Academic journal “Political Science Issues”. Issue 4 (8). 2012.
THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Karadzhe T.V. Political Space/Time: Content of Concept (Continuation)
- Shulenina N.V., Polonskaya D.D. Ideology of conservatism: ideas and myths
- Bogacheva O.A., Bogachev U.A. Origins of Direct Democracy: Theoretical Analysis
- Saitova E.F. Evolution in Form of Administration in Contemporary States: Problems of Classification
- Nasyrov R.R. Power and Administration as Political Science Category: Methods, Technologies, Modernization
- Panchenko B.B. Concept of Justice as Political Moral Dimension in Russian Tradition
- Sargon Khaidaya Theoretical Foundation of Studying Political Process: Systematic Approach
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES
- Demyanenko Yu.A. Pskov and Novgorod as the Largest Russian Regions
- Iskuzhin R.K. Negotiated Regulation in Russian Federation: Constitutional and Legal Aspect
- Bedyagin S.A. Social Welfare State: Patronage of the Leisure Industry
- Karimov R.R. Patriotism as Form of Russia’s Civil Identity: On the Basis of I.A. Ilin’s Doctrine
- Kadokhov V.A. Local Self-rule in the System of Relations of Power in the Russian Federation (regional aspect)
- Nikolaev K.V. Relations between Parliament and Government under the Conditions of Centralization of Russian Administrative System
PROBLEMS OF POLITICAL MODERNIZATION
- Radkevich S.B. Great Stalin and Wooden Swords (“White” modernization as historical chance for Putin’s Russia)
- Kholopov V.A. Current trends of Modernization of Organizational and Legal Mechanism of Municipal Elections Institute in Russia
ETHNOPOLITICAL PROCESSES
- Vysotsky A.V. Theoretical and Methodological Aspects in the Analysis of Place of Ethnic Factor in Regional Conflicts
- Magomedov K.M. The impact of ethnopolitics on the Russian state security in the context of ethnocultural variety in the globalizing world
PARTY SYSTEM IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
- Chernyshov S.I., Kopalkina E.A. Party System in the Netherlands
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND GLOBALIZATION
- Tsybakov D.L. Countering Militarization under the Conditions of Post-bipolar World
- Yusupov M.Kh. State Control over Immigration Process in Contemporary World: Political Science Aspect
- Popkhadzhe A.P. Specifics of Georgia’s Political Process
THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
T.V. KARADZHED.Sc. (philosophy), Professor, Head of the Moscow State Pedagogical University’s Political Science and Sociology Department
POLITICAL SPACE/TIME: CONTENT OF CONCEPT (Continuation)
In the article, the author studies the content of the concept of “political space” and analyzes forms and structure of the political space.
Key words: political space, geopolitics, category, structure, form.
N.V. SHULENINAPhD (philosophical science), The senior lecture at the Political Science Department of the Russian Peoples’ Friendship University
D. D. POLONSKAYApostgraduate student of the Department of political sciences of the Russian Peoples` Friendship University
IDEOLOGY OF CONSERVATISM: IDEAS AND MYTHS
The article considers the main principles of ideology of conservatism and the most popular political myths within this ideology.
Key words: political myth, political mythology, political ideology, ideology of conservatism.
O.A. BOGACHEVAPh.D. (political science)
U.A. BOGACHEVPh.D. (political science)
ORIGINS OF DIRECT DEMOCRACY: THEORETICAL ANALYSIS
In the article, the authors specify the content of the term “direct democracy” in its theoretical meaning and analyze its evolution. They study the origins of direct democracy.
Key words: direct democracy, state structure, regime, effectiveness, power, society.
E.F. SAITOVAaide to a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation’s Federal Assembly of the VI convocation, assistant executive coordinator of the All-Russian People’s Front in the Republic of Bashkortostan
EVOLUTION IN FORM OF ADMINISTRATION IN CONTEMPORARY STATES: PROBLEMS OF CLASSIFICATION
The form of administration is regarded as the means of organizing supreme state rule in a country. Its external signs are: procedure of the formation of highest ruling bodies, principles of mutual relations between them, the participation of citizens (ballots) in the election of these bodies. Under contemporary conditions, external factors clearly become insufficient for exactly determining the form of rule of the state. During the globalization, borders between classical forms of administration wear away, and the government is distinguished by definite practical performances rather than accessory to the established political stereotypes.
Key words: form of administration, evolution, transformation, factors, principles, monarchy, republic.
R.R. NASYROVjunior fellow of the Centre for Political and Legal Studies of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems, Ufa
POWER AND ADMINISTRATION AS POLITICAL SCIENCE CATEGORY: METHODS, TECHNOLOGIES, MODERNIZATION
The article examines the concepts of “power” and “administration” and reveals contemporary technologies of political power and its varieties and suggests concrete methods of political and cultural modernization of ruling bodies of the Russian Federation.
Key words: power, administration, political system, democracy, violence, law, technologies, cultural centralism.
B.B. PANCHENKO post-graduate student in the political science and sociology department of the MPGU
CONCEPT OF JUSTICE AS POLITICAL MORAL DIMENSION IN RUSSIAN TRADITION
In the article, the author examines the problem of justice as a principle of cooperation between the state and society under contemporary Russian conditions. Studying the given problem, he arrives at a conclusion that for an effective development of the political system further, the formation of stable institutions of civil society and a state govern by the rule-of-law, there is need to make theoretical formulation of principles and values of justice and their practical implementation in social and economic and political areas. This suggests the studying of reasons and factors that led to the formation and development of the concept about justice in Russian political culture.
Key words: justice, political system, tradition, state, administration, civil society, institution, public administration, society, power.
SARGON KHAIDAYAPost-graduate student of the Department of political sciences of the Russian Peoples` Friendship University
THEORETICAL FOUNDATION OF STUDYING POLITICAL PROCESS: SYSTEMATIC APPROACH
The article is dedicated to studying political processes using systematic approach. The author reveals the methods of systematic approach and analyzes political process, its content and scientific model.
Key words: political process, systematic approach, research, system.
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES
Yu.A. DEMYANENKOPh.D. (sociology), Rector of Pskov State University
PSKOV AND NOVGOROD AS THE LARGEST RUSSIAN REGIONS
The article examines political and legal specifics in the integration of entities in Russia in the context of contemporary political realities as well as the possibility of uniting Pskov and Novgorod regions.
