Development of a Model for Analysing sanctions as a Political Risk Factor

The article considers the prospects for developing a methodology for analysing sanctions as a factor of political risks Given the relevance of sanctions as a phenomenon in Russian politics and political science, it is evident that there is a need to measure and manage such a risk factor The development of the methodology considers existing results from other areas of knowledge, including compliance management The author concludes that the indicators of sanctions risk should be selected considering whether the studied country is the object of sanctions or not In addition, the analysis of sanctions is possible both in an independent format and as an addition to existing methods.

Political and socio-Economic Modernization of Modern China: The Dynamics of Ideological and Worldview Accents

The article describes the history of the development of the economy and socio-political relations within the People’s Republic of China during the “reforms and opening up” since December 1978 The article gives a history of the progress of reforms before Xi Jinping came to power The paper examines each leader’s contribution from four generations of the country’s leaders in solving the problems of implementing economic and political reforms The author of the article describes the methods used by the leaders of the Celestial Empire to modernise the country to improve the wellbeing of the population and build “socialism with Chinese characteristic” The article provides a brief description of the achievements and failures in the process of leading the country by Mao Zedong, Deng Xiaoping, Jiang Zemin, and Hu Jintao.

Civilisational Foundations of Inter-elite Interaction in Modern Russia

In this article, the author emphasised the absence of stable ideological foundations in the functioning of the Russian elites and the consequences of such a situation both in general and in particular issues of the socio-political life of our country The everyday interaction of the ruling and non-ruling elites (the subordinate and in many respects even the powerless position of the latter) is viewed as traditional for Russia, having historical positive and negative consequences In particular, the weakening of the political, administrative power and will of the political centre almost invariably provokes an open revolt of local and non-ruling elites against it An increase in friction at the present stage between the federal centre and regional elites is noted, which can potentially have serious negative political consequences The idea is rejected that bring to the fore the achievement of certain economic indicators within the framework of tactical pilot projects devoid of integral ideological foundations The conflict between Russia and the West (the ideology of globalism) the author interpreted as ideological; its material aspects are of a secondary nature In the author’s opinion, this or that form of ideocracy will deterministically prevail in Russia; the only question is what ideology and values will be the basis for it.

Generation Z volunteer motivation

Even now, young people are becoming the main driving force in the labour market and the implementation of volunteer activities on the territory of the Russian Federation This article reveals the connection between motivational profles and values of generation Z, which allows us to develop more grounded incentive systems for volunteering in various spheres of life.

Political Mechanisms for the Formation of Anti-corruption Consciousness of state and Municipal Employees

World practice shows that, without encountering opposition, corruption is steadily growing in volume Therefore, the strategy of the permanent fght against corruption is recognised as the most effective in modern conditions The formation of an anticorruption consciousness of state and municipal employees in this context is directly affected by a wide range of measures, the practical implementation in conjunction with the applied methods of implementation, which are the mechanisms for forming anti-corruption consciousness Of course, such a format involves tightening control over the activities of employees at all levels of public authority since anti-corruption mechanisms as illegal actions should have the necessary stimulating effect This article highlights and examines the concept of “anti-corruption consciousness” and presents the analysis of the essential components of the anti-corruption consciousness of state and municipal employees from various positions and the mechanisms that form it The enlarged groups of such mechanisms are determined based on the use of political means, and the need for clarification and further scientifc development of certain categories is emphasized.

