Family Axiology and Electoral Sovereignty of Russian Voters in the Era of Global Political Transformations

Introduction. The article reveals the axiological foundations of the functioning of the family institution in the context of global transformations of society and the state and presents the vectors of rethinking family values, the reproduction of which allows interpreting the diversity of practices of electoral behavior of Russian citizens. Attention is focused on the qualitative characteristics of the electoral sovereignty of voters. Methods and materials. The authors use various methodological approaches to interpreting the nature of values (E. Durkheim), as well as the diversity of values through the prism of, on the one hand, the functional target setting of the activities of social institutions (M. Weber, D.A. Leontiev), and, on the other hand, as a socio-political construct (G.H. Mead). When characterizing the Russian family and its potential in the process of political socialization/resocialization of members belonging to different generations, the ideas expressed in the works of domestic and foreign scientists are used, in particular A. Giddens, A.I. Antonov, and E.B. Shestopal. Conceptual approaches to understanding the specifics of the modern electoral process and the electoral sovereignty of voters (I.B. Borisov, R.V. Evstifeev) form the basis of the authors’ interpretation of the character and methods of inclusion of members of domestic families in civic and political activity, including participation in elections. Analysis and results. The study interpreted the dominant factors and vectors that determine the character of the transformation of the value status of the family institution, as well as the dynamics of the reproduction of family value orientations in the context of the diversity of forms and principles of civil and political activity of the population. The basic characteristics of the electoral sovereignty of Russian voters are identified and analyzed. Authors’ contribution. S.A. Pankratov developed the theoretical and methodological basis of the study. S.I. Morozov analyzed the mechanisms and forms of influence of the institution of family and its values on the formation and reproduction of the electoral sovereignty of the population in the Russian Federation. Funding. The work was carried out with the financial support of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation, the Expert Institute for Social Research within the framework of the project FZUU-2024-0005 “Participation in elections as a family tradition: resources of the institution of the family and vectors of mobilization of civic engagement of modern Russian youth.”