Key words: federalism, integration, merging, uniting, entity, region, constitution of the Russian Federation, Federal Districts, autonomous regions, administrative and territorial units, national and territorial units, political regionlistics, ethnopolitics, national and federative relations.
R.K. ISKUZHINPh.D. (law), Minister of Land and Property Relations of the Republic of Bashkortostan, merited lawyer of the republic, Corresponding Member of the RANS
NEGOTIATED REGULATION IN RUSSIAN FEDERATION: CONSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL ASPECT
The article is dedicated to the analysis of the role and place of a treaty in the Russian constitutional and legal system, specifics of how it is functioning in Russia’s political system and revelation of the specifics of forming the idea about it in the Russian jurisdiction.
Key words: treaty, constitution, delimitation of powers, centralization, decentralization, federalism, Unitarianism, conflict, consensus.
S.A. BEDYAGIN the graduate student of the Chair of Cultural Science and Social Communication of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
SOCIAL WELFARE STATE: PATRONAGE OF THE LEISURE INDUSTRY
The article reflects the abstract and applied problems of state social policy in the sphere of leisure, concerned with the healthy way living for Russian society out of industrial into postindustrial evolution modus. At the same time, the special role belongs to national management in production-consumption of physical training services for population, cultivating physical, mental, and moral health of present man.
Key words: social policy, authority, industry of leisure, sport, physical training, service, consumer, health, way of living.
R.R. KARIMOVcandidate of the department of political science, sociology and philosophy at the Bashkir Academy of Public Service and Management under the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan
PATRIOTISM AS FORM OF RUSSIA’S CIVIL IDENTITY: ON THE BASIS OF I.A. ILIN’S DOCTRINE
The article is based on the thesis about multidimensionality of patriotism and its multilevel as the Russian transition society’s system-making and consolidating basis. It establishes patriotism’s ties with the state as fatherland’s political form.
Key words: patriotism, ethnos, nation, love, motherland, structure, balance, culture, system.
V.A. KADOKHOVpost-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration head of the secretariat under the head of the Administration, deputy head of the local self-administration staff of the city of Vladikavkaz
LOCAL SELF-RULE IN THE SYSTEM OF RELATIONS OF POWER IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (REGIONAL ASPECT)
The local self-rule is examined as an institution of democracy and formation of civil society. Its significance increases in the process of inter-action with regional ruling bodies. This social institution helps find an optimum compromise between common state interests and the interests of local communities.
Key words: local government, municipalities, government agencies, separation of powers.
K.V. NIKOLAEVPost-graduate student at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
RELATIONS BETWEEN PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF CENTRALIZATION OF RUSSIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SYSTEM
In the article, the author studies the issue of cooperation between Parliament and the government. He analyzes the specifics of above cooperation under the conditions of centralization of public administration.
Key words: state, parliament, government, cooperation, relations, power, centralization, administration.
PROBLEMS OF POLITICAL MODERNIZATION
S.B. RADKEVICHD.Sc. (political science)
GREAT STALIN AND WOODEN SWORDS (“WHITE” MODERNIZATION AS HISTORICAL CHANCE FOR PUTIN’S RUSSIA)
The article examines two models of the Russian society’s development – neo-Stalinist (imperial) and “white” (democratic) models. It has been proved that real modernization is possible only on “white” principles. Participants of such modernization are determined. They are “old” supporters of democracy and unofficial organizations of the new wave.
Key words: Stalin, imperialism, Russia, state, modernization, state corporations, bureaucrats, Bolotnaya Square, Zakharova Avenue, unofficial community, the Internet.
V.A. KHOLOPOVCandidate of Political Science, Candidate of Economic Science, Professor of the Department State and Municipal management and economic theory at the RSRU, Deputy Chairman of the Ryazan City Duma, Of the Municipal Head
CURRENT TRENDS OF MODERNIZATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL AND LEGAL MECHANISM OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS INSTITUTE IN RUSSIA
The article deals with the institutional design of the existing system of municipal elections. It reviews the efficiency of innovation in the electoral system at the municipal level based on analysis of carried out in April – May 2011 by Public scientific Advisory Council of the CEC RF expert poll (questioning of representatives of the municipal community). The article deals with current trends in improving of the organizational and law regulation of the election of municipalities heads , including the latest legislative initiatives at the federal level. The author also analyzes the existing traditions in the practice of the implementation of the two models of elections of municipalities heads and suggests directions of perfection of the mechanisms and institutional framework of modernization of the municipal election institution.
Key words: municipal elections, the head of the municipality, local government, local community, modernization of the political system.
ETHNOPOLITICAL PROCESSES
A.V. VYSOTSKY candidate of the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS IN THE ANALYSIS OF PLACE OF ETHNIC FACTOR IN REGIONAL CONFLICTS
Scientific apprehension of the ethnic factor in regional conflicts is one of the most urgent problems in modern times. The range of the concept of “region” is being emphasized. Regional conflicts in federations, the impact of globalization and effect of glocalization on the character of regional conflicts were studied.
Key words: regional conflicts, ethnic factor, regionalism, federalism, globalization, gloclization, ethno-national contradictions.
K.M. MAGOMEDOVPost-graduate student at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
THE IMPACT OF ETHNOPOLITICS ON THE RUSSIAN STATE SECURITY IN THE CONTEXT OF ETHNOCULTURAL VARIETY IN THE GLOBALIZING WORLD
The article examines the Russian and global experience in solving ethnopolitical conflicts as well as the influence of ethnopolitics on Russia’s state security. Its author analyzes ethnopolitical processes in the former Yugoslavia that led to an escalation of the conflict across its territory. Moreover, he examines the ethnopolitical situation in the North Caucasus.
Key words: ethnopolitics, ethno-political processes, multiculturalism, national policy, national security, globalization.
PARTY SYSTEM IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
S.I. CHERNYSHOVProfessor at the Political Science Department of the Peoples’ Friendship University
E.A. KOPALKINANews Editor of IA “Interfax”
PARTY SYSTEM IN THE NETHERLANDS
In the article, authors analyze the party system in the Netherlands, the legal status of political parties and the structure of the party system. They examine the country’s economy, state structure and electoral system. They also analyze the results of the 2012 elections.
Key words: state structure, parties, party system, elections, electoral system, the Netherlands.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND GLOBALIZATION
D.L. TSYBAKOVPh.D. (political science), Doctoral student in the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and the Public Administration
COUNTERING MILITARIZATION UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF POST-BIPOLAR WORLD
The article is dedicated to the topic of militarization of politics in the post-bipolar world. The author examines the specifics of contemporary militarism and reveals priorities in countering militarization in the activity of states and international organizations.
