Results Of Opinion Polls Research Articles

CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION AND VALUE DEVELOPMENT IN RUSSIA

Since the first stages of society’s development, such phenomena as “culture” and “value” have been of particular importance, since value development necessarily leads to a change in culture, and a renewed culture forms new values in society. And currently, these phenomena are of research interest for many theoretical and applied developments of philosophers, cultural scientists, sociologists.
 At the end of the 20th century, the rapid development of digital technologies and their introduction into the daily lives of millions of people brought about global changes in culture and values. At a certain period of time, after the collapse of the USSR in the 1990s and early 2000s, Russia was guided by Western values, but since the late 2000s the situation has changed, legislative acts regulating cultural policy in the Russian Federation, including in the field of spiritual and moral values, have been adopted.
 Purpose. The article attempts to analyze the transformation of values in Russian society, summarize the state experience in regulating the sphere of culture and identify additional possible measures to preserve cultural and moral identity.
 Methods. The cultural philosophical approach has made it possible to trace the transformation of values in society in recent years. General logical research methods were used in the work. The legislative acts of the Russian Federation regulating the policy in the field of culture are considered.
 Results. Consideration of the philosophical and cultural approaches of various researchers to the renewal of culture and the transformation of values made it possible to clarify these processes and their interrelationship. Through the analysis of legislative acts and the results of opinion polls, the measures taken by the state to transform culture are evaluated.
 As a result of the consideration of the relationship between culture and values and the study of legislative acts, it has been revealed that in recent years the authorities have realized the need at the state level to review cultural policy and position the revival of national traditions and foundations. But the measures taken are still insufficient.
 Practical implications. The results of the research can be applied in any cultural, philosophical, social, humanitarian research, in the framework of educational and cognitive transformations, analysis of cross-cultural interactions.

Refugees or migrants? – Public perception of the concepts based on opinion poll results

The aim of article is to answer the questions: what is the public perception of the terms ‘refugee’ and ‘migrant’? as well as In the light of opinion polls, are these terms equivalent or do they have a different connotation (linguistic content) and denotation (scope)? The starting point for the analysis is the identification of the dictionary-encyclopaedic, statistical and formal-legal meanings of these names. The analysis presented in the article is based on the results of the public opinion research “Social perception of refugees from Ukraine, migrants and actions taken by the Polish state”, which was carried out between 2022 and 2023 by the research LAB managed by the author. In order to holistically reconstruct the social perception of ‘refugees’ and ‘migrants’, the author developed a multidimensional indicator (index), which he called the Social Perception of Migrants Index (SPMI). The result of the analysis is the identification of the constitutive features of the names ‘refugee’ and ‘migrant’ as well as their denotation. The author also proposes to introduce a new concept concerning the migration crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border and the refugee crisis on the Polish-Ukrainian border, which he called a ‘hybrid humanitarian crisis’.

About Poverty and Inequality in Japan

As a result of the ageing of the population, shifts in the structure of households, changes in the labor market in the last two to three decades, in Japan, there is a gradual strengthening of the initial income disparity, as well as some increase in the relative poverty rate. However, through the mechanisms of redistribution of income embedded in the social security system and tax system, as well as through the provision of material support to the least protected segments of the population, the state has managed to restrain these processes. The measures taken to support families with children in recent years have been particularly important. They made it possible to reduce the rate of relative child poverty and keep income inequality among this group of families at a relatively low level.Obviously, current income, by which the level of relative poverty and income inequality are measured, cannot clearly indicate that a family or a particular person live in poverty. In addition to the current income, the standard of living also depends on the amount of financial savings, the availability of real estate, the possession of securities, etc. For example, older citizens, who are among the least well-off in terms of current income, have the largest share of the country’s accumulated financial assets. The results of opinion polls conducted annually by the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office show that the changes taking place in the country have not led to the transformation of the Japanese “middle-class society” into a “divided society”.For more than half a century, the absolute majority of the Japanese, about 90 percent, when asked how they would rate their families’ standard of living, chose the answer “middle level”. At the same time, in the composition of the middle class, there was a shift towards the increasing share of the more well-off (middle and higher) strata. In general, Japanese society remains healthy and prosperous. As for poverty, unlike Russia, where it is a consequence of blatant social injustice and extreme social contrasts, in Japan, in our opinion, it is not systemic and arises as a result of some particularly unfavorable, exceptional circumstances in which a family or a person find themselves.

