VECTOR OF TRANSFORMATION OF THE CIVIL SERVICE INSTITUTION IN RUSSIA ON THE CONTEMPORARY STAGE

Abstract

The concepts of the rational bureaucracy, public management and public-state governance are studied in the article. The assumption that one of them is more progressive than the others is indicated as incorrect, because all concepts originally aimed at the rationalization of the public administration and subordination of its own interests to the interests of the society. In the modern context a set of prerequisites for the real participation of citizens in the governance are formed today: transition to the network organization, a partnership, a production of public goods, values of public service. It is proved that the modernization potential for building of an open and democratic public administration was placed to create the Concept of the Russian Federation civil service reform (2001). The classification of the barriers and challenges that hinder the civil service reform is proposed by the author and the growth points and the alternative transformation vectors are formulated. The risks of each alternative in the short, medium and long term and the ways of overcoming them are considered. It is indicated that the harmonization of the legal framework for civil service and public sector should become a priority. At the first stage, it is proposed to deny the comprehension of the civil service as the specific "official” activity and converging its legal content with other activities in the public sector. The denial of the mentioning of the serving nature in the activities of the civil servants is aimed at the increasing of their personal responsibility. It is necessary to complement the legislation with the basic principle of targeting efforts of the civil servants to provide the economic growth and improve the quality of life of the citizens of the Russian Federation. At the next stage can be formed a new type of service - the public service - that will include the state civil service, the municipal service and the public sector organizations, as well as some other types of organizations. This requires some changes in the personnel policy: the formation of a single personnel reserve for the entire public service, improving the qualification requirements for all public positions based on professional specializations and ensuring the effective public control. A systematic approach to the creation of the public service will increase the efficiency of public institutions and their resilience in the face of global instability. The conclusions of the study were tested by the author during his participation in the work on the draft of the Strategy of the socio-economic development of Russia for the period till 2030.