The key processes of social transformation of Russia and its regions: content, meanings, consequences

The complex nature of the social transformation in Russia and its regions

The types and forms of social transformation of different societies

The determinants and factors of social transformation of Russia and its regions: sociocultural and socioeconomic components

The social transformation and social and economic development models of the world’s regions and different countries, as well as Russia and its regions

The interregional comparativistics experience at the regional, federal and macro-regional levels in Russia and in the world

The analysis of processes and models of social transformation, socio-cultural and socioeconomic modernization of Russia and its regions in the context of various methodological approaches

The essential problems of the regional development state policy

The essential problems of the state regional policy improvement

The essential problems of the spatial development strategy preparation

The experience and problems of medium-term programs for the regions’ development and their implementation results

The social practices of citizens’ participation in the regions’ development

The values and lifestyle of the regions’ population in the context of different types and forms of modernization

The relevant problems of youth in the context of social transformation of the Russian society

The sociocultural typology of regions as the subjects of modernization

The assessment of the Russian society’s social transformation and modernization, and their indicators

The indicators and indices of modernization

The experience of using the regions’ socio-cultural portraits in the state and municipal management

The improvement of the methodology for assessing the socio-cultural portraits of a region, considering the international experience and the development of accessible tools