Japan: Have Nuclear Arrows Moved?

Lately, when restarting nuclear weapons debate, Japan has to strike a delicate balance since, as the only country to have experienced the horrors of a nuclear attack, it remains committed to leading discussions on bringing about a world without nuclear weapons and continues to face calls from survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings to do more to achieve that. Although there are several factors that can critically affect the anti-nuclear stance of Japanese public, this paper, based on results of opinion polls 2018–2022 and researches about nuclear issues debates, focuses on Japanese public opinion towards deployment of nuclear weapons in the territory of Japan and analyzing one, but specific factor, which can affect the Japanese public while discussing this issue – social pressure among the Japanese in the society. Highlighting the importance of social pressure in public opinion toward different issues in both in Japanese society and the online arena, the author makes a conclusion that Japanese people are less likely to succumb to social pressure in matters they consider vital.

Государственное управление в области обеспечения благоприятной информационной среды в общественном транспорте

Purpose: To consider the problem of favorable information environment provision in public transport, to pursue the analysis of the results of opinion poll. organized by various subjects of social monitoring. To analyze the proposed initiatives in the field of solving the issues of rules regulation on passenger behavior on the use of audio and video broadcasting devices in public transport, including the issues related to the use of ndividualization means of media signal consumption - headphones. Methods: Content analysis of the texts, placed in publicly available sources, of proposed initiatives to solve the problem on the regulation of public relations in this sphere, as well as of the arguments of supporters and opponents of such initiatives. The secondary analysis of public opinion poll results. Results: For the first time, there is formulated the ecological level of the problem of media noise pollution of informational environment of public transport, and integrated approach to settle it via means, methods and hygienic regulation principles application is proposed, as well as there’s formulated the usage of all of the potential of informal social monitoring, including the advocacy of media consumption healthy way, of social advertisements, aimed at the formation of inner belief and behavior ethical principles in public transport. Practical significance: Provision principles for favorable informational environment as the most important task of public administration in the sphere of handling public relations in public transport have been developed. The insufficiency of regulation of audio and video signal broadcasting practices in public spaces, preconditioning their negative impact on human health and well-being, is shown. The ways to settle this problem are proposed with the help of standardization and rationing of the functioning of physical quantities, which are the subject for measurement, namely, of informational signal effects and parameters.

Prediction of Indonesian presidential candidates in 2024 using sentiment analysis and text search on Twitter

This study aims to show whether Twitter analysis can predict and forecast candidates in the Indonesian presidential election in 2024. This study was conducted long before the election began. To reduce the gap and utopian attitude in analyzing, two forms of analysis were used at once, namely sentiment analysis and text searches on Twitter data. This study uses a quantitative approach with descriptive content analysis. The data was obtained from Twitter social media, with Twitter Search focusing on official accounts and topics surrounding the 2024 presidential election. The search and data collection first adjusted to the trend of poll results spread in online news. The trend resulting from the poll is used to adjust the names of candidates to be searched for on Twitter search. The analysis tool used also utilizes the Nvivo 12 Plus analysis software. This study succeeded in mapping out three potential candidates in the 2024 election, namely Anies Baswedan, Ganjar Pranowo, and Prabowo Subianto. The mapping of potential candidates also has correspondence with the results of opinion polls in newspapers. From these findings, the information and data on Twitter help make predictions and an alternative to using the poll method. The drawback of this study lies in the limited use of time, so it is recommended that further research be carried out to collect and analyze similar data regularly until the election period. This may indicate that Twitter can predict earlier or better than polls.

