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


Scientific section. Politology

Грузино-Югоосетинский конфликт: проблема политико-информационного взаимодействия России и США (по материалам "Российской газеты" и "The Washington Post")

Автором анализируются посвященные грузино-югоосетинскому противостоянию статьи «Российской газеты» и «Вашингтон 
Пост», опубликованные в августе 2008 года. В центре авторского внимания находятся общая содержательно-фактологическая картина конфликта; термины, эпитеты и метафоры, используемые указанными изданиями в отношении самого противостояния и 
участвующих в нем сторон; наиболее типичные виды заголовков и способы завершения статей, а также применявшиеся методы воздействия на читательскую аудиторию.

Religious Factor in World Politics

The question about the relevance of religion in modern society now and then rises in the media and in scientific periodicals. However, often the religious factor is associated only with Islamic terrorism or the emigration from the Islamic countries in the public mind and in the scientific discourse. At the same time, Christianity is supplanted by the wayside. This greatly simplifies the context of the theme, thus distorting the picture of the world. This article analyzes the essence of this phenomenon.

Distinctive Features of Virtual Forms of the Modern Political Protest

This article describes virtual forms of modern political processes, their distinctive features as well as it makes an attempt to determine their on national and international security. Politicization of the information and communication environment in modern society is an indisputable fact. Besides publications of news of the political contents and their discussion in virtual space there were also protest political actions.

Features of National Discourse in the Activity of the Political Party «United Russia»

This article explores the use of elements of Russian nationalism in the discourse of the Russian political party «United Russia». Analyzes the reasons for «rotation» of the party in the direction of the national subjects, the main features of its implementation in the activities of the party, the ideological content of the party’s discourse, as well as the possible consequences of the mainstreaming of the national problem in the country».

A Problem of «Electronic Conscience» is in Modern Political Space

Description of concept «electronic conscience» is given in the article. The examples of electronic cooperation of population and state structures are examined. An example of the use of reputation is made, as a key instrument of estimation of common to all mankind and professional qualities of individual and organization.

The Policy of State Support of Social Orphanhood and System Development of Family Placement of Orphans and Children Left Without Parental Care (the Experience of Moscow)

Selecting relevant and studied political science research topic, the author of the article analyzes the activity of the Moscow regional authorities policy of state support of children-orphans and children left without parental care, in particular the implementation of the model for prevention of social orphanhood.

The Concepts of «Globalization» and «Islamic Renaissance» in Academic Discourse: Correlation of the Meanings and Cause-consequence Interdependence

In article studies a correlation of modern processes of globalization and islamic politization. The Author is clarifying why in Russian academic discourse lack of clear explanation cause-consequence interdependence between both globalization and politization of islamic communities as well as their rising influence in the regional and world policy. The paper argue that in recent decades political islam demonstrate of political and and economic resources for support their own genuine projects in term of the future global order.

Professionalism of a Politician: Theoretical Aspects and Practice of Political Activity in Contemporary Crimea

The author shows theoretical and practical significance of political legacy to identify the nature and content of a politician’s professionalism, and reveals the difficulties and contradictions of the professionalization process of political activity in contemporary Crimea.

«Cloud Features» of Methodology of Modern Political Studies

The article explores conventional base of applying «system method» and other methods in modern domestic political studies.Author analyzes the logical and procedural aspects of the process of transformation of ideas about «systems» and «systematic method», first developed as part of various specific domestic and foreign classical concepts, in view of modern scholars about the existence and the possibility of using «systematic method at all».

Political Aspects of the Regional Level Ethnic and Confessional Relations’ Harmonization

The article is about peculiarities of the regional level ethnic and confessional relations in post-Soviet Russia. Dynamic of the ethnic and confessional structure of the population, key origins of conflicts in this area, main directions of their political management and preventing are analyzed as exemplified by Saratov region.

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