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Brilliant tragedy? Electoral effects of environmental protest cycle in autocracy
Democratization. 2025. Vol. 32. No. 1. P. 166–187.
When and how does an environmental protest cycle affect election outcomes under electoral authoritarianism? Drawing on the case of the Bashkortostan republic, a Russian ethnic region, I leverage the spatial proximity to the protest site to identify its effects on parliamentary elections. The environmental protest cycle peaked in Bashkortostan around the regional government’s decisions to extract minerals from shikhans – mountains composed of limestone. Employing a difference-in-differences (DiD) design, I show that precincts exposed to the environmental protest cycle experienced a significant drop in United Russia vote share, while voting for systemic opposition increased in the affected precincts. To explain the dynamics, I propose treating non-political protests, such as environmental ones, as an information revelation mechanism. The mechanism identified through a causal mediation analysis indicates that the environmental protest cycle conveys information on regional malperformance to voters. Their updated preferences, in turn, heavily undermine the electoral mobilizing capacity of local elites.
Korotayev A., Guseinov R., Ustyuzhanin V., Political Studies Review 2026 P. 1–22
In recent years, a kind of “Berlin Wall” has emerged between the study of “revolutions” and “maximalist campaigns.” Although scholars in these two traditions analyze closely related phenomena, they use different terminology, bodies of literature, and empirical conventions. We argue that this separation is analytically costly and prevents fruitful dialogue. On one hand, this leads ...
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David J. L., Leonid Grinin, Korotayev A., Springer, 2026.
Complexity is widely acknowledged as a foundational and pivotal concept in Big History, offering a unifying lens through which to examine the emergence and development of systems—from particles and galaxies to life, civilizations, and beyond. Yet, despite its centrality, major gaps remain in how we define, measure, and interpret complexity across different phases and scales. ...
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Styrin E. M., Vigoda-Gadot E., Levitats Z., Asia Pacific Journal of Public Administration, Великобритания 2026 P. 1–23
Governance is rapidly digitising, yet how citizens’ emotions towards algorithmic policy decision-making relate to their trust in governance institutions remains understudied. Drawing on the affect-as-information model, we argue that emotions constitute a distinct input into institutional trust judgements, operating both directly and by conditioning the weight of cognitive evaluations. We test this argument with a ...
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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, ...
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Papushina I. O., Shenkman E., Социологические исследования 2026 № 7 С. 31–43
The external shocks of 2022 have altered the operating environment for Russian
companies and the demand for skilled workers. This study examines how demand has responded for
different categories of professionals in the fashion industry, where the departure of international brands
has simultaneously increased uncertainty and opened up market niches for Russian manufacturers.
The empirical basis of the research ...
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Брюхно А. С., Telitsyna A., Journal of Social Policy Studies 2026 Vol. 24 No. 1 P. 143–158
This article examines grassroots digital volunteerism as a form of civic self-organization in the context of s large-scale socio-economic disruption, using the 2022 refugee crisis in Russia as an empirical case study. It focuses on the mutual aid networks that emerged on the VKontakte social network and the Telegram messenger, analyzing their organizational characteristics, modes ...
Added: August 1, 2026
Kanaev E., Southeast Asia: Actual Problems of Development 2026 Vol. 1 No. 1(70) P. 153–163
The article aims to specify the degree of success Cambodia has been able to achieve in developing its Artificial Intelligence (AI) ecosystem seen through the prism of the state of the country’s non-digital assets as an outcome of its economic modernization, as well as of its digital projects and initiatives. Outlining the specifics of Cambodia’s ...
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Kanaev E., Юго-Восточная Азия: актуальные проблемы развития 2026 Т. 1 № 1(70) С. 22–36
The article aims to specify possibilities and system constraints of cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Russian Federation (RF) in the digital field, as well as assess its most promising directions. The nature and specifics of ASEAN’s policy in the digital field from the perspective of implementation of its initiatives ...
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Evgeny A. Kanaev, Berezhnaya A., Southeast Asia: Actual Problems of Development 2026 Vol. 2 No. 2(71) P. 175–187
The article examines the significance and the place of the digital tools developed by the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in the priorities of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (SRV). On tracing the RCEP’s origins, evolution, and interim outcomes obtained to date, the article proceeds with assessing the efficiency of the RCEP’s digital tools to ...
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Kanaev E., Southeast Asia: Actual Problems of Development 2026 Vol. 2 No. 2(71) P. 11–22
The author focuses on a strengthening digital component in the evolution of the South China Sea issue in the context of ASEAN’s evolving approach to the deepening contradictions and its policy in the digital field. On outlining ASEAN’s policy on the South China Sea issue, the author proceeds to exploring the digital agenda of ASEAN’s ...
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Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт Европы Российской академии наук, 2026.
This edited volume examines the place of the European Union in the global economy during the first quarter of the twenty-first century against the backdrop of an emerging global economic order in which BRICS countries are playing an increasingly important role. Particular attention is paid to the evolution of the EU’s integration strategy – its ...
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Fain E., Korotayev A., Полис. Политические исследования 2026 № 4 С. 170–183
In the 21st century, the theory of revolutions has encountered a number of theoretical and practical difficulties, the main one being the conceptualization of revolutions. At the moment, the theory needs new focuses and approaches. One potential innovation that could enrich the theory is the concept of “coupvolution”, which emerged after the Egyptian Revolution of ...
