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The Expansion of the Influence of Political Islam in South Africa, as Exemplified by the Activities of Transnational Organizations
Samoilova E.E.
Artificial Intelligence in Political Analysis: Notes from a Moderate Optimist
Popova O.V.
Political Urban and Rural Studies: Introducing the Issue
Morozova E.V., Volkova A.V.
The Value Bases of Digital Political Participation of Modern Russian Youth: Results of Empirical Research
Lagutin O.V., Shentyakova A.V.
THE UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS OF 2018 IN THE REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR: POLITICAL ANALYSIS AND FORECASTS
Andriamaharinjaka -.
Artificial Intelligence in Political Forecasting: Possibilities and Limitations
Fedorchenko S.N.
Resources and Power Dynamics in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Interplay Between Formal Institutions and Informal Networks of Governance
Avdalyan M.R., Orlova L.N., Sitar K.A., Baranovskaya E.I., Fesyun A.G., Timirgaleeva R.R.
Natural Resources, Ethnopolitical Conflicts and Risk Factors for Sustainable Development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Korotayev A.V., Chernomorchenko I.Y., Yakubchuk A.S., Sergeev S.S., Glushchenko A.V.
From Local Conflicts to Global Implications: The Ripple Effects of Political Violence in the Horn of Africa
Lapenko M.V., Muche Y.A.
Postcolonial Policy of France in Africa: Change of Neo-Colonial Paradigms
Camara S., Podshibyakina T.A.
POLITICAL ASPECT OF SOCIAL CONFLICTS
Ivanov O.B.
The Peculiarities of the Modern Tunisian Party System
Burova A.N.
The Evolution of Chieftaincy Power in Ghana’s Political Governance: From Historical Legacy to Contemporary Role
Medushevsky N.A.
The Politization of the Mass Consciousness of the Russian Youth in 2022: Possibilities of Evaluation on the Basis of Statistical Analysis
Popova O.V., Grishin N.V., Suslov S.I.
Role of Institutional Environment in Shaping Political Careers of Young Political Leaders in the Regions of South-West Siberia
Aseev S.Y., Shashkova Y.Y.
The Image of a Political Leader in the Russian Political Studies
Ivanov V.G., Ivanova M.G.
The Image of Europe in Political Perceptions of Moscow Students
Movsisyan A.A.
Modeling Government-Parliament Interaction: A Post-Soviet Legislative Framework
Pomiguev I.A., Alekseev D.V.
Dynamics of the Electoral Processes in Mozambique in 2014-2024: At the Junction of Global Influences and Local Specifics
Kupalov-Yaropolk A.I.
Leveraging AI Technologies in Politics: Navigating Threats and Unveiling Opportunities
Sokolov A.V., Frolov A.A., Babajanyan P.A.
The Institution of the State and Public Administration in the Digital Age: Disappearing Phenomenon or Reality?
Kochetkov A.P., Mamychev A.Y.
Game Narratives as Tools for Shaping Political Discourse Amidst Information Wars: The Case of the Ukrainian Conflict
Fedotov D.A., Kaminsky S.I.
Dynamics of Value Priorities of Russian Youth in Modern Geopolitical Conditions
Shashkova Y.Y., Kazantsev D.A.
The Artificial Intelligence in the System of Tools for Stabilizing the Political Regimes of World Powers
Laptev V.A.
New Reversals in the Theory and Methodology of Political Science: Introducing the Issue
Alekseeva T.A.
Political Science in Search of New Approaches: Introducing the Issue
Mchedlova M.M.
Ideas, Ideologies and Public Consent: Introducing the Issue
Gutorov V.A., Shirinyants A.A., Kazarinova D.B.
VISUALIZATION AS A POLITICAL TECHNOLOGY
Skorik A.V.
THE PRESIDENCY INSTITUTION IN THE POST-SOVIET STATES: PECULIARITIES OF FUNCTION AND DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
Gadzhiev K.A.
ON SOME ACTUAL ASPECTS OF INTERPRETATION OF THE THEORY OF MODERNIZATION
Gutorov V.A.
