The index of civic activism: research results in the Yaroslavl region

Civic engagement is a dynamic and changeable phenomenon, which depends on many factors. This makes it a relevant phenomenon that requires not only theoretical developments of the concept but also the implementation of practice-oriented research of the forms of activity of the population and systematization of the obtained results. The article presents the results of the Index study of civic engagement in the Russian Federation (on the example of Yaroslavl Region). Theoretical basis of research is the theory of relative deprivation, collective action and identity theory. The author's Index of civic engagement is formalized through the use of mathematical apparatus of the representation used in the study of indicators that reflects the basic elements of civic engagement. The study revealed the actual level of civil activity of inhabitants of the region. The key aspects here is identification of the degree of involvement of the population in public life, as well as of the most effective mechanisms and civil society actors that contribute to the manifestation of civil activity in the Yaroslavl region.