Aim. Determination of the validity of the use of the term “national political science school” in relation to political science in Asia, Africa and Latin America; identification of the specifics of the research of non-Western political scientists in comparison with the works of their Western colleagues. Methodology. The criteria characterizing national scientific schools are determined, according to which the development of political science in different regions of the modern world is compared. The article uses the tools of political comparative studies, the method of analysis, synthesis, generalization. Results. The validity of the use of the category “non-Western political science” as a generalizing concept for the characteristics of political science schools in Asia, Africa and Latin America is established. A characteristic feature of these schools is the identification of the local political process peculiarities in comparison with Western countries. The explanation of the specifics are the concepts of the civilizational originality of the regions, formulated by thinkers of the XIX-XX centuries and developed by modern political scientists. Research implications. The results of the study contribute to the study of modern political science and serve as an illustration of the struggle in modern social science of global and national explanatory models.

Aim. The purpose of this article is to analyze the development of crucial religiopolitical medieval concepts using the example of St. Isidore’s account of Visigothic and Roman history. Methodology. Textual analysis of the works of St. Isidore of Seville is the prime focus of this article. A variety of methods are used, including hermeneutics and comparative historical analysis. Results. This study highlights and puts a new perspective on some key differences between various early medieval concepts of Roman succession and Christian polity. Research implications. The research results contribute to the development of the theoretical framework for studies of early medieval religiopolitical thought.

Aim. Analysis of the report of the deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of Russia as an act of political communication aimed at increasing citizens’ confidence in Russian parliamentarism in particular and the state as a whole. The realization of this goal predetermined the study of the initiative of State Duma members from the United Russia party on reports to voters. Methodology. A content analysis of the United Russia deputies’ reports published in the media and the Internet in 2021 was carried out; a comparative analysis of the texts was carried out, which made it possible to identify similarities and differences in the topics and issues of the reports. Results. As a result of the content analysis, a number of contradictions in the content of reports and their presentation to voters were revealed, which, according to the author, is explained by the lack of regulation of this document. Research implications. The proposals on the regulation of the content of the State Duma deputy’s report are formulated, the most significant topics necessary, from the author’s point of view, to be reflected in the report are identified.

Aim. Revealing the peculiarities of the dialogue between ROSATOM and its organizations with the public concerned to form social demand for the development of nuclear energy. Identifying effective forms of interaction and working out recommendations for the development of the dialogue. Methodology. In the research, the experience of informational, educational and explanatory work carried out by ROSATOM and its organizations with the population and the public in the interests of developing the nuclear industry in order to meet the main challenges of our time was summarized. The analysis of regional features and institutional analysis of the Public Council of the State Atomic Energy Corporation “Rosatom” as a body influencing decision-making in one of the key industries in Russia were carried out. Results. New directions of work are proposed to form a positive attitude of the population towards the development of Russian nuclear technologies. It is shown that increasing the level of environmental literacy and better informing the public about radiation are essential. It is recommended to maintain a dialogue with the interested public, taking into account the specifics of the region, as well as the positive impact of nuclear industry organizations on the socio-economic, socio-cultural aspects that determine the quality of life of the population. The characteristics of encouraging and facilitating a dialogue with the interested public as a voluntary initiative of the nuclear industry have been determined. The Public Council of ROSATOM role in as an effective mechanism for public participation in decision-making regarding the development of the industry was considered. The Council initiatives aimed at increasing the level of public confidence, ensuring interaction with civil society are described. Recommendations for the development of interaction are formulated. Research implications. The article summarizes new material on the formation and development of the institution of public councils using the example of the Public Council of the State Corporation “Rosatom”. The author proposes directions for further study of the problem of public participation in decision-making by the authorities.

Aim. To develop approaches to identify and critically evaluate latent mechanisms in political practices of modern public actors. Methodology. The main methods of research are: institutional, normative, comparative analysis, extrapolating and predictive method, system approach, overt observation. Results. Actor, attributive and instrumental models for identifying and interpreting latent mechanisms of public policy are defined as well as a range of directions for integrating public and latent phenomena in relevant political discourse. Research implications. The research results contribute to the theory of public decision-making and political communication.

