Social consolidation in the modern city in the development of digital communications
Research Article
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Rogachev S.V., Gorlov K.N. Social consolidation in the modern city in the development of digital communications. Science. Culture. Society. 2022. Vol. 28. No. 4. P. 75-84. DOI: https://doi.org/10.19181/nko.2022.28.4.6 (in Russ.).
Abstract
The issues of social consolidation in a modern city are considered in the context of the development of digital communications. The author explores the information and communication aspect of modern practices of consolidation of citizens, the impact of the processes of globalization and digital transformation of society on the level of social consolidation. Along with new opportunities, digitalization also carries negative socio-economic and political consequences and risks. The expansion of social inequality and social disintegration are put forward in the first place. The solution to the problem lies in the adoption by society and the authorities of a new communication paradigm. New public digital consolidation spaces – digital platforms, messengers and social networks – are coming to replace the classic urban communication clusters localized on a spatial basis. The paper considers new parameters of communicative interaction, features of communication between government and society in the context of digital transformation. This is a change in the pace of communication, the development of self-regulation mechanisms and an increase in the interest of citizens in informal practices of participation in public life, a change in their role from consumers to content generators, the emergence of new discursive strategies, and more. The article concludes that it is participation in communications in the digital space that provides modern citizens with effective decision-making practices, participation in socio-political processes and social consolidation.
Keywords:
social consolidation, digitalization, mobile communications, digital communications, socio-political risks
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Received: 02.10.2022
Accepted: 15.12.2022
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Rogachev, S. V., & Gorlov, K. N. (2022). Social consolidation in the modern city in the development of digital communications. Science. Culture. Society, 28(4), 75-84. https://doi.org/10.19181/nko.2022.28.4.6
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Modern problems in a transforming society
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