The analysis of subjects of external social research orders from the Russian authorities and state-financed organizations in 2015

The article analyses the social research orders at the budgetary expense to professional participants of the Russian market of social studies. Their thematic orientation is in the focus of the study. In the course of the analysis of public information from the public procurements portal the author classifies the subjects of accomplished lots and calculates the amount of the funds allocated by customers for researches on each subject. As a result of the research, thematic interests of various state and municipal customers have been revealed.