In search of general civil consent based on a new model of political-legal knowledge

The 1^st International Scientific Conference “Philosophical Understanding of Historiographic and Prospective Tasks of Modern Public Law” was held within the framework of the scientific project “Creation of a Russian Historiographic Model of Political and Legal Knowledge and its Application to Develop Prospective Means of Counteracting Ideological Distortions of Russia’s Civilizational Development”. During the discussion, various points of view were voiced on the possibility of effective legal regulation of public policy issues in achieving civil harmony in Russian society based on the formation of a consolidating identity, memory policy, civic education and upbringing. The participants’ speeches presented a variety of approaches that can improve the quality of general civil narratives designed to ensure the establishment of equal and partnership relations between citizens, local governments and the state, and to find a balance between private and public interests. The conference participants made a number of proposals aimed at developing the conceptual foundations of public law, creating a new model of historiography as the most important conditions for counteracting ideological distortions of Russia’s civilizational development.