Sociological assessment of public administration efficiency

The article presents the evolution of sociology in Russia and substantiates the increasing importance of sociological science in the country’s transition to innovation development. Special attention is paid to the methodological and practical aspects of regional sociological assessments that has been carried out by ISEDT RAS in the Vologda Oblast for almost twenty years. The authors prove that sociological tools allow them to make a system assessment of the effectiveness of state management, to define the main directions of economic and social development in the country and its regions. The article points out key problems, the solution of which will enhance the role of sociological knowledge in the development of the Russian society

Keywords

sociological measurement, assessment of the state of society, efficiency of public administration, improvement of sociological tools