Aim. This article is devoted to the study of the evolution of information warfare operations (information operations) in the latest segment of their history - from the moment of the voluntary entry of Crimea into the Russian Federation to the present day: from the very moment when, under the influence of this event, a fundamentally new organizational and technological scheme of the information operation was developed, which first actually used in the scandal with the Panamanian offshores (in the “Panama dossier”). Methodology. In this study, the hypothesis is put forward that in the Anglo-Saxon practice of information operations, each subsequent operation is a repetition of the previous one with the addition of one or more new techniques that modernize the previous scheme and make it even more dangerous for the enemy. To test this hypothesis, all operations are lined up in chronological order and compared according to nine parameters that change as the information operations themselves become more complex, new techniques and tricks appear in their schemes and scenarios. By the manner of changes in these parameters, it is possible to track the main trends and patterns in the evolution of information operations, their schemes, forms and methods of implementation at the present stage (since 2016). Results. The results of the study indicate that this hypothesis is generally confirmed: information operations do change over time, and their development proceeds ascending from simple models to more complex ones, while later operations become the “assemblage point” for “best practices” (the most progressive techniques and tricks), previously worked out not in one, but in a series of different operational combinations consistently. At the same time, the evolution of information operations does not always look like a single ascending general line: at some stages this line begins to “branch out”, giving several lateral alternative lines of development, which, then, at a certain moment again converge at one point, forming a new “general line of evolution “. This is how information operations at some point split into two parallel evolving lines - according to the basic tricks used in the scheme of influencing the enemy: “I spot your lies” (“WADA”, “Skripali I-II”, etc.), “I fish with bait” (“Argentinean cocaine”, “Gent”, “Butina”,”Prague case”, etc.), which then “gathered at the point of convergence” in the “Wagner identification” and “Navalny poisoning” operations. Research implications. Information about the latest forms and methods of organizing and conducting information operations can be used in the work of state bodies responsible for organizing a systemic counteraction to information aggression of foreign states, and will also be useful to political scientists, political strategists and specialists in countering destructive political technologies.

Aim. The article examines the ideological filling of the concept of patriotism in the “new media” ideological trends. Methodology. The texts of bloggers who can be considered public opinion leaders in the “two-stage” model of social networks communication were analyzed. The most influential bloggers were identified in the survey conducted among university teachers, journalists and public associations. Results. The study has demonstrated a consistent conceptualization of patriotism discourses in “new media” by the ideological framework of traditional political ideologies. It is shown that the official discourse of the “patriotism” concept is widely represented in “new media”. In accordance with the meanings of conservative ideology, patriotism is presented as a feeling based on the non-political emotional attachment, “love for the Motherland”. This allows, using the idea of opposing the “common enemy”, to promote relative consolidation in the currently socially split society and contribute to the legitimation of power. At the same time, the “new media” of liberal and socialist orientation putting forward the charges of non-patriotic behavior in relation to power, use the concept of patriotism for its de-legitimation. Research implications. The study showed that the main ideological confrontation and struggle of opinions takes place not so much between “new media” as a potential protest resource and official discourse, but inside the “new media”, along the lines of ideological faults.

Aim. To reconstruct the socio-political content of N. P. Gilyarov-Platonov and A. A. Grigoriev debate about S. T. Aksakov’s “Family Chronicle”. Methodology. Reconstruction of the polemic was carried out through the method of political textology. Results. According to contemporaries, N. P. Gilyarov-Platonov’s extensive review of S. T. Aksakov’s “Family Chronicle”, published in 1856, contained a manifesto of Slavophile criticism. Gilyarov-Platonov showed the outstanding value of Aksakov’s book as the first work of “positive” literature in the “modern history” of Russia, overcoming the “vicious legacy” of Peter the Great’s “revolution” in literature. The most substantive criticism of this approach was from A.A. Grigoriev, who was close to Slavophilism. Research implications. An analysis of the main differences between “positive” and “negative” literature, as Gilyarov-Platonov and Grigoriev understood them, makes it possible to better understand the difference in political views of these conservative thinkers who seem very close in their world outlook.

