The Unhappy Divorce of Sociology and Psychoanalysis: Diverse Perspectives on the Psychosocial. (2014). Eds. Lynn Chancer, John Andrews. Springer

Received 8 March, 2017. Published online 15 April 2017

Глобальный Восток и глобус

The article is a detailed response to the text by Martin Müller “In Search for the Global East”, written on the basis of the experience of a scientist specializing in post-socialist realities, and included in the global circulation of social and humanitarian knowledge. It deals with the possibility of reflection of the place of the post-socialist part of the world in the world as a whole, from the point of view of a community formed by those who live in the post-socialist space and those who explore different aspects of post-socialist life. The genealogy of discussions about the Global South and the Global North, which are fundamental for such disciplines as geography (political, economic, and human) and urban studies, as well as the formation of the conceptual link of “development = the global South” in the political history of the second half of the twentieth century and in the intellectual history of this period is discussed. It is argued that the Global South is actively discussed in the global debates of geographers, urbanists, and historians. It also occupies a prominent place in transnational, big stories about what is happening in the world, and with the world. At the same time, the post-socialist world (Müller proposes the name “Global East” for it) occupies an insignificant place in these narratives. “Development” (no matter how different and controversial it may be) in relation to that part of the “global” which is comprised from Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia, is understood as a task of national governments, and which must be solved by following Western recipes. The article explains the reasons for the lack of understanding of what this region means today, as well as the difficulties of conducting and popularizing research about it, in particular, the ongoing post-colonial decentralization of the West as a privileged place of knowledge production. The conclusion of the article is that much more research is needed in which different perceptions of the global are compared, including the ones generated in/by the “Global East”. © 2020, RUSSIAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW. All rights reserved

Обсуждая глобальный Восток

The foreword to the thematic issue deals with the attempts to institutionalize and promote the central concept of the Global East. It discusses the “transfer” of the results of the geographical and epistemological reflection between different professional and intellectual communities and networks formed by specialists and “sympathizers”. The role of “face-to-face” discussions in attracting and retaining the interest of colleagues in the conceptual movement, the benefits of which are not obvious to all, is emphasized. It is stated that the debate about the new concept and its ability to generate changes in the organization of knowledge in and about the post-socialist region of the world is important for strengthening cooperation and activating interdisciplinary international research and its publication. It is argued that professional networks and the ways in which knowledge is disseminated within and between them depends on informal social connections. These connections become points of the crystallization of scientific collaboration or the exchange between different groups of specialists. © 2020, RUSSIAN SOCIOLOGICAL REVIEW. All rights reserved

Justin O’Connor and Xin Gu (2020). Red Creative. Culture and Modernity in China. Bristol: Intellect Books.

Received 19 May 2021. Published online 9 July 2021

Germaine R. Halegoua (2019). The Digital City: Media and the Social Production of Place. New York: New York University Press.

Received 10 June 2020 © 2020. Published online 9 July 2020.Review of: Germaine R. Halegoua (2019). The Digital City: Media and the Social Production of Place. New York: New York University Press

How the Concept of Dignity Is Relevant to the Study of Energy Poverty and Energy Justice

