scholarly journals THE CONCEPT OF “COLOR REVOLUTION” IN OFFICIAL DISCOURSE AND PARTY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS IN 2005–2017: IMPACT ON INTEGRATION POLICY

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-75
Author(s):  
O. V. Bakhlova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Integration Policy ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
Color Revolution ◽  
The Republic

scholarly journals Identity Politics in the Context of Nation Building and Integration-Oriented Interaction: The Case of the Union State of Belarus and Russia

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 723-753
Author(s):  
Olga V. Bakhlova ◽  
Igor V. Bakhlov
Keyword(s):  
Identity Politics ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Nation Building ◽  
Derived Categories ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Ambiguous Effect ◽  
Political Governance

Introduction. In the processes of nation building and integration, it is particularly important to increase the consolidation potential of emerging communities through identity politics. The totality of challenges, threats and risks determines the need for a balanced combination of its dimensions, taking into account national and common interests of countries. In the post-Soviet space, the Union State of Belarus and Russia acts as a platform for dialogue. The aim of the study is to outline the contours of the construct of supranational identity within the framework of the Union State and to define the degree of its conjugation with the category of “national identityˮ in the discursive practices of the political leadership of Russia and Belarus. Materials and Methods. The study is based on official documents representing the specifics of interpretation of identity politics by the presidents of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus, as well as on materials associated with the functioning of the Union State. Content analysis, the comparative method, and scenario analysis were employed when examining the documents. Results. The research and expert assessments of the internal and external dimensions of the identity politics of the member states, as well as the basic and derived categories of the official discourse have been analyzed; the constants and dominants, similarities and differences in the stands of Russia and Belarus have been revealed. It has also been demonstrated that there has been no fundamental contradiction in their understanding of the priorities of nation and Union building. At the same time, disagreements on a number of topical issues have been identified. The leitmotif of the official discourse is giving absolute priority to sovereignty, which has an ambiguous effect on the course of the integration of Russia and Belarus. Discussion and Conclusion. The conducted study has confirmed the hypothesis that identity politics is multilevel for the states involved in integration-oriented interaction; at the current stage, it remains complex and incomplete. The states demonstrate prevalence of the internal dimension of identity politics and “restrictiveˮ perception of its external dimension, which affects the prospects for promoting the construct of “dualˮ identity. At the same time, the Union State remains an essential integration format for Russia from the geopolitical and civilizational perspective. The approach proposed by the authors and the results obtained, which articulate the correlation of tasks in terms of nation building and integration policy, may help to improve the efficiency of political governance.

ETHNIC PLURALISM, SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INTEGRATION POLICY IN POST CONFLICT RWANDA

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
T. OLAIFA ◽  
O. FATOYINBO
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Cultural Identification ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Identity Reconstruction ◽  
Ethnic Pluralism ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Right

Like every war ravaged country, the Republic of Rwanda is reawakening to grapple with the challenges of post-conflict reintegration and transformation. To scholars and observers of the trend, Rwanda is recuperating at a very high speed due to socio-economic reforms and the apparent commitment of the Government of the country to rebuild a new Rwanda from the rubbles of the devastation that greeted the 1994 genocide. Expectedly, the Rwandan government generated laws and codes which govern social interaction – former ‘enemies’ that must co-habit. There is public ban on all divisionism tendencies. In Rwanda there should be no ‘Hutu’, ‘Tutsi’ or ‘Twa’. All are Rwandans. Indeed, there are sanctions against defaulters irrespective of their nationalities. The drive for identity reconstruction is fierce and the government of Rwanda is determined to obliterate the ethnic ideologies which it believes, reinforced the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda. However, the questions to ask are: will suppression of ethnic identity effectively obliterate natural affinity for group relations and the right to cultural identification and association? How does the government policy against sectarianism help in the reintegration programmes in Rwanda particularly the traditional judicial option called the Gacaca? This paper seeks to address these questions based on the data collected from a field-work conducted in Rwanda in 2011 and from the observations of scholars of ethnicity and the Rwandan Crisis.  

scholarly journals The Concept of Patriotism as Perceived by Teenagers in Latvia

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 312-324
Author(s):  
Marina Marchenoka
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Analysis ◽  
Data Processing ◽  
National Development ◽  
Main Idea ◽  
Data Interpretation ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Microsoft Office

