Сериков Антон Владимирович

The purpose of this article is to explore the role of visual information sources in modern society. Virtualization and visualization processes have created a new social reality that has changed the daily lives of individuals. An analysis of these processes, due to the growing popularity of social networks, is devoted to the work presented. In addition to instant transmission of information, visual sources can influence the consciousness of individuals and social groups by broadcasting new norms and values and shaping public opinion. The positive and negative effects from these processes tried to describe and evaluate the authors in their study.

This article interprets the results of a mass sociological survey conducted among the population of municipalities of the Republic of Crimea to determine the social viability of the Institute of city management. Social solvency is understood as the achievement of the main goals set for the Institute of city management, first of all, the involvement of professional managers to improve the indicators of socio-economic development of the territories. Three aspects are formulated as criteria for evaluation: confidence in the reform, the objectives of the reform, the expectation of the consequences of the reform. The authors came to the conclusion that the bulk of the population does not trust the reform, sees in it other goals than the legislator declares, fears the onset of negative consequences from its implementation. At the same time, active opposition to the abolition of municipal elections in Crimea should not be expected, because the most clear informative story of the reform replacing elected mayor and appointed city Manager, does not cause the active condemnation among the respondents.

Based on a study of the theoretical principles of conflict management, the article explores the possibilities of preventing and resolving problematic factors at the global level. In this regard, particular importance is attached to the role of world-regulation institutions as subjects of world politics, whose efforts are aimed at resolving crisis situations. As part of the review of international institutions, attention is focused on the main entity in maintaining international security the UN, in which the level of effectiveness of its functioning is analyzed. Keeping in focus the existing tension in various regions of the world, the fastest application of the integrated strategy for world regulation will be most favorable for the policy of all states.

The summary in the submitted article is updated the problem of regional identity perceived by the Russian youth as a sociocultural marker of belonging to regional community, a position of regional patriotism and involvement into regional public activity. The author of article believes that in a present situation the regional identity of the Russian youth undergoes the changes connected, first, with its status of symbolical consolidation, secondly, with growth of readiness of youth to realize various political actions in regional community. According to the author of article, youth extremism "assimilates" regional identity through the strategy of a mimicry or accession to the mass actions caused by the crisis phenomena in regional social and economic life. Relevant, the conclusion is drawn, the request for the public youth policy of the "achievable" projects corresponding to youth potential in Russian regions, and offering new opportunities for self-realization is.

This article attempts to analyze the administrative and social risks that have arisen as a result of the introduction of the Institute of city management. As a result of the study, the authors came to the conclusion that the main risks should be considered 1) fear of being disloyal to the Federal government, 2) the conflict between the administration and the representative body of local self-government, 3) the growth of corruption practices due to the loss of transparency of the process of assuming the office of the head of the municipality and 4) the inability to carry out strategic planning.

The article analyzes the current situation around the fundamental trends of Islam. The modern world, including Russia, Turkey and European countries, is facing problems of growing Islamic radicalism. The article reflects the main reasons for the radicalization of young Muslims. Special attention is paid to the spread of radical movements in prisons. The article also reflects the reasons for the spread of Islamic fundamentalism and its current situation in Russia and Turkey.

The South of Russia is among regions with complex ethnic and religious structure where in collective identifications the ethnic component was always strong. Degree of its representation and ratio in the general structure of identity important aspects which have to be considered at implementation of measures of designing of the all-Russian identity. Based on results of sociological researches, authors come to a conclusion that today in the south of Russia rather equilibrium state all-Russian and ethnocultural identities of types is observed and also identification in collective submissions of identification characteristics of Russia as territory and the "Russian people" including variety of ethnic communities (people) and cultures is fixed.

The article deals with the processes of transformation of the model for the implementation of the state national and migration policy in Russia. These transformations are connected with the declaration at the level of official acts of the goal the expansion of the civil dialogue of power and institutions representing the interests of national and religious groups. Simultaneously, the possibilities and prospects for the implementation of the principle of subsidiarity in Russian national policy are considered. The authors suggest that the greatest efficiency in this area can be achieved with complete de-ethnicization of the state administration system, leveling the practices of ethnocracy and ethnocentric values.

In article the conflictogenic potential of migration flows is considered. Authors describe extent of influence of the conflicts caused by migrations on a homeland security. In work a large number of theoretical approaches and researches of migrations and their influence on a homeland security is analyzed. Authors consider mechanisms of emergence of the conflicts between migrants and the accepting population and also phenomena of a migrant-phobia, xenophobia and ethnocentrism.

In the article the confessional processes in multicultural region are considered on the basis of sociological research conducted in the Rostov region. The author describes the conflictogenic potential of interfaith interaction and offers the alternatives of its measurement in the course of educational activities. The article is supported by the Russian humanitarian scientific fund, the project No. 16-03-00545 "Institutional practicians in interethnic and interfaith interaction in the South of Russia: the cross-disciplinary analysis and assessment of the potential of its use in strengthening of the all-Russian identity".