Integration Processes in Central Asia: The Clash of Interests of External Factors

The article examines the prospects and limitations of the development of integration processes in the Central Asian region, taking into account several prominent external players in relation to the region — Russia, the United States and the EU (“collective West”) China The chosen topic is relevant for several reasons: the high resource capacity of the Central Asian region, the peculiarities of its geopolitical and geostrategic position, the growth of foreign policy and foreign economic activity of the countries of the region The authors of the article proceed from the hypothesis that the interests of the main large geopolitical players: Russia, China and the West, play one of the important roles in these processes The main problem considered in this article is to what extent the interests of large players coincide or contradict each other and whether they contribute to the interests of Eurasian economic integration The study was carried out using resource-actor analysis, taking into account the peculiarities of the behaviour of foreign policy actors The study identifed the most conflicting points on the agenda of large external players, possible areas for cooperation, and factors, that influence Russian integration initiatives in the region

The specifcs of Integrated subject-language learning (CLIL): A socio-philosophical Analysis

Integrated subject-language learning considers a foreign language as a means used in the process of assimilation and formation of subject knowledge, skills and abilities specifc to a particular subject area The use of a foreign language as an intermediary language and as a means of building a professional and conceptual picture of the world poses specifc tasks for the teacher of a foreign language that goes beyond the traditional teaching of a foreign language The sociophilosophical analysis of the presented article aims to study and research the specifcs of integrated subject-language learning.

Russian Language in German socio-linguistic space as an Object of Russian Language state Policy

Today about 110 thousand people are learning Russian in Germany, and almost 2 million people are learning German in Russia The apparent contradiction is that if ethnic Germans do not constitute the dominant non-autochthonous group in Russia, then Russian in Germany is defnitely one of the most widespread languages among the residents and citizens of immigrant origin According to some sources, it even takes the leading position in this segment Its popularization can (and should) serve to preserve the ethnolinguistics identity of the Russian-speaking community abroad The Russian language is undoubtedly an effective instrument of ‘soft power’ in Russian policy abroad, contributing to the creation/ preservation of an attractive image of Russia in the international arena, the establishment of economic, academic, and ethnocultural relations, the construction of a comfortable feld of objective information exchange, the development of the ‘Russian world’ in its current large-scale understanding The answer, in the author’s opinion, is unequivocal The success of efforts undertaken by public and academic organisations of our states; the implementation of projects initiated by German educational institutions and offcial institutions in the framework of international cooperation should not only be supported but to a large extent ensured by the Russian side The article gives an up-to-date assessment of the role of the Russian language and Russian-speaking community in the sociopolitical space of Germany in the course of education, integration, electoral and other processes, the activities of certain actors in striving to reverse the frightening trend of losing Russian language and Russian cultural traditions outside Russia, the problems and prospects of the external direction of contemporary Russian language policy.

Prospects of Electronic Voting in Russia: Technological and Political Aspects

The main areas of application of digital technologies in the Russian political process are related to the conduct of electronic voting and the use of Internet services for the development of new forms of political participation both at the national level and in the feld of local self-government The growth in the number of Internet users, which has become a steady trend over the past 20 years, creates new conditions for interaction between government structures and society They include both unknown risks of destabilization associated with increased demands on state institutions and reduced confdence in the government, as well as new opportunities for interaction between the state and the public in socially signifcant areas of public administration The implementation in practice of the course outlined by the Digital Economy program and designed to ensure Russia’s competitive advantages, taking into account the global trends of the expectation or the onset (according to various estimates) of the fourth industrial revolution, creates a new context for the development of political processes In these conditions, the author considered electronic voting technologies an integral part of the development of the modern state, and this view is typical, including for a signifcant part of the political elites.

students’ Healthy Lifestyle Values shaping in the Post-covid Period

In this study, we interviewed 295 undergraduate students of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation They were asked to express their opinion on the nature and content of a healthy lifestyle and determine the changes in their health and lifestyle during a pandemic The main results of the research include the following conclusions: frstly, there is no clear understanding of the essence and content of the concept of a healthy lifestyle among students; secondly, students are generally satisfed with the state of their health (physical and psychoemotional), but at the same time they realise that they do not care enough about it; thirdly, the negative impact of the pandemic on the lifestyle of students was expressed in an increase in the number of meals, an increase in the frequency of smoking and consumption of alcohol Using this information, the authors developed several recommendations to improve the University’s social policy in the feld of a healthy lifestyle, according to international experience.