Un estudio de aprendizaje sobre el voluntariado en el sistema de

recuperación de emergencia en Rusia: sobre la interacción entre

el estado y las organizaciones civiles

A learning study on volunteering in the emergency recovery system in Russia: on the

interaction between the state and civil organizations

Irina Aleksandrovna Zaitseva

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& Aleksandеr Evgen'evich Krikunov

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El propósito del artículo es identificar los motivos, tipos y áreas de voluntariado en el sistema

ámbito de actividad como voluntariado en situaciones de emergencia. El 31,9% está

potencialmente preparado para ayudar a las personas en situaciones de emergencia. Esta

habilidades necesarias suficientes. Además, la participación en situaciones de emergencia,

liquidación, accidentes de tráfico, extinción de incendios, etc., está asociada a un posible riesgo.

residence, work, and study of respondents. The main motive for participants in volunteer

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E-mail: irina.a.zaitseva@yandex.ru

Keywords: emergency situation, population protection, civil society, volunteering, social

activity.

Introduction

indispensable institutions. It is perceived behavioral patterns, symbolic system, value

characteristics, and other attributes, associated in sociological discourse with social institutions,

are indeed noticeable. Their recognition in its own right serves as a measure of legitimacy for

could be the study of the volunteer work from the position of its actors, whose actions are seen

in a broad and rather “pedagogical” perspective. It implies the interpretation of volunteering

“modern youth.”

(emergency) appear to be at the intersection of the most significant issues raised by volunteer

research. In the future, they will require a unique approach to the analysis that differs from the

sphere, as well as the clarification of the place of involvement in relevant activities in the

expectations system from the volunteer work, remains a step towards a holistic description of

this research is to identify the motives, types, and areas of volunteering in the system of

emergencies liquidation in Russia, to study the potential for involvement of volunteers in

emergency situations.

The study implied a combination of theoretical and empirical methods. Among the first

ones were: theoretical analysis of scientific literature, research, and generalization of the

(Mersijanova & Korneeva, 2013; Mersijanova, 2018) over the past nine years.

To obtain the quantitative characteristics of the problem under consideration, 480 people

were polled among volunteers of the Lipetsk region. The questionnaire contained nine

questions. The purpose of the survey was to analyze basic forms of public activity of volunteers.

The lack of data on the general population allowed us to focus on the calculations of V. I.

Paniotto, who determined the optimal volume of 400 people with an assumption of a 5% error

(Paniotto & Maksimenko, 1983). The following criteria were fundamental for determining the

sample population: sex, age (under 25 years; 26–45 years; 46 years and older), and education

of respondents. 75.8% of respondents studied in universities and colleges: 46% of them

graduated from universities, 29.8% received secondary professional education. 12.1% had

was to find out the readiness of volunteers to participate in the events of All-Russian action of

According to the “Concept for Developing Volunteering (Voluntary Service) in the

27.12.2018 N 2950-r “On approval of the concept for developing volunteering (voluntary

as the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union periodically mention the

volunteer work as an important resource for society development (The Council of the European

includes the reference to the volunteer experience as an effective mechanism for forming

developing the culture of local communities.

The sociological research conducted in Russia allows us to study this type of

Opinion Research Center, 2017), which interviewed more than 5 thousand volunteers, the most

participated in the organization and execution of events; 41% were involved in the field of

authors of the study grouped possible motives, singling out the motivation related to leisure and

new experience and professional development and career, getting naturally equal shares: 48%

and live an active life” (48%).

answer option, which is in line with the range of volunteer work offered by public associations

rather high, considering the occasional demand for this area of activity and level of training

of social protection, medicine, precisely emergency situations, search for people and

in demand in the conditions of facing natural and anthropogenic disasters.

Table 1

elderly, and children, which can be considered appropriate for distributing activities described

above. What is important here is the share of those who chose the option “with all those who

need help/service” (49.0% on the whole sample population), corresponding mainly to the

low differentiated volunteer “actions” and forming the basis of the sample population. The same

context determines the choice of “organizing and conducting events” as the most attractive form

of volunteer work (47.9%), combined with the low attractiveness of individual assistance.

Table 2

and 32.5%, respectively).

one of the most attractive types of activity (86.1%).

on assistance in emergency situations remains relatively low. Only more than half of the

interrogated (57.9%) know about public associations organized by firefighters. Awareness of

According to the poll’s data, the absence of spare time is naturally the most frequently

“We are together.” The data on volunteers’ willingness to help and their preferred activities are

gender groups, which should be explained by the peculiarities of a particular situation. The most

population, and assistance in solving domestic problems.