Public Administration System Research Articles

Отличительные особенности системы публичного управления в современной России: основные сущностные характеристики реализации национальных проектов муниципальными образованиями

The study is aimed at identifying the features of the public administration system in modern Russia by analyzing such essential characteristics of municipal government as “city” and “urban environment” and determining the influence of these definitions when choosing a further goal-setting vector during the transformation of existing national projects, as a form of effective implementation by the state of social guarantees. The material was prepared using general scientific research methods within the framework of a systematic approach to the study of the above-mentioned issues (deduction, comparative and problemchronological methods).

Поведенческая экономика в контексте кризисной ситуации: исследования и выводы

This article is devoted to the problems of behavioral economics, which defines the boundaries of rational consumer choice and studies models and scenarios of consumer behavior. The author examined the features of consumer behavior in the context of economic and geopolitical crises that modern Russia has gone through from the 1990s to the present. The article provides a periodization of crises, taking into account their specifics, causes and consequences. The research included an analysis of models and scenarios of consumer behavior during the acute phase of the crisis period in 2022, a comparative analysis of the cost structure; indices of the decline and growth of spending on the main categories of goods and services were given, and the readiness of consumers to refuse purchases was analyzed. Significant attention in the work was paid to a comparative analysis of the main trends in consumer behavior during the crisis of 1997–1998 and the crisis of 2022, during which it was noted that consumer behavior is influenced by the increased maturity of markets and the preparedness of the public administration system for crisis situations. It is concluded that it is necessary to take into account the growing role of consumer behavior that deviates from the usual rational models, which emphasizes the need to develop new forms for building the economic policy of government bodies. In conclusion, the author focuses special attention on the fact that when making management decisions on the formation of programs to support industries and sectors of the economy, it is necessary to take into account emerging models and scenarios of consumer behavior.

Tethered Public Administration Reform in Libya

This paper explores the challenges and impediments faced in achieving comprehensive administrative reform. The study examines key aspects of the Libya administrative structure that was raised in a workshop organized by the UNDP. It includes the public administration structure, decentralization, fiscal sustainability, economic development, digital transformation, and e-government. It explores the problems and issues impacting reform efforts, such as the paucity of political will, limited reformative capacity, bureaucratic resistance, and the prevalent issue of ghost employment. The research reveals that Libya's public administration system is in dire need of transformative reforms to improve governance, enhance service delivery. Decentralization of administrative powers and resources emerges as a crucial factor for local development and effective public service provision. This research outlined the complexities surrounding public administration reform in Libya and offers guidance for policymakers, practitioners, and scholars to navigate these challenges and drive positive change in the Libya's governance and administrative systems.

SECURITY DIMENSION OF THE GLOBAL ISSUES

The article deals with current global issues of our time in their security dimension. An attempt has been made to outline the various directions of influence of global problems on the security architecture in today’s conditions. It was proposed to divide the global problems of our time into natural-ecological and socio-economic ones. At the same time, in our opinion, pandemics occupy an intermediate position between natural and anthropogenic problems. It has been argued that the modern economy is less vulnerable to natural disasters than it has been before, but natural disasters take more lives due to the high population density in the modern world. Human impact on the environment has been extremely destructive. Air pollution on a catastrophic scale is observed in large cities of the developing countries. Deforestation and desertification are making more and more areas uninhabitable. Global warming and climate change are seen not only in the rise in temperature, but also in the appearance of weather anomalies, the melting of glaciers, and the rise in the level of the World Ocean. The appearance of «climate migrants» has been explained to be one of the consequences of climate change. The combination of natural and social dimensions of global issues has been illustrated with the examples of conflicts over water. Socio-economic problems are mostly determined by the imperfection of society. This article has dealt with the demographic problem in different dimensions: in the Western countries there is a demographic crisis, and in the developing countries there is a demographic explosion, which has been shown using the example of Nigeria, Egypt, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, etc. Poverty in these countries has an important impact on economic security. A large number of people do not have the basic necessities for life (food, safe water and sanitation, shelter, healthcare, etc.) and live in conditions of absolute poverty. In some countries, the literacy rate is still quite low. The globalisation of criminal activity also a danger. Some countries, such as Haiti, can fall under the control of criminal groups. Terrorism is a type of crime that deserves to be investigated separately for many reasons. All the listed problems are extremely urgent in the conditions of inefficient political management. Solving issues related to security and overcoming the consequences of global issues is possible only in the presence of an effectively functioning public administration system. But creating a good governance system is a difficult task under conditions of dictatorship or the absence of legitimate state power. The issue of supporting international security in all spheres is a topical problem in international politics. It has been underlined that joint efforts can help to overcome of the explored issues.

