CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES TO SOCIAL INNOVATION–BASED MODERNIZATION OF EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY

This article provides an analytical overview of key conceptual approaches to modernizing executive authority through social innovation. It argues that contemporary modernization cannot be reduced to technological upgrades or administrative streamlining; rather, it requires a normative and institutional shift toward public value creation, citizen-centered service design, and collaborative governance. The paper systematizes major schools of thought relevant to social innovation in executive governance—New Public Governance, public value management, collaborative governance, co-production, participatory governance, and adaptive/evidence-informed policy. It then proposes an integrative framework for implementation, highlighting enabling conditions, institutional instruments, and performance indicators. The article concludes that social innovation-based modernization is sustainable only when embedded in legal norms, administrative culture, and measurable accountability systems.