scholarly journals International Educational Programs as an Instrument of Soft Power and Building Dialogue between States. Interview with Dario Battistella, Director for Research of Sciences Po Bordeaux (France)

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 305-311
Author(s):  
Dario Battistella
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Soft Power ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Political Dialogue ◽  
University Of Colorado ◽  
Political Studies ◽  
European Political Science

Dario Battistella is a classic of French and European political science and the theory of international relations, the author of fundamental «Theory of International Relations», which has been reprinted six times since its first publication in 1981. D. Battistella is also the author of «Return from the State of War» (2006), «One-Dimensional Peace» (2011), «War and Peace in the 21st Century» (2011). Professor Battistella has worked in the leading universities: Science Po Paris, Graduate School of Social Sciences in Paris (EHESS), University of Sherbrooke (Quebec), University of Colorado (USA), University of Laval (Quebec). Since 2017, Dario Battistella is the Director of Research at the Institute for Political Studies in Bordeaux, he teaches political science and theory of international relations. In 2020 QS Top Universities Raitings named Sciences Po third best political science higher school in the World. In this interview, Dario Battistella talks about the role of international educational programs in establishing of political dialogue between states, French-Russian relations, the importance of internationalizing education to solve global problems, and also shares experience in implementing a joint master's program in European political studies with RUDN University.

Towards New Architecture of European Security

2010 ◽  
pp. 3-20
Author(s):  
G. Oznobishcheva
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Political Science ◽  
World Economy ◽  
Deputy Director ◽  
European Security ◽  
Academic Council ◽  
Russian Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Political Studies ◽  
Academy Of Sciences ◽  
Head Of Department

On April 21st, 2010, the session of the Academic Council of the Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Sciences, took place, where the keynote report "Towards New Architecture of European Security" was presented by N.K. Arbatova, Dr. Sci. (Political Science), Head of Department for European Political Studies at IMEMO. The session was run by N.I. Ivanova, Corresponding Member of RAS, Deputy Director of IMEMO. The IMEMO employees – A.G. Arbatov, Corresponding Member of RAS, V.G. Baranovskii, Corresponding Member of RAS, K.V. Voronov, Cand. Sci. (History), V.K.Zaitsev, Dr. Sci. (Economics), N.I. Kalinina, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), S.P. Peregudov, Dr. Sci. (History), А.А. Pikaev, Cand. Sci. (Political Science), as well as PIR Center employees – K.V. Smertina, V.A. Yaroshenko – participated in discussion of the report. The keynote report and the discussion succeded are introduced for readers' consideration.

scholarly journals Statsvitenskapelige blindsoner: Iver Neumann i et faglig perspektiv

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Øivind Bratberg
Keyword(s):  
Popular Culture ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Search For Meaning ◽  
European Political Science

Iver Neumann has been an inter-disciplinary entrepreneur for political science in Norway. For Neumann, interdisciplinarity has been coupled with an understanding of politics as the search for meaning and identity. These features are well-developed in European political science, particularly within the field of international relations, but they are more rarely encountered in Norway. This brief article provides a sketch of political science as it evolved and matured in its Norwegian incarnation. In situating Iver Neumann within the discipline, I emphasise his international and eclectic orientation. The personal, national and international meet in Neumann’s works, as do popular culture and politics.

Culture, Religion, War, and Peace

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yehonatan Abramson
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Political Science ◽  
International Conflict ◽  
Religious Fundamentalism ◽  
Democratic Peace ◽  
Future Research ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Independent Variable ◽  
Religious Actors

