Regions and new eastern policy of Russia

Regions and new eastern policy of Russia


Dagbaev E.D.,

Dr. Sci. (Pol. Sci.), Professor, Department of Political Science and Sociology, Buryat State University, Russia, edagbaev@mail.ru



DOI: 10.17976/jpps/2015.01.12
Rubric: Russia today

For citation:

Dagbaev E.D. Regions and new eastern policy of Russia. – Polis. Political Studies. 2015. No. 1. https://doi.org/10.17976/jpps/2015.01.12



Abstract

The article specifies new factors that define capabilities and potential of Russian regions development. Alteration of the state foreign policy, related to the turn to the East, may involve a high demand on natural resources and some technology innovations on the part of the Far East and the Baikal region. In this case sociocultural and political factors, as well as image components of the region that need to be improved, may become important factors. As a result, an identification matrix is being formed, compliance with which may turn the region into a self-sufficient economic entity. The author analyzes the potential and capabilities of the Republic of Buryatia which has all the chances for the economy growth and implementation of its competitive advantages. An authoritarian model of a political regime in the current situation is not an obstacle for a foreign-economic activity, as it lets minimize political conflicts; and a sociocultural identity and work on the regional image have good prospects. In general, the author justifies an actual task in the regional development of Russia – necessity of an accelerated development of the state’s eastern regions.

Keywords
regional development; regional identity; regional development model; regional political regime; identification matrix.


Content No. 1, 2015

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