Communication strategies between government bodies and ethnic organizations: a comparative analysis of practices in the Republic of Khakassia and the Tomsk Region

The article examines modern communication practices between government bodies and ethnic organizations in the Republic of Khakassia and the Tomsk Region. The key issue addressed in the article is the question of the reasons for the similarity of communication strategies used in the regions under study. Based on content analysis methods applied to regional regulatory legal acts and an analysis of interviews with representatives of government bodies and ethnic organizations, the text concludes that the key reason for the similarity of regional communication strategies lies in the orientation of regional government bodies towards a single source that defines the goals, objectives, and criteria for the effectiveness of measures in the field of ethnic policy. This source consists of regulatory legal acts adopted at the federal level.