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А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Smirnov</surname><given-names>V. A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>к.полит.н., с.н.с. Социологической лаборатории анализа, моделирования и прогнозирования рисков,</p><p>236016, Калининград, ул. А.Невского, 14</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>PhD in Political Science, Senior Fellow at Laboratory of sociological analysis, modeling and forecasting of risks</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">VSmirnov@kantiana.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Балтийский федеральный университет имени Иммануила Канта</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2017</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>10</day><month>11</month><year>2017</year></pub-date><volume>0</volume><issue>2(53)</issue><fpage>254</fpage><lpage>265</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Смирнов В.А., 2017</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2017</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Смирнов В.А.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Smirnov V.A.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/696">https://www.vestnik.mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/696</self-uri><abstract><p>Настоящая статья посвящена теоретическому анализу проблематики политических элит во главе малых стран. Даётся аналитический обзор соответствующих концепций и литературы. Отмечается, что несмотря на повсеместное применение понятия «малая страна» в политологии и теории международных отношений, его точное определение остаётся дискуссионным вопросом. Сравниваются количественные (и соответствующие критерии) и качественные подходы к определению малой страны. Делается вывод о том, что малые страны не являются «уменьшенной копией» крупных стран, а руководствуются особой логикой при выборе внешнеполитических действий, основной характерной чертой которой является зависимость, асимметричность отношений с крупными державами. Это формируют особую специфику действий политических элит во главе малых стран, модели их действий. Формулируется определение политической элиты и малой страны. Обосновывается актуальность теоретической разработки комплекса вопросов, связанных с деятельностью политических элит во главе малых стран. На основе ряда примеров малых государств показаны различные стратегии, применяемые политическими элитами. Изучение властных групп в малых странах может быть продуктивно для развития теории элит, прежде всего, в разрезе изучения взаимосвязи между внутри- и внешнеполитическими факторами, влияющими на деятельность политических элит. Данный комплекс вопросов обретает особую актуальность на новейшем этапе развития элитологии. Рост числа малых стран, расширение инструментария по участию в международных отношениях, размывание границы между внутренней и внешней политикой государств ставят вопрос о разработке теоретических оснований для учёта «фактора размера» при изучении политических элит в различных государствах.</p><p> </p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article provides a theoretical analysis of political elites in small states. The author uses comparative analysis and descriptive approach to demonstrate main challenges that small countries ruling class is facing. The article states that regardless of widespread use of small state concept in political science and international relations theory its definition is still essentially contested. The author elaborates on the quantitative and qualitative approached to the given notion. The conclusion is that small states are not a “small copy” of great powers, and their foreign policy actions are driven by a specific and unique logic. The main feature of this logic is dependency, and asymmetrical relationship with major powers. This shapes the specifics of small state elites’ political preferences and interests. The article highlights the relevancy of theoretical scrutiny of activity and behavior of political elites of small states. Presented analysis of various cases of political elites’ actions and strategies can to contribute to elite theory. Mainly, contribution is possible in the study of interconnection between internal and external (international) political factors that are influencing actions of elite. This area of research is especially relevant at the current stage of elite theory development. Globally, increase in number of small states, expansion of their toolkit of influence in international system, and erosion of boundary between domestic and foreign policy of states can be considered as a burning issue in Political Science. Also “factor of size” in the field of elite studies in different individual states and interstate associations can further contribute to the discussion.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>малая страна</kwd><kwd>политическая элита</kwd><kwd>теория элит</kwd><kwd>международные отношения</kwd><kwd>безопасность</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>small state</kwd><kwd>political elite</kwd><kwd>elite theory</kwd><kwd>international relations</kwd><kwd>security</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Байков А.А., Истомин И.А. О кризисах, странных дружбах России и новой роли малых и средних государств // Международные процессы. 2013. №1. С.94-112.</mixed-citation><mixed-citation xml:lang="en">Baikov A.A., Istomin I.A. 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