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Social Macroevolution: Growth of the World System Integrity and a System of Phase Transitions
World Futures: Journal of General Evolution. 2009. Vol. 65. No. 7. P. 477–506.
The title of this article unites two rather important notions – “macroevolution” and “the World System”. Those notions are used by different theories but they are intrinsically connected. We understand social macroevolution as a term denoting an important dimension of social evolution that includes a series of the most significant evolutionary transformations. It appears important to emphasize that the World System genesis and a series of its subsequent transformations can be regarded as nodal elements of the social macroevolutionary process. What is more, the World System formation was not only the most important result of all the preceding socioevolutionary macroprocesses, it was also a sort of borderline, beyond which it is totally necessary to distinguish the social macroevolution as a special suprasocietal component of social evolution (that is the one that does not pertain exclusively to any particular society). The main characteristics of macroevolution, such as irreversibility and directionality are manifested in the World System transformations.
Entina E., Nadzharov A., Мелоян Т. Х. et al., Российский совет по международным делам (РСМД) 2026
Спустя четыре года с введения недружественными странами полномасштабных санкционных ограничений против России содержательная сторона тематики международный антироссийских рестрикций представляется хорошо изученной. Отечественные и зарубежные исследовательские коллективы создали обширные базы данных ограничений, выявили стратегии ухода/присутствия иностранных компаний, изучили стратегии адаптации России, недружественных, третьих стран, идентифицировали трансформацию глобальных цепочек. В контексте этих исследований меньше внимания уделялось механизмам ...
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Салагай О. О., Сахарова Г. М., Антонов Н. С. et al., Медицина 2026 Т. 14 № 2 С. 42–57
A global step in the fight against tobacco was the adoption of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2003, which includes the organization of monitoring of the prevalence of tobacco consumption. The main condition for monitoring is its organization based on representative surveys of the population and its individual groups, as well as ...
Added: June 3, 2026
Kravtsova M., Musaev A. U., Welzel C., / Series "SSRN Working Paper Series". 2026.
Elaborating on Welzel et al.'s "Cool Water Theory," our study zooms into the more limited (albeit still varied) framework conditions of Russia's huge territory. Within Russia's confines, we examine how the combination of moderately cool seasons with steady rain (i.e., Cool Water) affects sub-national areas' contemporary societal progress in two modernization indicators: material prosperity in ...
Added: June 3, 2026
Блохин А. А., Larionov A., Вестник Российской академии наук 2026 Т. 96 № 6 С. 564–574
The study confirms the importance of institutional factors in the formation of digital ecosystems. Their advantages for participants consist in the creation of a common environment with reduced transaction costs. Such an advantage is created by the dominant large business in it, organizing the ecosystem, based on its access to information arrays, a wide network ...
Added: June 3, 2026
Styrin E. M., Sanina A., Ataeva A. et al., Public administration and development 2026 P. 1–18
Digital public procurement is increasingly implemented through e-procurement platforms, yet evidence on the governance capabilities needed to deliver transparency, coordination and organisational learning remains limited outside high-capacity contexts. This article reframes public procurement as a socio-technical platform ecosystem and develops an ecosystem capability framework that links three tiers (government, platform operators and users) to three ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Shirokova G., Bystrov Arsenii, Tyutneva Anna, Foresight and STI Governance 2026 Vol. 20 No. 2 Article 31636
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operate under conditions of chronic resource constraints, which makes it important to study strategies capable of transforming available resources into sustainable financial outcomes. One such strategy is entrepreneurial bricolage - the unconventional recombination of existing resources to address organizational challenges. This article examines the impact of bricolage on SME performance, ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Л.Е. Гринин, А.В. Коротаев, А.С. Ходунов, Религиоведение 2026 № 1 С. 156–165
