Issues Of Cooperation Research Articles

Sotrudnichestvo SSSR i KNR i ego otrazhenie v social'no-kul'turologicheskih istochnikah: istoricheskij aspekt

After the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, diplomatic relations were established between China and the USSR on October 2. On February 4, 1950, China and the Soviet Union officially signed the Sino-Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Alliance and Mutual Assistance - the so-called “honeymoon” of Sino-Soviet relations began. For the first time in the scientific discourse, the issues of socio-cultural cooperation between the USSR and the People’s Republic of China in the historical aspect and their impact on today’s Russian-Chinese relations are investigated in this article.

Hospitalization coordination at the time of COVID-19 spread in Hyogo, Japan: Visualizing mutual aid for community collaboration

A new coronavirus pandemic broke out in 2020. As a countermeasure, cluster control based on active epidemiological surveys was undertaken under the jurisdiction of public health centers in Japan. However, as the number of infected people increased, the workload exceeded the processing capability of public health centers. In response to the national and prefectural government’s request to avoid functional failure due to overwork and understaffing, university faculty members provided operational support to the public health center throughout the day and night. We would like to report the issues of inter-regional cooperation that emerged from our experience.

STATUS AND PROSPECTS OF INCREASING COOPERATION OF THE TERRITORIAL COMMUNITIES OF THE POLTAVA REGION

The study revealed the relevance of the issue of cooperation between territorial communities in Ukraine. The purpose of the study is to characterize the current state of development of cooperation between territorial communities in the Poltava region of Ukraine, to identify weak points and problematic aspects, and to substantiate directions for the activation of intermunicipal cooperation. The number of agreements and the number of cooperation partners of territorial communities within one cooperation agreement were analyzed. The activity of territorial communities regarding the conclusion of cooperation agreements by functional directions (spheres) of cooperation is characterized. Information on the number of cooperation agreements of territorial communities of the region in the spatial aspect is presented. The duration of inter-municipal cooperation of communities has been determined. A description of the activities of territorial communities in relation to participation in the regional project competition, in particular in the part of using the instrument of inter-municipal cooperation, is given. The structure of inter-municipal cooperation of territorial communities of Poltava region by spheres of cooperation is given. The applied value of the research results is that the problem areas and obstacles of inter-municipal cooperation of communities in the region have been identified, which is a strong informational and analytical basis for the development of a more effective regional policy of activation and effectiveness of cooperation of territorial communities. The scientific novelty of the research results is that the methodology for analyzing the scope and quality of inter-municipal cooperation of territorial communities of the region has been further developed.

International legal cooperation of the prosecutors bodies against corruption

"The article focuses on the issues of international cooperation of the Prosecutors’ Office on provision of legal assistance in criminal matters, such as corruption. Besides that, the article is dedicated to the matters concerning the cooperation Prosecutors’ Office in terms of fighting against crime within the regional scope of international organizations. The author of this scientific article revealed the essence and main directions of international cooperation of the Prosecutors’ Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan to combat transnational crime and corruption in the context of digital globalization and the integration of the world community. Moreover, the relevance of the research topic is because the commission of such crimes is characterized by the use of modern technical means and high-tech facilities of air and land transport, a high transcontinental level of organization and real support of many, including illegal, financial sources. The predicted result of such activities was a significant increase in the number of serious crimes of a transnational nature"

Research of problematic issues of agricultural cooperation in agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan and Almaty region

Aim – analysis of the current state and identification of the main reasons hindering the development of cooperation of small businesses in agro-industrial complex of Kazakhstan based on the example of Almaty region. It is important to unite the efforts of agricultural producers to protect their interests, share land, machinery, equipment and provide basic production means. Methods – analytical, economic-statistical, monographic, calculation-constructive. Results – assessment of the current state of agricultural cooperatives in the republic and Almaty region, their development trends was carried out. The dynamics of growth and reduction of their number in the context of the regions of the republic and districts of Almaty region is presented. Also the number of livestock, the volume of agricultural production are shown from 2017 to 2021. The main reasons hindering their development have been studied; potential opportunities and priority directions for strengthening agricultural cooperatives have been identified. Conclusions – on the basis of the obtained data, the solution of the existing problems of agriculture and agro-industrial complex as a whole is justified. Among the necessary measures, we include the unification of small peasant, private farms and households, which will contribute to the efficient use of land, production, labor and other agricultural resources. It is also important to develop infrastructure in the countryside, the system for promoting products "from the field to the counter". The special role of cooperating small forms of business lies in the prospects for increasing the incomes of the rural population, which is a priority of socio-economic policy of the state and one of the tasks of the National Project on Development of AIC RK for 2021-2025.

