Patriotic accents of scientific journalism in the regional socio-political context

Abstract

Introduction. The problem-subject field of modern political science tends to expand and diversify. The research focuses on the phenomenon and institution of power in its achievement, retention and application. Also, the most important niches of political science are elections and the electoral process, parties and party competition, the political class and the political elite, political rational choice and political culture, and many other objects and subjects inherent in politics and the political process. Purpose. An analysis of modern scientific journalism by scientists of North Ossetia-Alania, devoted to the problems of patriotism in its various aspects and based on the tasks of various areas of scientific knowledge. Theoretical Basis. An institutional approach to patriotism is being implemented based on theoretical generalizations and an empirical bank of reviewed articles. The semantic vectors of the scientific narrative are typologized, such as: a) categorical and semantic parameters, historical and ethnocultural determinations of patriotism; b) the foundations and symbols of patriotism; c) the event and subject series of patriotism. The secondary nature of the analysis is compensated by original generalizations addressed to politically-oriented plots, images and theses, which are revealed in the articles reviewed and which meet the demands of modern political knowledge. Regional scientific journalism of the patriotic semantic vector is a significant narrative that contributes to the replenishment of political knowledge regarding the rational and emotional properties of patriotism as a civil, socio-political institution. Results. The content analysis of scientific journalism texts captures a number of specific patriotic accents, which: firstly, are embedded in the regional historical, cultural, socio-political, political and managerial context; secondly, they are linked to the all-Russian information and communication patriotic discourse; thirdly, they are correlated with the defining value properties of Russian society - collectivism loyalty to the Motherland, willingness to defend its interests. The patriotism of the North Ossetian society, as follows from the analysis, is based on the ethno-cultural code of the Ossetian people, which is logically projected into Russian civic patriotism. Despite the common Russian civic accents of patriotic discourse, the scientific journalism of North Ossetian scientists is strongly linked to the history, mythology, and culture of the Ossetian people. At the same time, the research postulates the international content of patriotism, the subjects of which are historical characters, war heroes, as well as real residents of the republic, known for their heroic deeds, belonging to different nations. Conclusions. The patriotic accents of the modern scientific and journalistic discourse of the Russian Geographical Society are largely determined by modern internal and external factors. The priorities and deficits of modernity actualize the political science analysis of patriotism of modern regional scientific journalism of the Russian Geographical Society, which reliably and promptly responds to trends, patterns and challenges of the Russian political and global geopolitical space.