О системе публичного управления

The article examines the relationship between the public authority system and the public administration system. It is shown that these systems are not identical: the first is significantly narrower than the entire public administration system. It is noted that the functions of public administration are implemented in the work of a variety of subjects, which include numerous bodies and organizations. It is argued that such functions as policy development at the public level, planning and coordination, as well as supervision remain mainly the prerogative of certain public bodies, and regulation and management began to be carried out by other legal entities. It is argued that functions such as analysis, forecasting, organization and especially control are inherent in many subjects who do not have public authority, but are actually actively involved in the process of public management. It’s concluded that state corporations, state-owned companies and a number of other organizations, including municipal ones, are subjects of the public administration system.

Здоровье населения российской Арктики: проблемы, вызовы и пути их решения

Significant lagging of the Arctic regions of Russia from the all-Russian values of life expectancy and mortality rates of people of working age is noted at the highest state level as one of the main threats to the socio-economic development of the Russian Arctic and ensuring its national security. This lag is largely due to the negative impact of extreme natural and climatic environmental conditions on the health of the population working and living in the Arctic. The presented article is aimed at systematizing the problems and challenges associated with the impact of the harsh natural and climatic conditions of the Arctic on the health of the population living there, as well as finding ways to adapt the public administration system to these challenges. Based on a critical analysis of scientific literature and official statistical information, the paper identifies the health features and the process of adaptation to the natural and climatic conditions of the Arctic for different groups of the Arctic population: indigenous, old-timers and newcomers. The authors have substantiated that the most vulnerable group of the population, whose health is most negatively affected by the extreme natural and climatic conditions of the Arctic, are migrants. On the basis of generalization of problems and peculiarities of public health of the Arctic population and systematization of the experience of previous scientific research, the directions of adaptation of the public administration system of the Arctic regions to the existing challenges have been developed. These directions are based on a differentiated approach to various groups of the Arctic population: indigenous, old-timers and newcomers. According to the authors, the implementation of the directions presented in the article, as well as the creation of the most favorable socio-economic living conditions, can compensate for physiological losses and improve the health indicators of Arctic residents.

Integrative Digital Governance: The Role of Public Administration in Promoting Sustainable Development amid Post-Pandemic Technological Innovations

Abstract Our study intends to find out how integrative digital governance in public administration can support sustainable development. The Covid-19 pandemic’s effects and current technology developments presented the chance. Mainly qualitative analysis, which included case study analysis and a review of the specialized literature, made up the research approach. Using this approach, we want to find potential approaches to include digital transformation into public administration. Our initial assumption was that the digitalization of public administration might make it easier to accomplish goals related to global development. Based on the findings of our study, we can declare that digitisation of public administration has a great potential to boost effectiveness, openness and civic engagement. Technologies would make participation easier and guarantee equal access for all citizens. All the same, our study emphasizes how complicated digitalization is. This covers the possible hazards connected to digital technology included into systems of public administration. We underline as recommendations the need of implementing a cooperation strategy that includes several activity sectors and degrees of digital governance. Our study has certain limitations mostly because we chose a limited number of case studies. This reality, we think, may affect the general applicability of the obtained results. We advise considering these restrictions in case our study is replicated. Furthermore, we think that the rate at which technology is developing now calls for a constant assessment of the outcomes that are attained by incorporating post-pandemic technological advancements into digital governance. Our study adds value by advancing our understanding of sustainable development in the digital era and by drawing attention to the challenges public administration has in embracing and leveraging digital developments.

