Adaptation of State Social Policy in the Context of the Formation of a Hierarchical Network Management Model

DOI 10.22394/2071-2367-2025-20-4-11-28 EDN GSAFET

Abstract

The traditional paradigm of the welfare state is based on the expansion of welfare state programs and the redistribution of resources in favor of the least protected segments of the population. However, in modern conditions, this approach is becoming less effective, and therefore the current model of social policy is faced with the need to adapt to the changed economic and technological realities.

The purpose of the article is to study the adaptation of state social policy in the context of geopolitical and technological transformations, as well as to substantiate the formation of a hierarchical network management model.

Methods. Based on a political, economic and comparative analysis, the issues of the state and development of social policy and labor relations in Russia, as well as changes in the nature of social policy management, including in the international context, are considered.

The article also outlines the importance of the relationship between political management and social and labor relations, since the key direction of the evolution of social policy is the addition of state support measures and the activation of human investment policies. In addition, the paper substantiates the transition from strict power verticals to network coordination mechanisms aimed at strengthening the impact on the stability of political and improving social and labor relations.

The authors conclude that the adaptation of the state to new realities involves the development of network forms of interaction between subjects of social policy and the development of coordinated solutions based on the principles of social responsibility and inclusivity. That is, a policy that would ensure alignment of interests and flexibility of management, as well as reduce the dominance of authoritarian and hierarchical forms of government. The authors propose to use the potential of networking as a tool to increase the sustainability of the modern state.

The research materials may be of considerable interest to government authorities responsible for the development and implementation of social policy, specialists in the field of sociology, economics and political science to understand the mechanisms of functioning of modern social policy.