Social Context of Institutionalization of Public Hearings in Regional Society

Social Context of Institutionalization of Public Hearings  in Regional Society 

Abstract 
The study aims at analyzing the social context of institutionalization of public hearings in a separate region of Russia. The article focuses on institutionalization of civil society and examines peculiarities of institutionalization of public 
hearings in regional society. The paper attempts to clearly define the concepts of “institution” and “institutionalization”, with special attention being paid to the stages of  institutionalization, the criteria for the completion of institutionalization and the emergence of a new social institution, i.e. the institute of public hearing. The analysis has revealed that the process of institutionalization of the dialogue between the authorities and the public in the field of PS is the process of transition from irregular sporadic communication practices to systematic, orderly, organized and managed models of interaction between state institutions, on the one hand, and organizations and institutions of civil society, on the other hand. 
Keywords 
public hearings, dialogue, power, public, institutionalization 

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