary reforms in response to them, this concept, with its universal potential, can serve as a kind of guide for them. It represents an aspiration to make public administration more open, transparent, and accountable. The principles contained in the concept of good governance should be understood as fundamental principles on which modern public administration rests and as a standard presented to national public administrations that should be strived for.