Political Manipulations in the System of Scientific Knowledge on Political Processes
Korolev N.O.
Party Systems of Russian Regions in the 2024 Elections: What is Left of the Competition?
Shpagin S.A.
Corporate Political Activity and Firms’ Public Policy in the System of Public Affairs Management
Degtyarev A.A., Davydov P.M., Teteryuk A.S.
Electoral Technologies in the Structure of Russian Political Management
Amelin V.N.
The Expertise of Political Decision-Making in Russia’s Regional Authorities: A Case Study of Voronezh
Sosunov D.V.
The Role of Citizens in a Modern State: Rights and Mechanisms of Influence
Nisnevich Y.A.
Public Administration and Political Management: Interaction of Spheres, Factors, and Actors
Kupryashin G.L.
The Impact of Colonial Legacy on Contemporary Politics in Africa: A Case Study of West African Countries
Saliu D.
Affective Polarization in the Russian Social Media Within the Political Mobilization: A Machine Learning Approach
Kruchinskaia E.V.
Political Education and Enlightenment of Russian University Youth: The Current State and the Potential of Gamification
Selezneva A.V., Rogach N.N., Braines A.A.
Political Orientations of Russians: Strategies for Modern Research
Yakovlev M.V.
The Political Subjectivity of Digital Actors in the Context of Ensuring Digital Sovereignty
Romashkina A.B., Kirichuk D.A.
Implementation and Legitimization of the Results of Remote Electronic Voting in the Regions of Russia: Features of Urban and Rural Practices
Arutynov A.G.
Political Administration VS Political Competition Under Neo-Authoritarian Rule
Nisnevich Y.A.
“The Law of the Politics - When Creating Something New, One Should Rely on What Has Been Achieved, Not Diminish the Old”: for the 100th Anniversary of A.M. Kovalev
Kovalenko V.I., Sobolev V.A.
The “Moscow Case” as a Factor of Protest Communication Activity in the Social Network “VK”
Philippov I.B.
Political Views of the Youth: Loyalty or Protest?
Popova O.V., Lagutin O.V.
METHODOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF THE STUDY OF POLITICAL PROCESSES IN THE COUNTRIES OF CENTRAL ASIA
Iskakov I.Z.
POLITICAL ASPECTS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW IN NATIONAL LEGISLATION OF THE UNITED STATES: FROM THEORY TO PRACTICE
Burda M.A., Shevchenko E.S.
DEEP POLITICAL CRISIS IN THE REPUBLIC OF MADAGASCAR: STATEHOOD ON THE EDGE OF COLLAPSE
Andriamaharinjaka -.
The End of Globalization: Reasons and Consequences
Dutkiewicz P., Kazarinova D.B.
The Influence of Political System, Political Regime, Party System on Political Participation of ASEAN Member States’ People
Sathita Dejthongpong -.
Formation of the Institute of Youth Political Elite in the Context of Political Transformation in the Russian Federation
Myasoedova V.A.
Social Advertising Administering Russian Politics
Gomelskaya V.Y.
The Influence of Dynamics of Export on the Level of Political Stability (on Example of Russia)
Ivanov V.G.
Mediacracy and the Institute of Britain Political Consulting: Personification, Departisation and Americanization of Public Politics
Yukhanov N.S.
Syrian Gambit: a Clash of Interests in the Geostrategic Complex «Greater Middle East»
Sargon Haydaya -.
Transformation of political process in Georgia: the reform of political system
Lekov R.V.
Heterarchy in a System of State and Society Cooperation on the Example of Social Policy in Moscow: Introduction of the Concept and Methodological Aspects
Osipov V.A.
IPSA RC20 Meeting At The 12th Congress Of The French Association Of Political Science: A Brief Overview Of The Event
Batygin K.V.
Moscow Megapolis in the Modern Russian and World Political Space
Anokhin M.G., Chumakov D.S.
IPSA RC20 Meeting at the 12th Congress of the French Association of Political Science: a Brief Overview of the Event
Batygin K.V.
The Conception and Modelling of Political Stability
Ozhiganov E.N.
