Parliamentary Ties of the Federation

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 50-68
Author(s):  
Rodion V. Mikhailov
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Federal System ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Parliamentary System ◽  
Political Events ◽  
Russian State ◽  
State Construction ◽  
Russian Constitution

Deferent tendencies resulting from the disintegration of USSR, and the dramatic formation of new Russian federalism of the 90-ies chronologically coincided with the process of modernization of the total Russian state and political system and the formation of its new political and state institutions. In case of negative development scenario, that persisted throughout the 90-ies, both processes, – state construction that was accompanied by the breaking of the old system that lead to the armed confrontation of federal executive and legislative powers, and federalization that turned into sovereignization Russian regions and menace to the integrity of Russia, – could destroy our country as a unified state. However, new Russian parliamentrism stipulated by the Russian Constitution of 1993, played the positive role of smoothing the contradictions of Russian federal system, both those traced back to the former Soviet system, and those arising as the result of violent political events that often were of really tragic character. The author of the article analyzes the influence of the new parliamentary system on the federal structure and federal relations in Russia and studies parliamentary resources that can be used for further improvement of Russian federal system.

Russian Conservatism and Popular Representation

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
pp. 167-177
Author(s):  
Lyubov V. Ulyanova ◽  
Boris V. Mezhuev
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Internet Site ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Russian State ◽  
The Social ◽  
The One ◽  
Social Conservatism ◽  
Russian Idea

The article is devoted to the issue of Russian conservatism and popular representation and analyzes the new historiography of social thought in the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries on the basis of a number of monographs and materials of well-known specialists in late Slavophilism published by the “Russian Idea” internet site over the period of several years. The authors differentiate the protective conservatism (in the spirit of K.P. Pobedonostsev and his work “The Great Lie of Our Time”) that denied the positive role of any representation, and the social conservatism that saw the popular representation in the form of Zemsky Sobor as an integral part of political life and panacea against revolution. The authors prove the thesis that moderate conservative and Slavophiles’ recipes of social and political system modernization, based on the principles of power and society mutual trust, much better suited the goals of Russian state system evolutionary modernization than the reactionary protective conservatism on the one hand, and western liberal parliamentarism, on the other hand.

OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF LOBISTRY ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE: REALITIES TODAY AND EVOLUTIONARY FORECAST

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 329-339
Author(s):  
Tikhon Sergeyevich Yarovoy
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Political System ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Public Interests ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Events ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Industrial Groups

The article is devoted to the research of goals and functions of lobbying activity. The author has processed the ideas of domestic and foreign scientists, proposed his own approaches to the definition of goals and functions of lobbying activities through the prism of public administration. As a result, a generalized vision of the goals and functions of lobbying activities as interrelated elements of the lobbying system was proposed, and a forecast for further evolution of the goals and functions of domestic lobbying was provided. The analysis of lobbying functions allowed us to notice the tendencies in shifting the goals of this activity. If the objectives were fully covered by functions such as mediation between citizens and the state, the information function and the function of organizing plurality of public interests, then the role of strengthening the self-organization of civil society and the function of compromise become increasingly important in the process of formation in the developed countries of civil society and the development of telecommunication technologies. Ukrainian lobbyism will not be left to the side of this process. Already, politicians of the highest level, leaders of financial and industrial groups have to act, adjust their goals (even if they are — declared), taking into account the reaction of the public. In the future, this trend will only increase. The analysis of current research and political events provides all grounds for believing that, while proper regulatory legislation is being formed in Ukraine, the goals and functions of domestic lobbying will essentially shift towards a compromise with the public. It is noted that in spite of the existence of a basic direction of action, lobbying may have several ramified goals. Guided by the goals set, lobbyism can manifest itself in various spheres of the political system of society, combining the closely intertwined interests of various actors in the lobbying process, or even — contrasting them.

scholarly journals The role of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in forming Russia’s image

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-126
Author(s):  
V. V. Kochetkov
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Sample Population ◽  
Sporting Events ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Fifa World Cup ◽  
Russian State ◽  
Foreign Media ◽  
Google Search

