Russian International Studies Association

Special section
«World information security: new geopolitical reality»
Moderator: E. Zinovjieva
Contacts: elena.zonovjeva@gmail.com, cmib@my.mgimo.ru

Section of the Institute for Russian History Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
«75th Anniversary of the European liberation and the problems of historical memory »
Moderator: Dr. Y. Petrov, Director of the Institute for Russian History Studies of the RAS

Block 1. Socio-political processes in the regions of the world

1.1. Regional features of international relations in the postimperial space after WWI
Moderator: A. Revyakin
Contacts: a.reviakin@mail.ru

1.2. Quasi-state actors in the Middle East
Moderator: V. Morozov, I. Zvyagelskaya
Contacts: shebalina.e.o@my.mgimo.ru

1.3. The Caucasus: global and regional dimensions
Moderator: V. Mukhanov
Contacts: caucas@inno.mgimo.ru

1.4. Regions and political processes in modern Spain
Moderator: S. Khenkin
Contacts: sergkhenkin@mail.ru

1.5. Right-wing populism as a global trend and its regional features
Moderators: A. Tevdoy-Bourmouli, L. Okuneva
Contacts: tevdoy@mail.ru, liudmila31@yandex.ru

1.6. Latin America: from «the region of stability» to political radicalism
This section is organized in partnership with the Institute of Latin American Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Moderator: L. Okuneva
Contacts: liudmila31@yandex.ru

1.7. The Balkans: «the new past» of transformations
This section is organized as a part of scientific project №19-011-31138 «The new past» and its role in political transformations: the experience of the Western Balkans’ countries» (the Russian Foundation of Fundamental Researches and the independent nonprofit organization «Expert Institute for Social Research»)
Moderator: E. Ponomareva
Contacts: nastya304@mail.ru

1.8. Circum-Baltic space in the context of the EU crisis: stability vs. turbulence
Moderators: V. Vorotnikov, A. Chechevishnikov
Contacts: vorotnikov.vladislav@gmail.com

1.9. Crimea among world regions
Moderators: G. Muradov, T. Senushkina
Contacts: tsenyushkina@yandex.ru

1.10. Round table «Regional orders and the rise of China»
Moderator: A. Voskressenski
Contacts: chinaregion@inno.mgimo.ru

1.11. Frontier as as a sociocultural phenomenon: public consciousness, identity and social practices
Moderators: М.Volhonsky, Y. Nikitina
Contacts: volhonskyma@yandex.ru, y.nikitina@inno.mgimo.ru

1.12. Current problems of demographic and migration policies’ implementation
This section is organized by the Institute of Socio-Political Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Moderators: S. Ryazantsev, O. Vorobyeva
Contacts:

1.13. Socio-political studies in Russia
This section is organized by the Institute of Socio-Political Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Moderators: N. Velikaya, V. Levashov
Contacts:

1.14. Russia and the world in the sociological dimension
Moderator: V. Petukhov
Contacts: petuhovvv@mail.ru

1.15. Political activity of corporations and international lobbying: conceptual models and contemporary practices
Moderator: A. Degtyarev
Contacts: andrew.a.degtyarev@gmail.com

Block 2. International law: global and regional legal order
2.1. International law and security: the outer space, the world ocean and the macroregion of Eurasia
Moderators: A. Vylegzhanin, A. Kapustin
Contacts: interlawmgimo@mail.ru, ilc48@mail.ru

2.2. Human rights in the context of migration processes today
Moderator: D. Ivanov
Contacts: prof.ivanovdv@gmail.com

2.3. Regional and international standards of the human rights’ enforcement in the spheres of business and corporate social responsibility
This section is organized with the support of the United Nations Association of Russia, the International law department of the RUDN University and the Embassy of Switzerland in Russia
Moderator: I. Arseniev
Contacts: igor.arseniev@gmail.com

2.4. False opposition of national, supranational, transregional and international law
Moderator: M. Entin
Contacts: kafedra-ide@mgimo.ru, entinmark@gmail.com

2.5. World information security: political and legal
Moderator: А. Streltsov
Contacts: aa.streltsov@yandex.ru, cmib@my.mgimo.ru

2.6. The law of the regions vs. the regions of the law
Moderators: A. Malinovsky, E. Ryzhkova
Contacts: ryjkova@inbox.ru

Block 3. The economy of the regions of the world and international economic relations

3.1. Sustainable development in the context of world economy’s digitalization
Moderator: I. Platonova
Contacts: irplato56@mail.ru