Political Projecting in the Space of Social Communications: Theory and Technology. Thesis of the Round Table
Grachev M.N., Irkhin Y.V., Borisov N.A., Boyko S.I., Mikhaleva G.M., Agafonov R.A., Pimenova O.Y., Pisarchuk D.I., Kazarinova D.B., Kinyakin A.A.
Opposition: the Essence of the Political Phenomenon
Tatarkova D.Y.
XXI World Congress of International Political Science Association «Global Discontent. Dilemmas of Change»
Irkhin Y.V.
The Great Coalition in the Federal Republic of Germany as a Counter-Crisis Tool and its Influence on Stability of Political Process
Amiantova I.S., Pashenskaya R.A.
Political Categories in Discussions Within Local Online Communities: Empirical Research Methodology Employing Volgograd Case Analysis
Babkin A.A.
Board games as a tool for political education: Potential and limitations
Skipin N.S.
Let’s Play Politics: Multiplayer Computer Games as a Communicative Political Technology
Shlykova D.N., Turkin I.A.
Liberal Way of Life as a Political Philosophical Problem: Review of the Book: Lefebvre, A. (2024). Liberalism as a Way of Life. Princeton; Oxford: Princeton University Press, 285 p.
Gutorov V.A., Shirinyants A.A.
Cinema and Identity: Criss-Cross Reflections
Semenenko I.S., Pantin V.I., Morozova E.V.
Authoritarianism vs Democracy as a Key Contradiction in Approaching the Study of Political Leadership
Strelets I.E.
The Evolution of the Political Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Post-Soviet Period
Mamedov A.V.
Features of Political Processes in Central Asian Countries at the Present Stage
Garbuzarova E.G.
The «Situational Nationalism»: A New Age of Nation and State Building in Montenegro?
Meleshkina E.Y., Pomiguev I.A.
The Institutionalization of Urban Communities of Major Regional Centers of the Russian Federation in the System of Political Conflict Management: Limits of Possibilities
Kolba A.I., Orfanidi E.V.
“At home among strangers”: GR-management as political governance in the arsenal of “non-political” agents
Degtyarev A.A.
Strategies for Studying the Political Trust of Youth in Modern Political Science
Andriiv I.I., Puzanova A.D.
The Concept of Political Correctness in Political Process of the Modern United Kingdom
Golovin M.S.
Factors of Influence of the Regional Political Elite in Modern Russia: Evidences from St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region
Popova O.V.
Spanish Far-Right Party “Vox”: Its Role in Shaping of the EU Regional Agenda
Prokhorenko I.L.
Ideological Preferences of Kaliningrad Residents in the Socio-Political System
Krishtal M.I.
Identity in the Political Constructions of Modernity: Editorial Introduction
Fadeeva L.A.
Theoretical and Methodological Foundations for Government Relations Research in Political Science
Romanychev V.V.
Issues of Democratic Development and Construction of National Identity at the End of the Age of Imitations: Editorial Introduction
Dutkiewicz P., Pochta Y.M.
Perception of Patriotism by Schoolchildren of the Siberian Federal District
Aseeva T.A., Shashkova Y.Y.
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Patriotic Education Programs by High School Students in the Regions of the Siberian Federal District
Aseev S.Y., Kachusov D.A.
Role and Features of Youth Political Online Activism in Modern Russia
Negrov E.O.
The Transformation of Radical Islam in a Post-Industrial Society
Demidenko S.V., Kutuzova A.A.
Russia in Anticipation of Changes: Religious Factor and Socio-political Preferences
Mchedlova M.M., Kofanova E.N.
The Concept of Populism in Modern Anglo-Saxon and German Political Science
Meshcheryakov D.Y.
The Concept of Liberty in the Yan Fu’s Works
Lobova A.A.
Youth Engagement in Nigerian Politics: Age and Gender Differentials (as Perceived by Ijebu-Ode Community)
Olubela A., Iyunade O., Ogunsanya A.
The Image of Russia in the Russian Television (Research Conducted in 2017-2019)
Vinogradova N.S.
PSYCHOANALYSIS AND RESTORATION OF THE CONCEPT OF HUMAN NATURE IN POLITICAL REALISM
Rozhkov A.A.