Compliance with corporate governance principles as element of Russian economy investment attractiveness

Over the last few years, the concept of corporate governance in relation to Russian economic realities has been used relatively recently. The concept of corporate governance in the economic practice of Russia was synonymous with production management in 1990-2000 At the same time, "good corporate governance" is a set of activities of public companies in order to ensure high demand for their shares and debt securities from portfolio investors. Corporate governance is a means of trust development both in individual companies and in the stock market of the country as a whole, which is of great importance for long-term investment attraction. According to various global ratings of the countries (for example, to the rating of the financial conglomerate Morgan Stanley, the Russian stock market is classified as an emerging market that provides increased investment returns. The article attempts to determine the main priorities of institutional investors for corporate governance in Russia. The authors come to the conclusion that the development of the corporate governance system is one of the key factors increasing the investment attractiveness of Russian companies. Government regulators take measures to create corporate governance standards, one example of which is the recommendation to use the Corporate Governance Code approved by the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia in 2014. In fact, the article highlights both positive and negative trends in the Russian practice of corporate governance. It provides the results of opinion polls among investors, which reveal their motivation to make investment decisions in the Russian market.

Region social capital: institutional and social and cultural resources for the development of human capital in the republics of Tyva and Khakassia

Social capital, which is considered as a resource of human and physical capital, is increasingly positioned as one of the most significant factors in the development of modern society, especially local, regional, striving, in view of objective reasons and limitations, to use all available development resources. The South Siberian republics of Tyva and Khakassia, which still show low indicators of economic growth and the human development index, rarely fell into the focus of research interest in terms of analyzing the characteristics and dynamics of the functioning of social capital. The article examines the general conceptual approaches and particular methodological developments of domestic and foreign authors to the analysis of social capital. The main goal of the study, which is to analyze the features of the functioning of the components of the regional social capital of the South Siberian republics, is achieved by combining private indicators (index of trust capital, norms and values, social networks). As an empirical basis for the study, we used the results of opinion polls in 2013, 2016 and 2019 in the Republics of Tyva and Khakassia according to a standardized program (sample population: Khakassia — 520 people, Tuva — 290 people). The results of the study allow us to draw a well-grounded conclusion that the strongest component of the region’s social capital is the capital of values and norms, which is a consequence of the formation of a stable norm of tolerance and universal morality system, a stable complementarity of interethnic and cultural relations. The processes of actualization of alternative national identities, the preservation of tension in interethnic relations remain the risk space with low indices of the development of open social capital; decrease in trust and satisfaction with the activities of the authorities and preservation of a predominantly conformist model of social and political behavior of the region inhabitants. The priority of the federal and regional authorities, as well as civil society institutions and local self-government bodies, should be to increase the level of trust in them by the residents of the region.

Development of a method for assessing forecast of social impact in regional communities

The development of the social aspect of the world community is closely related to the expansion of the range of digital services in cyberspace. A special place in which social networks occupy. The world's leading states are conducting information operations in this environment to achieve geopolitical goals. Such processes are reflected in real social and political life. This makes it possible to influence not only the social groups of society, but also to ensure manipulation in political "games" in the conduct of hybrid wars. The simultaneous interaction of social factors, influencing factors, the presence of communities in social networks forms a full-fledged socio-cyber-physical system capable of integrating real and virtual interactions to manage regional communities. The article proposes a method for predicting the assessment of social mutual influence between “formal” and “informal” leaders and regional societies. The proposed models make it possible to form not only a forecast of the influence of agents, but also the interaction of various agents, taking into account their formal and informal influences, the use of administrative resources, political moods of the regional society. This approach allows dynamic modeling based on impact and relationship analysis. The presented results of simulation modeling do not contradict the results of opinion polls and make it possible to form a set of measures that can be aimed at overcoming the negative impact on the regional society of both individual “leaders” and political parties. Analysis of the simulation results allows to increase both the political and social stability of the regional society, helps to prevent conflict moods and contradictions.

„Libri amici, libri magistri”. O oczekiwaniach czytelniczych młodzieży licealnej

The author of the text begins with presenting the results of opinion poll, she had carried out in 2016–2017 in five music high schools. It follows that teenagers who attend to artistic schools want to read more books during Polish language lessons. They want to get to know books, with contain the meaning of life. Moreover these novels should be close to the author’s life experiance. Books for teenagers should have also conteined literary work about artists.
 In the further part of this text, an author was discussed about a novel „Cudzoziemka” written by Maria Kuncewicz. It shows a perfect example where the word connects with the sound, she concluded. The article shows the musicality of a reading and connecting with music talented teenagers expectations.

