Civil society and the welfare state: interaction in the context of socio-cultural relations and globalization processes

civil society groups often participate in shaping public policy, programmes and national development strategies through consultations, discussions and public hearings, often representing the interests of broader stakeholder groups. Contemporary research emphasises the increasingly important role of civil society organisations in protecting against instability, exploitation and informality, supporting cultural diversity and national minorities, and creating conditions for the free use of one's native language. The relationship between civil society and the social and legal state is particularly relevant in the context of the ‘hyper-diversity’ of modern society, which has resulted from intensive globalisation processes. This, in turn, determines the need for a more nuanced understanding of the various forms of social relations and the characteristics of social capital formation in the context of the development of the rule of law. Taking this into account, the article is devoted to defining the interaction between civil society and the social and legal state through the prism of socio-cultural relations, taking into account ‘hyper-diversity’. Particular emphasis is placed on the results of sociological discourse, which has revealed the meaning of the interaction between civil society and the rule of law in a socio-cultural context. The area of intersection between civil society and the social and legal state in conditions of ‘hyper-diversity’ is also highlighted. The author offers his view of the matrix of relations between civil society and the state in the socio-cultural sphere, highlighting four separate quadrants. The theoretical conclusions formulated in the course of the study are confirmed by empirical data obtained during a sociological survey conducted in Russian cities.

society, culture, state, norms, interaction, globalization, relations, language, identity