THEORIES OF COLLECTIVE BEHAVIOR AND RESOURCE MOBILIZATION: ELABORATION ON THE CONCEPT OF POLITICAL PROTEST
Savenkov R.V., Shcheglova D.V.
THE IMPACT OF SYRIAN REFUGEE CRISIS ON NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES
Hawamdeh M.F., Al-Qteishat A.A.
XXV WORLD CONGRESS OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION IN AUSTRALIA: “BORDERS AND MARGINS”
Irhin Y.V.
CULTIVATING IMAGES OF POLITICAL FIGURES OF THE PAST IN THE MINDS OF THE BROADER POPULATION
Belov S.I.
BRIEF REMARKS ON PRESIDENT R.T. ERDOGAN AND HIS ALLIES’ METHODICAL USE OF LOGICAL FALLACIES
Melakopides C.
IDEOLOGY OF SUPRANATIONAL POLITICAL SPACES AND THE INTEGRATION-CONSCIOUSNESS. A STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EU AND THE EEU
Izotov V.S.
Тhe National Idea in the Japanese Political System Formation
Melkonyan L.A.
Separatism in Casamance: How to End the War? Constitutional Federalism or Autonomy?
Diallo S.
THE RISE OF POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN THAILAND
Dejthongpong Sathita -.
POLITICAL MANAGEMENT AS AN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION REGULATION PROCESS OF MODERN PUBLIC RELATIONS
Volodenkov S.V.
The Role of the Expert’s Ratings in Political Activity in Modern Russia
Noskova M.V.
Network Approach in Political Communication Studies
Opanasenko N.V.
Problem of Political Elite Influence on Institutional Transformation: Methodological Base of the Model
Abelinskaite V.E.
The Use of Social Networks in Political Process by the Socio-Political Movements of Russia
Bondarev N.S.
The Prognosis of Political Stability of the Russian Federation on the Basis of Calculation of the Index of National External Economic Stability
Ivanov V.G., Potashina M.O.
The Political Identity of Russia: Realities, Features, Trends (Experience of Post-Soviet Period)
Korovnikova N.A.
The State of Research of Political Culture in China
Wang Beibei -.
Armenia: Nation-Building, Imperial Practices and Ethnic Nationalism as Means of Survival
Kosmachev M.V.
The Problems and Prospects of Rating Assessment of Political Stability
Belousova I.A.
Thesis of the Round Table: «Civil Society: New Dimensions and the Political Role in the Modern World»
The Law of Parity in the Politics of France: Debates and Perspectives
Zhukova O.I.
Political Communications: New Opportunities and Technologies
Opanasenko N.V.
XXII World Congress of International Political Science Organization in Spain: “Reshaping Power, Shifting Boundaries”
Irhin Y.V.
Political Development Crisis In The Arab Dimension
Kudryashova I.V.
Thesis of the round table: «Civil society: theory and modern practice in world's and Russia's dimensions»
Civil society and state in the age of modernization: political dimension
Gainutdinova L.A.
The anglophone problem in Cameroon in 1990-th years
Fopa S.L.
Civil Society and the Theory of Democracy: a View From Intellectual Heritage of the XX-th Century
Gutorov V.A.
Agent-Based Modelling of the Evolution of the Russian Party System Based on Pareto and Hotelling Distributions. Part II
Ivanov V.G.
System Approach: Evolution and Its Applicability in Contemporary Political Theory
Golovenkin E.N.
The Role Of The Media In The Political Culture Of Russia: The Current Situation
Cochurova A.L.
The Role of Competition in Support of Socio-Political Stability and Suppression of Corruption
Nisnevich Y.A.
Sovereign Wealth Funds as Global Economic and Political Actors: Defining of Notions
Kinyakin A.A.
XXIII World Congress of International Political Science Association in Canada: «Challenges Of Contemporary Governance»
Irhin Y.V.
Agent-Based Modelling of the Evolution of the Russian Party System Based on Pareto and Hotelling Distributions
Ivanov V.G.
Issues of Teaching Politology at Higher Educational Institutions
Medvedev N.P.
