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“It Is in the Nation-State that Democracy Resides”. How the Populist Radical Right Discursively Manipulates the Concept of Democracy in the EU Parliamentary Elections
Alekseev A.
This article explores how the concept of democracy is constructed, conveyed, and instrumentalised in the discourses of the populist radical right in the current EU context. The comparative analysis of the speeches of the leaders of two dissimilar PRR parties in government (Polish Prawo i Sprawiedliwość) and in opposition (French Rassemblement National) in the run-up to the 2019 European elections using tools of the discourse-historical and discourse-conceptual approaches to CDS highlights the common core of the PRR interpretations of democracy, influenced by the shared axiological, institutional, and discursive framework of the EU. It shows that in the EU the PRR constructs the concept of democracy as an ideological complex, by diluting its essentially populist interpretation of democracy with liberal democratic elements. Only by advancing nativist and authoritarian interpretations of the people, does the PRR bring the concept of democracy in line with its ideological core of nativism, authoritarianism, and populism.
Baklanov A., Международная жизнь 2026 № 9 С. 4–15
This article, using materials from the Russian Foreign Ministry archive, analyzes the origins, dynamics, and outcomes of the 1956 Suez Crisis. It emphasizes the crucial importance of the Soviet Union's harsh demarche against Great Britain and France, which forced London and Paris to cease their aggression against Egypt. It examines the approaches of various states ...
Added: October 1, 2026
Kazun A. D., Полития: Анализ. Хроника. Прогноз 2026 № 3 С. 80–98
The article analyzes media skepticism and media cynicism as two forms of critical attitudes toward news. The empirical basis of the study is a nationwide population survey (N = 6,007) conducted in late 2023 and early 2024. The analysis shows that both media skepticism and media cynicism are pronounced in Russian society: while a substantial ...
Added: October 1, 2026
Balakina Y. V., Коммуникации. Медиа. Дизайн 2026 Т. 11 № 3 С. 24–44
This article explores the role of multimodal media texts (MMT) in political communication. MMT are seen as a blend of cultural and symbolic forms, manifested through various semiotic modes such as text, image, sound, and their combinations in the media space. The goal is to elucidate how these texts construct social reality and their functions ...
Added: October 1, 2026
Korotayev A., Cliodynamics: The Journal of Quantitative History and Cultural Evolution UC Riverside 2026 Vol. 17 No. 2 P. 1–38
This paper examines the striking mathematical correspondence between two independently derived hyperbolic equations describing global evolutionary dynamics: Panov's time series of "biospheric revolutions" spanning 4 billion years of biological and cultural evolution, and von Foerster's famous "Doomsday" equation for world population growth (1960). Both phenomena are governed by equations of the form y = C/(2027 ...
Added: September 29, 2026
Shishkina A., Issaev L., Journal of Globalization Studies 2026 Vol. 17 No. 1 P. 145–156
This article is aimed at discussing the global and regional aspects of Islamic modernization. The study discusses the transformation of ideas about the role of women in the public space by the case study on the North Caucasus. The attitudes of traditional society, the influence of Soviet power, the role of Islamization, both early and ...
Added: September 28, 2026
Diskin E., Закон 2026 № 1 С. 92–123
In the January Legal Chronicle our authors comment on several significant legal events that happened at the end of 2025: decisions of the Constitutional Court No. 31-P on the payment of dividends on preferred shares, No. 41-P on VAT, No. 46-P on the fate of seized property in bankruptcy cases; discussion in the EU Council ...
Added: September 28, 2026
Gribkova D. E., Вопросы государственного и муниципального управления 2026 № 3 С. 151–176
Global challenges, economic security risks, sociodemographic and environmental processes, and accelerating technological development are creating a fundamentally new context for Public Administration that demands knowledge-based decision-making. The growing interest in proactive and predictive governance has led to the active use of science and technology foresight. However, the governance of scientific and technological development still faces ...