SOME ISSUES OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL COOPERATION IN COMBAT AGAINST CORRUPTION

The article focuses on the issues of international cooperation of the Prosecutors’ Office on the provision of legal assistance in criminal matters, such as corruption. Besides that, the article is dedicated to the matters concerning the cooperation Prosecutors’ Office in terms of fighting against crime within the regional scope of international organizations. The author of this scientific article revealed the essence and main directions of international cooperation of the Prosecutors’ Office of the Republic of Uzbekistan to combat transnational crime and corruption in the context of digital globalization and the integration of the world community. Moreover, the relevance of the research topic is because the commission of such crimes is characterized by the use of modern technical means and high-tech facilities of air and land transport, a high transcontinental level of organization and real support of many, including illegal, financial sources. The predicted result of such activities was a significant increase in the number of serious crimes of a transnational nature.

The state and private sector of health care system of The Russian Federation: From competition to integration and partnership

The private health care sector in the Russian Federation is developing and its role in providing not only paid, but also free medical care is increasing. The issues of cooperation between state and private health sectors becomes more actual. The purpose of the study is to investigate current research and practical issues of private health care in the Russian Federation and to identify shared and specific problems with state sector and to develop proposals for evolution of intersectorial interaction and partnership. The study used analytical, sociological and statistical methodologies. The sociological survey covered 409 executives of state and private medical organizations. It was established that current and prospective research and practical problems of state and private health care are mostly shared. The statistically significant differences in opinions of respondents were determined. The list of most actual research and practical problems of private health care was composed. The commonality of derived valuations confirmed trend to integration. The identified sporadic differences are explained by greater social orientation of state health care and directness on competition of private health care. The generalization of national and foreign experience permitted to formulate proposals on partnership between state and private health care. The trend to integration of state and private health care can be transformed into active process of development of long-term partnership cooperation in health recovery and maintenance that will result in ensuring active longevity of population of the Russian Federation.

Transatlantic cooperation in the assessments of Western experts: prospects for the "Europeanization" of the collective security system

The subject of the study is expert and analytical assessments of the state, contradictions and prospects of the transatlantic partnership as an essential component of the international security system. The "turn to the East" proclaimed by Barack Obama, the transition to the principles of unilateralism of the Trump administration, and finally, the creation of AUKUS, with an obvious shift of strategic priorities to the Indo-Pacific region, raised a number of conceptual issues for the expert community on both sides of the Atlantic. The authors consider the assessments of the prospects and role of European countries in the transatlantic security system carried out by Western experts and analytical centers both within the framework of NATO institutions and in the context of the European Union's defense initiatives based on the method of expert assessments. For the first time, the paper attempts a comprehensive comparative analysis of the assessments by the Western expert community of the state and prospects of transatlantic cooperation. Particular attention is paid to the possibility of productive cooperation between the EU and NATO in the field of distribution of functional powers. It is concluded that, despite certain positive developments, at present the issue of cooperation between the two key links of the Western security system cannot be considered resolved. The paper uses descriptive and structural-functional research methods. Special emphasis is also placed on comparative analysis when considering expert assessments of various "think tanks" on both sides of the Atlantic.

Staring at the Abyss: a neurocognitive grounded agent-based model of collective-risk social dilemma under the threat of environmental disaster

Increasingly visible climate change consequences challenge carbon-based economies worldwide. While expert knowledge on climate change percolates through political initiatives and public awareness, its translation into large-scale policy actions appears limited. Climate change consequences unequally target regions, countries and social classes, a vital issue for social cooperation. When facing an imminent ecological collapse, in which conditions can self-interested agents gain environmental awareness and settle on a sustainable path of actions when their knowledge of the imminent collapse is bounded? This cooperation emerges from the interaction between individuals and the interaction of various cognitive processes within individuals. This article develops an agent-based model for this emergence of cooperation enriched with the Agent Zero neurocognitive grounded cognitive architecture. We investigate when agents endowed with deliberative, affective and social modules can settle on actions that safeguard their environment through numerical simulations. Our results show that cooperation on sustainable actions is the strongest when the system is at the edge of collapse. Policy measures that increase the environment’s resilience become internalized by the agents and undermine awareness of the ecological catastrophe. Depending on the cognitive channels activated, agent behaviors and reactions to specific interventions significantly vary. Our analysis suggests that taking different cognitive channels, deliberative, affective, social, and others into account, significantly impact results. The complexity of agent cognition deserves more attention to assess parameter sensitivity in social simulation models.

