Academic journal “Political Science Issues”. Issue 2 (22), 2016.
CONTENTS
PHILOSOPHY OF POLITICS
MODERN POLITICAL PROCESS
PROBLEMS OF SOCIOLOGY
ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL TECHNOLOGIES
ETHNO-POLITICAL PROCESSES AND CONFLICTS
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
PHILOSOPHY OF POLITICS
V.P. BEKH Doctor of Sciences (Philosophy), Professor, Merited Worker of Science and Technology of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
PHILOSOPHICAL REFLECTION OVER THE SUBJECT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
In the article, the author says that political science as an independent branch of general scientific knowledge, despite the long history of existence, is experiencing considerable difficulties in the formalization of the boundaries of its subject and justification of its self-development mechanism. Today, these problems are particularly acute in connection with the need to build an effective mechanism for self-regulation of social life, especially in the CIS countries.
Key words: politology, science, subject, political thinking, the institutionalization of the subject of politology.
MODERN POLITICAL PROCESS
P.K. GONCHAROV Doctor of Sociology, Professor, Deputy Director of the Branch of the Russian State Social University in the town of Lyubertsy on scientific work, Russia, Moscow
THE CRIMEA IS RUSSIAN: NEW EMPHASIS IN THE SYSTEM OF ARGUMENTS
The article deals with the analysis of political and legal assessment of the Crimea joining Russia. Some measures are suggested to upgrade the system of arguments in favor of this action in order to encourage its international support.
Key words: international law, peoples’ right to self-determination, principle of territorial integrity of states, nation, national development, referendum, system of arguments.
V.А. GLEBOV Ph.D. (law), Assistant Professor, Deputy Head of the Chair of Political Analysis and Management, Russian Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, Russia
А.А. АMIANTOV Ph.D. (political sciences), assistant professor at the Chair of Political Analysis and Management, Russian Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, Russia
NEW POSSIBILITIES OF THE PARLIAMENTARY FACTIONS TO DEPRIVE DEPUTIES OF THE STATE DUMA OF THEIR MANDATES
The article deals with the freedom and the imperative of the parliamentary mandate and new legislative initiatives aimed at strengthening the requirements to discipline parliamentarians and giving greater powers to parliamentary factions connected with the deprivation of the State Duma deputies of their status.
Key words: the parliamentary mandate, the imperative and freedom of the mandate, political faction, parliamentary discipline, parliamentary immunity.
J.S. SARKAROVA Phd (Political Science), Acting Head of the Department "Legal Management Software" of the Dagestan State University, Makhachkala, Russia
POLITICAL MODERNIZATION OF THE NORTH CAUCASUS REPUBLICS IN THE SOCIO-CULTURAL DIMENSION
The article attempts to identify and analyze some, in the author's opinion, the most important factors that have a more or less significant impact on the political modernization, system and structure components of the political regimes in the republics of the North Caucasus Federal District. It is shown that among these factors a key role plays socio-cultural and politico-cultural matrix in which, despite all the successes achieved by the peoples of the region on the way to the adoption and implementation of values, institutions, relations, rules of the game of political democracy, still a significant place continue to hold traditional ethnic and cultural, group, collectivist, clientelistic, clan and other values and attitudes.
Key words: Russia, North Caucasus, values, region, republic, policy, power, democracy, political culture, and others.
I.S. КАLININ post-graduate student at the Chair of philosophy and politology at the Bashkir State University, Ufa, Russia
FORMATION OF THE POLITICAL AGENDA AND POLITICAL DISCOURSE IN THE FRAMEWORK OF ANNUAL ADDRESS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Peculiarities of political agenda depend on the conceptual representations by the current establishment of the features of the state development. The President's annual address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation makes it possible to implement the function of turning the agenda into political reality.
The article demonstrates peculiarities of formation of the political agenda in the framework of the discursive bases for the development of the annual presidential address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.
Key words: President’s address, political agenda, president, the Federal Assembly, constitution, government, problematic field, discourse.
PROBLEMS OF SOCIOLOGY
А.А. АRTYKBAEVA lecturer at the Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaev, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE STUDY OF THE KYRGYZ IDENTITY
The actuality of the Kyrgyz identity investigation is connected with forming of common civil identity of different ethnos and social groups in democratic conditions. The model forming of solving one of the complex questions of poly-ethnical and confessional society in Kyrgyzstan is how different ethnic groups should live together in unitary state and form Kyrgyz identity. Hence the study of interethnic relations, working out categorical apparatus in investigation of these real processes is necessary as well as in theory and practice. The cognition of the main theoretical and methodological aspects of national, interethnic relations during post- Soviet period is peculiar for these researches. The researches are interested what ethno national and civil identity represent in conditions of transitional and post- transitional periods from socialistic public relations to a new political democracy.
