CAPITAL WITHOUT STATEHOOD: EMPIRICAL STUDIES IN STARAYA LADOGA, KASIMOV AND MYSHKIN by I. Y. Okunev, D. V. Basova

“…Besides, the authors give illustrative examples of the construction of the myth about "stolichnost" and describe the instruments of symbolic politics.…”
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Reconstruction of ER Network from Specific Academic Texts for the Governance of MSW-NIMBY Crisis in China by Qing Yang, Hui Zhou, Xingxing Liu, Chen Zuo, Jinmei Wang

“…At present, certain fuzzy and unstructured results and methods have been formed for MSW-NIMBY crisis response, mainly focusing on the sociology and politics which scatter in complex and sensitive reports and news. …”
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SHARING ECONOMY AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY ON THE WATERBERG DISTRICT IN SOUTH AFRICA by Refiloe Julia LEKGAU, Tracy DANIELS, Tembi Maloney TICHAAWA

“…The findings confirm that inclusive tourism is intrinsically embedded in the local context: politics, economy, and society. In this regard, the study expands and contextualises the literature on inclusive tourism development in the Global South. …”
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PROBLEM OF DEMOCRACY PROMOTION IN CONTEXT OF POSTCOLONIAL FEMINISM by V. A. Muzalevskiy

“…Examples of national civilizing projects, their intellectual potential and influence on contemporary world politics are also considered. The echoes of colonialism and civilizing mission are visible in US and the EU doctrines of democracy promotion. …”
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THE FORMATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (1946-2016) by E. A. Bliznetskaya, E. P. Vasilenko

“…The history of an environment as an issue of the international politics pays remarkably little attention to the circumstances in which the environmental agenda develops and to its constitutive issues. …”
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he Shanghai Cooperation Organization and its role in the contemporary system of international relations (On the 20th anniversary of the SCO) by D. V. Malyshev

“…The author examines milestones in the formation of the SCO, its institutional structure, as well as its key activities which encompass four focal areas: politics, security, economy, and humanitarian cooperation. …”
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The Role of Commissions of Inquiry in Advancing Socio-economic Transformation: Traversing through the Limitations by Norless Zibele Nodangala

“…The author hopes the arguments in this paper will enhance the debate on advancing socio-economic transformation and improving inquiry commissions’ methodologies to resist external influences like politics.…”
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SUB-STATE ACTORS IN INTERNATIOAN RELATIONS AND THE EVOLUTION OF FEDERALISM (COOPERATION BETWEEN THE KOMI REPUBLIC AND HUNGARY IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE 1990S.) by S. P. Arteev

“…Author attempts to clarify the relation of international activity of world politics sub-state actors and type of interaction between central and regional levels of government. …”
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Les pollutions atmosphériques urbaines de proximité à l’heure du Développement Durable by Séverine Frère, Isabelle Roussel, Aymeric Blanchet

“…While very attentive to industrial pollution during the hygienist period, city politics have turned away from atmospheric urban pollution issues when air quality networks have taken charge of measurement and monitoring. …”
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RUSSIA AND EAST ASIA: NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES by A. A. Kireeva

“…Strategic importance of the region is shaped by East Asia's increasing role in world politics and economy as well as by its appeal for Russia's modernization agenda. …”
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The library of Troškūnai monastery by Arvydas Pacevičius

“…The facts mentioned above allow us to conclude that the quantity and character of the Troškūnai book collection depended on internal (regulation of the Bernardine Order, the leader's personality) and external (the program of benefactors, the book market, government politics) circumstances. On the other hand, Enlightenment ideas were accepted and adopted in Lithuania, and the confessional intelligentsia participated in this process. …”
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German "Soft power" Policies in the Muslim World by L. R. Rustamova

“…Soft power is the ability through political values, culture and foreign policy to influence others by forming attractiveness [18]. …”
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Explaining the geopolitical role of the city by Hasan Kamran Dastjerdi, Marjan Badiee Azandehie, Yashar Zaki, Abbas ahmadi, Narjessadat hossainy nasrabady

“…The results of this research show that the multi-dimensional phenomenon of the city is studied by political geographers and geopolitics, with emphasis on the pivotal elements of space, politics, power and competition.…”
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Male and Female Roles in the Perception of Young People Among Belarusians, Bulgarians, and Russians by Olga V. Semenova, Valentina N. Burkova, Marina L. Butovskaya, Alexey M. Ermakov, Elena N. Kasparova, Olga V. Kalinichenko, Stanislava Stoyanova

“…The inequality of women in various areas of life still holds on, despite all efforts, in many countries, including work, politics and everyday life. However, there is still a great deal of controversy and debate about gender equality in different countries. …”
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Deepfake detection models and methods in artificial intelligence and ‎insights from media and social culture perspective by Soheil Fakheri, Azamossadat Nourbakhsh, Mohammadreza Yamaghani

“…Furthermore, the study analyzes the impact of deepfakes from multiple perspectives, including media and society, media production, representation, dissemination, audience, gender, law, and politics. The results reveal that society is currently unprepared to effectively combat deepfakes, due to a combination of technological, educational, and regulatory shortcomings.Originality/Value: This research provides a comprehensive and comparative analysis of deepfake detection methods, offering valuable insights for policymakers and researchers. …”
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European Studies by V. O. Pechatnov, E. O. Obichkina

“…Another characteristic of the tradition is the analysis of foreign policy and diplomacy in a close relationship with the socio-economic and political processes. Such an integrated approach to regional geography also formed largely under the influence of institutional profile designed to train highly skilled and versatile specialists in specific countries and regions with a good knowledge of their languages, history, economics, politics, law and culture. …”
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The Ethics of Refusal in Terrence Malick’s A Hidden Life by Marguerite La Caze, Magdalena Zolkos

“…Terrence Malick’s 2019 film A Hidden Life explores the ethical and political problem of refusal as an act and utterance of “not doing” violence and injustice that is expected. …”
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Bolsonaro’s ‘Anti-Diplomacy' by J. A. Timofeeva

“…Paying attention to each of these groups, Bolsonaro implements an inconsistent foreign policy and runs a risk of not putting important political projects into practice and of finding himself in an international isolation.The changes in foreign policy take place amidst political and economic crisis in Brazil. …”
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Bejlisova aféra. Antisemitismus a ruský politický život v letech 1911-1913 by Zbyněk Vydra

“…The background of the affair was primarily political. Russian radical right wanted to use it in their campaign against political liberalism. …”
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Dones i participació laboral a l'Ajuntament de Barcelona, 1925-1950 by Marc Gil Garrusta, Joana Maria Pujadas-Mora

“…L'objectiu d'aquest article és analitzar el procés d'incorporació massiva de les dones a l'Ajuntament de Barcelona al llarg de tres règims polítics: dictadura de Primo de Rivera, Segona República i franquisme, des d'una perspectiva demogràfica. …”
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