2023, Vol. 14, No. 1. - go to content...

Permanent address of this page - https://sfk-mn.ru/en/28scsk123.html

Метаданные этой статьи так же доступны на русском языке

DOI: 10.15862/28SCSK123 (https://doi.org/10.15862/28SCSK123)

Full article in PDF format (file size: 374 KB)

For citation:

Karpikova I.S., Solomein A.A., Shurygina Yu.Yu. [Assessment by specialists of the social protection sphere of the possibilities and problems of implementing the mechanism of unconditional basic income] World of Science. Series: Sociology, Philology, Cultural Studies, 2023, Vol. 14, No. 1. Available at: https://sfk-mn.ru/PDF/28SCSK123.pdf (in Russian). DOI: 10.15862/28SCSK123

Assessment by specialists of the social protection sphere of the possibilities and problems of implementing the mechanism of unconditional basic income

Karpikova Irina Serafimovna
Baikal State University, Irkutsk, Russia
E-mail: ikarpikova@mail.ru
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8313-9646
RSCI: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=499660
SCOPUS: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=56809363000

Solomein Aleksey Aleksandrovich
Baikal State University, Irkutsk, Russia
E-mail: solomein_84@mail.ru
RSCI: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=188852

Shurygina Yulia Yuryevna
East Siberian State University of Technology and Management, Ulan-Ude, Russia
E-mail: juliaju@mail.ru
RSCI: https://elibrary.ru/author_profile.asp?id=160630

Abstract. The article is devoted to the results of a sociological interview with specialists of the social protection sphere on the problems of unconditional basic income. The modern practice of social protection of the population in Russia is characterized by increased efforts to find and implement new mechanisms that ensure an increase in the level of social protection of citizens in a situation of permanent socio-economic instability. The above explains the relevance of studying the mechanism of unconditional basic income as one of the social protection tools, including by conducting empirical research among various categories of subjects of the sphere of social protection, who can assess the possibilities and problems of implementing the mechanism in question. The survey of specialists and heads of social protection management bodies in the Irkutsk Region and the Republic of Buryatia was conducted by the authors in 2021–2022 using a semi-structured interview of 32 respondents. According to the number of informants and the content of the questions, the study can be described as intelligence. The purpose of the study was to assess the awareness of specialists about the content of the mechanism of unconditional basic income and to identify their opinions about the possibilities and problems of introducing this social protection tool into Russian practice. The study revealed a low level of awareness of the interviewed specialists about the problems of unconditional basic income, while their professional experience in the field of social protection allowed us to assess the range of problems associated with the possible use of this tool. Among the main problems of its implementation, respondents attributed the lack of financial resources from the state in order to ensure the payment of unconditional basic income, as well as significant difficulties in the administration of this social protection tool. Among the most significant possible consequences of the introduction of an unconditional basic income were a decrease in the activity of the population in the field of employment and an increase in manifestations of social dependency. In general, the results of the study indicate the interest and readiness of specialists at the regional level to introduce new practices of social protection of the population when they are aware of the relevant risks and problems.

Keywords: social protection sphere; unconditional basic income; social protection; social benefits; social security; labor activity; social dependency

Download article in PDF format