The Experience of Regional Transformation of Islamic Political Thought in Europe: Tariq Ramadan
Mikhaleva A.V.
Religious Extremism and its Manifestations in Contemporary Russia
Plujnikov E.N.
Risk Factors as the Reasons of Political Instability
Marushko G.I.
The Time of Troubles in Russia: from the Revolution to the Restoration
Letnyakov D.E.
The Development of Institutions of Direct Democracy in Russia before October Revolution: Historical and Law Aspect
Lukianchikova L.V.
Political Centrism: Polish Version
Anokhin M.G.
Features of Virtualization of Modern Public Policy in Russia
Volodenkov S.V.
Natural Rate of Education as the Factor of Stability of Political Regime. Part I
Ivanov V.G.
The Specific of Political Fundraising
Smolyaninov E.V.
Modernization vs Demodernization as Theoretical-Methodological Aspects of Transformational Process
Krotkov V.O.
Asian Values: Basic Contentions And Possible Counterarguments
Batygin K.V.
Main Approaches to the Complex Design of the Political Image of the State
Pimenova O.Y.
The Concept Of Policy Networks: The Transition To A Study Of Qualitative Characteristics And Its Value For Political Theory And Practice In Russia
Osipov V.A.
The Structure Of The Political Elites In Polyethnic Republics Of The North Caucasus
Salgiriev A.R.
Gender Aspects of Political Communication in Blogs
Maximova O.B.
Strategic Culture: the Concept and the Directions of Research
Ozhiganov E.N.
The Problem of Corruption Counteraction in the Subject Field of the Theory of Acceptance of Political Decisions
Chuklinov A.Y.
The Creativity of the Internet Communication as a Citizen Political Participation
Voynov D.A.
The Main Characteristics of Mass Perception of Political Stability in the Modern Russia: Whether Stability Can Become the National Idea?
Yaroslavtseva A.O.
The Natural Rate of Education as the Factor of Stability of Political Regimes. Part II
Ivanov V.G.
The Theory and Practice of Islamism
Petruhina A.A.
The Contradictions of the Modern Version of Russian Federalism: Instability of the System
Alekhnovich S.O., Pashenskaya R.A., Slizovsky D.E.
The Peculiarities of Professional Morality of the Political Professionals
Sazonova A.A.
Security Problems in the Caspian Region in the Context of the New Geopolitical Situation
Abdullaev I.A.
International Labor Migration and Its Transformative Effects on Political Landscapes Across Central Asian Nations
Fomin E.V., Averyanov A.A.
Evaluating State Youth Policy: Factors and Criteria from the Perspective of Students Across Russian Regions
Shashkova Y.Y., Ivanov K.E., Slepchenko A.S.
“Territory of no politics”: The Role of Entertainment Content in the Political Socialization of Russian Youth by the Example of Steam and YouTube
Kazantsev D.A., Kachusov D.A.
Elite Dynamics and Political Gamesmanship: Exploring the Modern Stage of Elitogenesis
Solovyev A.I.
Russian Computer Games and State Cultural Policy: Digitalization and Traditional Values
Budko D.A.
State Policy in the Field of Video Games: Approaches and Prospects
Fedorchenko S.N.
Water and Power in Manchuria in the Late 19th - First Third of the 20th Centuries: Geopolitical Rivalry and the Struggle of Narratives in Russian-Language and English-L anguage Scholarly Works
Dudin P.N.
Water Politics in Central Asian Countries: Political Aspects
Zhiltsov S.S.
From Geopolitics to Hydropolitics: In Search of the Discipline Boundaries
Mikhalev A.V.
Identity and Socio-Political Self-Determination of the Ewe People in Ghana and Togo
Medushevskii N.A.
At the Origins of Asiaticism: Sugiyama Shigemara’s Manchurian Utopia
Kurginova D.Y., Yamamoto K.
The Functional Role of Historical Analogies in Russian and Ukrainian Presidential Discourses on the Special Military Operation
Bekliamishev V.O.
Political Meanings, Identity Theory and the History of Ideas: Introducing the Issue
Kazarinova D.B., Shirinyants A.A.
