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The Civil Condition in World Politics: Beyond Tragedy and Utopianism
International Affairs. 2023. Vol. 99 . No. 6. P. 2501–2502.
In this edited volume, leading historians and theorists of International Relations (IR) interpret and critique the political thought of the late Nicholas Rengger (1959–2018), putting forward a perspective on world politics. Its title comes from a Michael Oakeshott essay, ‘On the civil condition’, which the philosopher published in 1975. The basic assumption of this book—for which ample evidence is provided—is that Oakeshott's general philosophy serves as a guide for Rengger's IR thinking.
Шмитт К., Праксис, 2026.
The classic work of the famous German jurist and political theorist Carl Schmitt is devoted to reflections on the partisan as a "key figure in world history", starting with its appearance during the struggle of the Spanish people against the Napoleonic troops in 1808-1813 and ending with the consideration of historical destinies and the political ...
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Dmitriev T., Полития: Анализ. Хроника. Прогноз 2026 № 2 С. 6–20
The article is devoted to the thematization of conceptions
of freedom (la libertà) in the political teaching of Niccolò Machiavelli. Drawing
on a close reading of the Florentine thinker’s works The Prince and Discourses
on the First Decade of Titus Livy, the author concludes that Machiavelli’s
concept of freedom does not have a single meaning, but rather
several fundamental ones. Among ...
Added: August 28, 2026
Kosevich E., Problems of Post-Communism 2026 P. 1–21
Since 2022, the Kremlin has revised its foreign policy priorities. Russia’s traditional Western partners have been designated as “unfriendly countries,” and Moscow has increasingly focused on intensifying rapprochement with states in the Global South, with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), as the US’ closest neighbors, occupying a special place in this strategy. The region ...
Added: August 28, 2026
Oxford University Press, 2026.
Traditionally, a justification for believing something is a priori if and only if it is independent of experience. Throughout Western philosophy ever since Plato, some of the most divisive questions have been whether a priori justification exists, how it is possible, and how far it reaches. This book is structured around these three main questions. ...
Added: August 28, 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
Medushevsky A. N., Liberal.ru 2026
Today, more than ever before, the contribution of new technologies shapes the conditions of humanity's existence as a biological species, prompting a debate about its prospects for survival. This process of transformation—which spans every sphere of social and moral regulation, from family relations and child-rearing to the very meaning of life—is dividing public opinion between ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Сравнительное конституционное обозрение 2026 Т. 35 № 2 (167) С. 4–29
In the context of the rapid changes in the modern world associated with globalization, informatiza tion, and the revision of ethical standards of mass behavior, legal theory faces a number of problems — the loss of consensus in understanding global constitutionalism, growing disagreements regard ing its values and principles, and unclear prospects for the future. ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Сравнительное конституционное обозрение 2026 Т. 35 № 1 С. 53–77
Judges should be independent of politics, yet they are constantly ensnared by it. Politics haunts judges even where the full scope of constitutional guarantees for the separation of powers and an in dependent judiciary is in place, infiltrating the courtroom through variable interpretations of the val ues, principles, and norms of the constitution, the selection ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Вопросы теоретической экономики 2026 № 2 С. 146–164
It is generally accepted that the basis of social and legal stability in any society is a consensus on vir tue — the fundamental values of proper behavior, ways of maintaining and reproducing them. And, conversely, the destruction of this consensus is a sign of the loss of stability and divergence of positions of social ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Сравнительное конституционное обозрение 2025 Т. 34 № 4 С. 135–166
The communist morality created in the USSR to form a “new man” was based on a code of moral values that replaced traditional religious ideas with the ideological postulates of a one-party dictator ship. The crisis and collapse of this ideology in post-Soviet Russia led to the emergence of an “ethi cal vacuum” — moral ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Российская юстиция 2025 № 11 С. 14–25
Globalization has exacerbated the eternal conflict between law and ethics: should national laws be respected when they conflict with universal international principles of human rights; should the law-abiding attitude operate in the same way in democracies and authoritarian states, and calls for emancipation take into account the degree of internal freedom of society and its ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Zhdanov V., AI and Society 2026 P. n.d.–n.d.
The article reinterprets Plato’s famous allegory of the cave in the context of contemporary digital presence. Its starting point is the Argentina–England match at the 2026 World Cup, where the author notices spectators who, despite being able to watch Lionel Messi directly from the stands, prefer to record the action on their smartphones.
Unlike Plato’s prisoners, ...