THE NEW GOVERNMENT OF GERMANY AND GERMAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS

On December 8, 2021, the new coalition government of Germany began its work, an important area of the country’s foreign policy development is relations with Russia, Germany’s leading partner in the post-Soviet space. In many ways, they determine the parameters of cooperation between the European Union and the Russian Federation and its partners. The SPD, Union 90 / Greens, FDP, during difficult negotiations, agreed on common approaches to cooperation with Russia, which eventually united the value, economic, civil and political «Russian» denominators of the three party election programs. At the same time, the provisions enshrined in the coalition agreement are based on the foundation of bilateral relations built by the last two cabinets of ministers under the leadership of A. Merkel, incl. during 2021, the year that marked the end of the era of the former Chancellor. Just a week after the start of the government, bilateral relations were tested for strength in the political and economic spheres. The new year 2022 began in difficult conditions of escalating confrontation between the collective West, including Germany, and official Moscow. Under these conditions, on January 18, the German and Russian foreign ministers held talks, clarifying their mutual positions on the most important issues on the bilateral and international agenda. On February 15, Russian President V.V. Putin and Chancellor O. Scholz continued to discuss the most important topical issues of cooperation. The author sums up the political and economic results of cooperation between the two leading countries of the European continent in 2021, and also analyzes its prospects in 2022, paying special attention to the role of Germany and the Russian Federation in resolving the intra-Ukrainian conflict.

Legal forms of implementation of local initiatives in the field of interregional and cross-border cooperation

The main aspects of development the cross-boarder cooperation on a local and regional level are mentioned in this article. The definition of institutional forms is formed for the cross-boarder cooperation. The issue of cross-border cooperation between executive authorities and local self-government bodies was considered by concluding agreements and implementing joint projects, their roles and participation in such cross-border advisory bodies as intergovernmental commissions, councils and working groups with Hungary, the Republic of Poland, the Slovak Republic and Romania, and identified disadvantages in this area and suggested ways of their elimination.Integration processes and the formation of European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation with participation of Ukrainian and Hungarian self-government bodies are analyzed based on the Transcarpathian experience.Benefits and drawbacks of such an institution of cross-border cooperation as the Interregional Association "Carpathian Euroregion" were identified. Promising ways of its developments and transformation into a successful institution that can compete with other integration associations with the participation of the member states of the European Union are outlined and they were based on the analysis of the achievements and gains of the member countries during the joint 25-year activity.Simultaneously there is an inconsistency of the regulatory framework in the field of cross-boarder cooperation with international law including the inconsistency concerning the settlement of the creation of cross-boarder associations issues and suggestions of its improvement are presented.The topic of the policy of strategic planning of the state development is revealed, Ukraine participates in the existing international strategies and programs, as well as the formation of new concepts of macro-regional development of cross-border territories. In particular, opening new opportunities for Ukraine by chairing the EU Strategy for the Danube Region in 2022, deepening good neighborly relations with EU member states, complementing other initiatives such as the Carpathian Convention, cross-sectoral integration and broad stakeholder participation (national, regional, state and non-state) were involved in the process of creating a new EU Macro-Regional Strategy for the Carpathian region, etc.

Lessons learned from 2001-2021 - from the bioterrorism to the pandemic era.

The aim of the study was to analyze available literature on the development of biological warfare and combating the SARS CoV-2 pandemic. Against the background of contemporary threats from biological factors, the strengths and weaknesses of response in the event of a bioterrorist attack during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have been identified. The scope and importance of international cooperation in the fight against the pandemic is assessed. The more important literature on bioterrorism, biological weapons and the COVID-19 pandemic, both from earlier work and recent publications, was analyzed, emphasizing new threats and adequate defence against them. The bio-warfare threat and the current COVID 19 pandemic that has hit mankind on a global scale has clearly shown how dangerous biological agents are and what effects they can cause, negatively affecting every sphere of human activity with catastrophic consequences. Data on examples of bioterrorist attacks carried out and research on the development of biological weapons and methods of combating pandemic COVID-19, were reviewed. New threats related to technological development,including those resulting from genetic manipulation, biosynthesis, and modern means of delivery, are pointed out. Attention has been paid to the implications of controlling the proliferation of biological weapons and the issues of international cooperation in the fight against bioterrorism and the COVD-19 pandemic. The lesson learned clearly demonstrates the weakness of states in responding to such threats. The risks of uncontrolled scientific advances are still underestimated. Appropriate international control measures must be taken urgently to prepare for new pandemics, bioterrorist attacks, and the possibility of using modern biological weapons.

