Sociology of the civil society: regional aspects of measurement

Abstract

Analysis of the state and dynamics of functioning of the main structures forming the civil society in the Khabarovsk territory is presented in the article. They are presented by individual activity of the citizens, non-profit organizations, the regional Public chamber, the Khabarovsk regional office of the All-Russian social movement «Popular Front «For Russia»». On the basis of results of the sociological monitoring and statistical data the evaluation of the state policy of the rather public activity of the citizens and non-profit organizations, their opportunities in rendering socially useful services to the population, trust to them in the country and the region is given. It is shown that the important direction of empirical researches of the civil society is sociological measurement of levels of its development by means of the system of indicators which cover different aspects of its structure and functions.