Legislative Regulation of Government Support of Civil Society Institutions: Regional Aspect
https://doi.org/10.18384/2310-6794-2022-4-73-82
Abstract
Methodology. The article presents the analysis of the regulation of state support provided for civil society institutions by the legislation of the subjects of the Russian Federation. In the course of the research, the following methods were used: dialectical, system-structural, formal-legal, comparative legal, axiological, etc.
Results. The main issues in the development of the regional component constituting the system of current legislation that regulates civil society institutions support by the state in the Russian Federation are revealed. Among them are: centralization and unification, duplication and inconsistency of provisions, lack of an integrated approach and consideration of regional special factors of civil society development. Attention is drawn to a characteristic feature of the development of the legislation under consideration: the absence of differences in the regulation of the system of legal forms of support between socially oriented non-profit organizations and other civil society institutions functioning on the territory of the subject of the Russian Federation.
Research implications. The author suggests ways to improve regional legislation on the state support of civil society institutions. The intended purpose of regional legislation should be a comprehensive regulation of support for civil society institutions, increasing transparency and transparency of this process, taking into account the peculiarities of civil society development in each region. The proposed measures will contribute to strengthening trust between regional public authorities, citizens and their associations.
About the Author
E. E. NikitinaRussian Federation
Elena E. Nikitina – Cand . Sci . (Law), Leading Researcher, Constitutional Law Department
ul. Bolshaya Cheremushkinskaya 34, Moscow 117218
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