Foreign experience in organizing state and business relationship and its impact on urbanization

The subject of this study is the relationship between state and municipal authorities, representatives of business sector, the population of certain territories in terms of the need for physical interaction between government and business, which ultimately affects the location of the population. The goal is to prove that Russia's big business itself strives to be physically closer to the authorities, which does not have a positive effect on the processes of urbanization. In its turn, foreign experience demonstrates more effective options for the relationship between state and business that do not affect other social processes. In this work, the author uses statistical method, the method of modeling in terms of formulating the author's proposals, expert assessments, comparative legal method, as well as general scientific methods of deduction, induction, analysis and synthesis. The work shows close relationship between business and public authorities in the Russian Federation, which is due to the territorial location of a large number of people in the area where there are conditions for such interaction. The described situation is not characteristic of most foreign countries. Some variants of influence for overcoming the specified problem are offered. Scope of the results: public administration system, including the processes of state influence on economic entities. Also, individual proposals can be applied in urban planning, solving issues of demography and urbanization. Russia is characterized by a very close relationship between state power and the commercial sector, which significantly distinguishes it from most of other countries, at least in terms of territorial structure. This situation has a negative impact on a large number of social institutions, and therefore it is necessary to take a number of organizational measures, including the use of administration of planning and urban planning activities based on foreign experience.

Право, информационное общество, цифровой суверенитет

Introduction. The rapid development of digital technologies has led to significant changes in various spheres of public life. The species classification of the modern world is based on the fact that the era of the information society is coming. Its characteristics were defined in the Okinawa Charter of the Global Information Society. Empirical analysis. The author presents an overview of the strategies for innovative technological development adopted in the Russian Federation under the influence of the development of digital technologies. The relevance of the formation of the concept of digital sovereignty is shown. The researcher conducted a comparative legal study which indicated that digital sovereignty was originally presented in the legal systems of the European Union countries. Foreign approaches to the formation of a new legal order, conditioned by the development of digitalization, are outlined. The article highlights the features of the German concept “Industry 4.0”, the Japanese concept “Society 5.0”, and the Chinese concept “Made in China 2025”. Theoretical analysis. The main trend of digitalization is decentralization, which affects not only the economies of countries, but also the public administration system. Its general consequences are highlighted: the emergence of competition between states (which leads to the expansion of axiology, and not just technology); a change in the concept of public administration in the context of growing horizontal connections (the emergence of the concept of “the state as a platform”); priority of data (in electronic form) as a condition for the economic, political and social development of the state. Results. The acceleration of the technological process has an impact on the socio-political sphere. The law does not have time to react to changes; the formed reality itself dictates those rules that are formed outside of political instruments. This also leads to the transformation of traditional state institutions, which forces us to rethink the very understanding of the modern state.

ФІНАНСОВА СТІЙКІСТЬ ТЕРИТОРІАЛЬНИХ ГРОМАД У ВОЄННИЙ ЧАС: РОЛЬ ПОДАТКОВИХ ДОХОДІВ

Introduction. External aggression has become the backdrop against which the resilience of the local self-government system has manifested as an element of crisis management within the vertical system of public administration. The war has exacerbated territorial disparities and differentiated the challenges for local self-government bodies in various regions due to their distance from combat zones and occupation, leading to the emergence of new functions not typical for local self-government bodies. Problem Statement. These circumstances have precipitated a change in the conditions for the formation of tax revenues for the budgets of territorial communities. Firstly, there has been a transformation in the state's approach to budgetary and tax policy formation, reflected in amendments to budgetary and tax legislation. Secondly, hostilities have resulted in a shift in the spatial concentration of businesses and increased unevenness in population density as a consequence of forced displacement to safe areas. These factors have influenced the process of budgetary revenue accumulation at the local level and, consequently, the financial resilience of territorial communities and their capacity to fulfill their functions. Purpose. To analyze the accumulation of tax revenues for the budgets of territorial communities as a factor in ensuring/preserving their financial resilience. Methods. General scientific and specialized methods were employed, including analysis, synthesis, grouping, description, comparison, theoretical generalization, and abstract-logical reasoning. Results. Based on five indicators (tax capacity of budgets, tax sufficiency, tax autonomy, local taxes and fees, taxes on economic activity), an analysis of the formation of tax revenues for the budgets of territorial communities in the context of maintaining their financial resilience during the war against Ukraine has been conducted. An increase in disparities in the tax capacity of territorial communities and an increase in the number of administrative-territorial formations in a crisis state have been identified. The impact of two factors on the resilience stability of communities in wartime has been established: distance from combat zones and available economic potential. It has been demonstrated that communities with a high level of economic potential are characterized by higher financial resilience even in conditions of close proximity to the front line, as well as the significant role of large cities in maintaining financial and economic resilience in the region. Conclusions. It is argued that the system of tax revenue formation for territorial communities has become one of the main factors in preserving/ensuring financial resilience of territorial communities during wartime. The influence of high adaptability of economic actors in territorial communities on stabilizing the economy of communities in the second year of the war has been noted.

