Vectors of Evolution of Political Reflection and Рolitainment

Abstract

The development of political science in Russia largely reflects global trends. The transition to the methodology of quantitative analysis, the increasing role of large interdisciplinary projects with large transnational research teams, the increase in the number of co-authors, the avalanche of publication activity, and the extreme democratization of scientific life are among them. The principle of publish-or-perish, which dominates the education and scientific policies, provokes an exponential growth of publications and a number of negative effects: "salami publications", "guest authorship" , etc. In response to these effects, the ideas of "slow science" in the West and active public discussion in the Russian scientific environment develop. At the same time, the generation of meanings and narratives takes place in journalism and politainment - a sphere where politics and entertainment interact and intertwine, creating a new reality. At this point, political theory is becoming more and more elitist. At the same time, metaphor as a tool of theoretical knowledge is becoming increasingly important. Today, political knowledge is a system of hierarchically constructed interacting and interrelated metaphorical concepts. In this context, the abilities of metaphor are important: not only to describe reality more or less accurately, but also to model it. There are two ways to reflect on the political: the professional community, in the context of mass education and science, moves towards detailing knowledge about a narrow subject, while broader political contexts are reflected by society and its intellectual and creative elites through the narratives of mass culture expressed in metaphorical language.