Theoretical approaches to research on young people's civic engagement

The purpose of the article is to analyze theoretical approaches to the phenomenon of civic engagement of Russian youth. The principle of involving young men and women in socio-political practices is based on fundamental ideas about the need for citizens to participate in public activities. The theoretical analysis of the main views and concepts of civic engagement is of great importance for solving problems of modern youth. The results obtained allow us to adjust youth policy on the basis of the rule of law regulating the nature of public relations, the proportionality of the formed systems of social order and stability, the balance of innovations and reforms, as well as the adherence to the principle of individual freedom as the highest civil value, which is of fundamental importance for the development of the society and the state and is a key resource for positive changes in the sociopolitical sphere.