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

Scientific section. Politology

Compatriots within the modern political agenda of Russia

Internal and external challenges in social, cultural, humanitarian, migration and other spheres turn the category of compatriots into one of the systemically important ones on Russia’s political agenda. The purpose of the study is to identify key semantic accents in the interpretation by the authorities of the problems of compatriots abroad as its actual component.

State migration policy of ECOWAS countries: Main directions and trends

The article examines basic approaches to state migration policy of the Economic Community of West African States’ members. Interest in this issue is due to the need of modern political science to find new and improve existing means, methods and technologies for regulating migration fl ows of the population. Models for managing population migration in West Africa are complex and multi-level state political and legal mechanisms, the study of the functioning of which allows us to assess the eff ectiveness of these models.

Post-soviet states of Central Asia: A comparative analysis of political systems’ transformation

The article contains a comparative analysis of processes and results of formation of political systems of four post-Soviet states of Central Asia: Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Based on the distribution of powers in the triangle of institutions of supreme state power: president – parliament – government, the type of political system of all four countries – electoral autocracy – is determined.

Extra-rational component of state policy in the Russian aircraft industry

The article presents a comparative analysis of the extra-rational component of the development and implementation of state policy in the aviation industry in the Soviet period and in modern Russia. The main conceptual components of the extra-rational block of state sectoral policy are noted, as well as the main tools and mechanisms used by actors in decision-making to popularize the industry among the population.

Concept “patriotism” within socio-political discourse

The authors consider conceptual approaches to the defi nition of the concept of “patriotism”, analyze this concept within Russian sociopolitical discourse in a historical retrospective, investigate mechanisms of constructing patriotic narratives within the framework of state policy. Methodological toolkit of the study of the phenomenon of patriotism is characterized by complexity and multidimensionality, integrating a wide range of general scientifi c and special methods.

Media practices of “digital” generation: Political context

The object of this research were representatives of so-called “digital” generation of Russian youth (people born in the fi rst decade of the 21st century), and the subject was media practices common among them. Despite the fact that within Russian scholarship, quite a lot of attention is traditionally paid to the problems of media consumption by young people, various aspects of political dimension of the formats of interaction with the media widely spread among young people are rarely in the focus of attention of scholars.

Digitalization of international relations of Russian regions (the case of the Republic of Tatarstan)

Being involved in complex processes of global politics, subnational actors face a lot of challenges, including the growing impact of global digitalization of international relations. The subject of this study are issues of practical use of information technologies in paradiplomacy and adequate response by regional authorities to digital transformation of international relations.

Representation of political ideas in modern western comics-movies

The article off ers a view at modern Western comics-based movies as an element of mass political communication. Using the methodology of studying political languages and social fi elds, artistic features of the comic book fi lm are examined, allowing politically charged messages to be conveyed in this genre. The main formats within which a comic book fi lm becomes a conductor of political views of its authors and sponsors are identifi ed.

Influence of socio-economic diff erentiation of youth on its political identity

This article examines the features of the political identity of provincial youth based on socio-economic diff erentiation. It is noted that the youth environment is not homogeneous in its socio-economic status and such diff erentiation in the context of a Special Military Operation, an unstable political situation, and social tension presupposes a diff erent political identity. In turn, this leads to destructive activity of young people in relation to government offi cials, as well as to intergroup confl icts.

Peculiarities of Generation Z’s perception of evolution of youth policy in modern Russia

. The article presents results of the study of characteristics of the attitude of generation Z to state youth policy in modern Russia. Based on the analysis of various interpretations of generation Z, presented in domestic social science, it was concluded that it is possible to talk about its uniform characteristics only with a large degree of convention, taking into account the commonality of ubiquitous Internet communications that influence formation of the worldview and lifestyle of young people.

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