Reflections on the Republican Party: (Prompted by Recollections of Encounters at 15 Janpath)

Towards the end of the 1960s, the Ambedkarite Republican Party of India was facing a serious crisis. Its plight intensified with the death of the leader Dadasaheb Gaikwad at the end of 1971. This article takes the long view of the predicament of the party and asks why it had suffered such frequent and lasting instability. Drawing on interviews conducted at that time, including those conducted at the party New Delhi headquarters on Janpath, more recent discussions and a close examination of documentary records, the article examines the volatility and factional conflict exhibited by the party. In contrast to approaches that seek to find the roots of factionalism in personal rivalries and individual animosities, the article searches for more structural causes. It concludes that the inability of the party to broker differences about political cooperation and electoral alliances was a major cause of dissent. Particularly intense differences and division were generated by the issue of cooperation with the Congress party. Ultimately, it was the absence of any institutional procedures for settling disputes that caused the party to decline and eventually collapse into rival factional organizations.

Narratives and counter-narratives in religious responses to COVID-19: A computational text analysis.

Religious responses to COVID-19 as portrayed in a major news source raise the issue of conflict or cooperation between religious bodies and public health authorities. We compared articles in the New York Times relating to religion and COVID-19 with the COVID-19 statements posted on 63 faith-based organizations' web sites, and with the guidance documents published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) specifically for religious bodies. We used computational text analysis to identify and compare sentiments and topics in the three bodies of text. Sentiment analysis showed consistent positive values for faith-based organizations' texts throughout the period. The initial negative sentiment of religion-COVID-19 coverage in the New York Times rose over the period and eventually converged with the consistently positive sentiment of faith-based documents. In our topic modelling analysis, rank order and regression analysis showed that topic prevalence was similar in the faith-based and public health sources, and both showed statistically significant differences from the New York Times. We conclude that there is evidence of both narratives and counter-narratives, and that these showed demonstrable shifts over time. Text analysis of public documents shows alignment of the interests of public health and religious bodies, which can be discerned for the benefit of communities if parties are trusted and religious messages are consistent with public health communications.

Межрегиональное сотрудничество: опыт регионов Европейского Севера России

Interregional cooperation is not only one of the key factors of economic growth, but it also ensures the preservation of the single economic space of the country. The purpose of the study is to analyze interregional interaction between the subjects of the European North of Russia. The article presents a theoretical overview of the works of domestic and foreign authors on this topic. The strategies of socio-economic development of the regions of the European North of Russia are considered in order to reflect the issues of interregional interaction in them. The existing cooperation agreements between the regions are analyzed. Content analysis of action plans for the implementation of these agreements is carried out on the example of the Republic of Karelia, Arkhangelsk and Murmansk regions. A brief overview of interregional projects implemented in the considered constituent entities of the Russian Federation is presented. Conclusions are drawn that the state authorities of the regions recognize the importance and necessity of developing interregional cooperation, but the main form of interaction is still the exchange of experience, as well as the holding of joint cultural and sports events. Not all regional socio-economic development strategies fully reflect the issues of interregional cooperation and possible prospects for its development. The obtained results contribute to the study of issues of interregional cooperation, can be used in the framework of the implementation of the state policy on the development of interregional ties, cooperation of regions to solve common problems in the economic and social spheres. As part of further research on this topic, it is planned to study interregional economic and cooperative ties, including in the implementation of joint investment projects.

International treaties on legal assistance in law enforcement activities of the Customs authorities of the Russian Federation

The most important task of the customs authorities of the Russian Federation is to protect national security, prevent, detect and suppress crimes and administrative offenses, cooperate with customs and other competent authorities of foreign states, international organizations dealing with customs issues. One of the means of solving this problem is international treaties on mutual assistance in customs matters. The article considers the state of international legal regulation of law enforcement activities of the customs authorities of the Russian Federation by international treaties on legal assistance. Using formal legal and comparative legal methods, the relevant international treaties in which the Russian Federation participates are analyzed. В В The forms of legal assistance used in international cooperation in law enforcement activities of the Federal Customs Service are highlighted. The system of legal aid treaties under study is heterogeneous in its structure and does not cover relations with all States with which this cooperation may be necessary. As a solution to the problem, the systematization of international acts regulating issues of international cooperation of customs authorities in the law enforcement sphere is presented and proposals are presented to the legislator: to conclude agreements with those states with which an agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal and administrative matters has already been concluded, but no agreement on mutual assistance in customs matters has been concluded.

