Civic identity as a factor of spiritual security in south russia: Methodology of research, complexities and conditions of formation

Abstract

The article is aimed at identifying the problem and the conditions of the construction of civic identity as a factor of provision of spiritual security in the south of Russia. The subject of research consists in the civic identity as a factor of spiritual security of the South of Russia. The paper presents the analysis of academic literature dealing with various aspects of the study of civic identity and spiritual security of multicultural society which made it possible to determine the basic concepts of research and identify theoretic gaps in the study of this problem. Research methodology which allows defining the authors' perspective of the study of civic identity as a factor of spiritual security in the south of Russia has been identified. The article deals with factors which prevent civil identification and consolidation of the multicultural region (cultural, socioeconomic, and geopolitical), the conditions for the construction of civic identity as a factor of spiritual security of the region have been analyzed