Interaction of government and society
At the moment, there is a low level of citizens’ trust in political parties, trade unions, and civil society institutions. There is a lack of confidence in special formations, the main purpose of which is to protect the interests and rights of citizens themselves. In addition, there is a widespread opinion that civil initiatives cannot change the current state of affairs, since they have a small range of action. There is a stereotype in society that all changes occur from top to bottom, and not vice versa. Effective interaction between the authorities and society is possible through the formation of a civil society. The work examines today’s civil society in Russia, its problems, prospects, needs. The article also provides an assessment of such a phenomenon as the transparency of state bodies, which should become the basis for productive interaction between the authorities and society. It was revealed that the current stage of interaction between the authorities and society is characterized as the formation of the foundations of civil society. There is an increase in civic engagement, an influx of citizens into active political parties. Further development of effective interaction between the authorities and society, as well as the modernization of Russian society, appear to be possible under a number of conditions that are given in the work. These include the systematic development of democratic institutions, structures characteristic of civil society; raising the level of civic education; an increase in the size of the middle class; formation of a party system with a high level of competition; implementation of the changes dictated by the information and electronic revolutions.