Methods of Collecting and Analyzing of Civil Initiatives to Improve the Life -Support System

Abstract

Civil initiatives require special methods of analysis. These capabilities have a hybrid research complexes. These research complexes are an integrative methodological apparatus for collecting and analyzing civil initiatives to improve the life -support system. The use of hybrid research complexes is based on the principles of interdisciplinarity. The complexes include reliance on the theoretical and methodological potential of related disciplines, innovative data collection technologies (civil initiatives), strategies and methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis. As a result of the application of quantitative and qualitative methodological complexes, the quantitative characteristics of the objects of research are filled with living meanings and experiences of a person; the situational uniqueness is preserved when it is possible to reach the levels of broad theoretical generalizations. Particular attention is paid to the use of classical methods of sociology in combination with methods of qualitative analysis. The article presents the architectonic hybrid methodological complex to work with civil initiatives. Keywords—civil initiatives, lifesupport system, hybrid methodological complex