This article analyses Buddhist, Hindu, Christian and Jewish fundamentalism. Buddhist fundamentalism, like Christian fundamentalism, is not very widespread at present. Historically, in Europe, radical Christian fundamentalism was active in the Balkans during the Second World War. Hindu fundamentalism is active in regions where there are conflicts between Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims. Jewish fundamentalism is most ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Bobrova A., Волынская К. А., Праксема. Проблемы визуальной семиотики 2026 Т. 48 № 2 С. 212–235
Musical notation has enjoyed universal recognition for centuries, whereas dance notation has remained comparatively underdeveloped and conceptually challenging. As a kinetic and embodied art form, dance requires a system of notation capable of reflecting its visual, affective, and technical dimensions while at the same time meeting the normative demands of stage practice. The first serious ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Obukhov A., Маерле М. А., Минаева Е. И., Исследователь/Researcher 2025 № 3-4 С. 282–299
The article presents a preliminary synthesis of materials from an expedition conducted in the Ulyunkhan ulus, an Evenk
settlement in the Kurumkansky District of the Republic of Buryatia, in 2025, comparing them with materials from a 2005 expedition. The study focuses on the changes over the past twenty years as perceived by the local residents themselves (Buryats and Evenks). It compares ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Paramonov A. A., Вопросы философии 2025 № 7 С. 39–45
The article is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the birth of Elena Arkadyevna
Mamchur, one of the leading Russian philosophers and methodologists of science,
whose works have already become recognized classics of the Russian
philosophy of science. The author draws attention to the wide spectrum
of E.A. Mamchur’s research, covering the processes of formation and development
of scientific knowledge ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Likhacheva A., Чуприянова П. И., Россия в глобальной политике 2026 Т. 24 № 3 С. 93–106
Russia's resilience to the sanctions tsunami of 2022–2023 and the limited nature of Moscow's countermeasures against violent sabotage have led to the emergence of a new model of pressure. Western countries have begun to view sanctions as a starting point for other punitive measures. Recent events surrounding Venezuela, Cuba, and Iran demonstrate that the series ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Zolotukhin V. V., Ишрак: ежегодник исламской философии 2026 Т. 4 № 1 С. 36–47
This article, written in the style of a case study, is devoted to an overview of the apologetic arguments of a Greek Catholic writer from Aleppo, a figure in the literary Arab Renaissance, Francis Fathallah al-Marrāsh (1836–1874), in his posthumously published work Shahādat al-tabīʻa fī wujūd Allāh wa-l-sharīʻa (The Testimony of Nature on the Existence ...
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Kudriavtseva E., / РЦИС. Серия № 0148-756-286. 2026.
The content of the work is the system is a system for identifying four types of written speech structures. A set of 11 calculated parameters, statistical standards, and semantic characteristics allows for the identification of a text's structure as the result of a specific cognitive schema (scene, event, story, evaluation). The method has been verified ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Rincon C. J., Journal of Economic Studies 2026 P. 1–18
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This study assesses the impact of the European Central Bank's (ECB) Unconventional Monetary Policy (UMP) on economic growth via its effects on sovereign bond yields in the Eurozone. Unlike previous studies that focus on high-frequency data and short-term effects, this study provides evidence on the long-term effects of the ECB's asset purchases on key macroeconomic ...
Added: June 2, 2026
Arakawa S., Социология 2026 № 4 С. 298–302
It is well known that Gyōnen, a monk of the Kegon school, was also deeply connected with the Ritsu (Vinaya) tradition. Moreover, the Vinaya occupied such an important place in his thought that he devoted special works to it. However, Japanese Buddhism has often been described as existing without strict Vinaya observance, and the Ritsu ...
Added: June 1, 2026
Seyedi Asl S., DEMIDOV D. M., NEW ERA INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INTERDISCIPLINARY SOCIAL RESEARCHES 2026 Vol. 11 No. 32 P. 1–17
In recent years, several nations, including China, India, Japan, and developing countries like Iran, have made significant advancements in their space research sectors. Only Russia and the United States consider themselves the foremost space powers, allocating billions annually to sustain their equipment and information dominance. However, in less than ten years, space and its mineral ...
