Terrorist risk assessment in the regions of the Russian Federation

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey Vadimovich Novikov ◽  
Andrey Petrovich Koshkin ◽  
Ruslan Agarunovich Abramov
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Regional Distribution ◽  
Crime Rates ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Regional Aspect ◽  
The Russian Federation

Purpose The aim of the paper is to identify the characteristics of terrorist risks in the regional aspect by using the example of the Russian Federation. Design/methodology/approach The cluster analysis revealed four groups of regions that differ in the level of terrorist risk. Then, based on comparison of regression analysis results for the selected regions and the country as a whole, a characteristic of factors contributing to and preventing terrorism was presented. Findings The research results showed that the main problems affecting the growth of terrorism, both at the national and regional levels, are the low level of economic freedom, as well as high political instability, crime rates, corruption and digital globalization processes. Therefore, when developing and implementing a counter-terrorism policy, more attention should be paid to these areas. Originality/value Assessing terrorist risk across national regions is a relevant problem. The identification of patterns in the commission of terrorist attacks and their regional distribution are of great importance for national counter-terrorism strategies.

The innovative mechanism of government support for the investment activities of digital universities for provision of region’s investment attractiveness in the conditions of Industry 4.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 159-165
Author(s):  
Anna A. Grabar ◽  
Tatiana L. Koykova ◽  
Lyudmila K. Prokopenko ◽  
Raisa A. Shchinova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Regional Economy ◽  
Federal District ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Digital Education ◽  
The Russian Federation

Purpose The purpose of this study is to substantiate the necessity and to develop the innovative mechanism of government support for the investment activities of digital universities for provision of region’s investment attractiveness in the conditions of Industry 4.0. Design/methodology/approach The authors use the method of regression analysis for determining the dependence of the aggregate volume of investments (internal and external), which are attracted into the regional economy, on the volume of investments into fixed capital in the sphere of education (as the indicator of investment activities in the sphere of digital education) by the example of the regions of the Volga Federal District of the Russian Federation in 2018. Findings It is substantiated that the modern Russian mechanism of government support for investment activities of universities (including digital), which is based on such tools as norming and standardization, tax preferences and co-financing, does not allow for full implementation of the existing potential of digital universities in increasing region’s investment attractiveness in the conditions of Industry 4.0, which reduces the investment rating and volume of attracted investment resources in the regional economy – as is shown by the example of the regions of the Volga Federal District of the Russian Federation. Originality/value The determined problem could be solved by the presented innovative mechanism of government support for the investment activities of digital universities for provision of region’s investment attractiveness in the conditions of Industry 4.0. It is implemented on the basis of new – for modern Russia – tools: information and consultation support for investment activities and institutional support for integrating digital universities for joint realization of the investment projects in a region. The advantage of the developed mechanism is transfer of the financial load and responsibility for the investment activities from the state to digital universities because of the creation of market stimuli for conducting these activities.

Spatial Development of Innovation Systems in Russia

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 289-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lidija Sergevna Arkhipova
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Chemical Industry ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Machine Building ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Regional Aspect ◽  
Level Of Economic Development ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Effective Development

While the development of the country's national innovation system as a whole is very important and should be prioritized, its regional aspect is even more important. The specifics of the Russian Federation's transition to an innovation-based economy is in that that, at the present time, prioritized is the need to ensure the effective development of those economy sectors that underlie the country's specialization and may provide regional and national competitive advantages. To such sectors belong the chemical industry, machine-building and power energetics. We would like to note that initial innovation awareness indicators in the regions are comparable and do not differ greatly but the growth of activity can be observed only in some of the regions. The problem of large differentiation among the constituent entities of the Russian Federation by their level of economic development remains important and has to be dealt with. 