Key words: militarism, militarization, post-bipolar world, international relations, international politics, national security.
M.Kh. YUSUPOVdeputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation VI convocation
STATE CONTROL OVER IMMIGRATION PROCESS IN CONTEMPORARY WORLD: POLITICAL SCIENCE ASPECT
The article examines the models of immigration policy pursued in Western Europe and makes a relative analysis of measures of the state controlled immigration processes in Russia and other countries under the conditions of globalization and regionalization.
Key words: immigration, migration, politics, repatriation, remigration, multi-culturalism, civilization, conflict.
A.P. POPKHADZEpost-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
SPECIFICS OF GEORGIA’S POLITICAL PROCESS
The importance of the role that is now played by Georgia in the South Caucasus zone in no small measures is determined by the specifics of Tbilisi’s regional policy. The Georgian leaders and the entire Georgian political elite try to play the role of the region’s political leader by suggesting itself as a strategic ally and guide of the regional interests of the Western countries. In view of this, any public and political and social and economic process in Georgia is important from the standpoint of their influence not only on the situation in the republic but also the Caucasus region as a whole.
Key words: Georgia, administration, political power, society, interest, influence, political process.
OUR AUTHORS
BEDYAGIN S.A.– the graduate student of the Chair of Cultural Science and Social Communication of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
BOGACHEVA O.A. – Ph.D. (political science).
BOGACHEV U.A.– Ph.D. (political science).
CHERNYSHOV S.I.– Professor at the Political Science Department of the Peoples’ Friendship University.
DEMYANENKO Yu.A.– Ph.D. (sociology), Rector of Pskov State University.
ISKUZHIN R.K.– Ph.D. (law), Minister of Land and Property Relations of the Republic of Bashkortostan, merited lawyer of the republic, Corresponding Member of the RANS.
KADOKHOV V.A.– post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration head of the secretariat under the head of the Administration, deputy head of the local self-administration staff of the city of Vladikavkaz.
KARADZHE T.V.– D.Sc. (philosophy), Professor, Head of the Moscow State Pedagogical University’s Political Science and Sociology Department.
KARIMOV R.R.– candidate of the department of political science, sociology and philosophy at the Bashkir Academy of Public Service and Management under the President of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
KHOLOPOV V.A.– Candidate of Political Science, Candidate of Economic Science, Professor of the Department State and Municipal management and economic theory at the RSRU, Deputy Chairman of the Ryazan City Duma, of the Municipal Head.
KOPALKINA E.A.– News Editor of IA “Interfax”.
MAGOMEDOV K.M.– post-graduate student at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
NASYROV R.R.– junior fellow of the Centre for Political and Legal Studies of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems, Ufa.
NIKOLAEV K.V.– post-graduate student at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
PANCHENKO B.B.– post-graduate student in the political science and sociology department of the MPGU.
POLONSKAYA D.D.– post-graduate student of the Department of political sciences of the Russian Peoples` Friendship University.
POPKHADZE A.P.– post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
RADKEVICH S.B.– D.Sc. (political science).
SAITOVA E.F.– aide to a deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation’s Federal Assembly of the VI convocation, assistant executive coordinator of the All-Russian People’s Front in the Republic of Bashkortostan.
SARGON KHAIDAYA– post-graduate student of the Department of political sciences of the Russian Peoples` Friendship University.
SHULENINA N.V.– PhD (philosophical science), The senior lecture at the Political Science Department of the Russian Peoples’ Friendship University.
TSYBAKOV D.L.– Ph.D. (political science), Doctoral student in the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and the Public Administration.
VYSOTSKY A.V.– candidate of the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
YUSUPOV M.Kh.– deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation VI convocation.
Academic journal “Political Science Issues”. Issue 3 (7). 2012.
CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN ESTABLISHING THE RUSSIAN MODEL OF MULTIPLICITY OF PARTIES (Opening Address) Medvedev N.P., D.Sc. (political science), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE AND RUSSIAN PARTY SYSTEM (Report) Chernyshov S.I., Professor at the Political Science Department of the Peoples’ Friendship University
ABOUT CHANGES IN ELECTION LEGISLATION UNDER CONDITIONS OF RUSSIAN MULTIPLICITY OF PARTIES (Report) Medvedev V.N., Ph.D. (law), Assistant Professor, senior fellow at the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences
SPECIFICS OF RUSSIA’S POLITICAL MODERNIZATION
- Mukhortov V.V. State’s Role in Implementation of Modernization Projects: Flexibility of Russian Authorities
- Bolhovitina T.S. Modernization of Political System in Official Discourse of the Government of Contemporary Russia
- Suleimanov A.R. Search for Theoretical and Methodological Principles of Modernization: Political Science Dimension
- Timerbaev T.A. Russia’s Sub-Federative Modernization: “Governors’ Mission”
MULTIPLICITY OF PARTIES AND TRANSFORMATION OF ELECTORAL PROCESS
- Pryakhin V.F. Some Aspects of Political World Order in the Globalization
- Ternovaya L.O. Multiparty System in the context of a Global Index of Hope and Despair
- Gaiduk V.V. Political Tandem as Factor of Matureness of Russian Rule
- Mescheryakova O.M. System of Many-Party and the Replacement of the Post of the Higher Official of the Subject of the Russian Federation
- Zhdanov S.P. Actual problems of a Political Solution to the Example of the Federal Law «On General Principles of Local Self-Government in the Russian Federation»
- Medvedeva V.K. Political Parties as Factor of Transformation of Elections System and Relations between Parliament and Government
- Ganicheva A.V. Influence of Political Reforms on Transformation of Institution of Russian President’s Envoy to Federal District
- Amiantov A.A. Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation: Evolution of Formation Procedures
- Geleranskiy P.S. An Outlook of new Parties Emergence in the Context of Russian Multiparty
- Burkov A.A. The Probability of Appearance the Nationalist Political Parties in Conditions of Reforming of the Russian Political System
- Kryuchkov A.V. Multiplicity of Parties in Political Competition as Factor of Countering Political Corruption
ETHNO-REGIONAL FACTOR IN DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLICITY OF PARTIES
- Suleymanova Sh.S. Development of Multi-Party System and National Issue in Contemporary Russia
- Savinov L.V. Electoral Specific Subjects in Ethnic Siberian Federal District
- Kettsyan G.V. Influence of Ethnic and Language Factor on Russia’s Political Process
- Mardanov M.Kh. Political Parties on Ethnic Aspects of Russia’s Migration: Glance from a Region
FOREIGN EXPERIENCE IN PARTY BUILDING
- Barsukov A.M. Party Systems of Belgium in the Context of Political Reforms
