Contemporary Social Ideas about the Essential Characteristics of Public Service
https://doi.org/10.18384/2224-0209-2026-1-1690
Abstract
Aim. To analyse content and structure of contemporary social ideas of the essential characteristics of public service.
Methodology.Comparativeanalysis of scientificpublicationson the problem, a survey of participants in the selectionforregionaleducationalprograms, which areanalogues of the Federalprogram“Time of Heroes” (n=21489) were used.
Results. It was found that the core of perceptions of service in public administration consists of such semantic categories as “responsibility,” “honesty,” “dedication,” and “the ability to make quick and critical decisions under uncertainty and stress,” and its semi-periphery includes such semantic categories as “respect,” “cooperation,” “initiative,” “self-sacrifice,” and “altruism.” It was shown that group perceptions of service are conditioned, on the one hand, by the characteristics of the respondents’ professional education, and on the other, by the characteristics of their current life situation.
Research implications of the study lie in clarification and expansion of the content and structure of contemporary social understandings of public service. The findings can be used as part of personnel work in the sphere of state civil service.
About the Authors
Elena V. Selezneva
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Dr. Sci. (Psychology), Prof., Department of Personality Psychology in Management Systems, Faculty of Assessment and Development of Managerial Personnel, the Graduate School of Public Administration
Elena G. Chirkovskaya
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Cand. Sci. (Psychology), Assoc. Prof., Dean, Faculty of Assessment and Development of Managerial Personnel, Graduate School of Public Administration
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