Added: September 28, 2026
Dubravskiy P., Электоральная политика 2024 № 2 С. 2
The paper explores the phenomenon of populism in Latin America as represented by two prominent political figures: Nayib Bukele, President of El Salvador, and Javier Milei, President of Argentina. Both leaders embody different approaches to populism, using charismatic leadership and radical rhetoric to mobilize the population and challenge political elites. The paper analyzes the methods ...
Added: September 27, 2026
Dubravskiy P., Электоральная политика 2025 № 1 С. 1
The paper examines the key factors behind Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. Special attention is given to sociopolitical shifts in American society, the effectiveness of the Republican campaign, the use of digital political technologies, and strategic outreach to key voter groups in swing states. The research data for the study includes ...
Added: September 27, 2026
Soloshcheva M., Российское китаеведение 2026 Vol. 14 No. 1 P. 6–23
This article examines the conceptualization of Chinese soft power and the implementation
of the PRC’s soft power strategy in Africa. First introduced into academic
discourse by American political scientist Joseph Nye in 1990, the concept was subsequently
adopted and critically re-evaluated by Chinese political theorists, most notably
Wang Huning, Yan Xuetong, Yang Shengping and Zhang Guozuo. The term has ...
Added: September 27, 2026
Micah Y.B. Zing, Alisa R. Shishkina, Международная аналитика 2026 Vol. 2 No. 17 P. 126–138
The article focuses on the Western mainstream media (WMM) discourse on Russia-Africa relations and how Russo-Western information confrontation affects the diplomatic dialogue between Russia and African states. Historically, the Soviet Union fostered a friendly relationship with the continent, characterised by solidarity and mutual respect. The collapse of the Soviet Union, the WMM discourse on Russian-African ...
Added: September 25, 2026
Maksimenko A., Дейнека О. С., Загладина А. Р., Гуманитарные, социально-экономические и общественные науки 2026 № 9
The aim of the study was to develop and psychometrically validate the Amoral Creativity Questionnaire and to assess its relationships with dark personality traits and corrupt intentions. The sample comprised 722 respondents (mean age 38.5 years, 56.1% female) residing in Russia. To assess convergent validity, measures of machiavellianism, subclinical psychopathy, covert narcissism, psychological superiority, social ...
Added: September 25, 2026
Diskin E., Russia in Global Affairs 2026 No. 3 P. 142–167
This article examines whether digital sovereignty can be sustained through domestic policy alone. Drawing on securitization theory, geoeconomics, the concept of weaponized interdependence, and regime complex theory, the article analyzes four cases: the U.S., the EU, China, and Russia. These actors confront different limitations on their control over the digital environment: insufficient regulation in the ...
Added: September 24, 2026
Maksimenko A., Дейнека О. С., Человеческий капитал 2026 Т. 213 № 9 С. 178–189
Currently, there is still a deficit of subtle measurement instruments that can be used to address the tasks of preventing corrupt behavior. The aim of the study was to adapt the Corrupt Intention Scale (CIS) to a Russian sample and to assess its psychometric properties. The study involved 531 respondents aged 18 to 77 years ...
Added: September 23, 2026
Alimpeev D., Knutov A., Ломако Анастасия Андреевна et al., ИНФРА-М, 2026.
Книга содержит уникальное по широте охвата и крайне подробное описание 18 наиболее популярных и значимых механизмов контрольно-надзорной деятельности, применяемых в зарубежной практике государственного управления: от способов регулирования государственного контроля и государственного рейтингования бизнеса до проверочных листов и использования беспилотных летательных аппаратов.
По каждому механизму проводится анализ моделей его применения в различных странах мира. Выводы иллюстрируются более ...
Added: September 23, 2026
Hermida Rivera H., Genovese F., International Interactions 2022 Vol. 48 No. 5 P. 897–935
The political economy literature on international bailouts has repeatedly shown that the domestic politics of rescued countries influence international bailout compliance. However, we know less about the domestic politics of bailout negotiations, and especially the type of conditions negotiated by governments of more developed countries with strong ties to international lenders. This paper puts forward ...