- Fonareov M.A. Role of “Colour Revolutions” in the Post-Soviet Republics: Danger for Russia
- Popakhadze A.P. Influence of Multiplicity of Parties on Political Stability in State: Georgia as Example
N.P. MEDVEDEV D.Sc. (political science), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN ESTABLISHING THE RUSSIAN MODEL OF MULTIPLICITY OF PARTIES
S.I. CHERNYSHOV Professor at the Political Science Department of the Peoples’ Friendship University
EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE AND RUSSIAN PARTY SYSTEM
V.N. MEDVEDEV Ph.D. (law), Assistant Professor, senior fellow at the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences
ABOUT CHANGES IN ELECTION LEGISLATION UNDER CONDITIONS OF RUSSIAN MULTIPLICITY OF PARTIES
SPECIFICS OF RUSSIA’S POLITICAL MODERNIZATION
V.V. MUKHORTOV Ph. D. (philosophy), doctoral candidate at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
STATE’S ROLE IN IMPLEMENTATION OF MODERNIZATION PROJECTS: FLEXIBILITY OF RUSSIAN AUTHORITIES
The need for scientific understanding of the phenomenon of modernization of the Russian society is stipulated by complexity and inconsistency of this process during the past 20 years of post-Soviet history. Modernization processes launched in contemporary Russia occupy special place in a row of these phenomena that are being carried out in other countries. At present, the modernization processes are significantly determined by the involvement of the government and its institutional structures in a wide network of social relations, which on their part, cannot be formed without the control and protection of the government. Modernization processes and the problems linked to them have not received comprehensive theoretical explanation in scientific literature dedicated to this topic. In the article, the author makes attempts to examine several peculiarities in the development of modernization in contemporary Russia in a specified retrospective.
Key words: modernization, privatization, post-Soviet space, globalism, statehood, collapse, transformation, reflection, federalism.
T.S. BOLHOVITINA Candidate of political science, associate professor Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Bryansk
MODERNIZATION OF POLITICAL SYSTEM IN OFFICIAL DISCOURSE OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA
The paper presents the content-analysis of the problem of modernization, as stated in the texts of the messages of the President of Russia to the Federal Assembly of Russian Federation in 2002-2012. The measures connected with the realization of objectives were stated. The urgent questions of electoral system’s reformation, forming of modern partioma’s model were put.
Key words: The message of the President of Russia, political modernization, political system, electoral system, political parties, civil society.
A.R. SULEIMANOV Ph.D. (political science), lecturer at the Bashkir Institute of Social Technology of the Academy of Labour and Social Relations
SEARCH FOR THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES OF MODERNIZATION: POLITICAL SCIENCE DIMENSION
The vector of the country’s development was determined by D.A. Medvedev in his State of the Nation Address, and this is the path of modernization. The word “modernization” is being always used by politicians, journalists, scientists, students and the population as a whole. As we see, V.V Putin is continuing the course of modernization launched by his predecessor. As long as, there is no alternative to modernization in Russia, it’s high time to formulate a comprehensive system of reforms and bring it into correlation with the multinational country’s interests.
Key words: modernization, transformation, state, political system, dimension, development, society.
T.A. TIMERBAEV Ph.D. (law)
RUSSIA’S SUB-FEDERATIVE MODERNIZATION: “GOVERNORS’ MISSION”
On the 15th of November of 2012, Russian President D.A. Medvedev submitted to the State Duma a draft law on direct election of the heads of Russian entities. The document triggered a mixed reaction in the country. Some people say that the election of a regional leader is a display of democracy. But some others insist that this is another trick of the authorities, and this is an opportunity to conclude an agreement with the systematic and non-systematic opposition after they stepped up their activity in December 2011. The article analyses the given facts.
Key words: electivity, governor, region, filter, municipality, democracy, elite, electorate, party, parliament.
MULTIPLICITY OF PARTIES AND TRANSFORMATION OF ELECTORAL PROCESS
V.F. PRYAKHIN D.Sc. (political science), Club of Rome National Committee member
SOME ASPECTS OF POLITICAL WORLD ORDER IN THE GLOBALIZATION
Globalization makes the world very quickly becoming more and more interdependent one. But it has not yet developed a system of world order corresponding to the achieved level of international division of labor. The level of the global world management remains extremely low. The enhanced negative impact of global problems more and more requires the effective preemptive measures jointly developed by all stakeholders of the international community and implemented by them at high level of coordination and subordination. Sovereign states can not agree on the measures necessary to preserve the conditions of existence of homo sapiens on the planet. The old political mechanisms are unable to provide effective management of social processes. The world faces a global crisis of governability. The article presents the author's vision of this crises resolution based on discussions within the Strategic Social Initiative "Russia 2045".
Key words: globalization, global problems, world order, monopolarity, westernization, scientific and technical progress, Westphalian system, democracy, party, civil society, ideology, Russian cosmism, Homo sapiens, transhumanism, mass consciousness, national sovereignty and international organizations.
L.O. TERNOVAYA D.Sc. (history), Professor at the department of sociology and management of the Moscow Automobile and Road Technical University (MADI)
MULTIPARTY SYSTEM IN THE CONTEXT OF A GLOBAL INDEX OF HOPE AND DESPAIR
This article examines the relationship of knowledge about political and social attitudes, characteristics of public administration, derived from various global rankings, with the desire of people to support this or that political force, formed a political party. It is shown that in the fall of the indices of hope political expectations of the population can be translated into support for exotic, humorous parties which are the paraparties.
Key words: global rankings, hope, despair, peace, happiness, political parties, a multiparty system.
V.V. GAIDUK D.Sc. (political science), Ph.D. (law), Professor, head of the Department of History of State and Law and Constitutional Rights at the Bashkir Institute of Social Technology
POLITICAL TANDEM AS FACTOR OF MATURENESS OF RUSSIAN RULE
The inauguration of the Russian President V.V. Putin was held on the 7th of May 2012, and although this put everything in their places, passions over the existing political duet have not subsided yet and are gaining momentum with a growth in new political developments and forecasts. The article makes a political science analysis of the Russian political tandem-democracy, reveals historical roots of this political phenomenon and forecasts its future developments and about the role that will be played by each of its participants in Russian politics.