So close, yet so far: The EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

The recent EU/UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement is a complex treaty covering a wide range of trade and criminal law cooperation issues. It raises a number of legal issues, for instance as regards its legal effect, legal basis, termination or suspension, and dispute settlement. This article examines the general legal issues relating to the Agreement, discussing in particular its attempts to draw a line under the EU membership of the UK, placing the legal relationship firmly on the basis of international law. It examines how this compares to the Withdrawal Agreement and other EU relationships with non-EU countries, looking in detail in particular at the termination and suspension, dispute settlement, and “level playing field” provisions of the treaty. EU/UK TCA, Trade and Cooperation Agreement, Brexit, Withdrawal Agreement, External relations

Принципи взаємодії органів державної влади і громадських структур як основа гармонізації суспільства

Охарактеризовано рівні співпраці між державними і громадськими структурами: інформування про діяльність державних органів влади, яке здатне видозмінити уявлення про владу, що склалося в суспільній думці, а отже, сформувати позитивний або негативний імідж; консультування, коли влада запитує громадськість щодо думки про конкретну політику, напрями розвитку чи інші державні ініціативи; діалог як двосторонню комунікацію про потенційно спільні цілі з метою розробки конкретної політики; партнерство як вищий рівень спільного державно-громадського управління із взаємними обов’язками кожної сторони. Визначено три основні принципи взаємовідносин органів державної влади з громадськістю, без дотримання яких співпраця буде неефективною: 1) участь громадськості у процесі прийняття державно-управлінських рішень; 2) соціальна довіра, яка передбачає повагу, взаємну надійність і чесну взаємодію між суб’єктами та секторами громадянського суспільства та органами державної влади; 3) відповідальність, прозорість та підзвітність. Обґрунтовано основні перешкоди для дотримання принципів забезпечення ефективної координації та співробітництва між державними органами влади та громадськими структурами. На основі аналізу функцій та принципів взаємовідносин між досліджуваними суб’єктами визначено основні шляхи подолання бар’єрів, які утруднюють необхідну співпрацю.

Central Asia in modern integration economic processes

Subject. This article discusses the issues of cooperation between Russia and the countries of Central Asia in the field of investment. Objectives. The article aims to identify the most effective economic investment partner for building integration processes in Central Asia and identify the reasons for the strengthening of China's role in the economic development of the region. Methods. For the study, I used a comparative analysis and the expert assessment method. Results. Based on the analysis of investment flows in the region, the article finds that the countries of the region are tending more to bilateral relation arrangement with China. Conclusions. The countries of Central Asia need to develop a unified strategy that takes into account their own national interests and the most acute problems, as well as determine the form of partnership both among themselves and with integration associations and other countries, especially with China.

Determinants of Sustainable Cross-Border Cooperation: A Structural Model for the Hungarian Context Using the PLS-SEM Methodology

The importance of this research stems from the need to ensure the sustainability of cross-border cooperation through a better understanding of its determinants and causal relationships. While having common features and patterns, cross-border cooperation is always expressed through the relations of specific countries and peoples. Therefore, based upon the PLS-SEM methodology, the authors consider the fundamental factors influencing the external cooperation of Hungary’s transboundary regions. The advantage of the PLS-SEM method is that it enables researchers to simultaneously identify and approximate hidden connections between input data and to construct a regression model describing the relationship between input data. Despite widespread application in economic studies, the authors have not found the use of PLS-SEM for studying cross-border cooperation issues in the current scientific literature. The authors have built a model to assess the hidden factors of cross-border cooperation and to identify the indirect influence of certain factors. The novelty of the research is to identify the determinants of sustainable cross-border cooperation and the relationship between them in a multi-level system of cross-border interaction between businesses, people, and the State. In the Hungarian context, transport infrastructure and business travel are shown to have a direct positive impact on cross-border cooperation. For the first time, tourism and socio-economic conditions have been shown to have powerful but indirect impacts. This work could be the beginning of gathering new evidence on the determinants and causation of cross-border cooperation in the context of other countries. An important finding of the study is the growing importance of indicators of the new, post-industrial economy. As for recommendations, the authors focus on state, regional, and municipal support measures, awareness of the possibilities of cross-border cooperation, the need to develop e-commerce, and alternative energy as a modern basis for converting Hungary’s cross-border position into a competitive advantage.