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The purpose of the article is to identify and analyze the connection and mutual influence (political communications) of political parties represented in the State Duma and voters. The subject of the study is political communication between political parties and electoral groups. The methods of study are observation, questioning, content analysis. A number of provisions have been put forward: political parties influence the electoral choice of voters through information provided by the federal media (TV channels); this information is biased, gives one party a preference for one political party, contributing to its leadership in the electoral environment; townspeople and villagers in their sources of information and political preferences are different; political parties do not form pre-election party lists of candidates for deputies, taking into account their professional activity in the faction in the State Duma; voters are not sufficiently satisfied with the election results. The issue of the influence of information presented in the program documents of political parties on electoral choice was also considered. The difference in sources and perception of information consumed by rural and urban residents is shown. The recognition of an unfair attitude towards political agitation in the event of a social and economic crisis and the weakness of the legal opposition represented in the State Duma can lead to a crisis of legitimacy of the existing government.

The article studies the key concepts and theories that had been forming the basis of Chilean multilateral diplomacy in 1990-2017. The author describes the essential pillars of Chilean foreign policy towards international organizations and offers its structured model-scheme which allows getting the systematic understanding of the related phenomena.

Physical abuse to children inside the family is a severe social problem in China. However, the Chinese child protection system is not functioning effectively. This thesis aims to explore why this is so, and how a suitable child protection system in China could be developed. This includes understanding the social construction of child abuse, people's acceptance of state intervention into the family and a detailed examination of the current child protection mechanisms in China. The traditional Confucianism, Maoism and Modern Liberal ideologies were found to be key influences on the social understandings of child abuse and beliefs about the appropriateness of state intervention in China. The methodology involved an analysis of laws and regulations in child protection and interviews with stakeholders. Qualitative research methods were applied to understand people's perceptions and experiences towards child protection. Interviews and group discussions were conducted with 42 people including parents, children and professionals from urban and rural China. The examination of the regulations revealed that there are several laws which have been enacted to better protect children, but they are not being fully implemented. This is because the laws are vague in the allocation of responsibility, and do not contain incentives for officials to implement their provisions. Field research findings demonstrated that the Confucianism, Maoism and Modern Liberal were influencing people's understanding towards child physical abuse. The generation gap of understanding and experience suggests that Chinese culture is transitioning towards Modern Liberal, and the practice of Maoism and Socialism system had shaped the high acceptance of state intervening into family. Further analysis on findings explains their meanings in relation to the theoretical framework. The reasons of government agencies are ineffective is examined, and the characteristics related to child protection of the transitioning China is also analysed. The analysis focuses ...