Issue No. 3 of the Journal of Political Research published a new article by Alexander Kharichev, head of the Russian Federation President's Office for Monitoring and Analysis of Social Processes, "The value-semantic framework of social architecture in the sociology of management: institutional matrices, the meaning of formation and socio-cultural regulation". Main points:
When the public administration is reduced to regulations and short-term measures, it loses contact with the common good. Social architecture returns socially shared values to the basis of management decisions. A sustainable social order is created through open dialogue and joint creative activity.
Values determine on behalf of what to act. When society shares these values, they become the guideline for government decisions and are embodied in everyday life through the work of institutions. The citizen becomes the author of changes and is involved in creative activity due to the alignment of his personal ambitions with the development goals of the state.
Recommendation algorithms of media platforms and commercial neural networks lock people into information capsules and increase polarization. Social architecture is designed to strengthen mental sovereignty - society's ability to independently determine development goals and form an image of its future based on its culture and historical memory.
In Russian practice, this approach is already embodied in educational programs and master planning of territories. At Sange and Market, leaders learn to create an environment of trust and build teams for creative work. Master plans embody the image of the future in specific solutions for the urban environment and help preserve the historical identity of the area.