No 1 (2014)

The article discusses the political significance of Islamic fundamentalism in the context of the crisis of the modern globalized society in which elements of premodern, modern and postmodern societies coexist. Therefore, it is proved in the article, a widely used approach to the explanation of Islamic fundamentalism from the standpoint of the modern science needs to be supplemented by an approach based on postmodern concepts. In the Western society, there is the process of formation of a new post-secular sociality (transition from modern to unfinished postmodern), but most (non-Western) part of humanity has no direct relation to these processes. The population of these non-Western societies, as well as some social strata of the West, seeing the challenges of contemporaneity as a threat to their existence, seek refuge in conservatism and traditionalism. One expression of this rejection is the Islamic fundamentalism.

This article analyzes the ethnic stratification of African society. Growing problems of an economic, social and political inequalities of ethnic groups in Africa generates inter-ethnic conflicts, the growth of ethno-national identity and the pursuit of ethno-territorial autonomy. Political movements for the liberation of ethnic minority is supported by Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO).

The article is dedicated to the analysis of basic patterns of the Eurasian Union Project of N.A. Nazarbaev. The author explains the reasons determined absence of interest from the direction of Russian leaders and governments of other CIS’s countries to the initiative of Kazakhstan President in 1990’s and the renewal of Eurasianism in 2000’s. The author also emphasizes the factors defining a special role of Kazakhstan in the processes of integration on the area of Eurasia.

The process of national reconciliation is the key to the Afghan reality that affects all spheres of the Islamic Republic. Guarantor of peaceful development serves the balance of interests of the various ethnic groups in the verticals of higher power, but however as long as the parallel sides will try to learn their political, ethnic and religious gains from this process — peace in Afghanistan cannot occur in the foreseeable future.

In the given article the author investigates evolution of sacralization of power, analyzes the main reasons and factors that define genesis of the aforementioned process.

In this article the category of state dirigisme in the information space at the regional level is analyzed. The author relates the concept of state dirigisme in the economic field with the characteristics of public administration in the information sphere, illustrating regional practices.

On 10 December 2013 at the department of comparative politics of the PFUR was held the round table “New media in the modern politics”.