Russian World Abroad: Support of Young Russian Compatriots by Non-Governmental Organizations
https://doi.org/10.26907/2079-5912.2021.3.4-7
Abstract
Today, non-state actors are playing an increasingly important role in public diplomacy, including corporations and non-governmental organizations. The article examines the experience of the Russian Federation in the formation of a new public diplomacy implemented through non-governmental organizations in relation to young Russian compatriots living abroad. The article considers the results of a questionnaire survey of Russian young compatriots (n=2042 people) living in 54 foreign countries, and 31 interviews with experts from 16 foreign countries. It is established that, despite the expansion of the activities of Russian NGOs in the field of public diplomacy, the effectiveness of their support for young Russian compatriots remains not high: low coverage of the events and their low recognition. The analysis of expert assessments showed that there are large country differences in the performance of NGOs.
About the Authors
E. I. Vasileva
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy
and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vasileva Elena Igorevna, candidate of Sociology, associate professor, Department of Regional and Municipal Management
T. E. Zerchaninovа
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy
and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Zerchaninovа Tatiana Evgenievna, candidate of Sociology, head of the Department, Department of Regional and Municipal Management
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Review
For citations:
Vasileva E.I., Zerchaninovа T.E. Russian World Abroad: Support of Young Russian Compatriots by Non-Governmental Organizations. The Kazan Socially-Humanitarian Bulletin. 2021;(3 (50)):4-7. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26907/2079-5912.2021.3.4-7
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