On the bases of historical and political analysis the author made an analysis of peculiarities of Kyrgyz community philosophy for the last years. Special attention is paid to the research of ethnos evolution, interethnic relations and ethnic policy. Great attention is devoted to problems of Kyrgyz identification, which is determined by the following levels. The first level is determined by the formation of Kyrgyz nation as unified of civil and political community. The second is connected with national identity of the Kyrgyz. Hence the modern identification is effective in all spheres of public life.
Key words: identity, national identity, Kyrgyz identity, civil identity, race relations, ethnic groups, poly- ethnical society.
J.M. BORBODOEV Ph.D.(pedagogical sciences), working for the doctoral degree at the Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaev, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
А.А. АRTYKBAEVA lecturer at the Kyrgyz State University named after I. Arabaev, Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic
DEVELOPMENT OF THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE STUDY OF IDENTITY AND IDENTIFICATION ISSUES
A lot of theoretical and methodological identity problems and identification processes in poly- ethnic societies are worked out by West scientists, especially by psychologists. They point out that identity gets its expression due to another identity that can contradict it and hence to dialogue with it in which there is not one but at least two ways; from and to yourself. As a result they came to the following conclusion concerning identity:
– expression of its belonging to a world which is given the status of existence and that is the condition of continuing and restating the life;
– foundation for communicating and discussing where the essence of unique existence of personality is reflected in reality and in the process of its development.
Great interest concerning questions of identity problems is directed to analysis of socio-political relations with confessional psychology influencing the process of forming national identity. Western researches pay peculiar attention to the investigation of ethno- national identity and inter-ethnic conflicts. Considering nation phenomena they take into account psychological relations between people, devotion and loyalty to own national community uniting them and opposing to others. Supporters of psychological identity worked out extended identity theory. They defined identity in the following ways: as inner regularity and identity of a person to his own ethnos, historical status and so on.
There are the following types in theoretical development of Western researches: normal identity; ethnic identity; ethno-dominating identity; ethnic fanaticism; ethnic indifference; ethno- nihilism.
Key words: identity, identification, nation, race relations, ethnos, ethno national identity, ethnic indifference, civil identity.
ELECTIONS AND POLITICAL TECHNOLOGIES
А.А. АMIANTOV Ph.D. (political sciences), assistant professor at the Chair of Political Analysis and Management, Russian Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, Russia
К.V. VOLOBUYEV student at the Chair of media and information literacy and media education (UNESCO) at the Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia
MODERN PROBLEMS OF INFORMATION POLICY IN THE CONTEXT OF NATIONAL SECURITY
The article dwells upon theoretical postulates and practical application of the state information policy.
Key words: information policy, state information policy, the Russian information policy concept, the Doctrine of Information Security of the Russian Federation.
А.А. КRENVALK student at the Chair of media and information literacy and media education (UNESCO), Moscow State Pedagogical University, Moscow, Russia
POLITICAL BLOGS AS A MEANS OF POLITICAL INFLUENCE
This article seeks to analyze political blogs in terms of their content using the blogs of two power figures V.I. Yakunin and S.M. Mironov as an example. The first part of the article consists of a short history of blogs: the date of their appearance, milestones in their development, person who have made a special contribution to the blogosphere, a brief description of the blogs, the kinds of platforms used for blogs, the first example of a political blog. The second part of the article is devoted to the personalities of the blog authors, who through the most frequently mentioned topics permit their readers to understand the purpose of blogging by the author; to learn the topics it addresses; the frequency with which the blog is updated; the audience for which it is intended; the average size of a single blog entry; the form of information presentation; and the category to which the blog belongs.
Key words:
blog, blogosphere, Yakunin, Mironov, live journal, politics.
R.А. VALEEVA post-graduate student at the Chair of Politology and Political Philosophy, Diplomatic Academy of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Moscow, Russia
POLITICAL IMPORTANCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL OSCE ODIHR OBSERVATION OVER THE ELECTION PROCESS IN KYRGYZSTAN
The article focuses on the political significance of the international OSCE ODIHR observation over the election process in Kyrgyzstan. The author highlights and describes characteristics of the role of the OSCE ODIHR observation mission over the 2015 parliamentary elections. Particular attention is paid to the legal framework and financial base of the functioning of the organization.
