Proceedings of Topical Issues in International Political Geography (Springer Geography)

This proceedings book addresses the main issues of contemporary political geography and international relations, providing a platform for discussion and collaboration of experts in the fields of Political Geography, Geopolitics, International Relations, etc. Participants from all over the world consider the controversies and challenges posed by globalization, focusing, in particular, on the ideologies of globalization and regionalism, migration crises, prevention of ethnic conflicts, and measures to promote sustainable development. The content of the book may be interesting to expert community, academics and popular audience. Preface Contents Ideologies of Regionalism and Globalization in Historical Context. Philosophy of Politics The “Non-west” Methodological Concept for Building a System of International Relations in the Eurasian Space 1 Introduction 2 Contemporary Development of the Issue 3 Objective and Goals of the Research 4 Materials and Methods 5 Expected Results and Their Scientific and Applied Relevance 6 Conclusions References Asianization as a Main Trend in World Politics 1 Introduction 2 Objectives of the Research 3 Methodology of Research 4 Results of Research 5 Discussion Questions 6 Conclusions References “Digital Panopticon” as an Objective Reality of the Global World: The Dilemma Between Social Control and Civic Engagement 1 Introduction 2 Purpose and Methodology of the Study 3 Pros and Cons of the Modern Technologies 4 The Threat of a Digital Totalitarianism 5 Conclusion References Greek Myth as the Beginning of Political Geography: Heracles in Ancient Spain 1 The Beginning of Political Geography 2 Political Tasks of Greek Heroism 3 Geographical Symbolism of the Tenth Labour in the Context of Ancient “methodologies” 4 Who is Geryon? 5 Archaeology of Myth and Archaeology of Cult 6 Colonialism as an Impetus for Cultural Syncretisation 7 Was the Cult of Heracles Spread in Spain by a Direct Greek Tradition? 8 Roman Hercules References Geography of Russia’s Foreign Trade in the 18th and Early 19th Centuries 1 Introduction 2 Methods 3 Historiography 4 Results and Discussion 5 Conclusion References The Role of Svalbard in the Policy of the Soviet Union and Norway Amid the Cold War 1 Introduction 2 Research Objectives 3 Method of Research 4 Results of Research 5 Discussion of Research 6 Conclusions References Review of the Training of Grassroots Officials Since the CPC Became the Governing Party 1 Introduction 2 The Development of the CPC’s Training of Grassroots Officials in the Pre-cultural Revolution Period 3 Strengthening the Training of Grassroots Officials by the CPC Since the Reform and Opening-Up 4 Effectiveness and Characteristics of the Party’s Training of Grassroots Officials Over the Past 70 Years 5 Conclusions References National Policies and International Politics Geography of International Activities of St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly of the Sixth Convocation 1 Introduction 2 Methods of Research 3 Geography of International Contacts of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg (2016–2020) 3.1 Priority Areas of International Activities of St. Petersburg Parliament of the Sixth Convocation 3.2 Changes in the Course of Development of Political and Geographical Relations of the St. Petersburg Parliament in Recent Times 4 Conclusions References Problems and Prospects of Promoting Digital Trade in Russia 1 Introduction 2 Method of Research 3 Results of Research 4 Discussions of Research 5 Conclusions References Institutional Analysis of eHealth Development in EAEU Countries 1 Introduction 2 eHealth in Eurasian Economic Union 2.1 Armenia 2.2 Belarus 2.3 Kazakhstan 2.4 Kyrgyzstan 2.5 Russia 3 eHealth in the European Union 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion and Future Work References National Policy Against Corruption in the Framework of Global Integration Processes 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Methodology 4 Findings 5 Conclusions References Russia-China Cooperation: Linking the Eurasian Economic Union and Belt and Road Initiative 1 Introduction 2 Method of Research 3 Results of Research 3.1 Strategic Interests of Russia and China in the EAEU 3.2 Interaction