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Abstract: This article is devoted to relations between Ukraine and the European Union, within the overall integration initiatives, such as the European Neighborhood Policy and Eastern Partnership. The author researches the development of bilateral relations during the Yushchenko rule (2004-2010), assesses the state of European integration initiatives in Ukraine. Analyzed the pros and cons the concepts of ENP and Eastern Partnership in terms of the former Soviet Union and Ukraine.

Keywords: Ukraine, foreign policy, European Union, The European Neighborhood Policy, Eastern Partnership

Abstract: The article contains the results of the research of modern conceptions of trans-national confl ict management which are used in Russia, USA and leading countries of the European Union. The author gives the defi nition of ‘confl ict management’ and describes its meaning for the Russian, USA and EC policy.

Keywords: peace-making operations, trans-national confl icts, external policy, internal relations, confl ict management, national security.

Abstract: Political consciousness is divided into the two opposites. One of them demonstrates deliberate commitment to existing political institutions, the other refl ects one’s critical attitude to political institutions. Demonstrating negative attitude to the current politics, the other consciousness which demonstrates a positive beginning refl ects the state of orientation of peace with the statehood, is protection from critics and mean words.

Keywords: political studies, politics, conditions, provision, consciousness, action, struggle, confl ict, elites and order

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Abstract: This article is devoted to the modern conception of democracy. In this article democracy is viewed in the following aspects: in a wide and narrow sense of the word, direct and representative, declared and real democracy, democracy touching upon all spheres of social life as well as democracy limited to just a few social spheres. The author studies the problems of democracy in the Russian Federation and conducts a comparative analysis of some aspects of democracy in Russia and European countries, in particular, Germany.

Keywords: democracy, democracy in a wide sense of the word, democracy in a narrow sense of the word, direct democracy, representative democracy, declared democracy, real democracy, budget process, local self-government.

Abstract: Combination of the two incompatible principles of supreme authorities’ structure and activity did not foster reinforcement of the Soviet statehood and regulation of institutions’ activity. Successful combination of the president’s and parliament’s powers did not happen. The former, even though it made its legal stats stronger and accepted a number of legal acts, was not able to properly control their implementation. This is why the president’s republic of the Soviet type turned out to be quite ineffective both in theory and practice.

Keywords: studies of law, constitutional reform, supreme court of the Soviet Union, conference of national deputes, constitution of the Soviet Union, state authorities, separation of powers, the unity of power and state management, interaction, Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Abstract: The article is devoted to the tendencies and perspectives of state audit in the Russian Federation conducted by the supervisory and accounts bodies. The author shows that state audit has its own constitutional law nature. However, current legislation does not fully ensure its development for the state administration bodies. Based on his research, the author of the article forms a number of suggestions on improvement of legislative basis of state audit.

Keywords: studies of law, audit, state institution, fi nances, parliament, richness, object, functions, control, constitution.

Abstract: The purposes, ways of placing and feature of advertising in the Internet. The analysis of Internet representations of political parties and their leaders.

Keywords: Internet advertising, Internet resource, blog, social network, interactivity, targeting, usability

Abstract: The article views the problem of the risk of addiction to bad habits (for instance, chemical abuse such as drugs, alcohol, gambling and etc.) from the point of view of social studies and philosophy. The author proves that the addiction phenomenon is a true threat both for the society and each person – victim of such a risk.

Keywords: risk, addiction, risky, dependence, addict, alcohol, gambling.

Abstract: In major U.S. regulations and legislation in European countries the information and network security is understood as the ability to network or system to cope with this level of reliability accidents or malicious acts that could affect the availability, integrity and confi dentiality of stored or transmitted information and services through a network or information System. Compliance is defi ned as the availability of security, authentication, integrity and confi dentiality of information. Particular attention is paid to the legal framework affecting the issues to intercept and decrypt information.

Keywords: regulation, information security, system availability, integrity, confi dentiality, identifi cation and legality

Abstract: The author of the article analyzes the content and mechanism of realization of state ethno linguistic policy. The article studies peculiarities of ethno linguistic policy in multi-national states, analyzes its structure and describes the main stages of its realization. Special attention is paid at the analysis of historical conditions of formation of ethnic linguistic processes in the Russian Federation. The author also studies the ethic structure of Russian population.

