When Democratic Innovations Integrate Multiple and Diverse Channels of Social Dialogue

This chapter explores the opportunities, limitations, and risks of integrating multiple channels of citizen engagement within a democratic innovation. Using examples and case studies of recent face-to-face and online multichannel democratic innovations, the authors challenge the emerging consensus that redundancy and diversification of venues of participation are always positively correlated with the success of democratic innovations. Applying their concrete experience in areas of the world in which a systemic organization of different channels of citizen participation exists, the authors provide guidelines for achieving better integration of multiple channels of social dialogue.

Social partnership as an imperative of socio-economic development of Ukraine

Introduction. An important prerequisite for the successful implementation of the social state concept in the country is the effective development of social partnership. Firstly, within the framework of partnership interaction of social subjects the social dialogue is provided, secondly, the social responsibility of business structures and financial institutions is activated, and thirdly, certain social problems and conflicts are leveled. Therefore, the issue of activation of social partnership in Ukraine as an attribute of a developed state and the introduction of an effective mechanism for its development is one of the primary ones, requiring special attention and determination of the ways of solution.Purpose. The goal of the research is to outline the role of social partnership in ensuring the social and economic progress of the state and to outline the practice and problems of its implementation in Ukraine.Methods. Research is based on the dialectical method of scientific knowledge and a systematic approach to the study of the ideology of social partnership and its role in socio-economic development of the state, using the methods of scientific abstractions and analogies, analysis and synthesis.Results. The nature of social partnership is considered and the main arguments and conditions that ensure its existence in the state are defined. The key tasks that are achieved through the effective implementation of the mechanism of partnership interaction in terms of solving a number of social problems and ensuring socio-economic development of the state are highlighted. The index of social development of countries of the world is investigated and the place of Ukraine in the global social space is analyzed. The most important social problems that have arisen in the domestic social sphere and the features of the current system of social partnership have been identified. The necessity of the development of social responsibility in corporate management, social dialogue and the use of economic incentives for the activation of entrepreneurship to ensure the priorities of socio-economic growth of the state has been argued. Prospects. Further research is important to focus on improving the effectiveness of social responsibility management of business as a condition for enhancing its competitiveness and ensuring sustainable development.

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AS AN INTEGRAL INSTRUMENT OF STATE POLICY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF SOCIAL DIALOGUE IN THE CONDITIONS OF SOCIALISATION OF TRADE

The article summarizes the manifestations of social responsibility of economic entities and employees in trade as a tool of state policy for the implementation of social dialogue in the context of socialization. Social dialogue in trade is a means of state policy of forming a favorable systemically and structurally balanced environment in the social and labor sphere of the industry, focused on improving the quality of working life, implementation of socio-economic development programs, providing preconditions for natural sustainable socio-economic development. interests of all subjects and participants of social dialogue. Obviously, social dialogue is a prerequisite for creating a new conceptual model of social and labor relations, based on the development, adoption and implementation of partnership socially-oriented management decisions. Also, social dialogue allows by achieving a balance of interests, opinions and positions to find mutually acceptable solutions for the parties. Social responsibility is defined as independent, proactive, systematic activity of business entities to form relationships with society, government, the public, partners in order to coordinate and / or meet the social, economic, financial, ethical interests of all groups of interested users on mutually beneficial terms to achieve both economic and social results. The necessity of socialization in trade, the influence of psychological factors and the satisfaction of employees’ needs on the formation of the institutional system of social responsibility are substantiated. The concept of social dialogue and social responsibility in trade are determined, and that the result of social dialogue of its subjects, which are the state, trade unions and employers, is a balanced achievement of goals of staff, management, the state in particular on social responsibility. The relationship between the concepts of social dialogue and social responsibility in trade is specified. It is proposed to strengthen the work motivation and social protection of employees through collective bargaining regulation of the use of such an institutional tool as the “social package”. An effective mechanism for the implementation of social dialogue in the form of collective bargaining has been developed.

Social dialogue in Russia: constitutionalization and expanding the legal content of the concept

The subject of research is the concept of social dialogue in labor and relations directly related to them that was enshrined by Russian Constitution for the first time in Russian history in 2020.The purpose of article is to confirm or disprove hypothesis that the constitutionalization of social dialogue, the unprecedented expansion of the legal content of the concept to a much wider range of social relations (that are no longer associated exclusively with the social and labor sphere) requires a new definition of the social significance of social dialogue, its connection with other social processes and institutions.The methodology of research is formal legal and logical interpretation of Russian Constitution and labor legislation, analysis of the academic publications concerning labor law.The main results, scope of application. The constitutionalization of social dialogue requires to identify it’s interrelation with other social processes and institutions - economic, political and social solidarity, social responsibility of business, civil society, the social state. The author tries to trace the transformation of the conceptual apparatus, content and regulatory framework of social dialogue and develops recommendations for improving its legal regulation.Based on the analysis of the practice of applying articles of the amended Russian Constitution, it is proposed to amend Art. 23 of Russian Labor Code. At the same time, the content of the elements of this system of social dialogue in the field of labor relations will be disclosed in articles of the second and thirteenth sections of Russian Labor Code. It is proposed to amend the normative acts adopted in accordance with the Russian Labor Code containing the appropriate terminology. Normative acts of social dialogue (sectoral tariff agreements and collective agreements), the effect of which is limited in time, can be updated simultaneously with the planned measures for the development and conclusion of relevant acts for the future period.Conclusions. Ensuring the implementation of the principles of social dialogue is entrusted by the Constitution to the Government of the Russian Federation. The content of these principles is disclosed in the norms of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation. With the entry into force of amendments to the Constitution, these scientifically grounded and legislatively enshrined principles do not need a radical revision based only on the very fact of the appearance of the corresponding constitutional provision. At the same time, the work on their analysis and filling with new legal meaning based on the rule-making and current law enforcement practice is not excluded and can be useful.