Converging crime rates among European countries? A note

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 524-534
Author(s):  
Christos Kollias ◽  
Theodosia Leventi ◽  
Petros Messis
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Crime Rates ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Traits ◽  
Convergence Process ◽  
Unemployment And Crime ◽  
Empirical Methodology

Purpose Social change and modernization theories postulate that as countries grow they gradually move toward a condition of similarity in various spheres exhibiting similar economic and social traits. The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether a process of convergence in terms of criminality levels is present in the case of European countries. Design/methodology/approach The research question at hand is tackled through conventional s and ß-convergence methodologies and a battery of unit root tests in the case of 16 European countries over the period 1972-2012. Findings The findings reported, herein, are quite uniform irrespective of the empirical methodology employed to investigate the issue at hand. The result points to a process of convergence in terms of crime rates. However, this convergence process, although present and statistically traceable, is a rather gradual one as this is depicted both by the value of the β-coefficient as well as by the trend of the coefficient of variation. Originality/value Most of the studies in this strand of the literature focus on investigating the association between economic conditions such as unemployment and crime or on the effectiveness of crime thwarting policies. To the best of the knowledge, this is the first paper that addresses the issue of convergence in terms of crime rates in the case of European countries.

Terrorism and tourism in France: the limitations of dark tourism

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hugues Seraphin
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Terrorist Attacks ◽  
Tourist Destination ◽  
Dark Tourism ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Recovery Strategies ◽  
Key Terms ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this viewpoint paper is to discuss whether dark tourism can be developed around the sites of recent terrorist attacks in France. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on a literature review of key terms: dark tourism; tourism; and terrorism. Findings The paper observes that dark tourism is not popular in France, and dark tourism activities are unlikely to develop anywhere nearer the places where the recent terrorist attacks happened. France remains rather conservative in some aspects related to death. Practical implications Recent events in France might challenge the leadership of the destination. The disturbing commonalities between tourism and terrorism make it difficult to figure out suitable recovery strategies that would contribute to enhancing the image of the destination without jeopardising the life of civilians. Originality/value This paper presents France as a politically unstable tourist destination. In general, this scenario is normally associated with less-developed countries or non-established tourist destinations.

Socio-Political Processes in the Chechen Republic in the Context of the Counter-Terrorist Operation (1999—2009)

Istoriya ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10 (108)) ◽  
pp. 0
Author(s):  
Abbaz Osmaev
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Internal State ◽  
Scientific Basis ◽  
Armed Conflicts ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Political Views ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Right

The events in the Chechen Republic of the late 20th — early 21th century, especially the counter-terrorism operation (the second “Chechen war”), have become the object of close attention of politicians of various levels and political views, as well as historians, political scientists, sociologists of Russia and the world. The existing assessments of the counterterrorist operation in Chechnya are extremely polarized and numerous also because it almost immediately outgrew a local-regional character, becoming a higher-order phenomenon that has a serious impact on the domestic and foreign policy of the Russian Federation. The problems of preserving territorial integrity and the right of nations to self-determination, the need for a tough fight against terrorism and respect for human rights, conducting military operations using the army on their territory and preserving the constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens are intertwined in one tangle. The Russian, European and American expert communities have paid and continue to pay considerable attention to various aspects of the problems related to the conduct of the counter-terrorism operation in the Chechen Republic, its consequences, results, and the current situation in the region, giving assessments according to their political views and preferences. However, in general, the huge volume of accumulated sources and various research papers on this problem can be stumped — at least the most preliminary work is required to assess the historiography of the “Chechen wars” and specific problems related to the nature of the source base. The peculiarities of the internal policy of the Russian Federation, its involvement in armed conflicts in Ukraine and Syria, the unstable situation in the Caucasus as a whole, undoubtedly have an impact on the intensification of terrorist manifestations in Russia. Moreover, the roots of a number of emerging problems go back to the period of the counter-terrorist operation in the Chechen Republic. Terrorism has evolved in recent years, destabilizing the internal State security for a long time. And although at present the situation in this direction is steadily normalizing, new threats nevertheless appear, and they require scientific understanding and the organization of counteraction on a scientific basis.

The cross-impact of corruption and consumer culture

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vladislav Burmakin ◽  
Marianna Dudareva ◽  
Andrey Egorov ◽  
Valentina Latysheva ◽  
Svetlana Salimova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Mutual Influence ◽  
Criminal Code ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Abuse Of Power ◽  
Consumption Culture ◽  
Experimental Approaches ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the relationship between corruption and consumption culture from the perspective of their mutual influence on the example of the Russian Federation. Design/methodology/approach The research methodology was based on the use of theoretical, empirical and experimental approaches aimed at studying the mutual influence of indicators of corruption and factors that may be associated with it. Findings The performed analysis revealed that the total number of crimes registered under corruption-related articles of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (Article 285 – Abuse of Power, Article 290 – Receiving a Bribe, Article 291 – Giving a Bribe) is in moderate correlation with monthly consumer spending per capita and the volume of taxes, fees and other obligatory payments to the budget. Originality/value The practical application of the research results is possible in formation of recommendations for improving anti-corruption legislation and effective measures to prevent its causes.