Practical Consensus Recommendations for Optimizing Risk versus Benefit of Chemotherapy in Patients with HR Positive Her2 Negative Early Breast Cancer in India.

Breast cancer is a public health challenge globally as well as in India. Improving outcome and cure requires appropriate biomarker testing to assign risk and plan treatment. Because it is documented that significant ethnic and geographical variations in biological and genetic features exist worldwide, such biomarkers need to be validated and approved by authorities in the region where these are intended to be used. The use of western guidelines, appropriate for the Caucasian population, can lead to inappropriate overtreatment or undertreatment in Asia and India. A virtual meeting of domain experts discussed the published literature, real-world practical experience, and results of opinion poll involving 185 oncologists treating breast cancer across 58 cities of India. They arrived at a practical consensus recommendation statement to guide community oncologists in the management of hormone positive (HR-positive) Her2-negative early breast cancer (EBC). India has a majority (about 50%) of breast cancer patients who are diagnosed in the premenopausal stage (less than 50 years of age). The only currently available predictive test for HR-positive Her2-negative EBC that has been validated in Indian patients is CanAssist Breast. If this test gives a score indicative of low risk (< 15.5), adjuvant chemotherapy will not increase the chance of metastasis-free survival and should not be given. This is applicable even during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Distance employment: realities and prospects based on the example of a regional university

Subject. The article studies distance employment as an enforced solution during the period of self-isolation and as a prospective natural development of the virtual labour market. The study focuses on the university's activities concerning the training and retraining of highly qualified specialists with due account of the regional specific character of such activities. Objectives. To study the approaches to the study of categories, forms, characteristics, and the scope of distant employment in the context of the forced transition to it. To identify the distinctive features of training and employing workers with due account of university activities in the corresponding conditions. To determine the areas of activities of a regional university with a focus on the requirements of the distance labour market. Methods. The authors conducted a system analysis of the theoretical and practical aspects of distance employment with due consideration of factors that determine the prospects of its implementation in the future. The study used the results of opinion polls concerning the qualitative and quantitative parameters of distance employment. Results. Expert opinions about distance education and employment were structured and analysed. The authors determined the expectations, realities, and prospects of distance activities conducted by educational institutions. It was found that the possibility and the quality of distance employment largely depend on skills demanded by the labour market and developed by workers as a result of their participation in the activities of a system of specialised structural subdivisions at a regional university. The article provides an example of organising such a system at Voronezh State Technical University. Conclusions. Workers who were forced to switch to distance employment are dominated by specialists with a university degree who belong to the “digital” generation. There is a positive dynamic in the transition from regional distance employment to global. For a number of positions, employers see a tangible benefit of introducing distance employment. Therefore, in the future, this format will be used extensively. Experts characterised favourably the opportunity for specialists and participants of the system of education to practice their digital skills and the extensive development of digital professions. Among the negative outcomes they mentioned are possible physiological, social, and psychological consequences of the transition to distance employment and education. They warned that human resources, traditions, and specific features of the activities of regional universities can become secondary. In general, the activities of regional universities should be assessed as a vector for innovative regional development.

Социальный запрос на будущее России в политических проектах и массовом сознании граждан

Introduction. The purpose of this article is to find out to what extent the “social state” concept, brought to the fore of domestic political, social, and economic agendas by amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, is able to satisfy the demand of the mass political consciousness in Russia for the image of the country’s future. Methods and materials. To solve this problem, a wide range of general scholarly and specific political science approaches and methods were used. The conclusions are based on the results of opinion polls conducted by the largest social surveys research organizations of Russia (i.e. “Russian Public Opinion Research Center”, “Levada-Center”, and “Public Opinion Foundation”), analysis of the programs of political parties, speeches of Russian politicians, as well as on the observation over the Russian political process. Analysis. The views of citizens on the prospects for the development of relations between the state and society in Russia are analyzed in relation to the political projects of leading Russian political actors; the prospects of key projects of the existing political, social, and economic system optimization in the context of their compliance with the needs of various social groups in modern Russia are considered; estimation of social risks of their implementation is given. Results. An inference is made that formation of a socially desired image of the future of Russia requires a significant adjustment of the main Russian political actors’ activities. Domestic political parties need a renewal of their leadership and relevant institutional and ideological reformatting; the highest bodies of state power need to adjust the political course – first of all, it is necessary to establish control over the use of natural resources, introduce a differentiated taxation system, and stimulate production. The lack of a clear response from government bodies and party structures to society’s requests for a just, socially responsible state creates risks for the stability of the domestic social and political system, and can be used by destructive political forces to implement the scenario of a “colour revolution” in Russia.

