Dialogue between the State and Religion as a Basis for Managerial Decision-Making: Research Experience in the Regions of the North-West
https://doi.org/10.22394/1726-1139-2022-6-146-160
Abstract
The article is based on the results of a large research project “State and Religion in the North-West: a sociological analysis”, which was conducted by the RANEPA in 2020, and was aimed at developing and implementing an interdisciplinary methodology for analyzing the religious situation in the Northwest Federal District. The article presents the results of a study of the relationship between the state and religious institutions in 5 regions of the Federal District. The article presents theoretical developments in the perspective of modern state-confessional relations, the study of the mediatization of religion, concludes about the multi-tiered structure of modern communication between the state and religious organizations on the Internet, as well as about the significance of the symbol and religious holiday in the public public sphere. The methods of empirical research were content analysis and expert interviews with an emphasis on both different regions and a combination of factors throughout the North-Western Federal District as a whole. The results of the study show that there is a strong interrelationship between social and religious processes in the subjects of the federation. But there are some regional differences, first of all in the role of media in different regions.
About the Authors
Ju. P. Bayer
Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (North-Western Institute of Management RANEPA)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Julia P. Bayer, Head of “Sociology” and “Social work” programmes
Saint Petersburg
V. D. Kovalenko
Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (North-Western Institute of Management RANEPA)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir D. Kovalenko, Senior Lecturer, Project Director
Laboratory of Russian Studies, Eurasianism and Sustainable Development
Saint Petersburg
E. V. Rodionova
Saint Petersburg State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Elizaveta V. Rodionova, Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
Department of Sociology of Culture and Communication
Saint Petersburg
N. K. Syundyukov
Russian Academy of National Economy and Public Administration under the President of the Russian Federation (North-Western Institute of Management RANEPA)
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nikita K. Syundyukov, Senior Lecturer, Project Director
Laboratory of Russian Studies, Eurasianism and Sustainable Development
Saint Petersburg
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Bayer J.P., Kovalenko V.D., Rodionova E.V., Syundyukov N.K. Dialogue between the State and Religion as a Basis for Managerial Decision-Making: Research Experience in the Regions of the North-West. Administrative Consulting. 2022;(6):146-160. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22394/1726-1139-2022-6-146-160
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