Innovation affecting growth aspirations of early stage entrepreneurs: culture and economic freedom matter

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrzad Saeedikiya ◽  
Jizhen Li ◽  
Shayegheh Ashourizadeh ◽  
Serdar Temiz
Keyword(s):  
Hierarchical Linear Modeling ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Linear Modeling ◽  
Global Entrepreneurship Monitor ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Entrepreneurial Growth ◽  
Positive Effect

Purpose Earlier research confirms the positive effect of innovation in shaping growth ambitions of entrepreneurs. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the effect of innovation on growth ambitions of entrepreneurs is contingent on the role of institutions, namely, culture and economic freedom. In other words, the authors’ objective is to provide an institutionally contingent understanding of the role of innovation in shaping growth ambitions of early-stage entrepreneurs. Design/methodology/approach The authors applied hierarchical linear modeling technique on the data of 100,566 early-stage entrepreneurs in 109 countries that participated in annual surveys of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. Findings The authors find that the effect of innovation on shaping growth ambitions of early stage entrepreneurs is contingent on the role of culture such that, in secular cultures, innovation benefits growth ambitions more than traditional cultures. Further, the authors found that the effect of innovation on growth expectations is dependent on the level of economic freedom in the country in which the firms operate so that in the countries with higher level of economic freedom, early-stage entrepreneurs expect more growth out of their innovation as compared to their counterparts in the depressed economies. Originality/value The results contribute to our understanding of entrepreneurial growth aspirations as a result of the interplay of entrepreneur–firm–environment nexus.

Economic Freedom of the Russian Federation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Coates ◽  
Irina Mirkina ◽  
Vivek Moorthy
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Economic Freedom ◽  
The Russian Federation

Managing the modernization of regional markets of educational services in the conditions of formation of Industry 4.0

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 187-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksei V. Bogoviz ◽  
Svetlana V. Lobova ◽  
Alexander N. Alekseev ◽  
Vadim N. Prokofiev ◽  
Irina V. Gimelshtein
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Regional Markets ◽  
Deductive Method ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Scientific And Technological Development

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to substantiate the perspectives and to develop recommendations for managing digital modernization of regional markets of educational services in the conditions of formation of Industry 4.0 by the example of modern Russia. Design/methodology/approach The methodological basis of the research consists of the hypothetical and deductive method. The offered hypothesis of the necessity for decentralization of managing digital modernization of regional markets of educational services in the conditions of formation of Industry 4.0 is verified with the help of a complex of methods of economic statistics (econometrics), namely, the method of regression analysis and analysis of variation. The research objects are regions of modern Russia that are peculiar for the highest level of scientific and technological development (top 15 of 83 regions at the beginning of 2019), which shows their largest progress in formation of Industry 4.0. The information and empirical basis of the research consists of the materials of the report on human development in the Russian Federation “Human and Innovations”, prepared by the Analytical Center for the Government of the Russian Federation (values of the education index are taken from it), and analytical materials of the rating “Level of Development of Science and Technologies in Regions of Russia” as a result of 2018, prepared by Ria rating (values of the index of scientific and technological development are taken from it). Findings It is determined that regional specifics are not sufficiently considered during management of modernization of regional markets of educational services in the conditions of formation of Industry 4.0 in modern Russia. This reduces efficiency of managing digital modernization of regional markets of educational services and leads to the fact that these markets do not perform their function of infrastructural provision of Industry 4.0, slowing down the process of its formation. Originality/value The necessity for managing modernization of the markets of educational services in the conditions of formation of Industry 4.0 at the regional level, in view of specifics of the regional economy, is substantiated. For this, a conceptual model and recommendations for its practical application in modern Russia are offered.

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