3.2. Global ecological trends and their regional impact
Moderator: R. Aliev
Contacts: jileyka90@gmail.com

3.3. International business: regional and sectoral aspects
Moderator: N. Konina
Contacts: nkonina777@gmail.com

3.4. World economic information system’s convergence: regional aspects
Moderator: Y. Potanina
Contacts: j.potanina@inno.mgimo.ru

3.5. Round table. International and regional energy cooperation in the context of innovation-driven and digital economy
Moderator: V. Salygin
Contacts: miep@mgimo.ru

3.6. Regionalism vs. globalization: examples of particular countries
Moderators: E. Sergeev, A. Oleynov
Contacts: mirec@mgimo.ru

3.7. Regional features of global problems
Moderators: N. Galistcheva, N. Masumova
Contacts: mirec@mgimo.ru, masumova@mail.ru

3.8. Development of international monetary relations in the era of digitalisation and regionalism
Moderator: V. Milovidov, V. Tkachev
Contacts: tkachev_mgimo@mail.ru

3.9. AI technologies: challenges and development in the global economy
Moderator: A. Abramova
Contacts: anna.vl.abramova@gmail.com

3.10. Competition for foreign funds as a resource of economic development in Africa
Moderator: A. Kuznetsov
Contacts: kuznetsov_alexei@mail.ru

3.11. Problems and institutions of cooperation between the countries that belong to the Eurasian Economic Union’s adjacent geopolitical zones and the new EU member states
Moderators: S. Glinkina, L. Vardomsky
Contacts: sveglinkina@yandex.ru, wardom@yandex.ru

3.12. Sanctions, trade wars and new regionalism
Moderator: Т. Bordachev
Contacts: dmalyutina@hse.ru

3.13. Banking in the context of digital transformation of the global economy
Moderator: G. Panova
Contacts: gpanova@mail.ru

3.14. International capital and labor migration  in the cities of the European region
Moderator: А. Bulatov, А. Habarta
Contacts: mirec@mgimo.ru, a.habarta@inno.mgimo.ru  

Block 4. International relations: regional dimension

4.1. Settlement of international conflicts: the role of states and none-state actors
Moderator: A. Nikitin
Contacts: an@inno.mgimo.ru

4.2. Concepts and practices of transregionalism: political and economic opportunities for Russia
Moderators: E. Arapova, Y. Nikitina
Contacts: arapova_katrin@mail.ru (for economic topics), y.nikitina@inno.mgimo.ru (for policy topics)

4.3. Technologies, institutions, global environment: is there a place for the weak?
Moderator: А. Sushentsov
Contacts: asushentsov@foreignpolicy.ru

4.4. Geography of international relations: new research trends and methods
Moderator: I. Okunev
Contacts: iokunev@mgimo.ru

4.5. Megatrends of world politics in the 21st century
Moderator: M. Lebedeva
Contacts: mmlebedeva@gmail.com

4.6. Identity and space in political theory
Moderator: T. Alekseeva
Contacts: political.theory@mgimo.ru, ataleks@mail.ru

4.7. Regional foreign policies of Russia: conceptual basis and diplomatic practices
Moderator: O. Lebedeva
Contacts: o.lebedeva@mgimo.ru

4.8. Russia’s pivot to the East: the role of bilateral tracks
Moderator: D. Streltsov
Contacts: dmstrl@gmail.com

4.9. Russia in the face of the challenges of globalization and regionalism: searching for new strategies
Moderator: A. Glinchikova
Contacts: alla.glinchikova@gmail.com

4.10. The model of the International Olympic Committee: the world and Russia
Moderator: E. Ponomareva
Contacts: rudaya.mgimo@gmail.com

4.11. How to measure the stateness of de-facto states? In search for elements of a predictive model of the success of secessions in various regions of the world
Moderator: A. Tokarev
Contacts: a.tokarev@inno.mgimo.ru

4.12. Round table: “Public diplomacy: the prospects of development and regional tendencies”. Presentation of the joint monograph A.Velikaya, G.Simons “Russia's Public Diplomacy: Evolution and Practice”
Moderator: A. Velikaya
Contacts: annavelikaya85@yandex.ru

4.13. Regional aspects of humanitarian policies
Moderators: A. Velikaya, O. Lebedeva
Contacts: annavelikaya85@yandex.ru, o.lebedeva@mgimo.ru

4.14. Regional problems of international relations: yesterday, today, tomorrow
Moderators: O. Shishkina, O. Aleksandrov
Contacts: shishkina.o.v@gmail.com, aleksandrov-oleg@yandex.ru