On the Need to Optimize the Mechanism of Interaction between the Accounting Chamber of Russia and Subjects of Public Control

This scientific research addresses issues related to the study of the statics and dynamics of interaction and cooperation of subjects of public control in Russia with the federal control and accounting authorities - the Accounts Chamber, which, at the same time, acts as a body of parliamentary control. The article also analyzes the institution of public control as a key guarantee of the implementation of the system of constitutional principles, first of all, democracy and the participation of Russian citizens in the functioning of the public administration system. The authors examine the existing forms and methods of interaction between the above-mentioned body of parliamentary control and subjects of public control. The article examines the main problems that make it difficult to optimize the mechanism of interaction between the Accounts Chamber of Russia and subjects of public control, in particular, in connection with: the failure to consolidate the foundations of such interaction in the Constitution of the Russian Federation, as well as the legislation regulating the organization and activities of the Accounts Chamber of Russia; the lack of development in the legislation on public control, as well as in scientific and educational literature, of specific forms and methods of the above-mentioned interaction; weak powers of subjects of public control, including the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation; weak use of positive foreign experience of interaction between parliamentary control bodies and civil society institutions, including those whose activities are aimed at organizing and exercising control over the apparatus of public power; insufficient use of modern information and communication technologies in this interaction; weak funding of public control subjects in the country. The work formalizes and substantiates a system of measures to resolve these problems, including by: developing and consolidating in the Constitution of Russia, as well as current legislation, a mechanism for interaction of subjects of public control with public authorities, including the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation; organization by the Public Chamber of Russia of analysis, adaptation and subsequent implementation of foreign positive experience of interaction between parliamentary control bodies and subjects of public control; development and implementation of a system of federal programs aimed at developing the system of subjects of public control, their organizational, financial, and technical support; development in the domestic scientific legal doctrine of directions for optimizing the mechanism of interaction between the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation and subjects of public control.

Organization and Implementation of Public Tax Control in Russia: Modern Problems and Ways to Solve Them

Annotation. This scientific research addresses the issues of the functioning and development of public tax control, which is the most important component in the system of guarantees of both the system of constitutional principles (especially democracy and the participation of Russian citizens in the functioning of the public administration system), and the system of rights, freedoms, legitimate interests of individuals and legal entities in Russia. The necessity of incorporating the institution of public tax control into the Russian legal system is substantiated. The article examines various approaches to defining the concept of public tax control and substantiates its author's definition. The work analyzes modern problems that hinder the development of public tax control in Russia, including: the lack of enshrinement of this institution of civil society in the Constitution; not developing specific forms, methods and types of public tax control measures in the Russian scientific legal doctrine; the lack of real powers among subjects of public control to exercise effective public tax control; lack of specialized subjects of public control in this area; poor use of modern information and communication technologies by these entities in their activities; insufficient funding for their activities from state and municipal budgets; weak use of foreign positive experience in organizing and functioning of control of civil society in this area; the absence of specific measures of responsibility for counteracting the legitimate activities of representatives of subjects of public control in criminal and administrative legislation. The article develops and substantiates a system of measures to resolve these problems by: incorporating public tax control into the Constitution of Russia; its details in Russian legislation; expanding the powers of subjects of public control; creation of special entities in the field of public tax control, independent of tax authorities; using in their activities positive foreign experience in exercising public control in the field of tax legal relations; developing a system of federal programs to develop the organizational, technical and financial base of subjects of public control, increasing their use of modern digital technologies; tightening measures of criminal and administrative liability for opposing the legitimate activities of subjects of public tax control.

