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Серия: Политология</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2313-1438</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2313-1446</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba (RUDN University)</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">49637</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22363/2313-1438-2026-28-1-231-239</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">MVPFVH</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>BOOK REVIEW</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>РЕЦЕНЗИИ</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject></subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Understanding Spanish Politics. Book review: Baranov, A.V. (2024). Transformation of the Party System of Contemporary Spain (Electoral Aspect). Krasnodar: Kuban State University publ., 300 p. (In Russian)</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Осмысливая испанскую политику. Рецензия на книгу: Баранов А.В. Трансформация партийной системы современной Испании (электоральный аспект). Краснодар: Кубанский гос. ун-т, 2024. 300 с.</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6070-5999</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Zaznaev</surname><given-names>Oleg I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Зазнаев</surname><given-names>Олег Иванович</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Doctor of Law, Professor, Head of the Department of Political Science, Institute of Social and Philosophical Sciences and Mass Communications</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>доктор юридических наук, профессор, заведующий кафедрой политологии, Институт социально-философских наук и массовых коммуникаций</p></bio><email>Oleg.Zaznaev@kpfu.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5810-5986</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Zaripova</surname><given-names>Aigul R.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Зарипова</surname><given-names>Айгуль Раисовна</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Political Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of Political Science, Institute of Social and Philosophical Sciences and Mass Communications</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>кандидат политических наук, доцент, доцент кафедры политологии, Институт социально-философских наук и массовых коммуникаций</p></bio><email>AjgulRaisZaripova@kpfu.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Kazan (Volga Region) Federal University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Казанский (Приволжский) федеральный университет</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-04-08" publication-format="electronic"><day>08</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>28</volume><issue>1</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en">Public Policy and Public Administration</issue-title><issue-title xml:lang="ru">Публичная политика и государственное управление</issue-title><fpage>231</fpage><lpage>239</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-04-08"><day>08</day><month>04</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Zaznaev O.I., Zaripova A.R.</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Зазнаев О.И., Зарипова А.Р.</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Zaznaev O.I., Zaripova A.R.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Зазнаев О.И., Зарипова А.Р.</copyright-holder><ali:free_to_read xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/"/><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/49637">https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/view/49637</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="ru"/><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"/><funding-group/></article-meta><fn-group/></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Baranov, A.V. 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