Social Sciences in Armenia: Rethinking Politics and International Relations After 1991
Dunamalyan N., Elamiryan R.
Political Processes on the Eurasian Continent: Prehistory and Contemporary State
Iskakov I.Z.
Black Sea, Caspian, and Central Asian Regions in Global Processes of Political Development: Introducing the Issue
Zhiltsov S.S.
A Hundred Thousand “Me” in One “We”: Collective and Individual in the Russian Youth Worldview
Selezneva A.V., Tulegenova D.D.
Axiological foundations of Russian statehood: freedom and truth in the ideological and political discourse of the 11-17th centuries
Strakhov A.B., Boronin A.R.
The Manipulative Potential of Mass Culture as a Tool for the Political Influence
Belov S.I.
The Value-Worldview Foundations of Politics: Conceptual Understanding and Prospects for Empirical Study. Introducing the Issue
Selezneva A.V.
‘Following the Straight Path’: Egypt Political Regime’s Quest for Political Legitimacy
Kozintsev A.S.
Explaining Public-Private Partnership Through the Prism of Political Economy
Vaslavskiy Y.I.
The Third-Way Trap? Constructivist Perception of Sanctions
Ananyev B.I.
The Concept of the Political as a Space of Conceptual Controversies and Theoretical Debates
Prigorian N.
Eschatology of the post-Christian Republic
Sardaryan H.T.
Civic Participation of Young People in Small Territories of a Russian Large Industrial Region
Pevnaya M.V., Tarasova A.N., Yakubova E.R.
“The Right to the City” and Politicization of Urban Space: A Brief Literature Review
Podobueva V.A.
Political and Public-Legal Subjectivity of Urban Agglomerations
Vulfovich R.M., Mayboroda V.F.
Study of the Axiological Foundations of Russian Statehood: Prospects for the Application of Politico-Textological Analysis
Sorokopudova O.E., Mironov D.V.
The Problem of the Left-Right Divide in Modern Russia Through the Lens of Social Constructivism
Zhigadlo K.V.
Strategy as a Political Phenomenon and Concept
Belozerov V.K.
Request for Paternalism: The Concept and Value of State in the Minds of Russian Youth
Evgenyeva T.V., Selezneva A.V., Skipin N.S., Tulegenova D.D.
From Social Chronotope to Political Myth: Ukrainian Case
Fadeeva L.A.
“How Do We Arrange Russia”: The Problem of Social Harmony in the Discourse of Post-Soviet Identity
Iokhim A.N., Laguzova M.A.
There Is No Hierarchy of Norms, There Is a Hierarchy of Instances: Normative and Subject-Political Justification of the Hierarchy of Normative Legal Acts in the Teachings of Hans Kelsen and Karl Schmitt
Ukhanov A.D.
Pan-Slavism of F.I. Tyutchev and F.M. Dostoevsky: Historical and Political Analysis
Myrikova A.V., Prokudin B.A.
Axiological Foundations of Russian Statehood: “Truth” and “Justice” in the Domestic Ideological and Political Discourse
Perevezentsev S.V., Ananiev D.A.
Protest and Trust in the Volgograd Region: Peculiarities of the Regional System of Political Communication
Pankratov S.A., Makarenko K.M.
‘New’ Russian North: The Historical Province Amidst оf Social and Political Problems
Shabaev Y.P.
Managing an “Unfinished Project”: Analyzing the Elites of Perm Krai Through the Lens of Expert Opinion
Kazarinova D.B.
Construction of the Identity of Russia’s Muslim Regions in the Context of the Emerging All-Russian Identity
Pochta Y.M.
The Neighbourhood Effect in Russian Regional Policies: Autocorrelation and Cluster Analysis
Okunev I.Y., Lopatina V.R.
Ideological Acceleration of Schoolchildren as an Effect of New Media: Formulating the Question
Potseluev S.P., Podshibyakina T.A., Konstantinov M.S.
Living with COVID-19: Opportunities for the Usual Socio-Political Life in an Unusual Situation
Pastarmadzhieva D.D., Angelova M.N.
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