Aim. The aim of the research is: theoretical investigation of the problem of patriotism and its urgency, the empirical research for defining the level of perception of the concept “patriotism” by teenagers in Latvia. Methodology of the research. The theoretical basis of the research includes theoretical analysis of various conceptual approaches to understanding of the phenomenon of patriotism in the philosophical aspect, as well as official documents of the European Union and the Republic of Latvia: documents of the Republic of Latvia (the preamble to the main law of the Latvian Republic – the Constitution; National Development Plan of Latvia for 2014-2020; Guidelines for the Development of Education for 2014-2020; Guidelines on national identity, civil society and integration policy 2012-2018); documents of international organisations (United Nations International Children’s Fund; European Commission; the EU Strategy for Youth – Investing and Empowering; Universal Declaration of Human Rights). The Empirical methods of the research: methods of data acquisition: a questionnaire (anonymous); methods of data processing and analysis: quantitative data processing with methods of mathematical analysis of statistical data and forecasting analytical methods in data processing software Microsoft Office Excel 2010 and SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) 18.0 version; qualitative data processing (analysis of the content, coding and processing of the acquired data); interpretation of quantitative and qualitative. Results. The theoretical analysis makes it possible to conclude that the main idea of the concept patriotism consists in considering it as one of the highest values of the individual and is the basis of life orientations, defining the strategy of the individual’s development, harmonisation of the society and the state. The main approaches for investigation of the concept of patriotism are: sensitively emotional, active and publically national. 

THE PHENOMENON OF UDMURTIA–2: YOUTH VS ETHNIC ENTREPRENEURS

2020 ◽  
pp. 94-116
Author(s):  
Yuri P. Shabaev ◽  
◽  
Natalija P. Mironova ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Public Sentiment ◽  
Civic Integration ◽  
Udmurt Republic ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Model Training ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Sociological Studies

The article analyses the processes of ethnocultural and ethnopolitical development in Udmurtia and is based on the analysis of statistical materials, data from sociological studies, and other sources of information. The main souses of information for the work are the series of surveys conducted in 2017–2019 in the national republics of the Russian Federation carries out as a part of the program developed by the IEA RAS (or by analogy with it). The object of the study is the Udmurt Republic, as long as recent events and previous observations turned the region into a model “training ground” for studying ethnocultural and ethnopolitical processes in republics with a Finno-Ugric population. Previously, we have summarized some of the prior observations in numerous publications, including the multivolume series “The Phenomenon of Udmurtia”. The results of the recent studies are closely correlated with the data of previous sociological surveys. Thus we are able to define and to access the main trends of ethnocultural and ethnopolitical processes that take place in the Republic as well as in the other subjects of the Russian Federation, where Finno-Ugric peoples live. The analysis of the ethno-political situation in the republic shows that the demand for integration policy in the republican community is more than obvious. But the policy of civic integration needs to be activated, because so far it does not have a significant impact on public sentiment.

scholarly journals Russian National Holidays in the Context of the Mass Media Discourse of Tatarstan

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 7444-7447
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Historical Memory ◽  
Nationwide Survey ◽  
Media Discourse ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
The People ◽  
The Mass Media ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Public Holidays

The paper presents an analysis of the popularity of Russian national holidays in Russia, as well as the nature of their coverage in the regional mass - media in Tatarstan. In our work, we proceed from the idea of the cultural core which includes norms, a system of values, and representations of a particular community. We noted popularization of folk festivals and celebrations, as indicated by the results of the nationwide survey of public opinion shown in the paper. At the centre of many Russian folk holidays is the cult of the Sun, as most of the Russians surveyed know about. Researchers who have studied the cultures of individual nations living in Russia also note the veneration of this cult among different ethnic groups. The paper notes that the interweaving of pre-Christian and Christian traditions, the popularization of public holidays testify to the roots of the latter in the cultural core and historical memory of the people. The Republic of Tatarstan is an example of tolerant coexistence of representatives of different nationalities. An analysis of the mass - media discourse of the region revealed that Russian folk holidays (Maslenitsa and Karavon) are presented as a way of uniting various ethnic groups. The rhetoric of the mass media in question fit into the official discourse of interethnic harmony in the region.

scholarly journals INTEGRATION OF LABOR MIGRANTS AS AN ELEMENT OF THE MIGRATION POLICY OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN

THE BULLETIN ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (390) ◽  
pp. 229-234
Author(s):  
G. D. Bayandina ◽  
M.A. Altybasarova ◽  
R.B. Sartova ◽  
G.S. Dusembekova ◽  
B.B. Salimzhanova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Migrant Workers ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Migration Policy ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Access To Health Services ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
Migration Dynamics ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