Key words: tandem, tandem-democracy, regime, personalization, duality of power, favouritism, monarchy, republic.
O.M. MESCHERYAKOVA doctor of juridical sciences, professor of the Department of international law of the Peoples Friendship University of Russia
SYSTEM OF MANY-PARTY AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE POST OF THE HIGHER OFFICIAL OF THE SUBJECT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The article is devoted to the analysis of legal the procedure of the replacement of the post of higher official of the subject of Russian Federation. In the article reveals the role and the place of system of many-party in the marking of the legal policy of Russian Federation taking into account a position of the Constitutional court of the Russian Federation.
Key words: system of many-party, elections of head of region, legal regulation of elections, head of region, the Constitutional court, structure of power, post replacement, selective process.
S.P. ZHDANOV Ph.D. (law), Assistant professor at the political and legal science department of the Moscow State University of Environmental Engineering
ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF A POLITICAL SOLUTION TO THE EXAMPLE OF THE FEDERAL LAW «ON GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION»
This article talks about current issues in political decision-making on example of Federal Law of the Russian Federation «On the Basic Principles of State Regulation of local autonomy in the Russian Federation».
Key words: local autonomy, political decision-making, special knowledge, Federal Law of the Russian Federation «On the Basic Principles of State Regulation of local autonomy in the Russian Federation».
V.K. MEDVEDEVA Ph.D. (political science), Assistant Professor at People’s Friendship University of Russia
POLITICAL PARTIES AS FACTOR OF TRANSFORMATION OF ELECTIONS SYSTEM AND RELATIONS BETWEEN PARLIAMENT AND GOVERNMENT
In the article, the author examines the role of political parties in contemporary Russia in the transformation of relations between the parliament and the government. He analyzes the transformation of the electoral system.
Key words: political party, elections system, law, political system, parliament, government, society, power.
A.V. GANICHEVA Ph.D. (political science), Assistant Professor at the Economic Faculty at People’s Friendship University of Russia
INFLUENCE OF POLITICAL REFORMS ON TRANSFORMATION OF INSTITUTION OF RUSSIAN PRESIDENT’S ENVOY TO FEDERAL DISTRICT
In the article, the author analyzes the process of the transformation of the institution of the Presidential envoy to a Federal District in the context of political reforms. After studying the issue, he arrives at a conclusion that one of the basic aims of the undertaken administrative reforms in the regions of the Russian Federation is the optimization of economic and political space for assuring the country’s economic integration, upgrading the efficiency of state and territorial administration and leveling the regions’ potentials.
Key words: institution of presidential envoy, Federal District, region, political reform, Russian Federation, entity, status.
A.A. AMIANTOV Ph.D. (political science), Assistant at the political science department of the People’s Friendship University of Russia
COUNCIL OF FEDERATION OF THE FEDERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION: EVOLUTION OF FORMATION PROCEDURES
In the article, the author examines history of the formation of the Council of Federation of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation and the procedure of its formation at various stages of the country’s political process. He analyzes the existing problems in the formation of the Upper House of the Russian parliament, examines prerequisites and proposes to return to direct Federation Council elections. He also examines the latest proposals by the Russian President on the formation of the Federation Council.
Key words: Federation Council, parliament, procedure of formation, elections, member of the Federation Council, deputy of the State Duma, representation, entity of the Russian Federation, ruling bodies of the entities of the Federation.
P.S. GELERANSKIY PhD (political science), doctoral candidate at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
AN OUTLOOK OF NEW PARTIES EMERGENCE IN THE CONTEXT OF RUSSIAN MULTIPARTY
The author describes changes in the law on the formation of political parties. The state of the electoral field are described and an estimate of the possible emergence of new political parties of various orientation are given. The author makes an analysis of opposition rallies, and the reasons for these rallies. He makes assumptions about the possible ways of reducing opposition rallies intensity and makes proposals for the solution of the socio-political crisis.
Key words: registration of new political parties, the organizing committee of a political party, electoral field, the prospects for a multiparty system, opposition internet-leaders, social and political crisis, the emergence of new political parties.
A.A. BURKOV postgraduate student, Faculty of Sociology, Ural State Pedagogical University
THE PROBABILITY OF APPEARANCE THE NATIONALIST POLITICAL PARTIES IN CONDITIONS OF REFORMING OF THE RUSSIAN POLITICAL SYSTEM
This article considers the possible scenarios of nationalist organizations and the likelihood of nationalist parties in reforming the political system in Russia. The article discusses the various types of nationalist organizations and their ideological platform, as well as the possibility of transformation in terms of reform.
Key words: political party, the nationalist organization, the reform of the political system, ideology.
A.V. KRYUCHKOV Post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
MULTIPLICITY OF PARTIES IN POLITICAL COMPETITION AS FACTOR OF COUNTERING POLITICAL CORRUPTION
Under the conditions of declared reforming of the Russian political system, a search is necessary for new type of interrelations between the authorities (government) and political parties (part of the civil society), as key participants in the political process both at the federal and regional levels. Special emphasis should be laid to the growth in civil activity under the conditions of which another round of forming up of multiplicity of parties is taking place in the Russian political history.
Key words: imitation, power, public administration, multiplicity of parties, political party, political competition, political corruption.
ETHNO-REGIONAL FACTOR IN DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLICITY OF PARTIES
Sh.S. SULEYMANOVA Doctor of Political Science, observer on "Caucasus" radio channel entering in "The Voice of Russia" Broadcasting Company
DEVELOPMENT OF MULTI-PARTY SYSTEM AND NATIONAL ISSUE IN CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA
The article "Development of the multiparty system and the national question in Russia today", showed the role of the multiparty system as an important instrument for maintaining stability and order in the complex set of conflicting and competing groups, which the modern society is. Therefore, the most important criterion for evaluating the current political system should not be the number of parties, but their influence on the decision of critical issues facing the nation.
Key words: Russia, multiparty system, the role and prospects of the Russian multiparty system, the ethnic question.
L.V. SAVINOV PhD (political science), Assistant professor of sociology and social administration department of the Siberian Institute of The Russian Presidential of National Economy and Public Administration
ELECTORAL SPECIFIC SUBJECTS IN ETHNIC SIBERIAN FEDERAL DISTRICT
This paper analyzes the characteristics and peculiarities of the electoral behavior of the inhabitants of the national republics and autonomous regions that make up the Siberian Federal District. Proposed to the author's interpretation of the dilemmas and the paradox of voting ethnophors.