Charitable and Volunteer Activities as a Social Practice: Legal, Teleological and Axiological Aspects

Charitable and Volunteer Activities as a Social Practice: Legal, Teleological and Axiological Aspects

Human-centric paradigm as a fundamental principle of the public administration system

The article analyzes trends in the provision of public services in Ukraine and the world. The system of providing services, the mechanisms of their public management are analyzed, and the theoretical and practical research base is formed. The priorities of the population in obtaining public services have been determined. the purpose of the article is to search for effective public management mechanisms aimed at ensuring the appropriate level of public service provision regardless of social status, age, race, or gender. The role of various branches of government in ensuring the quality of public services is determined. The article presents the results of a sociological survey, which made it possible to determine the priorities of the provision of public services and assess the quality of their provision. The correspondence of these indicators was formed and their interrelationships were determined. An analysis of the role of the judicial system as one of the branches of government in the provision of public services was carried out. For this purpose, a section of the statistics of executive proceedings, which were related to the provision of public services, was made. The dynamics are given for the years 2015-2022, which made it possible to analyze changes in such indicators and determine cause-and-effect relationships. The world experience in the system of public management of the provision of public services is analyzed. In particular, the dependence of the level of economic development of the state and the level of provision of public services is determined. Problems in the provision of services related to a person's social status and gender problems have been identified. The result of the study is the development of recommendations for improving the system of providing public services considering the problems identified during the analysis in the article. Ensuring equal access to public services for all citizens can be a complex issue that needs to be addressed considering social, economic, and cultural factors, as well as gender equality.

Strategic Initiatives for Public Service Modernization: The Case of Key Focus Activities (KFAs) in Sarawak, Malaysia

Governments worldwide recognize the necessity of modernizing their public administration systems to adapt to evolving socioeconomic and technological landscapes. In Sarawak, Malaysia, the Key Focus Activities (KFA) is part of the Sarawak Civil Service initiatives to transform and optimize the civil service. The KFA initiative aims to enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and responsiveness by developing, reviewing, improving, and reengineering policies, regulations, processes, systems, and procedures. An analysis of 67 Rakyat KFA project reports evaluated the reliability of data captured and the contribution of KFA projects to Sarawak Government objectives. Findings highlighted the need for improved data capture and user-friendliness of the KFA system. Many KFA projects focused on tactical, isolated achievements rather than broader, inter-agency solutions. To maximize the impact of KFA projects, recommendations were proposed. These include enhancing KFA project report’s clarity, fostering knowledge sharing and inter-agency collaboration, and promoting public participation. The KFA initiative showcases the Sarawak Government's commitment to enhancing its civil service, in line with global trends. By addressing the identified areas for improvement, the initiative can optimize service delivery, resource utilization, and responsiveness to citizen needs. As the transformation journey continues, reevaluating and realigning the KFA initiative is essential to maintain its relevance and effectiveness in fulfilling the Sarawak Government's long-term priorities and strategic goals.

Електронне урядування як невід’ємний атрибут публічних комунікацій громадянського суспільства

Ukraine has identified the digital transformation of public communications as a priority policy for developing civil society. After the Association Agreement of Ukraine with the European Union, the introduction of European norms and standards in establishing electronic democracy as the basis for further developing the digital public space is of great importance. The study aims to justify measures to improve the mechanisms of civil society’s public communications in the conditions of electronic democracy in Ukraine, considering foreign experience. The content of the theoretical foundations of electronic governance in the context of functional support is disclosed; the level of information and communication technologies in the system of public management and administration was analyzed; the system of electronic government was investigated in the context of the development of public communications and the renewal of the regulatory and legal framework of Ukraine; trends of state policy in the field of e-governance were monitored; ways of further development of the information and digital space in the system of public communications of Ukraine are proposed. Based on the aspect analysis, a conceptual model of the system of information and communication provision of e-governance is proposed, which is built based on the analysis of the subject area and the selection of priority electronic resources that consider the interests of the state and individual subjects of civil society. In modern conditions, the system of electronic public communications must be fully adapted to the needs and requirements of civil society, in which modern information and communication technologies are the main driving forces of social and economic transformations. Information technology innovations in public administration must be complex, simultaneously, and coherently combining informational, organizational, legal, socio-psychological, personnel, technical, and other factors. Keywords: electronic governance, communications, information and communication technologies, public administration, civil society.