Added: September 22, 2026
Трещенков Е. Ю., Вестник международных организаций: образование, наука, новая экономика 2023 Т. 18 № 3 С. 74–91
В последнее десятилетие понятие «суверенитет» все чаще используется в общественно-политических дискуссиях. К нему апеллируют самые разные акторы - от системных, ищущих пути преодоления глобального кризиса управления и безопасности, до суверенистов, протестующих против универсализма и ослабления роли государства. В этих условиях трансформация суверенитета в интеграционных объединениях представляет особый интерес. В дискурсе самого продвинутого из них - ...
Added: September 22, 2026
Titkov A. S., Социологическое обозрение 2021 Т. 20 № 1 С. 262–289
The article continues the discussion of Grigory Yudin’s book 'Public Opinion'. The review considers Yudin’s arguments on the “plebiscitarian bias” in opinion-poll technology, on the linkages between opinion-polls, Rousseauist tradition and the “plebiscitarian model”, and on Gallup’s, Schumpeter’s, and Weber’s contributions to plebiscitarism. In the context of the proposed conceptual model, controversial issues in the interpretation of Weber’s and ...
Added: September 4, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Liberal.ru 2026
The Liberal Mission Foundation continues to introduce readers to new concepts of democracy and relevant publications. This discussion focuses on the challenges facing democracy in the era of globalization, as addressed in two recent books: *The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies* by S.C. Stokes (2025) and *Critical Theories and the Postsocialist Challenge: Race, ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Puchkov E., Knyaginina N., М.: Национальный исследовательский университет "Высшая школа экономики", 2026.
The report examines the ecosystem supporting the development of social entrepreneurship in Europe. It considers the historical evolution of the sector, the approaches adopted by the European Union and individual countries to defining and recognising social enterprises, and the differences between European and Russian models. Particular attention is paid to the role of social enterprises ...
Added: August 11, 2026
Izotov V., В кн.: Европейский союз в мировой экономике: фактор БРИКС.: Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт Европы Российской академии наук, 2026. С. 115–133.
Одна из важнейших линий мировой экономики – отношения БРИКС и ЕС. Это не просто двусторонняя страновая повестка для Брюсселя, но важнейшая линия сотрудничества и конкуренции одновременно, формирующая планетарную политэкономическую динамику на десятилетия вперёд. Теоретические исследования здесь очень важны. И это не дескриптивные работы или академические «дискуссии ради дискуссий». От правильной классификации отношений ЕС – БРИКС, ...
Added: July 30, 2026
Romanova T. A., Полис. Политические исследования 2026 № 2 С. 141–156
Russia’s official representation of the EU became highly metaphorical as of 2022. The goal of this article is to demonstrate how metaphors explained fundamental changes in Moscow’s political course towards the EU. Theoretically the research is based on the critical metaphor analysis of J. Charteris-Black. Empirics consists of messages in the official telegram channel of ...
Added: July 1, 2026
Канихин Т. Н., Вестник Московского университета. Серия 6: Экономика 2026 Т. 61 № 1 С. 264–282
The article examines the attraction of foreign direct investment (FDI) to the renewable energy sector (RES) of the EU. The research aims to identify the factors and evaluate possible strategies for attracting FDI to the EU renewable energy sector. The author assumes that, with rising costs of Chinese equipment imports and shifts in US energy ...
Added: June 28, 2026
Baysha O., Вестник Санкт-Петербургского университета. Философия и конфликтология 2026 Т. 12 № 1 С. 107–117
The article analyzes which of the fundamental postulates of the discourse theory by Ernes-to Laclau and Chantal Mouffe found their development in Laclau’s theory of populism and Mouffe’s theory of agonistic democracy. Three basis components of the discourse theory are considered. These are discursive mechanisms by which certain meanings are fixed; the theory of collective ...
Added: June 21, 2026