Russian Studies of International Relations : From the Soviet Past to the Post-Cold-War Present / Marina M. Lebedeva, Andreas Umland, Andrei P. Tsygankov

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lebedeva, Marina M., Author.

Contributor:

Umland, Andreas Dr., Editor.

Tsygankov, Andrei P., Author of introduction, etc.

Series:

Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society ; 1614-3515. 187.

Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society 187

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

IR.

Russia.

School.

Russland.

Schule.

Internationale Beziehungen.

Local Subjects:

IR.

Russia.

School.

Russland.

Schule.

Internationale Beziehungen.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hannover ibidem 2018

Biography/History:

Dr. Marina Lebedeva is Professor of World Politics at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. She has taught at Moscow State University as well as at the Higher School of Economics. She is the author of, among other publications, Dealing with Conflicts in and around Russia: Enforce or Negotiate? (Clingendael 1992), Vam predstoiat peregovory (Ekonomika 1993), Politicheskoe uregulirovanie konfliktov (Aspekt Press 1997, 1999), Mirovaia politika (Aspekt Press 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007; Knorus 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016), co-author of Global'noe upravlenie (MGIMO 2013), Tsentral'naia Aziia: Sotsial'no-gumanitarnoe izmerenie (Aspekt Press 2016), and editor of "Privatizatsiia" mirovoi politiki (Golden-Bi 2008), Sovremennye global'nye problemy mirovoi politiki (Aspekt Press 2009), Metamorfozy mirovoi politiki (MGIMO 2012) as well as Publichnaia diplomatiia (Aspekt Press 2017). Her papers have been published in, among other journals, Global Society, International Negotiation, Communist and Post-Communist Studies, International Affairs (Moscow), Mirovaia ekonomika i mezhdunarodnye otnosheniia, Politicheskie issledovaniia, and Mezhdunarodnye protsessy. The author of the foreword: Dr. Andrei P. Tsygankov is Professor of Political Science and International Relations at San Francisco State University, California.

Summary:

Recently, a renewed international interest in Russia as a world political actor has emerged. Against this background, it is useful to better understand how international relations and foreign affairs are studied in Russia and how future Russian political actors, diplomatic personnel, ministerial bureaucrats, business managers, area experts, and other officials, activists, or researchers are taught for their work on the international arena. What are the theories, approaches, and schools that guide Russian teaching on, and research of, international relations? The current state of Russian studies of International Relations (IR), to a large degree, reflects the history and development of IR research during Soviet times. However, over the past 25 years, one could also observe a number of new developments—both substantive and institutional—which are important not only for properly assessing the new state of this academic discipline in Russia, but also for better comprehending Russian foreign policy as well as various international activities of Russia’s regions, businesses, media, etc.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

Part 1 Background of the Development of Russian IR Studies

Chapter 1 Why Is It Important to Understand the Development of Russian IR Studies?

1.1 Political Organization of the World: IR Studies at the Crossroads

1.2 The Place of Russia in the Political Transformation of the World

Chapter 2 The Soviet Period in the Development of IR Studies: The Influence of the Past

2.1 Formation of IR Studies in the USSR

2.1.1 Establishment of the First Centers of IR Studies

2.1.2 Historical and Oriental Schools: Contribution to IR Studies

2.2 The Development of IR Studies in the USSR after World War II

2.2.1 Development of Organizational Forms of Studying International Relations

2.2.2 Shifts in Theoretical Foundations and IR Issues

2.2.3 The Main Characteristics of Soviet Research in the Field of International Relations

Chapter 3 The Establishment of IR Studies in Contemporary Russia

3.1 Trends in Russian IR Studies in the Late 1980s

3.1.1 The "New Political Thinking" and Its Impact on International Relations

3.1.2 A Change in the Content of International Studies in the Years of Perestroika

3.2 Institutional Changes in IR Studies (1990s and Later)

3.2.1 Research Centers, IR Association, and New Journals

3.2.2 Regional Dimensions of IR Studies in Russia

Chapter 4 Education in the Field of International Relations

4.1 The Teaching of International Relations in the Soviet Union

4.2 Teaching International Relations in the Post-Soviet Period

4.3 Contemporary Issues and Challenges in Teaching International Relations

Part 2 The Current State of IR Studies in Russia

Chapter 5 Theoretical Research in the Field of International Relations

5.1 The Place of Theoretical Research in Russian IR Studies

5.2 Theoretical Foundations of Russian IR Studies.

5.3 Theoretical Attitudes Toward International Relations in Russia

Chapter 6 Security Issues in Russian IR Studies

6.1 New Aspects of International Security in Russian IR Studies After the End of the Cold War

6.2 Relations Between Russia and NATO, the Issue of Nonproliferation and Arms Control

6.3 Conflicts and Peacemaking

6.4 Terrorism and the Problems of Countering Terrorism

6.5 Studies of Information (Cyber) Security in Russia

Chapter 7 The Economic Component of Russian IR Studies

7.1 Directions of Russian Studies in the Field of International Political Economy

7.2 Economic Crises and Their Impact on World Politics

7.3 Energy Issues in Russian IR Studies

Chapter 8 Development of Social and Humanitarian Issues in Russian IR Studies

8.1 The Growth of Social and Humanitarian Components in World Politics

8.2 Russian Attention to Social and Humanitarian Issues

8.3 Soft Power and Public Diplomacy in Russian IR Studies

8.4 Analysis of Human Capital in Russian IR Studies

Conclusion

Bibliography

Annex

Main abbreviations

Titles of Russian journals.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-206).

ISBN:

9783838268514

3838268512

OCLC:

1500762453

Publisher Number:

9783838268514