Key words: parliamentary and presidential elections, the electoral process, the biometric method of voting, the OSCE, Kyrgyzstan.
L.Е. TIKHONOVA working for the degree of the Candidate of Sciences at the Chair of Modern Russian History, Kemerovo State University, Kemerovo, Russia
FEATURES OF ELECTORAL ACTIVITY OF CITIZENS DURING REGIONAL ELECTIONS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (FROM 2013 TO 2015)
The article is devoted to the consideration of the electoral cycle from 2013 to 2015, during which a part of citizens demonstrated negative attitude towards the ongoing electoral campaigns. In connection with the expansion of the protest vote, the author suggests that a difference should be made between positive and negative votes, revealing factors that influence them. The author comes to the conclusion that the increase in turnout during the single voting day in 2014 was associated with the factors of foreign policy that influenced the change in the political agenda inside Russia (the reunification of the Crimea with Russia and, as a consequence, growth of patriotism and support of the President of the Russian Federation, as a result of which the elections were perceived as a referendum demonstrating trust to the head of the state).
The article concludes that the main problem of regional elections was not the low level of the voters’ turnout but an increase in the negative electoral activity. Such trend may be changed only through the use of a complex of measures aimed at enhancing the level of confidence in the institution of elections and countering the destructive propaganda.
Key words: electoral activity, the regional elections, the Russian state, public opinion, electoral campaigns.
А.А. GALLIAMOVA chief specialist of the party building Department of the Regional Executive Committee of the Bashkortostan regional branch of the All-Russian political party "UNITED RUSSIA", Ufa, Russia
POLITICAL TECHNOLOGIES OF THE PARTY UPGRADE - FORMATION OF THE RUSSIAN MODEL OF THE PRIMARIES
The political transformations of today mean serious structural changes that occur commonly due to the higher complexity of socio-economic and political relations between interested actors. Application of the technology of primaries enables political forces to adapt to the challenges of our time with minimal losses and solve them in a timely manner.
The article discusses several aspects of the party upgrade through the introduction of primaries, a new technology for the Russian political practice. The author substantiates her position in favor of the institution of preliminary vote based on the results of the 2011 vote as well as the forecasts for the year 2016.
Key words: primaries, a preliminary vote, elections, political parties, party system, political technologies.
ETHNO-POLITICAL PROCESSES AND CONFLICTS
V.F. PRYAKHIN D.Sc. (political science), Club of Rome National Committee member Professor (Department of Area Studies and Foreign Policy, RSHU), Moscow, Russia
PROSPECTS FOR NAGORNO-KARABAKH CONFLICT RESOLUTION AFTER THE ESCALATION OF VIOLENCE IN APRIL, 2016
Sudden escalation of violence in "frozen" Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone in April 2016 revived the interest of political scientists to this problem of modern international relations and stimulated researches of this important topic of conflict resolution research.
The author summarizes the experience of practical work on the Karabakh issue and offers a vision of the past, present and future of this conflict.
The main objective ot the author is to identify the relationship of the regional conflict with the global crisis of civilization and to underline the need for improved global governance for countering both local and global challenges.
Key words: "frozen" conflicts, conflict resolution, Nagorno-Karabakh settlement, peacebuilding, UN, OSCE, global governance, global problems, world order, sustainable development.
A.R. SULEYMANOV candidate of political sciences, doctoral candidate, Department of national and federal relations Russian Academy of national economy and state service under the President of Russia, Ufa, Russia
ETHNO-POLITICAL SEMIOTICS OF THE FEDERATED REGION
Any Federal region is a complex socio-cultural formation that exists in the Central-peripheral system and interacting with other actors in national and Federative relations. In recent years, the trend to the knowledge of the ethno-political nature as a multicultural state in whole and its separate regions becomes a subject of political studies regional science and other related scientific disciplines. In turn, this fact leads to a more detailed study of ethnopolitical image regions, and national and Federal processes arising from the operation of the image until the products ethnopolitical activities in a particular region.
Key words: region, national politics, semiotics, image, political regionalism, national and Federative relations, and code, semiosis, universe of the mind.