Key words: ethnic policies, electoral behavior, Siberia.
G.V. KETTSYAN Ph. D., (political science), Assistant Professor at the department of economics and public administration of the Institute of Entrepreneur Infrastructure
INFLUENCE OF ETHNIC AND LANGUAGE FACTOR ON RUSSIA’S POLITICAL PROCESS
Contemporary states attach great importance to national stability, problems of inter-ethnic relations and the issues of smoothing ethnic and political conflicts. Maintaining balance between the representatives of various ethnic communities, honouring minority rights is a criterion of modern developed democratic society. In this context, language policy as one of the aspects of state’s work with ethnic groups, seen as very important.
Key words: political process, political stability, ethno-linguistic factor, ethnicity, party.
M.Kh. MARDANOV Deputy Head of presidential administrations of the Republic of Bashkortostan
POLITICAL PARTIES ON ETHNIC ASPECTS OF RUSSIA’S MIGRATION: GLANCE FROM A REGION
In the article, the author examines ethnic migration and its influence on political stability. He analyzes the attitude of the government and political parties towards the issue of ethnic migration.
Key words: ethnic migration, political party, power, political system, stability.
FOREIGN EXPERIENCE IN PARTY BUILDING
A.M. BARSUKOV lecturer at the department of political science Kemerovo State University
PARTY SYSTEMS OF BELGIUM IN THE CONTEXT OF POLITICAL REFORMS
This article author examines the specific of forming of regional party systems in Belgium. The author analysis of the fragmentation Belgium political parties and influence regional parties on political process.
Key words: political parties, party systems, Belgium.
M.A. FONAREOV fellow at the Department handling problems of national, federative and international relations of the Centre for Political and Legal Studies of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute for Legal Issues
ROLE OF “COLOUR REVOLUTIONS” IN THE POST-SOVIET REPUBLICS: DANGER FOR RUSSIA
In the past 10 years, a wave of “colour revolutions” has spread across the former Soviet Union and the Soviet block. Some countries could withstand but some others failed. What is the origin of these revolutions? What are the reasons that led to these uprisings? The article answers these and other questions. The basic reasons for these revolutions are hidden in the governments themselves, and internal contradictions, and conflict situations in the society. The best way to prevent them is to make well-thought and balanced political decisions on ruling the country.
Key words: the Soviet Union, “colour revolution”, “orange revolution”, “velvet revolution”, integration, disintegration, CIS, crisis, youth movement, opposition, meeting.
A.P. POPKHADZE post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
INFLUENCE OF MULTIPLICITY OF PARTIES ON POLITICAL STABILITY IN STATE: GEORGIA AS EXAMPLE
The article examines Georgia’s party system, its peculiarities and the transformation of the party system. The author analyzes the influence of multiplicity of parties on political stability in Georgia.
Key words: party, party system, stability, political regime, transformation, elections, Georgia.
OUR AUTHORS
AKOPYAN M.S. – Junior fellow at the department for studying problems of political regionalistic and ethnopolitics of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems, Ufa.
AKOPYAN A.S. – Junior fellow at the department for studying problems of political regionalistic and ethnopolitics of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems, Ufa.
ANDREEV A.V. – Post-graduate student department of political science Kemerovo State University.
BUYANOV V.S. – D.Sc. (philosophy), Professor at the department for Russia’s foreign policy activity of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
CHERNYSHOV S.I. – Professor at the Political Science Department of the Peoples’ Friendship University.
FONAREOV M.A. – Fellow at the Department handling problems of national, federative and international relations of the Centre for Political and Legal Studies of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute for Legal Issues.
GAIDUK V.V. – D.Sc. (political science), Ph.D. (law), Professor, head of the Department of History of State and Law and Constitutional Rights at the Bashkir Institute of Social Technology.
GANICHEVA A.V. – Ph.D. (political science), Assistant Professor at the Economic Faculty at People’s Friendship University of Russia.
KARADZHE T.V. – D.Sc. (philosophy), Professor, Head of the Moscow State Pedagogical University’s Political Science and Sociology Department.
KUDIN K.Yu. – Post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
MEDVEDEVA V.K. – Ph.D. (political science), Assistant Professor at People’s Friendship University of Russia.
NASSIMOVA G.O. – D.Sc. (political science), associate professor, head of department of political sciences at KazNU named after al-Farabi (Kazakhstan).
POLONSKAYA D.D. – Post-graduate student of the Department of political sciences of the Russian Peoples` Friendship University.
SENGIRBAI MUKHTAR – Ph.D. (political science), doctoral student in department of political sciences KazNU named after Al-Farabi (Kazakhstan).
SHULENINA N.V. – Ph.D. (philosophical science), the senior lecturer of the Department of political sciences of the Russian Peoples` Friendship University.
SHULIKA J.E. – the Department of Political Science Russian University of People`s Friendship.
TOLEN ZHENISBEK – Ph.D. (political science), doctoral student in department of political sciences KazNU named after Al-Farabi (Kazakhstan).
ZHUMAKAEVA B.D. – Ph.D. (history), department of general education disciplines at the international Business Academy, Republic of Kazakhstan.
OUR AUTHORS
AMIANTOV A.A. – Ph.D. (political science), Assistant at the political science department of the People’s Friendship University of Russia.
BARSUKOV A.M. – lecturer at the department of political science Kemerovo State University.
BOLHOVITINA T.S. – Candidate of political science, associate professor Academy of National Economy and Public Administration, Bryansk.
BURKOV A.A. – post-graduate student, Faculty of Sociology, Ural State Pedagogical University.
CHERNYSHOV S.I. – Professor at the Political Science Department of the Peoples’ Friendship University.
FONAREOV M.A. – fellow at the Department handling problems of national, federative and international relations of the Centre for Political and Legal Studies of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute for Legal Issues.
GAIDUK V.V. – D.Sc. (political science), Ph.D. (law), Professor, head of the Department of History of State and Law and Constitutional Rights at the Bashkir Institute of Social Technology.
GANICHEVA A.V. – Ph.D. (political science), Assistant Professor at the Economic Faculty at People’s Friendship University of Russia.
GELERANSKIY P.S. – Ph.D. (political science), doctoral candidate at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
KETTSYAN G.V. – Ph.D. (political science), Assistant Professor at the department of economics and public administration of the Institute of Entrepreneur Infrastructure.
KRYUCHKOV A.V. – Post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
MARDANOV M.Kh. – Deputy Head of presidential administrations of the Republic of Bashkortostan.
