Procedural and Legal Aspects of the Election Campaign in the Russian Academy of Sciences: Criteria for Contribution to Science

DOI: 10.33917/es-3.201.2025.110-115

The author continues to examine the procedural aspects of the campaign. The article highlights the election organizers’ compliance with democratic procedures and the constitutional principle of equality of candidates for the RAS membership. To assess the value of an applicant, criteria related to his contribution into science are proposed.

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Procedural and Legal Issues of Elections in the RAS Institutes: Principle of Estoppel and Ethics Code of the Russian Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.33917/es-2.200.2025.78-83

The author continues to examine specifics of the legal aspects of conducting an election campaign in the institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences. In the presented article, special attention is paid to violations of the estoppel principle associated with the abuse of rights by administration of scientific organizations, as well as the Code of Ethical Conduct for RAS officials. The illegitimacy practice of the procedure for electing the head of a scientific organization not only interferes with normal management activities of an academic institution, but also undermines the authority of the Russian Academy of Sciences, creating opportunities for satisfying personal interests.

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1. Lutsenko S.I. Protsedurno-pravovye voprosy vyborov v institutakh RAN [Procedural-legal Issues of Elections in the Institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences]. Ekonomicheskie strategii, 2025, no 1, pp. 72–79.

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5. Rasporyazhenie RAN ot 6 dekabrya 2017 g. N 10105-972 “Ob utverzhdenii Antikorruptsionnoy politiki federal’nogo gosudarstvennogo byudzhetnogo uchrezhdeniya ‘Rossiyskaya akademiya nauk’” [Executive order of the Russian Academy of Sciences dated December 6, 2017 No. 10105-972 “On approval of the Anti-Corruption Policy of the Federal State Budgetary Institution “Russian Academy of Sciences”]. Dostup iz SPS “Konsul’tant Plyus”.

6. Konstitutsiya Rossiyskoy Federatsii (prinyata vsenarodnym golosovaniem 12 dekabrya 1993 g. s izmeneniyami, odobrennymi v khode obshcherossiyskogo golosovaniya 1 iyulya 2020 g.) [Constitution of the Russian Federation (adopted by popular vote on December 12, 1993, with amendments approved during the all-Russian vote on July 1, 2020)]. Dostup iz SPS “Konsul’tant Plyus”.

7. Grazhdanskiy kodeks Rossiyskoy Federatsii (chast’ pervaya) ot 30 noyabrya 1994 g. N 51-FZ [Civil Code of the Russian Federation (part one) of November 30, 1994 No. 51-FZ]. Sobranie zakonodatel’stva RF, 1994, no 32.

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Procedural-legal Issues of Elections in the Institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences

DOI: 10.33917/es-1.199.2025.58-65

The article dwells on legal aspects of procedural issues during elections in the institutes of the Russian Academy of Sciences and the consequences of violations. Procedure for election to the post of director of a scientific organization should comply with the RF legislation, be justified by the election regulations and not be formal in nature. There are a number of violations that are grounds for recognizing the election results as null and void, contradicting the foundations of law and order, as well as morality. Such election practices in RAS institutes undermine the credibilit y of science in the eyes of society.

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1. Opredelenie Vos’mogo kassatsionnogo suda obshchey yurisdiktsii ot 28 fevralya 2023 g. N 88-4922/2023 [Ruling of the Eighth Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction dated February 28, 2023 No. 88-4922/2023]. Dostup iz SPS “Konsul’tant Plyus”.

2. Opredelenie Vos’mogo kassatsionnogo suda obshchey yurisdiktsii ot 7 marta 2023 g. N 88-4416/2023 [Ruling of the Eighth Cassation Court of General Jurisdiction dated March 7, 2023 No. 88-4416/2023]. Dostup iz SPS “Konsul’tant Plyus”.

3. Pyatkova O. Chto stoit za vyborami v RAN? [What is Behind the Elections to the Russian Academy of Sciences?]. Media Krug NKO, 2025, 11 yanvarya, available at: https://media-krug.ru/blog/chto-stoit-za-vyborami-v-ran

4. Grazhdanskiy kodeks Rossiyskoy Federatsii (chast’ pervaya) ot 30 noyabrya 1994 g. N 51-FZ [Civil Code of the Russian Federation (part one) of November 30, 1994 No. 51-FZ]. Sobranie zakonodatel’stva RF, 1994, no 32.

5. Postanovlenie Trinadtsatogo arbitrazhnogo apellyatsionnogo suda ot 26 yanvarya 2022 g. po delu N A56-109735/2020 [Ruling of the Thirteenth Arbitration Court of Appeal dated January 26, 2022 in case No. A56-109735/2020]. Dostup iz SPS “K onsul’tant Plyus”.

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2015 No. 404-O]. Dostup iz SPS “Konsul’tant Plyus”.

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Parallels and Meridians of Economy and Society (Strata and Routes)

DOI: 10.33917/es-1.199.2025.50-57

The author examines a “geodesic” model of the country’s socio-economic space, based on analogues of the geographical concepts of parallel and meridian as structural landmarks for an object’s location in the socio-economic space. The role of parallels is played by socio-economic strata, combining trajectories of the possible movement of agents without significantly increasing their status in the economy and society. The role of meridians is performed by routes that determine the possibilities of increasing the agent’s status without significantly changing the nature and location of his professional activity. This model can be used for navigation of socio-economic agents when moving in space, as well as for identifying current directions of socio-economic policy aimed at increasing the continuity and coherence of the socio-economic space of Russia. The geodesic model of socio-economic space, based on a grid of parallels and meridians, allows scaling and application not only to country systems, but also to other hierarchical socio-economic systems, including enterprises, cities, and sectors of the economy.

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