O.V. ZHIGULINA Post-graduate student of Primakov Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
TO THE ISSUE OF MIGRANT INTEGRATION IN RUSSIA
Problem of integration is analyzed in the context of current Russian migration policy. We consider how the focus of integration problems evolved during post-Soviet period. It is shown that with immigration policy accents gradually switching towards long-term immigration, together with the factor of reduced migration potential of CIS states, migrant integration will become increasingly important for sustainable development of Russian society. We argue that integration measures and programs should be designed taking into account migration policy and processes in general, as well as the basic objectives of economic, demographic and geopolitical development of Russia. Considerable attention is paid to the prospects of the implementation of selective principles in regulation of migration flows and to the implementation of a differentiated approach to the integration of migrants.
Key words: migrant integration, migration policy, integration policy, barriers to integration.
А.V. VYSOTSKIY PhD (political sciences), working for a doctorate degree at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and State Service, Deputy editor-in-chief of scientific journal "Eurasian Union: Problems of International Relations", Moscow, Russia
ETHNO-NATIONALISM AND RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM IN THE VOLGA REGION REPUBLICS
In the article, the author studies the ethno-political situation in the Volga region. He analyzes the level of conflicts in the region, as well as the transformation of the ethno-political situation in the period from the Soviet times to the present day.
Key words: national policy, ethnic policy, political regionalistics, religious fundamentalism, Volga Region, subject of the Russian Federation, republic.
I.R. АMINOV Ph.D. (law), assistant professor at the Chair of State Law, Institute of Law, Bashkir State University, Ufa, Russia
ROLE OF REGIONAL ELITES IN THE ETHNIC REGIONAL CONFLICTS OF THE RUSSIAN STREAMING SPACE REGION
The article deals with regional elites and elite transformation processes that result in both positive and negative trends for the whole society. The risk factors include processes stimulating vertical and horizontal mobility of elites as well as processes of the elite embeddedness in the Russian super-national federative state. Stability of regional societies and the state as a whole depends on the extent to which such factors will be taken into account.
Key words: region, elite, ethnos, ethno-political conflict, social capital, streaming space, information society, federation, the online community.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND NATIONAL SECURITY
A.G. ZALUZHNIY doctor of jurisprudence, the professor of the chair of legal maintenance of national safety of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
P.A. BOYKO post-graduate student of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
POLITICO-LEGAL PROBLEMS OF INCREASE OF EFFICIENCY OF STRUGGLE AGAINST TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINALITY
Article is devoted politico-legal questions of the international cooperation in sphere of struggle against transnational criminality. The urgency of considered problems is caused by that today the transnational organized crime, is radically transformed in compliance with globalization processes, accumulates considerable material resources, expands spheres of the influence, gets into state bodies and financial and economic institutes of the various countries, is often closely connected with the terrorist and extremist organizations. On the basis of studying of the international documents and experience of interaction of the various countries in considered sphere the basic tendencies of development of the international cooperation in struggle against transnational crimes, ways of perfection of legal base of interaction of the states on counteraction of the international criminality are defined.
Key words: the international relations, cooperation of the states, safety of mankind, struggle against transnational criminality, a politico-legal mechanism of the international cooperation, international legal certificates.
CHAN HYU ТHAN post-graduate student at the Chair of Political Analysis and Management, Russian Peoples’ Friendship University, Vietnam
V.О. SARUKHANYAN Ph.D. (law), assistant professor at the Chair of Political Analysis and Management, Russian Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, Russia
BASIC CAUSES FOR CURRENT PHENOMENON OF CORRUPTION IN VIETNAM
Vietnamese Communist Party identified that the existing phenomenon of corruption in this country has become a national calamity, threatening the survival of the nation. By making contributions to raising awareness for fighting against corruption, the paper focuses on clarifying the current status and causes of corruption, thereby providing some suggestions for improving the effectiveness of the fighting against corruption in Vietnam.
Key words: corruption, phenomenon of corruption in Vietnam, causes of corruption, status of corruption.
E.A. DANILOVA Ph.D. (political science), doctoral candidate, philosophy faculty, National research Tomsk state university, Tomsk, Russia
INNOVATION POLICY IN DEFENSE INDUSTRY AND ITS COMMUNICATIVE REPRESANTATION AS A BASIS OF RUSSIAN NATIONAL BRANDING
Actuality of research theme is determined of current and potential global challenges and threats facing Russia. Consequently for strengthening of competitiveness it is necessary to work out a strategy of national branding. The goal of the article is exposure of its conceptual fundamentals based on Russian symbolic capital, current line of policy and external conjecture. An innovation discourse in positioning of Russia is analyzed; its perspectives and limits are defined. For overcoming of negative perception of innovation theme by target groups is offered a point adaptation of the innovation scenario for strategic Russian industries, which have a symbolic significance for recipients. One of such industries is historically and now defense one. Forming of innovation policy in Russian defense industry and visual representation of innovation achievements could construct an object field of the national branding strategy. Innovation activity of the subjects in defense industry, their innovation developments, start of knowledge-intensive manufactures could be information causes in the communicative strategy and influence on its effectiveness. National brand of defense industry could have a strong emotional impact both on internal and external target groups. At the same time even in conditions of geopolitical exertion international collaboration is possible in the dual technologies projects and could partly soften of the situation.
