New Approaches to the Development of Methodology of Strategic Community Planning

Abstract

One of the major problems faced by modern social development – is social systems controllability decrease. This is largely due to the unsuitability of the old management model, functioning by trial and error method, to the new social realities which requires a much more accurate and evidence-based approach. Socially important decisions based on subjectivism lead to the destabilization of society, deterioration of living conditions and quality of life. With the increasing complexity of the social world, the support of sustainable social development and societal systems security can only be based on scientific knowledge with the usage of the methods of strategic community planning. The authors suggest using the new parameters for the development of methodology of strategic community planning that are relevant to the modern stage of social development. The given article contains the proposals of methodology of strategic community planning development. As a strategic goal one put forward the formation of a genuine social state in Russia. An approximate range of tasks for each of the subsystems of society is suggested.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2015.v6n3s6p357