This paper is devoted to the study of the role international sporting events in forming image of state. The goal of research is to study the role of the FIFA World Cup in forming Russia’s image. The front-end content analysis is used, which is focused on drawing up the most detailed idea of the information Vow over a certain period in order to identify meaningful dynamics and is of an applied nature. The physical unit of content analysis was the article number (release date), and the text publication was the unit of analysis. Texts for processing were searched in English using a Google search for the period from May 1, 2018 to August 1, 2018. Ne articles should simultaneously contain the words “Russia” and “World cup”. In a generalized form, the search query looked like this: site: [publication site] Russia and World cup. Ne sample population includes the most popular Google search queries. Articles containing only a summary of sports indicators were excluded from the texts found, since the research objectives were satisfied with articles affecting the social, political and economic aspects of the 2018 World Cup. The information priorities of different foreign media are different. For the American and British media, it is important, in particular, to respect human rights in Russia, and for the Chinese media, the opportunity to profit from the supply of our own products. However, after the end of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, negative rhetoric gave way to positive. Ne results of the study indicate the positive role of the 2018 World Cup in shaping the image of the Russian state.

Political systems of post-Soviet States

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Петр Кузьмин ◽  
Petr Kuz'min
Keyword(s):  
Political Parties ◽  
Political Culture ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Political System ◽  
Political Systems ◽  
Main Attention ◽  
State Institutions ◽  
Fields Of Study ◽  
Literary Sources

In the textbook based on the study of various literary sources and the basic laws of post-Soviet States set out a theoretical-methodological situation analysis the political system of society, are considered key components of political systems of emerging post-Soviet societies. The main attention is focused on the functional characteristics of state institutions, the role of political parties, political culture and ideology in the formation and development of political systems of post-Soviet countries. It is intended for students studying in the direction of training 41.03.04 "political Science". It can be useful for students of other fields of study, graduate students and all interested in political science problems of the post-Soviet States.

OBJECTIVES AND FUNCTIONS OF LOBISTRY ACTIVITY IN UKRAINE: REALITIES TODAY AND EVOLUTIONARY FORECAST

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (11) ◽  
pp. 329-339
Author(s):  
Tikhon Sergeyevich Yarovoy
Keyword(s):  
Civil Society ◽  
Political System ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Public Interests ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Events ◽  
The Developed Countries ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Industrial Groups

The article is devoted to the research of goals and functions of lobby- ing activity. The author has processed the ideas of domestic and foreign scientists, proposed his own approaches to the definition of goals and functions of lobbying activities through the prism of public administration. As a result, a generalized vision of the goals and functions of lobbying activities as interrelated elements of the lobbying system was proposed, and a forecast for further evolution of the goals and functions of domestic lobbying was provided.The analysis of lobbying functions allowed us to notice the tendencies in shift- ing the goals of this activity. If the objectives were fully covered by functions such as mediation between citizens and the state, the information function and the function of organizing plurality of public interests, then the role of strengthening the self-organization of civil society and the function of compromise become in- creasingly important in the process of formation in the developed countries of civil society and the development of telecommunication technologies.Ukrainian lobbyism will not be left to the side of this process. Already, politi- cians of the highest level, leaders of financial and industrial groups have to act, adjust their goals (even if they are — declared), taking into account the reaction of the public. In the future, this trend will only increase. The analysis of current research and political events provides all grounds for believing that, while proper regulatory legislation is being formed in Ukraine, the goals and functions of do- mestic lobbying will essentially shift towards a compromise with the public.It is noted that in spite of the existence of a basic direction of action, lobbying may have several ramified goals. Guided by the goals set, lobbyism can manifest itself in various spheres of the political system of society, combining the closely intertwined interests of various actors in the lobbying process, or even — contrast- ing them.

scholarly journals Brazil: From Successes to the Systemic Crisis

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 114-129
Author(s):  
Victor A. Krasilshchikov
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Social Forces ◽  
External Trade ◽  
Political Events ◽  
The Social ◽  
Car Wash ◽  
Systemic Crisis ◽  
Deep Crisis