DIGITAL MARKETING IN PHARMACY: PROSPECTS AND RESULTS

Digital marketing is now becoming an integral part of marketing strategies for most companies in all sectors of the modern economy, including manufacturing and retail pharmaceutical organizations. The issues of promoting pharmaceutical products and services through the electronic environment are considered. Four methods of digital marketing that are affordable and cost effective for most pharmaceutical organizations have been identified. The relevance of direct contact with consumers through mobile applications and convenient multi-platform sites adapted to online sales, booking and delivery of pharmaceutical goods, pharmaceutical consumer consulting is shown. The results of opinion polls show average and high levels of consumer readiness to communicate with pharmacy organizations through digital technologies. The main limiting factor in the development of digital marketing methods in the pharmaceutical sector in the form of vague regulations is noted. The possibility of transition to full-fledged personalization of pharmaceutical care based on modern technologies has been determined.

ЕКОНОМІЧНИЙ ВЕКТОР СУЧАСНОЇ ДЕЦЕНТРАЛІЗАЦІЇ: ПРОБЛЕМИ ТА ШЛЯХИ ВИРІШЕННЯ

У статті проведено аналіз сучасного етапу реформи децентралізації. Наголошено невідворотність та фундаментальний характер змін, можливість та доцільність нестандартних рішень з метою реформування економічної системи. Аналіз стану реформи проведено у трьох площинах: політичній, земельній, соціальній. Виявлено перелік проблем, притаманних сучасному етапу реформування в усіх аспектах проведення дослідження, надано дієвих рекомендацій щодо необхідного конституційного та законодавчого врегулювання, створення відповідних регуляторних органів, упорядкування процесу фінансування місцевих громад, внесення змін до Бюджетного та Податкового кодексів. Окремого розгляду набули економічні питання земельного реформування. Констатовано необхідність фундаментальних змін у підходах до кадастрового обліку земель, прийняття Закону про реституцію за прикладом держав, що мали такі ж умови розвитку.

Women’s organizations as a segment of civil society of modern Russia

The article analyses women’s organizations of modern Russia as a component of civil society. The study is based on the gender approach and materials analyzed include statistical data, results of opinion polls, websites of women’s organizations, interviews and other documents. The women’s movement is considered as one of the social practices in the context of the theory of practices proposed by Pierre Bourdie, Robert Connell and others. The author notes that the peak of women’s activity in Russia was in the 1990s, when women were uniting to solve social problems, such as women’s unemployment, human trafficking, etc. During that time, the women’s movement in Russia was developing with the support of international women’s organizations and foreign charity funds, but after the adoption of the so-called law on “foreign agents” many funds suspended or limited their activities in Russia. As a result, nowadays, many Russian NGOs including women’s organizations are facing financial problems. NGOs recognized as a “foreign agent” experience the most difficulties while organizations with the status of socially oriented NGOs can receive government’s support and funding. Using the method of content analysis, the author revealed that names of Russian women’s organizations often include such words as “family”, “childhood”, and “motherhood”, whereas the words “woman”/“women” and ‘women’s’ are rarely used. This is due to the fact that in Russian society there are still widespread views that the range of women’s interests should be limited to the private sphere. At the same time, the gender theory and feminism are often presented as attempts to undermine national traditions. As a result, a woman is considered as an object of social policy rather than a subject of social processes. The majority of Russian women’s organizations focus on charity work, but specific women’s interests and problems are often ignored or undervalued. However, domestic violence, labour market discrimination, and other gender problems can be solved only through the close interaction of the “third sector”, business, and government.