Forms Between Russia and China in the BRI 4 Discussions of Research 5 Conclusion References The Continuity of the US Policy Towards Central Asia 1 Introduction 2 Methods and Sources 3 Results of Research 3.1 Discovering Central Asia 3.2 Energy is a Key 3.3 Obama’s Revision 3.4 Trump’s Uncertainty 4 Conclusion References Geopolitics and Security Xinjiang. The New Development Trends 1 Introduction 2 Xinjiang as Important Energy Base and Travel Corridor of China 3 Modernization and Innovations in XUAR 4 XUAR’s Foreign Trade 5 Kazakhstan-Xinjiang Trade and Economic Relations 6 Car Industry. Textile Manufacture 7 Labour Market 8 Conclusion References The State Policy of the Republic of Kazakhstan in the Field of Combating Religious Extremism 1 Introduction 2 Glimpse at the Religious Situation in Kazakhstan 3 Legal Framework for the Fight Against Extremism 4 Effective State Bodies 5 Verification of the Information Space 6 Conclusion References Forming the Package of Framework Documents and Laws of Azerbaijan in the Sphere of Military Security in 1994–2019 1 Introduction 2 Methods and Materials of Research 3 Results of Research 4 Conclusion References Development Trends of the Strait of Malacca Countries in the Field of Countering Non-traditional Threats to National Security in the Context of the Indo-Pacific Region in 2010s–2020s 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Problem Statement 4 Research Questions 5 Findings 6 Conclusion References Fluctuations in the Global Food Market: Politics Versus Economics? 1 Introduction 2 Discourses in the Scientific Literature 3 Internet Discussion 4 Purpose and Methods of Research 5 Research Result 5.1 “Sinful” Union of Economics and Politics as a Key to Success 5.2 The “Echo” of the Sanctions Measures 5.3 Import Substitution Ideas Against Competitiveness of the Agricultural Sector 5.4 GMO: The Background of Commercial Success 5.5 On Food and “Culinary” Sovereignty 6 Points for Discussion 7 Conclusion References Sustainable Development and Environment Protection Geo-Eco-Ideology: Modern World in Search of Common Values 1 Introduction 1.1 Purposes 1.2 Methods 1.3 Highlights 2 Findings 2.1 A Brief History of the Formation of World Ecological Consciousness 2.2 Environmental Issues in the Reports to the Club of Rome 2.3 The Main Theoretical Provisions of the Report to the Club of Rome (2018) 2.4 On the Question of the Future Geo-Eco-ideology: Reflections and Statements 3 Conclusion References Climate Change and the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion References Sustainable Development in BRICS Countries: From Concept to Practice 1 Introduction 2 Method of Research 3 Results of Research 3.1 BRICS Sustainable Development Discourse 3.2 BRICS Implementation of the SDGs 4 Discussions of Research 5 Conclusion References The Development of Cooperation Between Member States of the Arctic Council 1996–2019: Environmental Partnership or Struggle for Resources 1 Introduction. From the Rovaniemi Process to the Arctic Council 2 Methods of Research 3 The Arctic Council 1996–2000: Forming of Cooperation Between Member States 4 AC from 2000–2013: The Impact of Climate Change 5 Arctic Council 2013–2019: The Second Circle of Chairmanships 6 Conclusions References Evolution of the Environmental Policy of the European Union: Stages, Actors and Trends 1 Introduction 2 Methodology and Data 3 Results and Discussion. Institutions and Actors of Sustainable Development Policy in the EU 4 Conclusions References The Development of International Sustainable Industrial Tourism on the Example of Germany 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Problem Statement 3.1 The Establishment of Sustainable Tourism 3.2 The Basic Provisions of the Concept of Sustainable Tourism Development 4 Research Questions 4.1 The Concept of Sustainable Tourism Development in Germany 4.2 The Current State of Industrial Tourism in Germany 5 Conclusion References Migration and Socio-Demographic Processes Muslim Community in France: Problems of Adaptation 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion References The Sino-Russian Relations in the Field of International Tourism 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results 4 Discussion 5 Conclusion References International On-Line Collaboration in