The article argues that without broad elite consenus on democratic institutions and practices new democracies remain fragile. The article studies the association between the support for democracy by the population and the degree of elite consensus on democratic values and procedures across parties.

This paper is devoted to an exploration of some aspects of this relationship through an analysis of the process of European integration. By analyzing the institutional transformation brought about by the Lisbon treaty, the attitudes of national elites toward the European form of government, and the impact of the recent crisis on the European institutions, the article tries to establish the role of elites in the development of a supranational polity, and to ascertain what influence institutional transformations have had on the formation of a genuinely European elite.

This paper is devoted to an exploration of some aspects of this relationship through an analysis of the process of European integration. By analyzing the institutional transformation brought about by the Lisbon treaty, the attitudes of national elites toward the European form of government, and the impact of the recent crisis on the European institutions, the article tries to establish the role of elites in the development of a supranational polity, and to ascertain what influence institutional transformations have had on the formation of a genuinely European elite.

The article analyses current transformations in the system of global economic governance. State-led, mixed and private models of global economic governance are examined in the comparative perspective.

The article is devoted new integration projects in adjacent territories with Russia which are realized and discussed at the moment on the post-Soviet territory. After twenty years of postsocialist development the potential of the CIS is still unknown, debatable widely advertized project of the Eurasian union is represented. The regionalization of the post-Soviet territory and local integration Russian projects are realities of the present stage of development of the former territory of the USSR. Dominating here in the economic and political plan the Russian Federation can choose various variants of integration and cooperation, including with the states which weren’t components of Soviet Union. The Russian elite has counted on development of the national interests including various integration projects on the post-Soviet territory, and uses idea of a reconstruction of the USSR as one of ideologem, for attraction on the party of the citizens professing traditional Soviet values.

The aim of the article is to study the unity versus fragmentation patterns of minority elites and its influence on democratic processes. More generally, the article makes an attempt to analyse the reasons why the “voice“ of the noncore elite is not heard within Estonian polity.

The aim of the article is to study the unity versus fragmentation patterns of minority elites and its influence on democratic processes. More generally, the article makes an attempt to analyse the reasons why the “voice“ of the noncore elite is not heard within Estonian polity.

Despite certain similarity between Estonia and Latvia, inter-ethnic relations in these two countries develop in significantly diverging directions. This difference is caused both by intrinsic historic reasons and conscious choices of the political leadership. One of the major aspects of interethnic relations for these two countries is the issue of integration of representatives from the Russian-speaking minorities into national elites. The article, building upon sociological studies, provides comparative analysis of national policies and processes of elite formation in Estonia and Latvia.

Since the end of the 19th century populist movements emerged as significant actors of the Hungarian politics. The attempts to assess populism appeared to be as ambiguous, as the attempts by politicians and pundits to describe it. The study of its development demonstrates that it is not linked to the traditional division between left and right, but represents dissatisfaction with the established elites in the society. The article considers changing nature of Hungarian populism on different stages of national history. Specific attention is devoted to the content and value of populist policies in the current Hungary.

Interview with A.D. Voskressenski, Dean, School of Political Affairs (MGIMO-University): Master’s Programme “Political Expertise”.

10th Anniversary of Master’s Programme “Politics and Economy of World Regions” (MGIMO-University).