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Seyedi Asl S., Estudos Internacionais 2025 Vol. 13 No. 2 P. 184-198
When the borders between states are subject to dispute, building of good
relations among the concerned states become a complicated issue. For decades,
Bahrain and Qatar have been incompatible with each other over territorial waters,
including sovereignty over the Hawar and Zubarah islands in the southern
part of the Persian Gulf. Although, the two countries were satisfied with the
final ...
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Smilyanskaya E., Moriakov Y., М.: Новое литературное обозрение, 2025.
This monograph by Professor Elena B. Smilianskaia (NRU-HSE)
and Erofei Iu. Moriakov (National Historical Archive of Belarus)
is dedicated to the study of Charles Cathcart’s diplomatic mission
to Russia (1768–1772). The study of diplomatic correspondence,
memoranda, and diaries produced by Charles Cathcart and his
wife, who accompanied him to St. Petersburg, provides us with
front-row access to the diplomatic and ceremonial ...
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Синяков А. А., Зверева В., Шелованова Т. И., / Центральный банк Российской Федерации. Серия 132 / 2024 "Серия докладов об экономических исследованиях". 2024. № 132.
At the end of 2023, Russia updated its Strategy for Improving Financial Literacy and Developing Financial Culture Until 2030. Unlike the previous strategy, the current strategic goals include not only financial literacy but also financial culture. ‘Culture’ is normative and socially preferred behaviour. The updated strategy brings into focus the relationship between financial literacy and responsible financial behaviour. To explore this relationship, the authors rely on data from the All-Russian Survey of Consumer Finance (2020 and 2022). Socially ...
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Vorchik A., / SSRN. Серия Social Science Research Network "Social Science Research Network". 2026.
This work is devoted to a theoretical explanation of the Easterlin paradox, according to which long-term economic growth does not make average level of people's happiness increasing. By happiness, we mean the intensity of emotions people experience while comparing their new income with its expected value, or the target income with its original value. In the first case, ...
Added: May 31, 2026
Sizov A., Rodionova M., Sedashov E. et al., / NRU Higher School of Economics. Series PS "Political Science". 2026. No. 1.
Rapid development of surveillance technologies is one of the most socially important consequences of the digital age. This paper investigates the factors determining consent to surveillance of various types of personal data and contributes to rapidly growing research on citizens perceptions of surveillance practices. Relying on a comprehensive survey experiment, we study the effects of ...
Added: May 15, 2026
Карцева М. А., Peresetsky A., / Высшая школа экономики. Серия WP2 "Количественный анализ в экономике". 2026. № WP2/2026/01.
This study examines the association between health status among elderly individuals living alone and pet ownership (cats, dogs). We employ data from the “Time Use Survey” conducted by the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) in 2019, which contains information on more than 10,000 elderly individuals living alone aged 60 or older in Russia, including data ...
Added: May 8, 2026
Strizhkova D., / Институт русской литературы (Пушкинский Дом) РАН. Серия B001 "Репозиторий открытых данных по русской литературе и фольклору". 2026.
В базе данных представлена роспись русскоязычных литературных произведений и отрывков, напечатанных в учебниках по словесности, хрестоматиях, книгах для чтения, сборниках стихотворений и рассказов, выходивших во Франции, Германии, Латвии, Эстонии, Болгарии, Сербии в период первой волны русской эмиграции с 1918 по 1939 гг. Датасет представляет интерес для исследователей школьного литературного канона, эмиграции и детского чтения ...
Added: April 22, 2026
Жигунов А. Ю., / Basic Research Programme. Серия HUM "Humanities". 2026. № 1.
The article attempts to describe the features of the educational potential of Russian animation programmes in aspect of the representation of traditional spiritual and moral values. Based on media and semiotic analysis, the method of cultural and historical interpretation, animated Russian projects created from 2000 to the 2025, which were translated on television channels or streaming ...
Added: April 19, 2026