Key words: national branding, state positioning, innovations, defense industry, national safety, defense capacity, dual technologies, international collaboration.
А.А. URANYAN post-graduate student at the Chair of Political Analysis and Management, Russian Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, Russia
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN THE STRUGGLE AGAINST TERRORISM AT THE MODERN STAGE: PROBLEMS AND PROSPECTS
International terrorism in modern development conditions on the world arena has become a real global threat to humanity, in fact, after the events of September 11, 2001 the extent of it largely increased, despite the announced by the US and NATO intensified fight against it, as well as activities of the entire international community, connected to the fight. This article analyzes the characteristics of the world approaches to counter-terrorism, the achieved results and suggests ways of its effectiveness improvement.
Key words: International terrorism, international community, confrontation and interstate cooperation.
К.G. ILYINOVA post-graduate student at the Chair of Political Analysis and Management, Russian Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, Russia
ROLE OF THE VERKHOVNA RADA IN POLITICAL PROCESSES OF UKRAINE (2013-2015)
In article the role of the Verkhovna Rada in political processes which happened in Ukraine since November, 2013 is considered. The main attention is paid to research of a position of the Ukrainian parliament on domestic and foreign policy.
Key words: Ukraine, Verkhovna Rada, political processes, president, parliament.
А.I. МОROZOVpost-graduate student at the Chair of Political Analysis and Management, Russian Peoples’ Friendship University, Moscow, Russia
THE DELIMITATION AS A FACTOR OF INTERNATIONAL DIALOGUE IN THE ARCTIC
The article deals with the history of the intergovernmental dialogue on the issue of delimitation of the Arctic territories. The author makes the assumption that the existence of controversy in the Arctic should be considered not as a relationship problem, existence of controversy in the Arctic should be considered not as a relationship problem, but as a point of contact between the interests of concerned countries, as factors that contribute to enhancing international political process, the dialogue.
Key words: the Arctic, the delimitation of borders, intergovernmental dialoguе.
A.V. SKOROBOGATOVA graduate student State and Municipal Administration Chair People′s Friendship University of Russia Moscow, Russia
INTERNATIONAL ANTI-CORRUPTION INITIATIVES
The article is devoted to the working of the international organizations which have purpose is to develop of fighting against corruption in different countries. The author reports the work of these organizations in a variety of conditions in many countries. The author comes to the conclusion that the analysis international anti-corruption initiatives would be useful for independently producing own anti-corruption program for many countries. No state has immune from corruption, but there are which cope with it more effectively.
Key words: corruption, international relations, international organizations, anti-corruption programs.
N.I. BABKIN Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
RUSSIA AND NATO: CONFRONTATIONAL MODEL OF INTERACTION
The article is devoted to the study of the dynamics of development of relations between Russia and NATO after the end of the "cold war." The author comes to the conclusion regarding the cyclical nature of relations between Russia and the Alliance, manifested in a series of conditional ups and downs with a distinct negative roll. In order to come to such conclusion, the authors use the method of historical analysis aimed at singling out links between specific events and their impact on the overall dynamics of the development of relations. They also determine the nature of the conflicts and the prospects for development of relations between Russia and NATO in the short and medium terms.
Key words: Russia, NATO, USA, Moscow, Brussels, Washington.
A.V. BORKHSENIUS post-graduate of the Department of Public Administration of Peoples' Friendship University of Russia, Moscow, Russia
MISINFORMATION AS A TECHNOLOGY OF AN INFORMATION-PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE. FAKE AND ANTI-FAKE
The article takes a look at the role info-psychological warfare plays within globalization of informational sphere. It analyzes the adoption of misinformation by the state as a strategic tool for governance. The author elicits and describes new configurations of disinformation; it attempts to distinguish between what is fake and anti-fake.
Key words: globalization, information-psychological warfare, misinformation, mass media, fake, anti-fake.