Institute of Sociology
of the Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology
of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Polis. Political Studies  

No 6 2018

Topic: Political Development in the Epoch of Transformation of the World Order

CONTENT:

PRESENTING THIS ISSUE

Presenting this Issue (p. 6-7)

WE IN THE WORLD, THE WORLD IN US

Baranovsky V.G., Naumkin V.V. World of Faith and World of Disbelief: Expansion and Reduction of Religiosity (p. 8-31)

THEME OF THE ISSUE: PROBLEMS OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE EPOCH OF TRANSFORMATION OF THE WORLD ORDER

Nikitin A.I. Modern World Order, Its Crisis and Prospects (p. 32-46)

Pantin V.I., Lapkin V.V. Transforming of Political Spaces: Toward Polycentric World Order (p. 47-66)

Bartenev V.I. Foreign Aid and Quality of Governance: Shattering Illusory Correlations (p. 67-79)

LABORATORY: TURBULENT POST-SOVIET SPACE

Atanesyan A.V. “Velvet Revolution” in Armenia: Potential, Gains and Risks of Political Protest Activity (p. 80-98)

Bardin A.L., Barinov I.I. Problems of National Development and Consolidation of Political Spaces (the Cases of Moldova and Romania) (p. 99-111)

RUSSIA TODAY

Adiev A.Z., Tsibenko V.V. District vs Region: Race for Power and Self-Government in Nogai District of Dagestan (Event Analysis of the 2017 Election Campaign) (p. 112-126)

ORBIS TERRARUM

Istomin I.A. Assessment of Scientific Productivity and Social Utility of Scientific Studies: The Lessons from the U.S. Record (p. 127-141)

Alekseyeva T.A., Loshkariov I.D., Parenkov D.A. Is It Time for Lottery-Based Authorities? (p. 142-154)

REFLECTING ON MATTERS IN PRINT

Khoros V.G. The Principle of Historicity and the A Priori Knowledge: Politico-Analytical Retrospective of the Russian Revolution (p. 155-171)

Voevoda E.V., Belogurov A.Yu. Axiology of Education in the Discourse of Contemporary Policy (p. 172-179)

Lukin V.P., Oznobishchev S.K. Russia in the World of the 21st Century: Accomplishments and Hopes (p. 180-188)