Trends in the Development of the Public Administration System

The paper considers specifics of narrow and broad approaches to public administration that existed in the USSR and the Russian Federation, as well as the modern concept of public administration related to the exercise of public power. The causes and periods of the emergence of these concepts are determined. Since public power unites state bodies and local self-government bodies, it is proposed to understand the term «public administration» integrally — as joint, coordinated managerial actions of state and municipal bodies. It is argued that, despite the differences in these concepts, the directions of development of the public administration system are determined by the same trends. Based on the analysis of the mechanism of development of this system, three similar trends are identified. It is shown that the first trend causes a permanent increase in the number of governing bodies (subjects) included in the public administration system. It is determined that at the same time, information communications in the public administration system are growing. Given this circumstance, it is concluded that the second trend in the development of the system is the complication of the architectonics of information communication channels during the transition from one system of public administration to the next generation system, which makes it possible to increase the efficiency of management in new socio-economic conditions. It is argued that public administration is carried out through the simultaneous implementation of different management approaches, in particular, centralization and decentralization of management, the use of cybernetic and synergetic tools. In this regard, the third trend in the development of the system under consideration is the transition to a new ideology of convergence of various management mechanisms.

Формирование федеративных отношений в Российской Федерации: опыт, проблемы, перспективы развития

The article analyzes the stages of improving federal relations in the Russian Federation. The author states that the improvement of federal relations contributes to the solution of many issues concerning Russian society. It is noted that the federal government and the authorities of the subjects came to a compromise on the issue of interest to them, which was reflected in the formation of the Federation Council — the upper house of the country's parliament, its reforms were analyzed. It is proposed to transfer to the Federation Council the issue of submitting candidates to the regional parliament for the post of head of the region, since in the Russian Federation, characterized by a high degree of centralization of the public administration system and a significant amount of powers belonging to the federal center in relations with the regions, it is the solution of this issue that would be most relevant, as a body of people's representation in the highest echelon of power. It is concluded that the creation of federal districts and the appointment of presidential plenipotentiaries strengthened the vertical of power. The author notes that the most important direction of the federal reform is the restoration of the internal state sovereignty of Russia and the supremacy of federal power.

Reimagining the Requirements for Civil Servants: Harnessing Creativity for Social Impact and Institutional Renewal in Public Law

This article analyzes some changes in current legislation regarding the stipulation of requirements for state civil servants, particularly in response to extraordinary circumstances. This article seeks to identify emerging trends in revitalizing public law institutions and assesses the importance of creativity in shaping the personal and professional potential of civil servants. The author underscores the critical role of creative abilities within the public administration system, highlighting their impact on the effectiveness of achieving management objectives. However, creativity in public law should not be perceived as unlimited freedom of action; rather, it must be exercised within the confines of established rules and procedures. Thus, a delicate balance between creativity and legal compliance is required.

Digital economy and education in China: globalisation and cyber sovereignty

The article studies the socio-cultural specifics of digitalisation of public administration system, economy, and education of China. With the help of historical and philosophical, comparative, and hermeneutic methods alongside with the analysis of secondary sources and statistical information, the authors examine the socio- cultural features of Chinese strategy of digital breakthrough and the impact this strategy may have on the global world. The following problematic areas of digitalisation have been identified: transparency of public administration system that is relevant to the Zeitgeist and demanded by the population versus strict state control over various spheres of life; the global Internet versus cyber sovereignty; maintaining a balance between internationalisation and localisation of Chinese education. Several potential spheres of influence on the international community have been highlighted: world-class standardisation; demand for Chinese education (including education in the field of public administration) in the global market for educational services; development of artificial intelligence due to national peculiarities of China (a huge volume of domestic data, the possibility of mass implementation of developments, financial capabilities of the country). Special attention is given to the problem of cyber sovereignty. Within its framework, three main types of security that the Chinese information sphere concentrates on are analysed: computer, cognitive, information and psychological