Management of the formation of territorial identity in focus of Pierre Bourdieu’s constructivism

The article is devoted to the concept of constructivism created by P. Berger and T. Luckmann and developed in the structural constructivist theory by P. Bourdieu as well as the genealogy of power by M. Foucault as a methodological principle of the sociology of management. According to these concepts, the essence of management is a monopoly on the establishment of symbolic systems of classifications and hierarchies leading to the construction of social groups and the formation of their identity. Identity is a complex social and cultural phenomenon that includes many representations and appreciation of the past and present in its diversity which is peculiar to society in general and individual social groups in particular. According to modern management theories, culture is an important resource in the development of any community, including territorial, institutional, professional one. In this case, culture is understood as symbolic systems that ensure the interaction of social actors. In the view of Pierre Bourdieu, one of the major parts of management is the implementation of symbolic power in the establishment of social classifications and hierarchies. On the one hand, the identity which forms the social community and is based on collective memory is the result of symbolic systems of public institutions. On the other hand, it originates other symbolic systems that are the basis for the urban symbolic policy, the historical education at schools and universities, the politics of memory. Thus, the review of territorial and local identity as a part of the sociology of management promotes greater awareness of management levels and tools.