Politology of International Relations: State and Tendencies of Development in Ukraine

Abstract

The article presents analytical and informative review of the rise and development problems of politology of international relations in Ukraine. The special attention is paid to essence and content of the educational and research subject in the context of national development of political science in Ucraine. It is admitted that the political science as it applies to the field of international relations, like any other social science, is principally two-dimensional, dividing into sphere of theoretical studies and sphere of social activity particularly in public administration. Moreover, world political process as important subject for politology research is also two-dimencial by its structure. It is augmented that the content of subject is research-oriented to the political systems and world order that is to say specific issues of production, distribution and function of power within the major actors of international relations. The methodology as well as research methods of subject comparatively to the classical politology are considered. Brief review of the main scientific schools in politology and international relations as well as factors of its development in the context of social modernization and global challenges is given. It is noted that the deficit of necessary resourses impedes to put these subjects into practice. Conclusions and recomendations to provide conditions of development of the politology in the field of internatlonal relations mostly concern the social, economic and demographic aspects and issues of public administration.