Основы прикладных региональных исследований

2025/2026

Статус: Маго-лего

Кто читает: Школа востоковедения

Где читается: Факультет мировой экономики и мировой политики

Когда читается: 2 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Пивоваренко Александр Александрович

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 32

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Abstract

The course provides a holistic understanding of the research cycle in the field of applied regional studies which includes an introduction to fundamental philosophical and methodological principles as well as acquaintance with modern approaches and technologies such as OSINT and AI. During the course students will gain a formalized understanding of various research techniques, develop knowledge management skills and master the ability to work effectively with primary sources.

Learning Objectives

Clarifying the difference between nomothetic and idiographic types of research, developing an ability to examine and categorize the researches that exist in the field according to their types and functional purposes.
Exploring distinctions between different kinds of textual and audiovisual information. Developing the skills in working with primary sources, this includes mastering formalized techniques of source-interrogation and extracting information from unstructured data.
Acquiring a holistic understanding of the research cycle concept. This includes grasp of dynamics & time management during each research step as well as the distinction between preliminary and processing phases of research.
Develop text-management skills which implies understanding the specific features of different research outputs and the levels of generalization they require. This also includes selecting appropriate methods in compliance with principal task of the research, availability of sources and choosing presentation format.
Understanding the concept of a primary source and implementing various research techniques to extract information cost-effectively.

Expected Learning Outcomes

Understands the concept of a Research Cycle. Clarifies the difference between Source, Primary Source, Secondary Source, Literature. Clarifies types of literature: descriptive & concept-oriented & ideologically-oriented
Student gets familiar with basic techniques & thinking models of an applied analysis. Revises basic theoretical approaches. Gets familiar into research industries in particular countries with a solid school in humanities. Masters clarification between theoretical framework and Applied analysis thinking models. Applies thinking models into research of particular relevant cases from MENA and SEA regions.
Elaborates the structure of the research project. Masters the goal-setting and priority-setting under conditions of a time-pressure situation. Selects the most appropriate format in in application to particular research case. Sorts methods & thinking models in his toolkit in application to particular research case. Selects appropriate methods in application to particular research case.
Reveals advantages & limitations of a conceptual frameworks in application to a factual-oriented research. Involves OSINT methodologies in working with primary & secondary sources.

Course Contents

Topic 1: Research Cycle in Applied Regional Research
Topic 2: Descriptive and Conceptual analytical framework
Topic 3: Crisis management in Applied Regional Research
Topic 4: Trends in the research industry

Assessment Elements

Participation at the class work
Homework
Examination
: Final examination is a presentation of an analytical report performed with using competitive hypotheses methodology. The research question is standardized as well as the chapters of the report but student will have an option in choosing geographical speciation (the studied subregion) and problematic itemization. The research implies exploration of relevant cases from diplomatic relations in Asia and Africa, foreign trade humanitarian or conflict-case aspect. The tasks to research are formulated in compliance with the topics studied during the course.

Interim Assessment

2025/2026 2nd module
0.44 * Examination + 0.28 * Participation at the class work + 0.28 * Homework

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Государственная информационная политика в условиях информационно-психологической войны, Манойло, А. В., 2003
Информационные операции современной гибридной войны : учебное пособие для вузов, Манойло, А. В., 2024
Методология научных исследований и прикладной аналитики : учебник, Понкин, И. В., 2022
Мировая политика : учеб. пособие, Бордачев, Т. В., 2007
Описательная психология, Дильтей, В., 2018
Прокси-разведка США. Гуманитарный фронт, Ромачев, Р. В., 2024
Собрание сочинений. Т.3: Построение исторического мира в науках о духе, Дильтей, В., 2004
Теория международных отношений в XXI веке : учебник для вузов, Бордачев, Т. В., 2015

Recommended Additional Bibliography

From Kant to Croce : modern philosophy in Italy, 1800-1950, , 2011
Герменевтика. Психология. История: Вильгельм Дильтей и современная философия : материалы науч. конф. РГГУ (Москва, 4-5 окт. 2001г.), , 2002
Грамматика цивилизаций, Бродель, Ф., 2008
Философия Бенедетто Кроче и кризис итальянского общества, Аббате, М., 1959

Authors

Pivovarenko Aleksandr Aleksandrovich

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