MEDVEDEV N.P. – D.Sc. (political science), Professor at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
MEDVEDEV V.N. – Ph.D. (law), Assistant Professor, senior fellow at the Institute of State and Law of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
MEDVEDEVA V.K. – Ph.D. (political science), Assistant Professor at People’s Friendship University of Russia.
MESCHERYAKOVA O.M. – D.Sc. (juridical sciences), professor of the Department of international law of the Peoples Friendship University of Russia.
MUKHORTOV V.V. – Ph. D. (philosophy), doctoral candidate at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
POPKHADZE A.P. – post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration.
PRYAKHIN V.F. – D.Sc. (political science), Club of Rome National Committee member.
SAVINOV L.V. – Ph.D. (political science), Assistant professor of sociology and social administration department of the Siberian Institute of The Russian Presidential of National Economy and Public Administration.
SULEIMANOV A.R. – Ph.D. (political science), lecturer at the Bashkir Institute of Social Technology of the Academy of Labour and Social Relations.
SULEYMANOVA Sh.S. – D.Sc. (political science), observer on "Caucasus" radio channel entering in "The Voice of Russia" Broadcasting Company.
TERNOVAYA L.O. – D.Sc. (history), Professor at the department of sociology and management of the Moscow Automobile and Road Technical University (MADI).
TIMERBAEV T.A. – Ph.D. (law).
ZHDANOV S.P. – Ph.D. (law), Assistant professor at the political and legal science department of the Moscow State University of Environmental Engineering.
Academic journal “Political Science Issues”. Issue 2 (6). 2012.
EDITOR’S NOTE
THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
- Karadzhe T.V. Political Space/Time: Content of Concept
- Zhumakaeva B.D. Conceptual principles of Political Behaviour Research in Political Science
- Shulenina N.V., Polonskaya D.D. The phenomenon of political myth
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES
- Gaiduk V.V. Election of Heads of Regions of the Russian Federation by Popular Vote (2004-2012)
- Medvedeva V.K. Political Competition and Electoral Process
- Ganicheva A.V. Russian Regional Politics: Siberian Model
- Akopyan M.S. Some Conceptual Specifics in Formation of Contemporary Political Parties in the Russian Federation
- Andreev A.V. Public Policy online and Political Resonances Management
ETHNOPOLITICS AND ETHNOCULTURE
- Buyanov V.S. Identity of contemporary Russia: problems of formation
- Akopyan A.S. National Cause as Basis of Russian Civilization: Conceptual and Politological Analysis
- Shulika J.E. Is Russia East or West?
PARTY SYSTEM IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
- Chernyshov S.I. Finland’s Party System
POLITICAL PROBLEMS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
- Nassimova G.O., Sengirbai Mukhtar, Tolen Zhenisbek Preventing destructive conflicts in Kazakhstan: problems and contradictions
- Luzan A.A., Luzan S.A. Past and Future of Ukrainian-Russian Relations
- Fonareov M.A. Collapse of the Soviet Union and Transformation of Eurasian Community
- Kudin K.Yu. Political and Legal Foundation for Development of International and Foreign Economic Ties by Regionsof the Russian Federation
THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
T.V. KARADZHE D.Sc. (philosophy), Professor, Head of the Moscow State Pedagogical University’s Political Science and Sociology Department
POLITICAL SPACE/TIME: CONTENT OF CONCEPT
In the article, the author reveals the content of the “political space” concept and examines the essential characteristics of the “political time” concept. He singles out forms of political space and analyzes its structure.
Key words: political space, geopolitics, category, structure, form.
B.D. ZHUMAKAEVA Ph.D. (history), department of general education disciplines at the international Business Academy, Republic of Kazakhstan
CONCEPTUAL PRINCIPLES OF POLITICAL BEHAVIOUR RESEARCH IN POLITICAL SCIENCE
In the article, the author examines the problem of political behaviour. According to him, a study of motives and ground for political behaviour makes it possible to regulate and direct the society as a whole, allowing finding ways for practical coordination of innovative and traditional content of citizens’ behaviour and also working out theoretical basis for integrating public forces, new democratic as well as conservative groups. The author analyzes basic tendencies of political behavior research.
Key words: political behaviour, political science, approach, process, political institutions.
N.V. SHULENINA PhD (philosophical science), the senior lecturer of the Department of political sciences of the Russian Peoples` Friendship University
D. D. POLONSKAYA postgraduate student of the Department of political sciences of the Russian Peoples` Friendship University
THE PHENOMENON OF POLITICAL MYTH
The article considers the main approaches to the definition of political myth, its place and the role at the political culture.
Key words: political myth, political mythology, political culture, political ideology.
POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROCESSES
V.V. GAIDUK D.Sc. (political science), Ph.D. (law), Professor, head of the Department of History of State and Law and Constitutional Rights at the Bashkir Institute of Social Technology
ELECTION OF HEADS OF REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION BY POPULAR VOTE (2004-2012)
The abolition of the direct election of heads of Russian regions in 2004 was originally interpreted ambiguously and stirred a mixed reaction. Dispute over the issue is seen as a competition of political ideologies and associated with the processes of legitimizing (delegitimizing) direct elections of heads of regions of the federation. The declaration of the return to direct election of heads of regions of the federations in the late 2011, was equally unexpected by observers as the declared abolition of these elections in September 2004 in view of the “threat of terrorism”. From this standpoint, it will be interesting to analyze the positions of the participants of the dispute and assess the level of their influence on political process.
Key words: elections, appointment, regions of the Russian Federation, legitimization, political process, political regionalistics, ethnopolitics, national and federal relations, political groups, opposition.
V.K. MEDVEDEVA Ph.D. (political science), Assistant Professor at People’s Friendship University of Russia
POLITICAL COMPETITION AND ELECTORAL PROCESS
In the article, the author studies the problem of political competition. He examines free elections and the need to remove the government as conditions for the formation of a democratic political system.
Key words: political competition, institution of elections, electoral process, removability of the government, political regime, political parties, political system.
A.V. GANICHEVA PhD (political science), assistant Professor at the Economic Faculty at People’s Friendship University of Russia
RUSSIAN REGIONAL POLITICS: SIBERIAN MODEL
In the article author examines new trends in the development of the Siberian-Far East region and analyzes the idea of setting up of a state corporation for the development of Siberia and the Far East.
Key words: regional politics, Far East Federal District, East Siberia, Far East, the Far East Development Ministry, state corporation for the development of East Siberia and Far East.