the Context of Contemporary Higher Education 1 Introduction 2 Problem Statement 3 Theoretical Background 4 Methodology 5 Results and Discussion 6 Conclusion References Sociocultural Problems of Adaptation of International Students in a Non-native Language Educational Environment and Techniques to Overcome Them (at Universities of Russia, Finland, Sweden and China) 1 Introduction 2 Problem Statement 3 Research Questions 4 Purpose of the Study 5 Research Methods 6 Findings 7 Conclusions References Role of Volunteer Organizations in Providing Food Security for Discriminated Groups 1 Introduction 2 Objectives 3 Materials and Methods 4 Research and Discussion 5 Results References Cultural Dimension of International Relations From Class to Culture: Ideological Landscapes of the Left Thought Collective in the West, 1950s–1980s 1 Introduction 2 How We Name It: Critical Theory, Cultural Marxism, and the Identitarian Left 3 Cultural Turn: Scholarship and Methodology 4 Toward “Socialist Humanism” and Away from Traditional Marxism (1956 and Beyond) 5 “Sense of Classlessness” and British Cultural Studies, 1950s-1970s 6 C.L.R. James, William Dubois, Frantz Fanon, and the “Curse” of the Western Civilization 7 Conclusions References In the Shadow of the Korean Wave: The Political Factors of the Korean Wave in China 1 Preface 2 The Tourism Policy in China and the Periodic Change of Visitors to Korea 3 Hallyu in China and the Reflections in China 4 China’s Political ‘Restriction (Xianhan, 限韩)’ on Hallyu 5 Conclusion References The Issue of Cultural Diversity in the EU Cultural Policy at the Beginning of the 21st Century 1 Introduction 2 Methodology and Research Methods 3 The Culture of Modern Europe: Achievements, Contradictions, and Development Trends 4 The Reasons for the Growth of the Idea of Cultural Diversity in the Concept of EU Cultural Policy 5 Formation of the Idea of Cultural Diversity in the Cultural Policy of the European Union 6 The EU Programs for the Conservation and Promotion of Cultural Diversity 7 The “New Cultural Agenda” of the EU and Principles of Cultural Diversity 8 Conclusions References The Cultural Expansion of the Persian Gulf States in Europe: Dynamics, Specifics, and Consequences 1 Introduction 2 Literature 3 Research Methods 4 The Cultural Expansion: Main Stages and Key Characteristics 5 Specificity and Consequences 6 Conclusion References Russia and Post-Soviet Central Asia in the CIS Framework of Cultural Cooperation 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Framework 3 Results of the Study 3.1 Legal Basis of Cooperation 3.2 Responsible Administrative Bodies 3.3 Cooperation Frameworks 4 Conclusions References Discourses of Political Geography From Geopolitics to Linguopolitics: Studying the Language Factor in International Relations (A Pre-history) 1 Introduction. Methodology 2 From Antiquity to the Early 19th Century 3 Marxism 4 ‘Linguistic-Political Idealism’ 5 Conclusions. Towards Linguistic-Political Realism? References National Minorities at Saint Petersburg Imperial University in 1905 in the Focus of the Press 1 Introduction 2 Methods of Research 3 Results of Research 4 Discussions of Research 5 Conclusions References Modern Socio-political Crisis in the USA Based on Materials of the Russian Portal InoSMI 1 Introduction 2 Methods and Materials 3 The Death of George Floyd and the Heyday of the Black Lives Matter Movement 4 Historical Monuments as Sacred Victims of BLM 5 The Socio-political Crisis in the United States as the Beginning of the Decline of Western Countries 6 The Reaction of Russian Readers to the Materials of the InoSMI 7 Conclusion References Speech Image of a Political Leader: Cases of President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan 1 Introduction 2 Methods and Materials of Research 3 Theoretical Framework 4 Results of Research 5 Conclusion References Indirect Evidentiality and Its Manifestation in Chinese Language Political Discourse 1 Introduction 2 Literature Review 3 Materials and Methods 4 Results 5 Conclusion References Geographic Images of the Four Cardinal Directions (East, West, North, South) in the Linguistic Consciousness of Russian and Chinese Students 1 Introduction 2 Materials and Methods 3 Results of the Research 4 Discussion and Conclusions References Author Index