Added: August 25, 2026
Лупарева Н. Н., Parsamov V., Ананьев Д. А. et al., М.: ООО «Паблис», 2026.
The third volume of the anthology is publishing the writtings of the eariy Russian conservative thinkers: Seraphim of Sarov, N.M. Karamzin, A.S. Shishkov, F.V. Rostopchin, S.N. Glinka, A.S. Sturdza, M.L. Magnitsky, Archimandrite Photius, V.A. Zhukovsky, P.A. Vyazemsky. ...
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Лупарева Н. Н., Воронеж: Новый взгляд, 2012.
The study is a first integral research of the ideologic and socio-political biography of Sergey Nikolaevich Glnka, who was the one of distinguished representative of the early Russian conservatism. ...
Added: August 24, 2026
Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2026.
Knowledge Diplomacy examines particular and cultural antecedents to the development of the field; and its predominance in western thinking and critiques. Crucially, it does so not just from the perspective of scholars but also by consciously drawing on the perspectives of practitioners.
The development of Knowledge Diplomacy allows for increased understanding of the role of research, ...
Added: August 7, 2026
Alexander Sergunin, , in: International Trade and Economic Development in BRICS.: Singapore: Springer, 2026. Ch. 1 P. 1–18.
This study examines how the main IR and IPE theories interpret the BRICS phenomenon. The goal is not only to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of these theories, but also to identify their heuristic potential for studying such a complex phenomenon as the BRICS. ...
Added: June 8, 2026
IGI Global Scientific Publishing, 2026.
The landscape of international relations transforms as shifting power dynamics redefine global influence and governance. Traditional powers, once dominated by Western nations, are challenged by emerging economies and regional alliances asserting their roles globally. This shift, impacted by economic growth, technological advancements, and evolving geopolitical interests, disrupts established norms and institutions. As a result, the ...
Added: November 8, 2025
Alexander V. Solovyov, Russia in Global Affairs 2025 Vol. 23 No. 4 P. 192–217
Amid the growing debate about the World Majority, one key question is: what countries does it comprise? Some suggest that the World Majority’s countries constitute civilizations in which the history of interstate relations “has never been understood in terms of competition, fierce struggle, or anarchy, which can be counterbalanced only by power predominance of individual ...
Added: October 17, 2025
Kutyrev G., Российский совет по международным делам 2025
The analysis of Vietnam, Singapore, and Thailand’s experiences in developing national IR (International Relations) schools confirms the theses of the "catch-up" and fragmented nature of non-Western IR. In all three countries, there is a significant influence of Western paradigms, particularly realism, driven by both historical context (the Cold War, colonial past or its absence) and ...
Added: August 30, 2025
IGI Global, 2025.
The study of international relations aims to provide insight into power dynamics, competition, and establishing peace and partnerships in the global system following the First World War. The international system is influenced by its various actors' behavior, which constantly evolves due to structural shifts. Although the bipolar hegemonic system of the Cold War ended in ...
Added: April 3, 2025
Asatryan G., Global Change, Peace and Security 2022 Vol. 34 No. 1 P. 78–80
The International Relations discipline (IR) has seen various theories that have attempted to explain an actor’s processes, practices, and motivations in international life. After the deep moral crisis of the World Wars, IR received a certain institutional form in both the UK and the US. The first theoretical developments concerned the realist school of IR ...
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Kalpakian J., Asatryan G., Rethinking History 2022 Vol. 26 No. 1 P. 113–115
The trauma inflicted upon indigenous people by colonialism reaches into many realms. In some cases, the trauma reached the level of genocide and utter annihilation of the original inhabitants of some areas. At other times, the trauma also entailed the exoticization of native populations and the consignment of their ways of being and knowing to ...
Added: February 22, 2025
Ferguson I., International Affairs 2024 Vol. 100 No. 5 P. 2250–2252
This book focuses on the following puzzle: why are powerful states unable to formulate consistent policies for dealing with crises in their neighbourhoods, in the manner expected in mainstream International Relations (IR) theory and foreign policy analysis? The answer, in a word, is: reluctance. The book's opening theoretical chapters are followed by empirical chapters where ...
Added: February 17, 2025
PIR Center, 2024.
This handbook is a unique analytical endeavor coming out at a remarkable time. On the one hand, the Western part of the world is hell-bent on demonizing or keeping quiet about Russia’s foreign, defense and security policies, trying to portray it as the bête noire of international relations, and muffling the voices of impartial Russian experts in the ...
Added: April 28, 2024