Зинченко Ярослава Геннадиевна

Using the example of commemorative practices of preserving the historical memory of the feat of the Azerbaijani people and its contribution to the Great Victory, this article examines the mechanisms and tools used by the national governments of the post-Soviet countries through which national identity is being remodeled. The authors come to the conclusion about the need for a historical and sociological analysis of the remodeling of national identities when building directions for the development of international relations and alliances by the states of the post-Soviet space.

This article attempts to evaluate the resource provision and personnel potential of environmental education implemented in the organizations of additional education in modern Russia. The authors present the results of a sociological study, carried out in the form of an expert survey of teachers and administrators in twenty educational institutions, implementing environmental education programs. The authors conclude that the main barriers that prevents effective environmental education is the lack of a systematic approach to the organization of educational processes and the uneven distribution of resources and material and technical support.

The article is devoted to the consideration of volunteering and charity as forms of social service. The authors of the work point out that social service can be considered not only as a moral category, but also as a sphere of professional activity. Turning to the practices of social service, it can be noted that they are volunteering (voluntary activity) and charity. These social practices are voluntary activities of citizens aimed at providing social and psychological assistance to those in need. Volunteering and charity unite people, solidifies them in front of a common problem, and also allows citizens to show a sense of empathy, love, altruism and social responsibility - to grow spiritually and morally and serve for the benefit of society.

The problem of social engineering 2.0 is posed. The significance of evaluations of social and engineering competencies, tied to the main stages of the management cycle, is substantiated. The strengths and weaknesses of these competencies are considered. Based on the analysis of the needs of civil servants in the formation of such competencies, a pilot course "Administrative Engineering" is offered.

The article deals with the socialization mission of public service stafng structures, taking into account the ofcials’ life strategies

The article considers the settlement as an object of public administration, types and forms of settlements, the approaches to the administrative and territorial division, ways to optimize the management structures and mechanisms.

The article discusses the importance of motivational strategies of civil servants, forms and methods of their use in human resource practices.

Authors investigate the problem of public service in the field of social engineering, give the basic approaches to implementation of measures to transform the public service: projective, technologies and consulting, analyze the issues of introducing new personnel technology, considers the interaction of sociologists and government officials.

Based on a spacial approach social parameters, dynamic and transformation of the modern state bureaucracy in Russia are considered.