M.S. AKOPYAN junior fellow at the department for studying problems of political regionalistic and ethnopolitics of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems, Ufa
SOME CONCEPTUAL SPECIFICS IN FORMATION OF CONTEMPORARY POLITICAL PARTIES IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Democratic regime cannot function to the utmost without political parties. All researchers agree that the political parties, in this sense, can structure citizens’ electoral preferences, represent various social interests, determine policies and create institutional capabilities for the selection and cooperation of the elite. The article examines some specifics in the development of parties during the transformation of political system in the Russian Federation.
Key words: political party, democracy, authoritarianism, suffrage, revolution, political system, masses, administrative party, civil party.
A.V. ANDREEV Postgraduate student department of political science Kemerovo State University
PUBLIC POLICY ONLINE AND POLITICAL RESONANCES MANAGEMENT
The article considers problems of change of the maintenance and character of a public policy because of distribution of modern information technologies. The author includes in number of such problems of some functions of traditional media, and also necessity of formation of qualitatively new forms of socio-political interaction at the basis of horizontal network communications. According to the author, Public Policy Online became today an objective reality, and demands to itself corresponding attention of the basic participants of modern political process. Formation of political resonances is an important element of modern Online-publicity and creates essentially new possibilities for a policy-making of the state in modern conditions.
Key words: the public policy, Online-publicity, mass media, socio-political interaction, political resonances.
ETHNOPOLITICS AND ETHNOCULTURE
V.S. BUYANOV D.Sc. (philosophy), Professor at the department for Russia’s foreign policy activity of the Russian Academy of People’s Economy and Administrative Service under the Russian President
IDENTITY OF CONTEMPORARY RUSSIA: PROBLEMS OF FORMATION
The article analyzes urgent issues of the formation of the identity of post-Soviet Russia and reveals specifics of civilizational, national and governmental identification and self-identification of Russian Federation early 21st century and complicated and ambiguous character of this process.
Key words: identity, civilization, nation, “Russian issue”, Great power statehood, empire.
A.S. AKOPYAN junior fellow at the department for studying problems of political regionalistic and ethnopolitics of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute of Legal Problems, Ufa
NATIONAL CAUSE AS BASIS OF RUSSIAN CIVILIZATION: CONCEPTUAL AND POLITOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
Political processes that are undergoing in the contemporary world have fallen outside the scope of politics and economics and more often appear in the sphere of growing national self conscience by dictating new conditions for interethnic dialogue as well as in bringing forward universal and civilized standards which encourage objective integrating tendencies in all the areas of contemporary society. On the one hand, they help to stabilize federative relations and lower the acuteness of many ethnic problems. On the other hand, they bear the potential of degradation of the previous social identity by weakening historical traditions of ethnicities.
Key words: nation, ideology, civilization, national culture, ethnos, primordialism, constructivism, identity, culture, symbol.
J.E. SHULIKA The Department of Political Science Russian University of People`s Friendship
IS RUSSIA EAST OR WEST?
The epoch after the Decembrist uprising is notorious for the intensive search of Russia in political, economic and social spheres of life as well as in cultural and spiritual identity. In Russia many representatives of philosophical thought disputed over the question, if Russia had a propensity for East or West, otherwise it was distinctive. The problem of Russia`s identification still be urgent at the present time, and it can be examined through the different methods, including the Insitutional Matrices Theory.
Key words: West, East, political system, Russian identity, Russian people, Westernism, Slavophilism, autocracy, ethnicity theory, historical materialism, institutional matrix.
PARTY SYSTEM IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES
S.I. CHERNYSHOV Professor at the Political Science Department of the Peoples’ Friendship University
FINLAND’S PARTY SYSTEM
In the article the author analyzes Finland’s party system and studies legal status of political parties. He examines the country’s economy, state structure and the system of voting. He also analyzes the results of the elections in 2011 and 2012.
Key words: party, party system, state structure, Finland.
POLITICAL PROBLEMS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
G.O. NASSIMOVA Doctor of Political Science, associate professor, head of department of political sciences KazNU named after al-Farabi (Kazakhstan)
SENGIRBAI MUKHTAR PhD, doctoral student in department of political sciences KazNU named after Al-Farabi (Kazakhstan)
TOLEN ZHENISBEK PhD, doctoral student in department of political sciences KazNU named after Al-Farabi (Kazakhstan)
Preventing destructive conflicts in Kazakhstan: problems and contradictions
The article researches the problems of preventing destructive conflicts in Kazakhstan and analyses the role of the government and the civil society in this process.
Key words: conflict, social tension, preventing conflicts, institutionalization of the conflict.
A.A. LUZAN D.Sc. (philosophy), Ukraine, Slavyansk
S.A. LUZAN Ph.D. (sociology), Moscow
PAST AND FUTURE OF UKRAINIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS
The article examines the history of Ukrainian-Russian relations and analyzes the factors that exert influence on their transformation. It reveals the content of the “national interest” concept.
Key words: Ukraine, Russia, relations, government interests.
M.A. FONAREOV fellow at the Department handling problems of national, federative and international relations of the Centre for Political and Legal Studies of the Eurasian Scientific Research Institute for Legal Issues
COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION AND TRANSFORMATION OF EURASIAN COMMUNITY
The collapse of the USSR and the formation of the Eurasian Union witness the repetition of political phenomena in the form of Eurasian disintegration and integration. The repeating phenomenon raises the question about the consistency of political processes. The problem of Eurasian integration is quite an urgent issue and is in the vision of local and foreign scientists. Initially, Western researchers examined the Eurasian integrations from the practical side, but the examination of theoretical approaches and internal trends of the development of this process remained beyond the scope of scientific research. The given article makes a politological analysis of the transformation of the Eurasian community and the role played by the Russian Federation in it.
Key words: Soviet Union, Eurasian Union, transformation, eurasianism, integration, disintegration, CIS, vector, geopolitics, language.
K.Yu. KUDIN post-graduate student at the National and Federative Relations Department of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
POLITICAL AND LEGAL FOUNDATION FOR DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL AND FOREIGN ECONOMIC TIES BY REGIONS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
In the article, the author analyzes political and legal foundation for the development of international and foreign economic ties by regions of the Russian Federation. He reveals its essence and shortcomings and singles out preconditions for the development of international and foreign economic ties by the regions of the Russian Federation.
Key words: region of the Russian Federation, relations, foreign economic and intentional ties, law, foundation, development, federalism.