Since the concept of energy poverty first emerged, studies have combined normative orientations, analytical approaches and policy review to engage with energy deprivation as a problematic feature of contemporary societies. Over the past decade, this scholarship has aimed to conceptualize the normative grounds for critique, empirical work and policy design when engaging with the interplay of social life and energy systems. Scholars now include dynamic and complex concepts such as energy vulnerability and energy deprivation and are shifting toward the incorporation of social-philosophical justice concepts. However, in most of these writings on energy equality or energy justice, material aspects like access to (clean) energy, affordable energy costs, and material deprivation are in the foreground. This resonates with the energy poverty literature's emphasis on energy poverty as a material deprivation (Longhurst and Hargreaves, 2019). The way that energy poverty can result in financial stress, cold homes, poor health and the need to cut other basic expenditures is well-explored, but the less tangible, non-material deprivations stemming from energy poverty are less well-captured. We instead find it beneficial to also focus on the less tangible, non-material deprivations which have not yet been captured conceptually, and argue that the concept of dignity can be a pathway to investigate them. We aim to demonstrate how “dignity” can add to the normative orientations of energy poverty and energy justice research, and complement existing frames. With an empirical position in Europe we will draw from own empirical data and existing literature to illustrate how households living in energy poverty, or being cut off from energy provision, experience dignity violations. Copyright © 2021 Grossmann and Trubina.The paper stems - among others - from collaborative work within COST ActionEuropean Energy Poverty: Agenda Co-Creation and Knowledge Innovation (ENGAGER, 2017-2021, CA16232) funded by European Cooperation in Science and Technology-www.cost.eu. The authors also wish to acknowledge the help of Leona Sandmann, Robert Franke, and Helene Oettel with empirical work. We thank Ute Dubois and Malgorzata Dereniowska for allowing us to use individual quotes from interviews they conducted

СОВЕРШЕНСТВОВАНИЕ ИНСТИТУТА НЕСОСТОЯТЕЛЬНОСТИ (БАНКРОТСТВА) В РЕСПУБЛИКЕ БЕЛАРУСЬ

Economic insolvency (bankruptcy) in a market economy is the most important institution of civil law in the sphere of protection of the rights and legitimate interests of economic actors. Purpose of this article is to identify the problems of the institute of economic insolvency (bankruptcy) in the Republic of Belarus and the development of recommendations for improvement. To achieve this goal following problems were set and consistently solved: problems were identified and recommendations for improving the institution of bankruptcy in the Republic of Belarus were made; proposals for improving the priority to satisfy creditors' property claims in the Republic of Belarus were developed. Theoretical and methodological basis of the article were operating regulations of the problem, works of domestic and foreign authors as well as other publications. According to the research results, it was concluded that, in the Republic of Belarus has developed a very efficient institution of insolvency (bankruptcy) and particularly, the system of creditors’ rights realization, but in practice there are issues that are not fully regulated by law, some rules are needed to be improved. Creditors are among the main subjects of the competition law, so in national laws in majority of foreign countries their rights are regulated in details and a great attention to the optimal priority of satisfying creditors' claims is paid. Belarusian priority of satisfying creditors’ claims is socially oriented, concise, has several drawbacks, however as well as institution of bankruptcy in general. Based on the identified drawbacks the bachelor provides guidelines for improving the insolvency (bankruptcy) institution, and proposes the author's priority of satisfying of creditors' claims.Экономическая несостоятельность (банкротство) в условиях рыночной экономики является важнейшим институтом гражданского права в сфере защиты прав и законных интересов субъектов экономической деятельности. Цель статьи – выявление проблем института экономической несостоятельности (банкротства) в Республике Беларусь и разработка рекомендаций по его совершенствованию. Для достижения данной цели были поставлены и решены следующие задачи: выявлены проблемы и даны рекомендации по совершенствованию института банкротства в Республике Беларусь; разработаны предложения по совершенствованию очередности удовлетворения имущественных требований кредиторов в Беларуси. Теоретической и методологической основой статьи являлись действующие нормативно-правовые акты по исследуемой проблеме, труды отечественных, российских и зарубежных авторов и другие публикации. По результатам проведенного исследования сделан вывод, что в Республике Беларусь сложился достаточно эффективный институт несостоятельности (банкротства) и, в частности, система реализации прав кредиторов. Однако на практике часто встречаются вопросы, не в полной мере урегулированные законодательством, некоторые нормы нуждаются в совершенствовании. Кредиторы – одни из основных субъектов конкурсного права. Поэтому в национальных законодательствах большинства зарубежных стран подробно регламентируются их права и уделяется большое внимание установлению оптимальной очередности удовлетворения их требований. Белорусская очередность удовлетворения требований кредиторов социально ориентирована, лаконична, имеет ряд недостатков, впрочем, как и весь институт банкротства в целом. На основании выявленных недостатков автором даются методические рекомендации по совершенствованию института несостоятельности (банкротства), а также предлагается авторская очередность удовлетворения требований кредиторов