Regieren nach oder getrieben von Umfrageergebnissen? Wie Bundes- und Landtagsabgeordnete die mediale Umfrageberichterstattung wahrnehmen

This study analyzes how German political actors at the federal and state levels perceive the opportunities and risks of political poll reporting . A quantitative online survey of Members of the Bundestag and all German state parliaments shows that their perceptions are ambiva­lent: Although they all express great or very great interest in opinion polls, they have ambivalent views on how useful opinion research is for their political activities . With regard to the perceived benefit of poll reporting, the commissioning of opinion polls, and the desired frequency of media poll reporting, differences between the members of parliament surveyed are evident . When analyzing the internal and external use of the results of opinion polls our findings suggest that they are primarily used to strategically plan election cam­paigns and to identify popular topics . A large majority of members of parliament agree on the possible effects of poll reporting on voters . They view these effects predominantly criti­cally and are in favor of legal restrictions on publishing election polls .

Почему не верят опросам, или Как фреймируются результаты опросов общественного мнения в современных российских СМИ

Статья посвящена изучению фреймирования результатов опросов общественного мнения в современных российских СМИ как не заслуживающих доверия, а также распределения ролей в медийных сообщениях между опросными компаниями и СМИ как между двумя фреймирующими машинами. Исследование проведено при помощи фрейм-анализа на материалах медийных сообщений (N = 3035) с использованием базы данных «Медиалогия» за период с 2009 по 2019 гг. Традиционно результаты опросов общественного мнения привлекаются при проверке эффективности используемых фреймов, в данной статье они рассматриваются как медийно фреймируемая информация. Автор выделяет четыре варианта представления результатов опросов в СМИ по осям «доверие — недоверие» и «скрытое — явное», где тексты с недоверием к результатам опросов составляют четвертую часть выборки. В статье проанализированы и проиллюстрированы фреймирующие технологии, при помощи которых СМИ производят недоверие к опросам. Опираясь на традиционное для акторно-сетевой теории различение на «проводников» и «посредников», автор показывает, что СМИ описывают работу опросных компаний таким образом, чтобы все возможные поломки относились к их работе, тогда как работа самих медийных площадок оказывается скрытой. Представляя определенным образом результаты опросов и выступая, по сути, посредниками, СМИ фреймируют как посредника опросную компанию, а себя — как проводника. Благодарность. Исследование выполнено при поддержке стипендиальной программы Oxford Russia Fellowship 2019-2020. Автор выражает признательность А. С. Титкову и В. С. Вахштайну за комментарии и замечания, которые позволили сделать текст лучше.

Crisis of faith or faith of crisis

Some indicators of the religiosity of the population of Belarus according to the results of opinion polls 2017–2019 are presented. Global characteristics are distinguished against which the religious situation is developing, and a system of factors characterizing the specificity of religiosity in modern Belarus. An attempt is made to forecast a change in religiosity.

MONITORING PUBLIC ATTITUDE TO THE WORK OF POLICE IN KEMEROVO REGION - KUZBASS (BASED ON REGIONAL STUDIES)

The article aims to present a comparative analysis of the results of opinion polls conducted by all-Russian public opinion centers and regional research organizations regarding the work of the police based on the case of one division of the Siberian Federal District - Kemerovo Region - Kuzbass. It is noted that conducting such research acts as a kind of “feedback” tool between the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the public and is basically aimed at identifying the dynamics of current results and existing problems in the work of police officers. At the same time, the authors compare polls of different types (mass and online polls) and levels (federal or regional), which allows for a better analysis of the issue. The article analyzes data for the last few years obtained by the Public Opinion Foundation (FOM), the All-Russian Research Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, the Siberian Politics Foundation and the Centre for Regional Social and Political Research at the Institute of History and International Relations of Kemerovo State University. The main issues that are constantly monitored by the leadership of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and representing the subjects of tudy for opinion surveys include the degree of protection of the population, the level of trust to police officers, performance assessment, the degree of victimization of the population (whether a person was subjected to criminal attacks or not for over the past 12 months). The study made it possible to see the weak and strong aspects of both the survey results themselves using the case of the region and to trace the similarities and differences in the public evaluation throughout the country and in Kuzbass. For example, online polls in Kuzbass conducted in September 2020 against the background of the COVID: pandemic showed a “surge” of protest potential in the responses. In general, the study concluded that federal results tend to color the real situation offering a certain generalized result across the country, while the level of regional research is more objective in reflecting the real situation.