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Профессиональная коммуникация экспертов-гуманитариев стран СНГ: основные геополитические векторы и предпочтительные форматы
Difficult and controversial, with setbacks, the process of reintegration of the CIS countries is largely failing in the humanitarian sphere. Humanitarian communications in the field of education, science, culture, art, etc. have long remained on the periphery of the attention of political elites of the new independent states, or the elites even deliberately hampered them. Only in recent years, due to the revealed high conflict potential of the factor of value-based orientation of the population (“identity wars”) and the increasing incidence of cultural clashes, this component of integration started to be included in the Russian political discourse.
The article is devoted to the study of professional communications between experts in the field of humanities from six CIS countries: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Russia. The study is based on the expert survey conducted jointly by the International Non-Profit Association of Research Companies “Eurasian Monitor” and MGIMO University. Based on the experts' responses, the Communication Orientation Index (COI) was designed, which allowed to identify priority geopolitical vectors of interaction for the countries under consideration.
According to the COI values, some of the CIS countries included in the analysis have similar communication profiles. Russia and Belarus demonstrate a high degree of self-orientation (however, Belarus also shows orientation toward Russia). Armenia and Azerbaijan are more oriented toward the EU and North America. Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan are located between these two poles.
Among the factors influencing the COI values, the authors emphasize the role of the financial factor. According to their conclusion, the creation of funds like Russian Science Foundation, designed to finance international research projects and activities in the Northern Eurasian region, is one of the most important conditions for developing professional communication between specialists in the field of humanities in CIS countries.