The paper focuses on the socioecnomic development of Brazil from the mid-1990s up today. The author puts a special attention to the process of deindustrialisation, which has been expressed in the diminishing share of manufacturing industry in GDP, employment and the structure of goods’ export whereas the role of the primary sector increases in economy and the external trade. The paper scrutinises the achievements of Brazil in reduction of poverty and social inequality, in development of education and enlargement of the social mobility’s channels. At the same time, the author argues that the model of development, apparently successful in 2003–2012, has exhausted itself in the changed conditions. It presupposed the balance of different interests, but this balance has been destroyed. Meanwhile, the social forces that could realise a transition to the new model of development have been weaker than the forces interested in exportation of commodities. The author treats political events in the country in 2015–2017, including the impeachment to Dilma Rousseff, as the counteroffensive of conservative forces in the context of Lava Jato (“car-wash”) corruption scandal which has shaken the fundaments of Brazil’s political system. The main conclusion the author makes from his analysis is that any exit from the deep crisis the country undergoes now will be long and painful.

Constitutional Justice in Russia

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Henderson ◽  
Marina Lomovtseva
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Constitutional Court ◽  
Federal System ◽  
Relative Role ◽  
Russian Constitution ◽  
Federal Constitutional ◽  
Constitutional Justice ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThe 1993 Russian Constitution and 1994 Federal Constitutional Law “On the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation” define the jurisdiction and activity of the Federal Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation. However, these pieces of legislation do not comprehensively address all the issues, and there has been some broadening of the Court's power through interpretation and the effect of some other legislation. This article examines the Court's jurisdiction and some of the issues that arise in the exercise thereof, as well as the relative role of the constitutional or charter courts of the subjects of the Federation, and the relationship between the Constitutional Court and the other courts in the Russian federal system. Issues of the methods of constitutional interpretation are addressed. The importance of the Constitutional Court as the federal agency of constitutional court supervision (review) in ensuring the effective application of the Russian Constitution is highlighted in the context of this growth of a comparatively new branch of law in the Russian legal system.

The Role of the Greens in West German Parliamentary Politics, 1980–87

1988 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Gene Frankland
Keyword(s):  
Political System ◽  
Learning Experiences ◽  
The West ◽  
Parliamentary System ◽  
Organizational Constraints ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Parliamentary Politics ◽  
Opinion Polls

This article deals with the evolving role of the Greens (Die Grünen) in the West German political system. It focuses on the “parliamentarization” of the Greens in the Bundestag (federal parliament) and in the Landtage (state parliaments) of Baden-Württemberg, Hesse, and Hamburg. Utilizing personal interviews, parliamentary archives, opinion polls, and party documents, it considers both the impact of the Greens upon the parliamentary system and the impact of the system upon the Greens. The study finds that, despite serious situational and organizational constraints, the Greens in these parliaments have generally been a “creative” oppositional force. However, parliamentary learning experiences have contributed inevitably to the classical dilemma confronting the Greens: How can the “alternative” party become more influential in parliamentary politics without also becoming more like the established parties?

Are Three Items Sufficient to Measure Sense of Coherence?

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 229-237 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Chiesi ◽  
Andrea Bonacchi ◽  
Caterina Primi ◽  
Alessandro Toccafondi ◽  
Guido Miccinesi
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Coherence ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Clinical Samples ◽  
Depression Symptoms ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Positive Role ◽  
Patients With Cancer ◽  
Measure Sense

Abstract. The present study aimed at evaluating if the three-item sense of coherence (SOC) scale developed by Lundberg and Nystrom Peck (1995) can be effectively used for research purpose in both nonclinical and clinical samples. To provide evidence that it represents adequately the measured construct we tested its validity in a nonclinical (N = 658) and clinical sample (N = 764 patients with cancer). Results obtained in the nonclinical sample attested a positive relation of SOC – as measured by the three-item SOC scale – with Antonovsky’s 13-item and 29-item SOC scales (convergent validity), and with dispositional optimism, sense of mastery, anxiety, and depression symptoms (concurrent validity). Results obtained in the clinical sample confirmed the criterion validity of the scale attesting the positive role of SOC – as measured by the three-item SOC scale – on the person’s capacity to respond to illness and treatment. The current study provides evidence that the three-item SOC scale is a valid, low-loading, and time-saving instrument for research purposes on large sample.

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