Digital Economy and Trends of Political Development in Modern Societies
https://doi.org/10.23932/2542-0240-2020-13-2-6
Abstract
The article is devoted to a theoretical analysis of the possible consequences of the digital transformation of modern societies. The authors carry out a comparative analysis of three political and economic models of digital transformation: the cognitive capitalism model, sharing economy (the peer production economy) model and the digital totalitarianism model. It is concluded that these theoretical models reflect conflicting trends in the development of society at the stage of digital transformation. The authors suggest that in reality a wide range of mixed political and economic models of a digital society will emerge, each of which will include a particular combination of analyzed ideal types. The implementation of this or that model will depend on a group of factors, including: the national structure of the economy, the system of international relations, the territorial structure of urbanization and the ability (political, economic and technological) of a particular national state to maintain its sovereignty in the digital world.
About the Authors
V. D. Nechaev
Sevastopol State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir D. Nechaev
DSc in Politics, Assistant Professor, Vice President of the Russian Association of Political Science
299053, Universitetskaya St., 33, Sevastopol, Russian Federation
S. Yu. Belokonev
Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
PhD in Politics, Assistant Professor, Director of the Department of Politics and Mass Communication
129053, Leningradsky Av., 49, Moscow, Russian Federation
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Nechaev V.D., Belokonev S.Yu. Digital Economy and Trends of Political Development in Modern Societies. Outlines of global transformations: politics, economics, law. 2020;13(2):112-133. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.23932/2542-0240-2020-13-2-6
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