Kurakin A.V., Polukarov A.V. The state and its social function

Abstract: The research object is the range of legal and organizational problems of the state performing its social function. The authors analyze the concepts of legal regulation of the Russian state’s social function. The article demonstrates the authors’ position on the concept of social protection of the person. The main attention is paid to the development of methods and methodology of legal confirmation of the state’s social function. In addition, the authors analyze the social function concept in the modern conditions. The research methodology is based on the recent achievements of epistemology. The authors apply general philosophical and theoretical methods (dialectics, the systems approach, analysis synthesis, analogy, deduction, observation, modeling), traditional legal methods (formal-logical), and the methods of special sociological research (statistical, expert assessments, etc.). The authors come to the conclusion about the necessity to develop effective mechanisms of social policy implementation. The novelty of the research lies in the proposals about the development of forms and methods of state regulation of social policy and legality ensuring. 

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