doi: 10.24151/2409-1073-2023-1-111-119

Abstract. The authors examine the signifi cance of the phenomenological approach for the social
sciences as a certain qualitative change in the study of the phenomena of the social world. The
purpose of the study is to explore the signifi cance of the phenomenological approach in the issues
of research and resolution of topical socio-political problems of the modern world. Based on the
results of the study, it has been concluded that the emergence of the phenomenological method has
enriched the science with eff ective scientifi c approach allowing the qualitative solution of pressing
social problems, extending beyond their formal study.

Keywords: phenomenological approach, philosophy, public administration problems, social
sciences, social partnership, criticism of positivism, phenomenological perspective

For citation: Katanandov S. L., Kovalev A. A. “Phenomenological Approach in the Social
Sciences: Formation, Signifi cance, and Perspectives”. Economic and Social Research 1 (37) (2023):
111—119. (In Russian). https://doi.org/10.24151/2409-1073-2023-1-111-119

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