Export of education as a tool for the formation of «soft power»

V. V. Petrov

doi:10.20913/2618-7515-2023-3-6

Export of education as a tool for the formation of «soft power»

V. V. Petrov

https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2023-3-6

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Abstract

Introduction. The ongoing large-scale transformational processes lead to the need to change both the form and content of education as a key resource for social development. One of the most effective mechanisms for regulating social relations can be «soft power». Purpose setting. The relevance is presented from the position of factors consisting of the formal and substantive part of «soft power» and the tools for its implementation through higher education. The problem lies in the existing contradiction between the developed forms of implementation of the educational process and its content in the changed socio-cultural conditions of the transition to the localization of the national education system. The purpose of the work is to identify the instruments of soft influence of Russian education that can be used to normalize international relations in modern conditions. Methodology and methods of the study. The work uses socio-cultural and structural-functional approaches, which made it possible to identify the specifics of the influence of «soft power» in various fields. With the help of the analytical and descriptive method, a generalization of the obtained data was made and promising directions for the development of the national education system were identified from the point of view of the «soft power» tools within the framework of the Russian educational policy. Results. Understanding the context and sphere of influence of «soft power» are the main components that help to effect on the world solely through the dissemination of an attractive image, of values, culture and politics of the country. The formal, state and substantive levels of soft power are singled out. The export of education is considered as a tool of «soft power», which forms an idea of the position of the state on the world stage, as well as in social, cultural and political spaces. It is indicated that the strategic goal of the national higher education is to spread Russian culture and form an attractive positive image of Russia in the international cultural space. Conclusion. Education, being a translator of culture, can act as one of the most effective tools of «soft power», contributing to strengthening the security of the state.

Keywords

political philosophy, educational policy, higher education, cultural expansion, intercultural dialogue,

About the Author

V. V. Petrov

Institute of Philosophy and Law of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation

Vladimir V. Petrov – Candidate of Philosophical Sciences, Associate Professor, Senior Researcher of the Department of Social and Legal Studies; Associate Professor of the Department of the Social Philosophy and Political Science

1 Pirogova Str., Novosibirsk, 630090

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For citation: Petrov V.V. Export of education as a tool for the formation of «soft power». Professional education in the modern world. 2023;13(3):459-466. https://doi.org/10.20913/2618-7515-2023-3-6

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