The economic growth of the Republic of Kazakhstan causes an increasing need for the migrants, and the key task of the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan is to develop the measures to integrate migration resources into the national economy. The purpose of this article is to develop the priority measures, to create the conditions for the successful integration of labor migrants in the Republic of Kazakhstan. A review of the migration situation and analysis of the regional migration dynamics in the Republic of Kazakhstan showed that stable economic development and the emergence of opportunities for small business allowed Kazakhstan to become the regional center of attraction for migrant workers. At the moment, the regulatory framework, regulating internal and external migration in terms of conditions and procedures for foreign citizens’ stay in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan is mostly formed. The main flow of the migrant workers is made up of the citizens of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, most of them work illegally and do not have social rights. Despite the measures, taken by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan to adapt and integrate labor migrants, the problems of their aware-ness, regarding employment, social protection, pension provision, and limited access to health services are quite acute. Taking into account the identified problems, measures of the state integration policy should include: informa-tion support for potential migrants in the framework of pre-departure events; creating conditions for improving the language competence of migrants and ensuring the portability of social rights of migrants, in particular, ensuring the mobility of the pensions within the framework of the integration Association of the EAEU.

scholarly journals Kazakhstan and the Eurasian Economic Union

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 37-55
Author(s):  
Roman A. Yuneman
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
International Institution ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Policy Model ◽  
Eurasian Economic Union ◽  
Economic Union ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Rising Power

Since its early days, the Republic of Kazakhstan has been participating in all forms of Eurasian integration, yet in the last decade its integration policy has undergone significant changes. This article examines the evolution of Kazakhstan’s foreign policy with regard to Eurasian integration. To disclose the reasons for it, the present study uses the foreign policy model of a rising power within the framework of an international institution. The results of the analysis make it possible to say that since 2009 Kazakhstan has made a transition from the strategy of investing into the development of Eurasian integration institutions to a strategy of extorting (hold-up) political and economic concessions. This transition was driven by the change in the balance of external opportunities for Kazakhstan—from unfavorable at the beginning of the integration process to favorable after 2014.

scholarly journals THE CULTURAL-CIVILIZATIONAL ASPECT IN THE FORMATION OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION POLICY OF R. ERDOGAN GOVERNMENTS

2016 ◽  
pp. 10-13
Author(s):  
A. Boiko
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
European Integration ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Integration Policy ◽  
Turkish Republic ◽  
Turkish Government ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government ◽  
Turkish State

The question of European integration of Turkish Republic is considered as one of the central issues in the sphere of the history of international relations. The origins of this problem should be sought in the processes that have shaped the modern Turkish state, that being the rule of the first President of the Republic. With the government headed by R. Erdogan taking a grip of power in 2002, Turkey has fully revised its foreign policy. In particular, it intensified efforts to integrate the state to the EU. However, these intentions could not be realized due to a number of reasons. The article considers cultural-civilization influence on the formation of the foreign policy of Turkish Republic in the sphere of European integration, formation and evolution of the views of the Turkish government on the idea of state "Westernization". It devotes main attention to the views of Ahmet Davutoglu and his strategy of Turkish foreign policy. The article also researches his views on the influence of the eastern cultural and civilizational values and religion on the international position of the Eastern countries and, in particular, on their relations with European countries. Moreover, the research provides an attempt to analyze the cultural-civilizational differences as a factor of preventing Turkey from entering the European Union.

scholarly journals Evenimentele din 1992 în manualul de istorie din școlile transnistrene / The events of 1992 in the history textbook of Transnistrian schools

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-236
Author(s):  
Sergiu Musteata
Keyword(s):  
Left Bank ◽  
History Textbook ◽  
Military Conflict ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
Official Discourse ◽  
Balanced Approach ◽  
History Of ◽  
Total Lack ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Soviet Historiography

After the 1991 separatist region of Transnistria developed its own education system, provided with normative acts, including curriculum and textbooks. History education is part of the official discourse and focuses on Transnistrian interests. In many cases, textbooks are based on Soviet historiography, and Western neighbors are treated as enemies. The author of the present article analyzes, in particular, Chapter IX of the textbook for the ninth grade, which deals with the formation of the separatist republic and the Dniester War of 1992, which is described by the authors of the textbook as “Moldova’s military aggression against the Transnistrian people.” The facts presented in this textbook are unilateral, trying to demonstrate the “aggression of Moldova” on the districts on the left bank of the Dniester. Although, at the end of the topic, the authors consider that this military conflict was “a bloody war”, they insist more on the “sufferings, losses and victims” of the inhabitants of this region. There is a total lack of critical, comparative, and balanced approach to these sensitive events for the recent history of the Republic of Moldova.

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