Transformations of the Social Contract: Global Strategies and Local Practices

The modern world is characterized by changes affecting all spheres of society. Geopolitical shifts, the spread of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, sociocultural transformations, new infections, bioethical challenges, and environmental issues are impacting the interaction between society and the state. Different countries, sharing a number of ideological and value systems, are beginning to unite into alliances with the goal of creating and implementing global strategies. Some global strategies are strategies for improving the social contract. The rules of interaction between individuals and society as a whole and the state are being updated to reflect contemporary realities. New international associations and intercultural communication are generally realized through specific practices at the local level. These practices shape the fabric of everyday life for individuals interacting with the state, exercising their rights and responsibilities.

The perspectives of sociologists from various countries on the implementation of such practices, based on the experience of conducting specialized research, make it possible not only to capture a snapshot of social reality and identify social risks, but also to predict future events and find possible solutions to complex social, cultural, and political problems.