SOCIALLY-ORIENTED APPROACH TO EDUCATION AS A CONDITION OF SUCCESSFUL SOCIALIZATION OF PUPILS

Introduction. The modern schools continue to focus on the individual achievements of students, which has led to inconsistency in the formation of personality, its social immaturity. As a result, it has become necessary to make an orientation of education not only to the development of the specific personality of a learner but also to the needs of the society surrounding the person, i.e. shifting the focus from student-centered approach to education of socially-oriented person.The aim of the publication is to present the concept of socially-oriented approach in education, which is a necessary condition for successful socialization of pupils.Methodology and research methods. The research is carried out with a support on pedagogical aspect of socialization; theory of professional self-determination of a personality; theory of synthesis of personal-oriented and socially-oriented approaches. Domain approach is applied to the description of the concept of socially-oriented education that is considered to have extensional, nonlinear, and multidimensional character. Analysis, synthesis, systematization and generalization of foreign and domestic scientific experience, modeling are used as the main methods of the research.Results and scientific novelty. The ideas of socially-oriented training and education which are available in domestic and foreign pedagogics are systematized. As a result of application of this approach, the concepts of socially-oriented approach to education and a socially-oriented personality are specified. The relevance of use of a new approach in education is proved; features of this approach are shown as methodological and methodical tools of educational activity wherein interests of society and a person as a subject of society are counterbalanced. The basic principles of socially-oriented approach are allocated and described; conditions of its realization at all educational levels are specified. As it is emphasized, one of the main and indispensable conditions of effective use of socially-oriented approach to education is creation of open spontaneous social and professional space which provides motivation of educational and work activities, getting a prestigious demanded profession, gaining self-development and professional growth.Practical significance. Methodological support for successful socialization of students in the learning process at all levels of school education is provided

SOCIALLY-ORIENTED APPROACH TO EDUCATION AS A CONDITION OF SUCCESSFUL SOCIALIZATION OF PUPILS

Introduction. The modern schools continue to focus on the individual achievements of students, which has led to inconsistency in the formation of personality, its social immaturity. As a result, it has become necessary to make an orientation of education not only to the development of the specific personality of a learner but also to the needs of the society surrounding the person, i.e. shifting the focus from student-centered approach to education of socially-oriented person. The aim of the publication is to present the concept of socially-oriented approach in education, which is a necessary condition for successful socialization of pupils. Methodology and research methods. The research is carried out with a support on pedagogical aspect of socialization; theory of professional self-determination of a personality; theory of synthesis of personal-oriented and socially-oriented approaches. Domain approach is applied to the description of the concept of socially-oriented education that is considered to have extensional, nonlinear, and multidimensional character. Analysis, synthesis, systematization and generalization of foreign and domestic scientific experience, modeling are used as the main methods of the research. Results and scientific novelty. The ideas of socially-oriented training and education which are available in domestic and foreign pedagogics are systematized. As a result of application of this approach, the concepts of socially-oriented approach to education and a socially-oriented personality are specified. The relevance of use of a new approach in education is proved; features of this approach are shown as methodological and methodical tools of educational activity wherein interests of society and a person as a subject of society are counterbalanced. The basic principles of socially-oriented approach are allocated and described; conditions of its realization at all educational levels are specified. As it is emphasized, one of the main and indispensable conditions of effective use of socially-oriented approach to education is creation of open spontaneous social and professional space which provides motivation of educational and work activities, getting a prestigious demanded profession, gaining self-development and professional growth.Practical significance. Methodological support for successful socialization of students in the learning process at all levels of school education is provided. А. Ф. Амиров (Башкирский государственный медицинский университет), Л. А. Амирова (Башкирский государственный педагогический университет), Е. В. Коротаева, А. П. Чудинов (Уральский государственный педагогический университет