| ID | 158193 |
| Title Proper | Hierarchy of equals |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Salin, Pavel ; Salin, Pavel x |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The view that the current system of international relations has reached an impasse is becoming commonplace in the world political discourse. I mean the consequences of the so-called "revolution of multitudes." It was described, as applied to social processes, by futurologists, such as Alvin Toffler a few decades ago and specified in a recent book by Moisés Naím, The End of Power. Briefly, the essence of the "revolution of multitudes" theory is as follows. The number of active participants in social and political activities has increased so much that quantitative changes have become qualitative. Add to this the increased number of contacts and ties (transactions) between these participants. As a result, it has become difficult or even impossible for state institutions to control them by using classical tools. Naím describes this situation as "the decay of power," when the authorities, while retaining formal levers of influence, de facto are much less capable of controlling anything than they were a few decades ago. Simply put, the "revolution of multitudes" has gradually made power less indispensable, because players it used to control are becoming more independent and able to do without it, communicating and making transactions with each other directly. |
| `In' analytical Note | Russia in Global Affairs Vol. 15, No.4; Oct-Dec 2017: p.90-100 |
| Journal Source | Russia in Global Affairs 2017-12 15, 4 |
| Key Words | International Relations ; Crisis in the System |