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

A Word to Young Politological Scientists

Political context of international sanctions against Russian athletes

The article contains results of political analysis of the sanctions imposed against Russian sports since 2015. All sanctions imposed during this time are conditionally divided into two groups: those related to doping violations and those caused by the start of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine. The article highlights negative and positive consequences of the restrictions imposed. It also shows the negative consequences of sanctions for their initiators. The key subjects of sanctions pressure include states that are strategic opponents of Russia (i.e.

Digital propaganda as a tool of political communication within the Runet network space

The article examines the problem of accelerated development of information and communication technologies in the network society and associated increase in the role of social media in Russian public policy. The process of researching propaganda is becoming increasingly relevant due to the increasing complexity of managing socio-political processes and emerging crises. Digital propaganda in this context is the dissemination of political ideas through the use of social media and information technology to influence public opinion.

Features of the legitimacy of power at the level of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the context of the informatization of society

The study analyzes the problems of ensuring the legitimacy of power in the Russian Federation at the regional level. A description of the features of the legitimacy of power at the level of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the context of informatization of society is presented. The main threats to the legitimacy of power in the context of informatization and globalization are described.

Romania’s foreign policy between global ambitions and limited opportunities

The article examines specifics of determining the priorities of Romania’s foreign policy at the global level. The main strategic goals and objectives that the country faces in international relations are analyzed, as well as its role and influence on the world stage are assessed. The aim of the work is to identify the hierarchy of global guidelines of Romania’s modern foreign policy, for which a content analysis of the main strategic documents in this area, as well as a discourse analysis of the main foreign policy ideas, was carried out.

Ways of counteracting negative effects of politicization of sports in the assessments of expert survey’s participants

In the last few years, there has been unprecedented politicization of high-performance sports. Despite the fact that Russian scholars are actively analyzing various aspects related to this process, methods of combating manifestations of discriminatory policies towards Russian athletes remain insuffi ciently studied. The author off ers a set of options for counteracting the politicization of sports that Russia could hypothetically use in the current situation, and fi nds out the attitude of representatives of the expert community towards them.

Semantic ambiguities in the state strategy of political education of young citizens

The subject of this publication is the analysis of problems of the meaning of some fundamentally important guidelines of the modern state strategy of political education of young Russian citizens. Uncertainties in the meaning of such guidelines are found in regulatory documents that define the goals and objectives of all work of state institutions in this direction. Accordingly, there is a diffi culty in reliably determining to what extent the result of this work meets the expectations of the state and society, their political interests.

State policy of education of patriotism of Russian youth as a factor of ensuring national security: Opinion of university experts

The article summarizes the results of the study conducted by the author among teachers and students of the university. The purpose of the study was to determine the priorities in the ideas of citizens about the meaning of patriotic education and about the tasks of strengthening the national security of Russia, which this education allows to solve. The study showed the relevance of such a direction of patriotic education of youth as the formation of a stable civic identity of the current generation of Russian citizens.

Main approaches to political propaganda on the Internet in the Russian expert community

The article presents results of the author’s study, carried out by the method of anonymous survey of leading domestic experts. The questionnaire is devoted to the approaches of Russian scientists to political propaganda on the Internet. The objectives of the study are to identify relevant positions and dominant views on this topic, as well as analysis and development of proposals for the modernization of the relevant state policy. The article provides a brief overview of currently existing studies on the topic considered by the author.

Right-wing populism and the mainstream right in the USA and Canada party systems’ context: Possibility of Identifying conceptual diff erence

The article analyses existing problems of identification and analysis of the right-wing populism in the context of traditional democracies’ crisis and the attempts of searching for the new ways to attract the electorate base. With a drop in turnout in elections, a drop in voter confi dence, an increase in anti-establishment sentiments, as well as the development of political technologies, in the face of popularity of right-wing populism, the mainstream parties are faced a challenge of retaining the votes of general population in new conditions.

Features of modern approaches to the concept of “civilizational identity”: Russian and foreign research

 In this article, the author examines the variety of theoretical approaches to the concept of “civilizational identity” in Russian and foreign studies. Special attention is paid to the interpretation of the concept of “civilizational identity” by researchers from the countries of the Asia-Pacifi c region and the Middle East.

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