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Biryuk D., Инженерные кадры - будущее инновационной экономики России 2025 № 1 С. 1677–1679
The article is devoted to the study of the impact of budget indicators on the level of development of public-private partnership (PPP) in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. The relationship between such indicators as budget security, the level of subsidization, gross regional product (GRP), the volume of public debt and the volume of ...
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Biryuk D., Инженерные кадры - будущее инновационной экономики России 2025 № 1 С. 1680–1682
The article examines the issues of accounting for budget obligations under public-private partnership (PPP) projects in budget reporting. International standards for budget accounting, such as the accrual method and the cash method, are highlighted. The analysis of the Russian experience is carried out, where the cash method is used, which limits the transparency of PPP ...
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Мкртчян Р. В., Международный дискуссионный клуб «Валдай» 2026
Проект «Четвертой республики» в Армении представляет собой попытку переосмысления постсоветской модели государственности, в рамках которой карабахский вопрос выступал центральным элементом национальной идентичности и ключевым ресурсом легитимации власти.
Победа партии «Гражданский договор» и инициируемая ею конституционная реформа, предполагающая отказ от прежних правовых оснований, фиксируют переход к модели, где приоритетом становится не идеологический проект, а императив выживания государства.
Инициатива ...
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Nefedova A., Marinina E. I., Antonova E. et al., М.: ИСИЭЗ ВШЭ, 2026.
В работе отражены результаты масштабного социологического исследования возможностей по реализации индустриальной аспирантуры, выполненного Институтом статистических исследований и экономики знаний Национального исследовательского университета «Высшая школа экономики» (ИСИЭЗ НИУ ВШЭ)
при поддержке Минобрнауки России. Рассмотрена международная практика применения подобного формата подготовки научных кадров высшей квалификации. Приведены мнения представителей университетов и компаний о востребованности и перспективах индустриальной аспирантуры в нашей стране, а также суждения ...
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Chernov D., Nesmashnyi A., Safranchuk I. et al., International Interactions 2026 Vol. 52 No. 4 P. 661–686
The determinants of foreign interventions, be they military interventions or other forms of foreign involvement, are important for modern international relations and conflict studies. Nevertheless, major methodological problems with the analysis are often overlooked. This paper proposes modeling interventions as a two-stage decision-making process. The first stage determines whether a specific target state is intervenable ...
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Pashkov S., Социологический журнал 2026 Т. 32 № 2 С. 32–44
This article discusses the methodological possibilities and specific features of constructing chain indices based on longitudinal sociological data. The relevance of the study stems from the shortage of diverse socio-economic indicators for promptly tracking fluctuations in the expectations and intentions of small business owners under heightened uncertainty. The authors show that the chain index methodology ...
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Scientific publishing house Infinity, 2026.
These Conference Proceedings combine materials of the conference –
research papers and thesis reports of scientifi c workers. They examine technical,
juridical and sociological aspects of research issues. Some articles deal
with theoretical and methodological approaches and principles of research
questions of personality professionalization. ...
Added: July 24, 2026
Bondarenko D. M., Диалог со временем 2026 № 95 С. 36–49
The article explores contemporary African Americans’ perspectives on the Revolution and its legacy, and in particular their understanding of the social, political, and cultural foundations of their country laid during that era and the results achieved on those foundations, both for American society as a whole and for its Black community. Assessments of the past, ...
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Ойеволе А., Savinskaya O., Journal of Social Policy Studies 2026 Vol. 24 No. 2 P. 353–368
This study uses structuration theory to examine gendered dynamics within student-led STEM research groups at a Nigerian university. While gender disparities in STEM are well-documented, comparatively little attention has been given to the micro-level interactional processes through which gender inequalities are reproduced, negotiated, and occasionally challenged, particularly in non-Western educational settings. Drawing on semi-structured interviews ...
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Pislyakov V., Вестник Томского государственного университета. Филология 2026 № 101 С. 175–192
This article examines the use of proverbs in academic texts—specifically, articles published in Russian research journals. For the experiment, ten proverbs were selected as the intersection of two fundamentally different paremiological surveys aimed at compiling lists of popular or common Russian proverbs. One of these surveys was conducted by the classic of paremiology, G.L. Permyakov, ...
Added: July 22, 2026
Di Puppo L., Roy Chowdhury A., Globalizations 2026 Vol. 23 No. 1 P. 1–9
In this special issue, we bring together the post-colonial and post-socialist conditions of the post-Soviet space and the Indian subcontinent through the study of human–nature relationships. Not only are these two regions entangled through the Eurasian geography, but they also both represent hybrid modernization trajectories characterized by varying socio-political responses to Western modernity and the ...
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Azyrkin P., Мир психологии. Научно-методический журнал 2025 № 3 С. 211–232
The article deals with the characteristics of the educational environment of extracurricular activities in comparison with school. The author identifies its main components (socio-psychological structure of the team and psychological and pedagogical strategies of teachers) and shows their interrelation. The study (n=1698) used an adaptation of Roland and Gallaway's questionnaire. It was found that children ...
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