7.3.4 Human Potential of Political Elites in the System of Center-Regions Relations
Oksana Gaman-Golutvina
Project Leader
Project period
2020-2025
Context of Research Project within a Subject of Human Capital
In some modern states, there is a number of crisis situations in the relations between the center and territories (Italy, Spain, Great Britain, Turkey, etc.) and the need for effective technologies and tools to resolve them. In the Russian Federation, there is a permanent rotation of the personal composition of political leadership in its regions. During the coronavirus crisis, the limited effectiveness of a number of regions leadership in Russia was revealed, which determines the need to nominate new regional leaders.
The research project Human Potential of Political Elites in the System of Center-Regions Relations is aimed at studying the human potential of political elites at the national and subnational levels from the perspective of a comparative analysis of the world and domestic experience of Center-regions relations, and practices of forming the administrative apparatus at the national and subnational level.
Project Aim
Study human potential/capital (subject dimension) in the system of Center-regions relations, which involves the study of the human potential/capital of political elites at the national and subnational levels from the perspective of a comparative analysis of the world and domestic experience of Center-regions relations and practices of the administrative apparatus formation at the national and subnational level
Project Objectives:
- Clarify modern ideas about the notions of "human potential / human capital" and modern methods of studying human potential/capital
- Consider theoretical and methodological aspects of the study of the system of Center-regions relations. The study of the personal composition and trends in the evolution of regional political elites in the Russian Federation
- Analyze the ethnopolitical dimension of the Center-regions relations system
Key Findings
2020
Modern ideas about the notion of "human potential/human capital" and modern methods of studying human potential/capital have been clarified and brought to a common denominator within the framework of this study
2021
A study of regional political elites in the subjects of Russia has been carried out, a study of the dynamics of changes in the personal composition of the regional leaders in Russia has been conducted
2022
The analysis of the community of regional political elites in nine subjects of the Russian Federation using methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis, including:
A rating of the significance of the characteristics of social and status capital determining the influence of a politician in the region is constructed;
The characteristics of social and status capital determining the influence of politics in the regions of the Russian Federation on the basis of cluster analysis are analyzed.
Specifications |
Average value |
Median |
Mode |
Variance |
Position in the significance rating |
Friendly relations, personal acquaintance with representatives of federal authorities |
8,70 |
9,00 |
8 |
1,567 |
1 |
Availability of resources to solve problems in the region |
8,50 |
9,00 |
9 |
1,611 |
1 |
Personal connections (family, friendly, professional) at the regional level |
7,90 |
8,00 |
9 |
1,433 |
2 |
Support from the management of large economic structures (private or public) |
7,60 |
7,50 |
7 |
0,933 |
2 |
Interaction with other groups (economic, power, shadow) in the region |
7,50 |
7,50 |
7 |
0,722 |
2 |
Leadership qualities |
7,50 |
8,00 |
8 |
1,389 |
2 |
Control over economic resources in the region |
7,30 |
7,50 |
8 |
1,789 |
2 |
Origin, belonging to an influential family/relative, political clan |
7,20 |
7,50 |
5 |
3,511 |
2 |
Active presence on social media |
6,90 |
7,50 |
8 |
2,544 |
2 |
The style of communication with others (subordinates, colleagues, opponents) |
6,80 |
7,00 |
5 |
3,289 |
2 |
Income level of the politician and/or his family |
6,50 |
7,00 |
7 |
2,5 |
3 |
Trust from the public |
6,50 |
6,00 |
6 |
4,056 |
3 |
Work experience in other fields besides public policy |
6,40 |
7,00 |
7 |
3,822 |
3 |
Connection with the region (region — place of birth, education, work) |
6,10 |
6,0 |
6 |
2,322 |
4 |
Support for or control over a particular political party |
6,00 |
7,00 |
7 |
5,556 |
4 |
Gender (gender) |
5,90 |
6,0 |
9 |
9,878 |
4 |
Education level, specialization |
5,70 |
6,0 |
6 |
4,9 |
5 |
The mechanism of recruiting a politician / model of his political career (appointment, election, etc.) |
5,60 |
5,50 |
5 |
1,378 |
5 |
Political views |
5,60 |
6,0 |
7 |
3,6 |
5 |
The age of political inclusion |
5,20 |
5,0 |
4 |
2,4 |
5 |
The size of the locality in which the politician spent his childhood and youth |
4,60 |
5,0 |
1 |
5,6 |
6 |
Support from the non-profit (civil) sector, media structures or control over them |
4,50 |
4,5 |
7 |
4,944 |
6 |
Rating of the significance of the characteristics of social and status capital that determine the influence of a politician in the area
The analysis of the community of regional political elites in nine subjects of the Russian Federation using methods of qualitative and quantitative analysis, including:
•A rating of the importance of the characteristics of social and status capital determining the influence of a politician in the region has been built;
•The characteristics of social and status capital determining the influence of politics in the regions of the Russian Federation on the basis of cluster analysis are analyzed.
A hierarchical dendrogram of the characteristics of social and status capital that determine the influence of a politician in the nth region based on cluster analysis
Publications
Gaman-Golutvina O., Solovyova D. France’s New Political Elite Against the Old Recruitment System // Policy. Political studies. 2021. No. 6. pp. 60-72
RIA
Okunev I.Yu., Barinov S.L., Domanov A.O., Zhirnova L.S., Zakharova E.A., Oskolkov P.V., Tislenko M.I., Shestakova M.N., Shmatkova L.P. Database "Geoinformation database of human development indicators in the UN Member States". Certificate of registration of the database 2022621830, 07/25/2022.
Arapova E.Ya. Database "Database "Index of human potential realization"". Certificate of registration of the database 2022622218, 09/06/2022.
Conferences
Round table within the framework of the Annual conference of the Russian Association of Political Science Human Potential/Capital of Political Elites in the System of Center-regions Relations: Comparative Dimension: Issues of Methodology and Methodic (RU) (Moscow, Russia, November 28, 2020)
Convention of the Russian Association of Political Science Russia and the Political Order in a Changing world: Values, Institutions, Prospects (RU) (MGIMO, Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation, December 16-18, 2021)
A series of brainstorming sessions to discuss research methods within the framework of the project "Human potential/capital of political elites in the system of Center-regions relations" (MGIMO MFA of Russia, January – March 2022)
All-Russian RAPN Conference with international participation "Political Challenges and political Dialogue in the context of global turbulence" (MGIMO MFA of Russia, December 2-3, 2022 G.):
- Plenary session;
- Special section "New developments in legal regulation and management of integration processes in order to ensure accelerated technological development and technological safety";
- Special session "Regional dimension of human potential: factors and drivers of development".
All-Russian Conference of the Russian Association of Political Science with international participation "Political Science in a Changing World: Practices and theoretical search" (MGIMO Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, December 1-2, 2023):
- section "Regional aspects of human development" (02/12/2023)