Izvestiya of Saratov University.
Sociology. Politology
ISSN 1818-9601 (Print)
ISSN 2541-8998 (Online)

Scientific section. Politology

Attitude of Russians to Social-Political Conflicts in the Context of the Formation of a "Sovereygn Democracy" Model

Specific representations of social-political conflicts as a factor of the formation of a "sovereign democracy" model are considered in the paper. The transformation of the party and elective systems and strengthening the power vertical in the modern Russian Federation are estimated at this angle.

Gender Gap as an Instrument of Political Science Analysis

The article focuses on the possibility and research perspectives to apply the definition "gender gap" in political science discourse. This term appeared as quantity index in the electoral research. It is nowadays used in the extended meaning and makes it possible to study gender distinctions in the political life on different levels of analytic activity.

A Notion of Political and State ideology in Modern Russian Political Science

The paper presents the research results of modern Russian politolo-gists in the field of political and state ideology. Various interpretations of ideology, its models, functional efficiency, structural elements, and the formation of specificity of different approaches to scientific studying ideologies are considered.

Political-Legal Aspect of Political Technologies Employment in the Field of Ecological Safety

The article exposes advantages and disadvantages of political technologies, the latter using the problems of ecological safety in order to achieve the required result in the political process. The absence of legal foundation in the field of political technologies employment brings to the appearance and application of methods capable of inculcating the ideas. not always meeting the interests of the whole society, into the consciousness of population.

Political Participation of Youth in Transitive Period of Russian Society Development (Regional Aspect)

The article substantiates the necessity of the further research of political participation of youth problem both at the Federal and Regional levels. It also reveals the contradiction and unequality of the processes in the youth environment that have shaped in Russia as a whole and in the Saratov Region in particular Special attention is paid to the methodological research of the above mentioned problem.

A Confessional Portrait of Modern Russia

Vast factual material is presented in the paper. On the basis of counting believers according to various techniques, the confessional status of the Russian society in the early 21 century is analyzed. Chief trends in the religious component of the world outlook of Russians for the past 15 years have been revealed. A conclusion of a high degree of religious seif-identification of the modern Russian population has been made. The abundance dynamics of religious organizations in the USSR and Russian Federation in 1985-2005 is presented.

Peculiarities of Modern Party Building (or a Thorny Path via RODINA to SPRAVEDLIVAYA ROSSIYA)

The paper discusses peculiarities of the formation of the Russian multi-party system, problems and contradictions of the partogenesis process in the context of the civil society's needs and interest representation of different social groups. Special attention is paid to directed construction of the left-center wing's parties in the Russian model of partyism, its ouflook is estimated in terms of the social development stability.

Extrapolation of Cognitive Systems as a Specific Feature of Methodology of a Political Science

In the frames of the article both positive and negative consequences of such phenomenon as a loaning cognitive systems from the extract natural and social-humanities sciences are analyzed. This has determined the development of methodological base of politic science many years ahead.

Great Political Division of Labour: a Justification of lts Theoretical Aspect

The paper analyses a new quality of modern political processes in democratic systems. The theoretical efficiency of the usage of a politico-mythological aspect in this analysis substantiated with an idea of politics as the most important and sophisticated labour practice to predominate in the mass and elite consciousness.

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