The Phenomenon of State Policy: The Essence and Types

Abstract

The article is devoted to the phenomenon of state policy and its conceptual reflection in domestic and foreign literature. The author draws attention to the cultural and civilizational differences in interpreting the concept of state policy. In Western political science, the term “public policy” (public policy), identified with state policy, has become widespread. The term “state policy” is traditionally used in Russian social science thought. The author revealed state policy’s main features and properties and justified the differentiation of “state policy” and “public administration” concepts. The main theoretical and methodological approaches to the definition of the essence of state policy are summarized. The author expressed his definition from the position of the socio-philosophical approach. Further, the author presented the classification of types of state policy on various grounds. Finally, the author justified the necessity of closer interconnection for specific kinds of state policy of the Russian Federation with each other, taking into account the requirements of a systematic approach.