Assessment of socio-economic development of Latin American countries as a base for making ‘soft power’ policy (on the example of promotion of the Russian language and education in Russian)

• Authors: Dolzhikova Angela , Kholina Veronika , Massarova Alena

Title variants

PL

Ocena społeczno-ekonomicznego rozwoju państw Ameryki Łacińskiej jako podstawa do tworzenia polityki „miękkiej siły” (na przykładzie promocji języka rosyjskiego i edukacji w języku rosyjskim)

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The article highlights the current trends of social and economic development of Latin American countries, describes the region’s position in the world rankings in terms of the promotion of educational programs in Russian language within the federal target program ‘Russian language’ for 2011-2015. It is proved that in today’s complicated geopolitical and economic conditions, Latin America remains a traditional partner of Russia, and cooperation, as well as in education, is expanding. Key countries for the promotion of Russian language and education in Russian were identified using the methodology of multifactorial classification. The major factors, which contribute to the achievement of the objectives efficiently or, on the contrary, provide the restraining impact and create some risks.

PL

Artykuł naświetla obecne trendy społecznego i ekonomicznego rozwoju państw Ameryki Łacińskiej, opisuje pozycje regionu w rankingach światowych ze względu na promocję programów edukacyjnych w języku rosyjskim w ramach programu federalnego „Język rosyjski” w latach 2011-2015. Udowodniono, że w dzisiejszych skomplikowanych warunkach geopolitycznych i ekonomicznych, Ameryka Łacińska pozostaje tradycyjnym partnerem Rosji, a współpraca, tak samo jak edukacja, jest rozszerzana. Zostały zidentyfikowane kluczowe kraje dla promocji języka rosyjskiego i edukacji w języku rosyjskim z użyciem metodologii klasyfikacji wielokryterialnej. Główne czynniki przyczyniają się do skutecznego osiągnięcia celów, ale też stanowią uciążliwe skutki i stwarzają pewne zagrożenia.

Keywords

EN

Education; Geopolitics; Latin America; Multifactorial classification; Russian language; Socio-economic development

PL

Ameryka Łacińska; Edukacja; Geopolityka; Język rosyjski; Klasyfikacja wielokryterialna; Rozwój społeczno-ekonomiczny

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach
• Journal: Studia Ekonomiczne
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 323
• Pages: 40-53

Contributors

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Dolzhikova Angela

• Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Faculty of Economics. Regional Economy and Geography Department

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Kholina Veronika

• Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Faculty of Economics. Regional Economy and Geography Department

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Massarova Alena

• Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia. Faculty of Economics. Regional Economy and Geography Department

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ISSN

2083-8611