In the article, the author examines the key trends that determine new challenges and requirements for the local government system in general, and the activities of local governments in particular. The author notes that in the context of radical transformations, issues related to understanding the social context, the possibilities and awareness of the changes taking place, and the ability to form an adequate managerial response to modern challenges are of particular importance. The article reveals the problems of the development of the project approach and the formation of project culture, substantiates the possibilities of project management in solving the problems of municipalities, presents the experience of involving students in the development and implementation of socially significant projects in the context of «learning by service», the formation of a new management culture.
Key words
• local government • social change • youth • ministry training • project management • socially significant projects •
Kirilyuk Oksana Georgievna
Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Public Service and Personnel Policy, the IGSU, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Moscow, Russian Federation
e-mail: kirilyuk-okg@ranepa.ru