citizenship

In a situation of armed confl ct, the imposition of ideas and values alien to Russian society, the study of the socio-political worldview of young people is especially relevant. The article is aimed at identifying the socio-political worldview of the studying youth of Saratov region through a comprehensive analysis of the level of legal awareness, attitude to the values, ideologies, communities and the involvement of young people in socio-political life, in general.

The article is devoted to the analysis of socio-economic factors of formation and development of citizenship. Two approaches of classics of sociology – K. Marx and E. Durkheim to socio-economic determination of phenomena of civil relations are considered. The problem of citizenship is of particular importance in modern Russian society due to its specifi c understanding.

The article analyzes the role of humanitarian education in the formation of civic values among students. Attention is paid to the theoretical approaches of understanding civic values as a complex, multifaceted, multilevel dynamic structure. The basic civic values that make up the core of modern Russian citizenship are considered.

The article presents an analysis of the state of knowledge of the problems of development of a new direction for Political Science – local citizenship. The characteristic of the main directions in the study practice of civilian control and institutions in local communities, with an indication of the significant methodological problems, allowing to represent the practice of civilian control in local communities as a unique phenomenon of individual regions.