Priorities of interaction between public associations and the government of the Russian Federation in the context of a Special military operation

Relevance. This article examines the problem of transformation of the state-civil dialogue in conditions of political instability. In Russian political science, there is a growing need to understand the development of civil society in the Russian Federation in the period after the start of the Special Military Operation in 2022. It seems necessary to conduct a political analysis of the priorities of cooperation between public associations and government authorities in the field of ensuring national security and protecting the national and state interests of the Russian Federation.

The purpose of the study is to identify priority areas of cooperation between state authorities and public associations in the context of a special military operation. The objectives of the study are to systematize scientific ideas about the nature of the relationship between civil society and government in post-Soviet Russia, to analyze the evolution of interaction between public associations and the state after the start of a Special military operation, to identify key priorities for cooperation between the "third sector" and the authorities in protecting the national security of modern Russia.

The methodology of the research is based on an interdisciplinary theoretical approach. Historical, comparative, and structural-functional methods were used to solve the tasks set. The complex nature of the methodological basis of the research is based on scientific developments of modern political science knowledge in post-Soviet Russia and foreign scientific thought.

The results of the study are to substantiate the modernization of well-established ideas about the content and priorities of public-civil dialogue in Russia of the 21st century. It is proved that the majority of Russian society is aware of the scale and direction of challenges and threats to the national security of the country. Therefore, in the conditions of a Special military operation, the main factor in the development and activity of public associations is the "civil mobilization" of Russian society. A significant part of classical-type public organizations and unstructured volunteer associations are primarily aimed at assisting the state in protecting the national and state interests of modern Russia.

Conclusions. The patriotic rise of Russian society after the start of a Special military operation contributes to the formation of new priorities and areas of interaction between the "third sector" and federal and regional government authorities. In the foreseeable future, the participation of public associations in humanitarian support of the Russian armed forces will remain a key vector of their political socialization.

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