RUDN Journal of Political ScienceRUDN Journal of Political ScienceВестник Российского университета дружбы народов. Серия: Политология2313-14382313-1446Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)4963410.22363/2313-1438-2026-28-1-186-200NHHNNSPOLITICAL MANAGEMENTПОЛИТИЧЕСКИЙ МЕНЕДЖМЕНТResearch ArticleCorporate Political Activity and Firms’ Public Policy in the System of Public Affairs ManagementКорпоративная политическая активность и публичная политика компаний в системе публичного менеджментаhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8167-2092DegtyarevAndrey A.ДегтярёвАндрей Алексеевич

PhD in Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Comparative Politics

кандидат философских наук, доцент, доцент кафедры сравнительной политологии

andrew.a.degtyarev@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0009-0001-3161-879XDavydovPavel M.ДавыдовПавел Михайлович

Postgraduate Student of the Department of Comparative Politics

аспирант кафедры сравнительной политологии

dawydow.pawel@gmail.comhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9945-2215TeteryukAlexey S.ТетерюкАлексей Сергеевич

PhD in Political Sciences, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Comparative Politics

кандидат политических наук, старший преподаватель кафедры сравнительной политологии

teteryuk-as@rudn.ruRUDN UniversityРоссийский университет дружбы народов08042026281Public Policy and Public AdministrationПубличная политика и государственное управление18620008042026Copyright ©; 2026, Degtyarev A.A., Davydov P.M., Teteryuk A.S.Copyright ©; 2026, Дегтярёв А.А., Давыдов П.М., Тетерюк А.С.2026Degtyarev A.A., Davydov P.M., Teteryuk A.S.Дегтярёв А.А., Давыдов П.М., Тетерюк А.С.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/49634

A whole range of concepts are used in the analyses of the strategies of political activity and political behavior of business towards state bodies in different countries. In the Russian literature, lobbying and GR-management are among most well-known concepts. On the contrary, foreign literature in the field of political science and strategic management focuses on «corporate political activity», «corporate public policy» and «public affairs management». The complex political and economic environment of business, especially international, inevitably leads to its involvement in various kinds of communications with state and public structures, dictating the need to create integrated non-market strategies. In practice, this leads to a mixture of different approaches designed to formulate a strategy for political and managerial interaction relevant to the environment. The complexity of modern companies often complicates the study of the political dimension of business activities, since the above-mentioned concepts are interpreted as synonymous or are not considered in political analysis, thus making the process of forming political strategies unclear for research. This study attempts to formulate a conceptual scheme of above-mentioned definitions, to correlate them with each other and to describe the relationship, adding clarity to the algorithm of analyzing political strategies and business tactics.

В анализе стратегий политической деятельности и политического поведения бизнеса в отношении государственных органов разных стран используется целый комплекс понятий. В отечественной литературе среди наиболее изученных встречаются лоббизм и GR-менеджмент. Зарубежная литература в сфере политической науки и стратегического менеджмента, наоборот, акцентирует внимание на «корпоративной политической активности», «корпоративной публичной политике» и «менеджменте публичных дел». Сложная политико-экономическая среда бизнеса, особенно международного, неизбежно приводит к коммуникации с государственно-общественными структурами, диктуя необходимость использования нерыночных (non-market) стратегий. На практике это приводит к смешению различных подходов, призванных сформулировать релевантную среде стратегию политико-управленческого взаимодействия. Комплексность современных организаций бизнеса нередко затрудняет изучение политического измерения их деятельности, поскольку указанные выше понятия трактуются как синонимические или же остаются вовсе неохваченными в политическом анализе. Тем самым процесс формирования политических стратегий становится более непрозрачным для изучения. В данной статье предпринимается попытка сформулировать схему указанных выше понятий, соотнести их между собой и описать взаимосвязь, добавив ясности к алгоритму анализа политических стратегий и тактик бизнеса.

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