The state as a territorial-network metabolic organism. An interdisciplinary projection

   The modern globalized world is faced with the need to search for adequate social transformations to achieve a sustainable future for humanity both at the global and local (national) levels. The conditions for the onset of the Anthropocene, a new phase in the formation of post-industrial society, require fundamental adjustments not only to traditional socio-economic and socio-ecological models of the socio-political order of states, but also to the foundations for life activities of modern man. As shown in the work, under-standing the dynamics and diversity of emerging scenarios and options for social development is possible on the basis of the principles and methods of interdisciplinary “complexity thinking”, which has the necessary epistemological value. In this context, it is proposed to use the concept of “societal metabolism”, which allows, from the position of modern organicism, to consider the state as a “complex” social organism constituted by autopoiesis, a complex of processes of self-organization, maintenance and reproduction of various structures and resources that ensure the viability and vital activity of society. The author comes to the conclusion that in the form of territorial-metabolic networks at the national level, it is advisable to develop a model representation of socio-economic and socio-ecological relations for addressing the issue of self-sufficiency in key areas of life support for the sovereign existence and development of modern society and the state.

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