The Space of Public Communication in Russia: the main causes of gaps

Author: Zotov V.V., Babintsev V.P., Shapoval Z.A., Gubanov A.V.

Communicology. 2017. Vol.5. No.6
Zotov Vitaliy Vladimirovich, Dr. Sc. (Soc.), Professor, vice rector rector for research and innovations, Kursk Academy of State and Municipal Service;
Babintsev Valentin Pavlovich, Dr. Sc. (Philos.), Professor at the department of social technologies, Belgorod State National Research University;
Shapoval Zhanna Aleksandrovna, Cand. Sc. (Soc.) associate professor of the department of social technologies, Belgorod State National Research University,
Gubanov Alexander Vladimirovich, Kursk academy of a state and municipal service. Address: 305044, Kursk, Stantsionnaya st., 9. E-mail: om_zotova@mail.ru.

Abstract. The article describes the concept of public communication as a total of information channels uniting the government bodies and stakeholders of civil society for the purposes of dialogue and partnership on issues of public interest. The authors conclude that the main causes of the disruption of the Russian public communication space are determined by a range of factors. These are the conversion of the public communication space to its network representation; the unstable nature of the social environment; the inadequate regulatory and legal framework for interaction between authorities and population; low level of transparency of government, the underdeveloped and vulnerable sector of independent non-governmental organizations; the imitative character of a significant part of communicative practices; the lack of expressiveness of attitudes to constructive interaction; the predominance of mutual negative stereotypes; and the lack of communication competence of participants in interaction. The authors see the solution of the problem in the development of the methodology of social-network management of the public communication space.

Keywords: public communication, public administration, social-network management

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For citation: Zotov V.V., Babintsev V.V., Shapoval Z.A., Gubanov A.V. The Space of Public Communication in Russia: the main causes of gaps. Communicology (Russia). 2017. Vol. 5. No.6. P. 61-76 DOI 10.21453/2311-3065-2017-5-6-61-76.

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