Open Access«Charts Power» - International Ratings As An Economic Weapon And A Tool Of Soft Power. Part I
Author(s) -
Vladimir G. Ivanov,
М Г Иванова
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
vestnik rossijskogo universiteta družby narodov. seriâ politologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2313-1446
pISSN - 2313-1438
DOI - 10.22363/2313-1438-2015-2-36-51
Subject(s) - operationalization , soft power , power (physics) , russian federation , index (typography) , hard power , national power , power index , national security , political science , computer science , psychology , economics , law , economic policy , epistemology , politics , philosophy , physics , mathematical economics , quantum mechanics , world wide web
In the given article, the authors propose and operationalize the notion of “charts power” (or “index power”, “ratings power”) as a significant component of soft power of national states and international institutions. The authors prove that numerous comparative ratings of different countries that have become extremely popular in recent decades could be used as an economic weapon and an effective tool of influence. The article analyses the mechanisms of ratings power and emergence of “rating thinking”. The authors conclude about the importance of actual and potential threats to national security of the Russian Federation from charts power of the foreign states.