4.15. Round table: Southeast Europe Connectivity Issues (working languages: Russian, English)
Moderator: E. Entina
Contacts: e.entina@hse.ru

4.16. The role of parliamentary diplomacy in overcoming current global challenges
This section is organized with the support of the International analytical center «Rethinking Russia»
Moderators: Y. Vaslavskiy, A. Konkov
Contacts: vaslavsky@yandex.ru, konkov@rethinkingrussia.com

4.17. Problems of Russia’s international security to the South: the regions of the Mediterranean, the Black and the Caspian Seas
Moderator: A. Baranov
Contacts: baranovandrew@mail.ru

4.18. Regions’ paradiplomacy: challenges and opportunities
Moderator: Y. Akimov
Contacts: akimov103@mail.ru

4.19. Non-liberal aspects of Eurasian integration: discourses, norms and challenges
Moderator: K. Koktysh
Contacts: kirill.koktysh@gmail.com

4.20. Ukraine, Central and Eastern Europe: dynamics of historical, political, and cultural processes
Moderator: G. Lesnaya
Contacts: glesnaya@mail.ru

4.21. Global governance opportunities in a time of challenges: Russia’s interests in BRICS and in the G20
This section is organised in partnership with Far Eastern Federal University
Moderator: V. Panova
Contacts: Victoria.panova@gmail.com

Block 5. Social and humanitarian aspects of international relations

5.1. Reflection of the regions’ world views in their political media discourses
Moderator: M. Zheltuhina
Contacts: zzmr@mail.ru

5.2. Regions. Religion. Rethinking (political) reality
Moderator: M. Mchedlova
Contacts: mchedlova@yandex.ru

5.3. Cybersecurity in the digital era
Moderators: Y. Skvortsov, N. Masumova
Contacts: y.skvortsov@inno.mgimo.ru (copied masumova@mail.ru)

5.4. Creation of a region: the average level of region-branding in Russia and in the world
Moderator: P. Parshin
Contacts: pparshin@mail.ru

5.5. Is there a role for international organizations in managing the spheres of science and education - both global and regional?
Moderator: M. Ryhtih
Contacts: mrykhtik@yandex.ru

5.6. The world of the regions in the mirror of multilingualism
Moderator: E. Ovcharenko
Contacts: felicella@inbox.ru

5.7. Cross-cultural communication
Moderator: M. Silantyeva
Contacts: silvari@mail.ru

5.8. Ecumenic Christianity: current state, problems and prospects
Moderator: V. Pechatnov
Contacts: vpechatnov@yandex.ru

5.9. Dynamics of language and cultural processes in the world and the regions: integration vs. differentiation
Moderator: N. Ches
Contacts: natches@yandex.ru

5.10. Socio-humanitarian sphere of world politics and its development
Moderator: M. Lebedeva
Contacts: a.margoev@mgimo.inno.ru

5.11. Globalization and regionalization: two realities of higher education
Moderator: Е. Voevoda
Contacts: elenavoevoda@yandex.ru  

5.12. Quantitive research of the regions of the world: social networks and big data
Moderators: A. Tokarev, A. Margoev
Contacts: a.tokarev@inno.mgimo.ru, a.margoev@mgimo.inno.ru

5.13. Postsecular world and international relations
Moderator: V. Schipkov
Contacts: mail@russian-expert.ru

5.14. International assistance as a factor of ensuring security and development in the 21st century
This section is organised by the Center for security and development studies of the School of World Politics at the Lomonosov Moscow State University together with the Association of Experts in International Development Assistance.
Moderator: V. Bartenev
Contacts: vladimir.bartenev@fmp.msu.ru

5.15. The youth in contemporary political processes: international and regional dimensions
Moderator: A. Selezneva
Contacts: ntonina@mail.ru

5.16. Language policies: global problems and local solutions
Moderator: A. Edlichko
Contacts: ang299@yandex.ru

5.17. Educational systems and policies of different countries in addressing inequality and sustainable development issues
Moderator: T. Nemchinova
Contacts: t.nemchinova@spbu.ru

5.18. Dialectics of traditions and innovations in shaping new models of national academic certification
Moderators: P. Kasatkin, М. Inozemtsev
Contacts: science@inno.mgimo.ru

5.19. World information security: methods of digital education
Moderator : А. Zinchenko
Contacts: zav59@mail.ru, cmib@my.mgimo.ru