Religion and culture have historically been neglected in international relations (IR) theories and in political science more generally. It was only recently that IR began to consider the role of culture and religion in war and peace. Several main scholarly trends in the study of culture, religion, conflict, and peace can be identified, starting with the definitional problems that IR scholars had to deal with as they tried to incorporate culture and religion. The first major attempt in the IR field to understand war almost exclusively through the religious prism was that of Samuel Huntington, who in his Clash of Civilization (1993, 1996) identifies two main reasons why religion can cause war: first, religion can be considered as a primordial and immutable identity; and second, religion is a form of ideology rather than identity. The scholarly literature has also addressed themes such as religious fundamentalism and violence, the role of religious actors in international conflict, the practical use of religion and culture to promote peace via diplomacy, and engagement of religion and culture in existing peace theories such as democratic peace theory. Avenues for future research may include the relational and constantly changing aspects of religion; what, when, and how various religious interpretations receive political prominence in promoting conflict or peace; how religion can be used as an independent variable across cases; and the hidden set of assumptions that are embedded in the cultural and religion labels.

scholarly journals CONSTRUCTIVISM GOES QUANTUM: THE APPROACH REFORM

2016 ◽  
pp. 7-13
Author(s):  
T. A. Alekseeva ◽  
A. P. Mineev ◽  
A. V. Fenenko ◽  
I. D. Loshkariov ◽  
B. I. Ananyev
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Quantum Physics ◽  
The Political ◽  
Ir Theory ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Political Studies ◽  
The Way

The article deals with the evolution of constructivist paradigm of international relations. The issue is of utmost importance in terms of the search for theoretical alternatives in the IR thinking. First, we are giving basic introduction of constructivism on the basis of historical and hermeneutical approaches. There is no doubt that the paradigm has faced different theoretical challenges and a lot of critics which has to be addressed. The authors reconsider some constructivist theories and notions in Alexander Wendt's works and the way Wendt tried to reinforce and reassure the constructivist paradigm. This allows us to claim that quantum turn in recent Wendt's work was almost inevitable. Second, the article attempts to answer a question whether the fundamentals of quantum physics are relevant when speaking about social and political processes. At first glance, quantum physics approach has nothing in common with the theory of politics and the theory of international relations. However, there are some grounds to believe that certain problem issues of the political science and IR theory are not deadlocks. In the second part of the article we use the unleashed and underestimated potential of analytical philosophy. To conclude, we believe that today there are more questions than answers but the quantum paradigm is expected to be the important part of the political studies and IR theory as well.

scholarly journals On the 10th anniversary of the death of M.Yu. Shinkovsky, political researcher and organizer of political education in the Russian Far East

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 167-170
Author(s):  
A. B. Volynchuk ◽  
L. E. Kozlov
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Russian Far East ◽  
Far East ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
10Th Anniversary ◽  
Political Studies ◽  
Far Eastern ◽  
Scientific Ideas ◽  
The Russian Far East

Doctor of Political Science, Professor M.Yu. Shinkovsky made a great contribution to the formation of the Far Eastern school of regional and international political studies, as well as to the teaching of political science, international relations and regional studies at the universities of Vladivostok in the 1990s – 2000s. In connection with the 10th anniversary of his untimely death, we recall his scientific ideas and professional path.

Michael Kelly, Hilary Footitt, Myriam Salama-Carr (eds.): The Palgrave Handbook of Languages and Conflict

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ľubomír Zvada
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Military Operations ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
War And Peace ◽  
Interdisciplinary Field ◽  
Speakers Of Other Languages ◽  
War And Conflict ◽  
Almost All

This Handbook maps the contours of an exciting and burgeoning interdisciplinary field concerned with the role of language and languages in situations of conflict. It explores conceptual approaches, sources of information that are available, and the institutions and actors that mediate language encounters. It examines case studies of the role that languages have played in specific conflicts, from colonial times through to the Middle East and Africa today. The contributors provide vibrant evidence to challenge the monolingual assumptions that have affected traditional views of war and conflict. They show that languages are woven into every aspect of the making of war and peace, and demonstrate how language shapes public policy and military strategy, setting frameworks and expectations. The Handbook's 22 chapters powerfully illustrate how the encounter between languages is integral to almost all conflicts, to every phase of military operations and to the lived experiences of those on the ground, who meet, work and fight with speakers of other languages. This comprehensive work will appeal to scholars from across the disciplines of linguistics, translation studies, history, and international relations; and provide fresh insights for a broad range of practitioners interested in understanding the role and implications of foreign languages in war.

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