Zamotaev D.Yu. Sociopolitical analysis of the joint activity of the regional population with the non-governmental public organizations

Abstract: The goal of this research became the sociopolitical analysis of the joint activity of the regional population with the non-governmental public organizations. The data from the selective polling of the population on the region in the amount of 300 people served as the material for this work. The subject of the research consisted of the following components: 1. Information awareness of the population about the work of NGO; 2. Public opinion about the character of relations between NGO, government authorities, and population; 3. Expectations of population concerning the priority directions of NGO regional activity; 4. Typology of the public opinion with regards to the future role and impact of NGO upon the government and society. The author determined that the information awareness of population about the NGOs is quite low; it exists in a form of general idea, rather than the established relationship. The majority of population treat the international non-governmental organization with suspicion, thinking that they produce a negative effect upon the social life. At the same time, 15% of the respondents remain loyal, and 6% consider NGOs to be their alliances. Thus, the low information awareness of the population about the actual activity of NGOs testifies to the insufficient political maturity of the majority of the residents, as well as to the weak influence of the government structures upon the formation of their active life stance. This can produce a potential possibility of the manipulative effect on the consciousness of the residents from the side of the actors of political process, as well as the formation of a negative image among population.

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