POLYCENTRIC WORLD ORDER: MAIN APPROACHES
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- 1. Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages
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The article examines theoretical approaches to understanding the polycentric world order in the context of increasing unilateral actions and power-based policies pursued by leading global actors. It argues that polycentricity cannot be reduced solely to the redistribution of material power among states. Rather, it reflects a more complex transformation of world politics, including institutional fragmentation, the rise of regional centers of influence, and multi-level interdependence. The article substantiates the claim that, under contemporary conditions, polycentricity has a conflictual character, accompanied by the weakening of universal rules and the growing importance of regional dynamics. Particular attention is paid to the conceptual distinction between multipolarity and polycentricity.
This article contributes to the theoretical debate on the nature of the contemporary world order and provides a foundation for further applied analysis of states’ foreign policy strategies in a polycentric environment.
Abstract (Russian)
В статье рассматриваются теоретические подходы к осмыслению полицентричного мирового порядка в условиях усиления односторонних действий и политики силы со стороны ведущих мировых акторов.
Показано, что полицентричность не сводится исключительно к перераспределению материальной мощи между государствами. Она отражает более сложную трансформацию мировой политики, включающую институциональную фрагментацию, рост региональных центров влияния и многоуровневую взаимозависимость. Обосновывается тезис о том, что полицентричность в современных условиях носит конфликтный характер, сопровождаясь ослаблением универсальных правил и ростом региональной динамики. Особое внимание уделяется концептуальному различию между многополярностью и полицентричностью.
Данная статья вносит вклад в теоретическую дискуссию о характере современного мирового порядка и формирует основу для последующего прикладного анализа внешнеполитических стратегий государств в полицентричной среде.
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- ПОЛИЦЕНТРИЧНЫЙ МИРОВОЙ ПОРЯДОК: ОСНОВНЫЕ ПОДХОДЫ
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