FEATURES OF MANIFESTATION AND REGULATION OF GRASSROOTS CIVIC ACTIVITY IN THE YAROSLAVL REGION

The article deals with the analysis of the peculiarities in regulation and development of grassroots civic activity in the Yaroslavl region. New grassroots participation practices expand the opportunities for proactive citizens, allowing them to connect and interact with each other. The article analyzes the regulation of grassroots civic activity, identifies the main actors of grassroots civic initiatives and their motives. It is noted that the goals and motives of civil society activists are quite differentiated: some are trying to solve a specific issue to improve the life of society, while others see in civil activism an opportunity to self-actualize. The article identifies the characteristics and distinctive features of the development of grassroots civic activity in the Yaroslavl region compared to other subjects of the Russian Federation. The paper emphasizes the importance of building a dialogue between government structures and participants in grassroots civic activism, in order to more effectively solve socio-political issues. Experts assess the activities of associations of territorial public self-government as a form of grassroots civic activity. The conclusion is made about the weak involvement of residents in their activities. The results of the study demonstrate that there is a strong cooperative mechanism of interaction in the Yaroslavl region, which provides for unions and coalitions to solve specific challenges.