Formation of an Institutional Basis for Increasing the Social Attractiveness of the Arctic Territories of Russia

Annotation

This study examines the phenomenon of social attractiveness of the Arctic territories of Russia, its institutional basis, current and prospective development mechanisms. The authors propose a theoretical and methodological approach to the social attractiveness of regions as a system of socio-economic mechanisms for state regulation of the development of the North and the Arctic. A retrospective review of the formation and development of the social attractiveness of Arctic territories made it possible to analyze the evolution of state and legal approaches to the object of study over a century of history. In total, the authors identified five stages of the implementation of the Arctic agenda (from the 1930s to the current stage of human development in the North), taking into account the strategic planning horizon until 2030. The existing and emerging state, market and corporate mechanisms for regulating social attractiveness, which have a significant impact on the social potential of the Russian Arctic, are systematized. The need to transform the institutional approach to the formation and development of the social attractiveness of the Arctic territories on the basis of an indicative feature is substantiated. The results of the study can form the basis for adjusting state policy on social development of the Arctic in terms of a targeted systemic transition to promising social attractiveness for the accelerated development of the macro-region.

About authors

Sviatlana E. Vitun, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Associate Professor
s.vitun@grsu.by, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2967-8523
Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, ul. Ozheshko, 22, Grodno, Republic of Belarus

Aleksey V. Grigorishchin, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Senior Lecturer
a.grigorischin@narfu.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5087-7677
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dviny, 17, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Irina A. Sivobrova, Cand. Sci. (Econ.), Associate Professor
i.sivobrova@narfu.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2592-3763
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dviny, 17, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Dilmurad B. Yahyaev, Senior Lecturer
d.yahyaev@narfu.ru, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3650-3924
Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Naberezhnaya Severnoy Dviny, 17, Arkhangelsk, Russia

Keywords

Arctic, institutional framework, social attractiveness, social infrastructure, social policy, systematization of mechanisms

DOI

https://doi.org/10.37482/issn2221-2698.2026.62.192

UDC

[332.142.2+332.146.2](985)(045)