Keywords: national policy, ethno politics, linguistic politics, federalism, ethnos, majority language, national minorities, trans-national relations, native minorities.

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Abstract: The paper considers the intellectual capital as the actual question in the sociology. The author takes a broad understanding of intellectual capital, structuring the system of social institutions and actors involved in management of it. In this paper a number of terminological changes are proposed.

Keywords: intellectual capital, post-industrial society, actors and social institutions of intellectual capital’s management.

Abstract: In this article the regional sociopolitical and ethnic processes is considered as the relationships between the regional authorities and a civil society in Saratov region investment sphere. The author is writing the model of ethnic business regional interaction. This model is focused on partner relations development between the state structures, a public sector and the ethnic family entrepreneurs. The special attention is given to attract young generation to participation in the traditional forms of ethnic groups managing.

Keywords: region, investments, partnership, society, state, business, ethnos, family, youth.

Abstract: The authors try to study perception of political risks by the key leaders of trans-national companies in this or that region. Based on A. Tversky’s and D. Kanneman’s researchers, the authors of the article show how psychological heuristic (simplifi ed methods of information processing) infl uences the assessment of this or that risk. The authors pay special attention at some leaders’ inclination to overstate micro risks and underestimate micro-risks.

Keywords: political studies, communicative linguistics, political risk, perspective theory of risks, coincidence error, heuristics of presence, narrative, automatic way of information processing, political communications.

Abstract: Paper is devoted to the relationship of reputation capital with social capital, the main approaches to understanding the concept of social capital and forms of manifestation of reputational capital in the modern Russian companies.

Keywords: reputational capital, social capital, interaction, forms of the capital.

Abstract: The article casts light on the issues of gender-based division of labor in a Chechen traditional household which creates the basis for ethnic economy since there are no factories or plants there. Underlying a unique diligence of a woman, some researchers exaggerate the thesis about a ‘lazy and inactive’ man. In real life, it is the man who performed the most diffi cult tasks in a field, with a cattle and craft. If a woman interfered with the ‘male space’, it was understood as an underestimation of masculinity.

Keywords: history, division of labor, male crafts, traditional household, masculinity, Chechnya, Chechen household, ethno economics, division of labor based on gender, female labor.

Abstract: The survey provides information about the ideology of multiculturalism that is being used by U.S. and E.U. elites to promote a new model of society. The author believes that migration fl ows, which are still increasing, strengthen cultural diversity but erode nation-states, creating new types of political spaces.

Keywords: multiculturalism, USA, EU, melting pot, neomarxist, migration, tolerance, Earth Charter.

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Abstract: The article information is considered as a universal property of matter, in its most general form is interpreted as refl ected diversity. It has been suggested that the information approach as a general scientifi c learning tool generates informational globalistics as a fundamentally new fi eld of global studies, emphasizing the information perspective of global processes and systems. This direction includes the study of the problem of information as a global problem, the informational globalization and other forms of information approach to the study of global social, socio-natural and natural global processes and systems.

Keywords: evolutionary globalistics, diversity, global processes, information, computer science, informational globalization, informational globalistics, information approach, refl ection.

Abstract: The article provides empiric data about a research conducted at one of the universities in Siberia. The purpose of the study was to receive results related to the infl uence of administrative structure of universities on lectures, i.e. quality of education in general. The study involved representatives of rector’s offi ce as well as dean’s offi ces and university departments. As a result of sociological interpretation of received data, the author fi nds out that unequal allocation of students between faculties infl uencing low or high quality of education, is quite signifi cant. The purpose of the article is to create a whole picture about the role of administrative structure of a university and raise of education quality. The main method of the research was the students’ survey.

Keywords: social studies, education, values, quality, management, structure, rector’s offi ce, department, administration, social skills.

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Abstract: Historical sources as well as new home and foreign science invistigations allow to assert that “varangian prince” Jakun of Russian chronicle of 1024 is identical with Norvegian Håkon Jarl Eiriksson. And he is really the brother of African - the father of “varangian prince” Šimon who emigrated in 1027 from Scandinavia to Rus’. These conclusions are unique in view of harmonizing of ancient Russian and Scandinavian historical sources.

Keywords: Varangians/vikings in Rus’. Jakun the Blind. Håkon Jarl Eiriksson. Šimon Afrikanovich.

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