Aim. Analysis of the Russian Empire strategies to stabilize the socio-political situation in Central Asia. Methodology. A political and textological analysis of M.A. Terentyev’s work “History of the Conquest of Central Asia” is conducted with emphasis on Russian strategies of stabilizing the sociopolitical situation in annexed territories. General scientific methods such as analysis, synthesis, induction, deduction, generalization are used as well as descriptive, historical-chronological, comparative methods. Results. Three strategies were identified: direct interaction; constructing strategical points as strongholds for Russian forces and the strategy of uniting fortified borderlines. Research implications. Works of M. A. Terentyev which had not been previously studied were analysed and introduced to scientific society. Moreover, the results of the analysis may contribute to the optimization of Russian domestic and foreign policy in Asia.

Aim. An attempt is made to consider the processes of transformation of education in the network society from the perspective of the idea of the “New Education” on the basis of political science analysis. Methodology. The paper principally deals with the analysis of socio-political aspects of modernization of education in the info-digital-network society on the basis of the methods of content analysis, discourse analysis, political analysis in the context of project approach. Results. It is demonstrated that the implementation of the “New Education” idea will allow to reach a new level of development in the socio-humanitarian context. It is exactly the development of human beings, increasing their level of competence and knowledge in the info-digital-network society that becomes a decisive condition for social progress. Research implications. The author succeeds in updating the issues of educational development at the present stage on the basis of the idea of transition to the “New Education” as one of the political projects demanded by the network society.

Aim. To discuss the problem of microlearning as the most modern and relevant format for the implementation of educational programs in the system of lifelong education in the context of the VUCA world. Methodology. The main research method is a theoretical analysis of modern domestic and foreign research on the problem of microlearning, its structural components, possible options for practical application, efficiency in terms of obtaining the required educational result. Results. Various approaches to the concept, structure of microlearning and options for its practical application are combined in understanding of microlearning as a format aimed at solving a specific didactic problem by small parts within a short time. In the world of VUCA, this is becoming one of the most important conditions that ensure the renewal of educational programs of the lifelong education system in accordance with the new demands of practice, as well as the formation of flexible educational trajectories. Research implications. The data obtained contribute to the methodological support of continuing education programs for teachers, programs implemented using e-learning and distance learning technologies.

Aim. To analyze peculiarities of actualization of subcategorial concept multi-child parenting which as an element of a conceptual category formed by the concept family. Methodology. Author finds out features of the concept multi-child parenting and the ways of its actualization in Russian social net Instagram. Lexicographical, descriptive, conceptual methods and method of discourse analysis are used. Results. The concept multi-child parenting is in general ambivalent. Social net Instagram reveals its positive features such as «love», «traditionalism», «children are happiness», etc. The concept is actualized through lexical (suffixes, words with positive meaning, etc.) and non-verbal (photos, emoji, etc.) elements. Research implications. The author gives an example of a subcategorial concept functioning. Connection between some concepts of a category is shown. Also the author contributes to the study of concept multi-child parenting actualization in Russian native speakers’ consciousness.

Aim. To identify lexical and syntactic means of forming the “American dream” concept and to reveal their stylistic potential. Methodology. The author has analyzed the content of the social network Twitter and the mini-blog service Tumblr from 2015 to 2021. The following methods were used: the continuous sampling method, the method of statistical analysis and data interpretation, contextual and discourse analyses. Results. The author has described the linguistic means contributing to revealing new meanings of the “American dream” concept, in comparison with those that were embedded in it at earlier stages of American society development. Research implications. The analysis of linguistic components of the “American dream” concept will help to trace the mechanisms by which the attractiveness of the American way of life is imposed on modern youth and to form the right guidelines in American values perception.

Aim. Identification of linguistic and stylistic representational means of the individual author’s picture of the world in the works of Henry James. Methodology. The main content of the research is the analysis of the key-author’s concepts in the work of Henry James and the means of their representation. The methods of conceptual analysis, component-semantic analysis, generalization of dictionary definitions, continuous sampling method, logical method, and comparative method were used in the study. Results. Stylistic techniques of objectification of the concepts “depravity”, “hypocrisy”, “experience” are identified. expressiveness, used to create implicit information in a poetic text, is analysed. Research implications. The results of the study contribute to linguoconceptology.