imiМеждународная аналитикаJournal of International Analytics2587-84762541-9633MGIMO University10.46272/2587-8476-2024-15-2-146-162imi-562Research ArticleОБЗОРНЫЕ СТАТЬИRESEARCH ESSAYИдеи и методы когнитивной науки в исследованиях международных отношений и внешней политикиIdeas and Methods of Cognitive Science in the Studies of International Relations and Foreign Policyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3551-7256СучковМ. А.SuchkovM. A.

Максим Александрович Сучков, к. полит. н., доцент кафедры прикладного анализа международных проблем, директор ИМИ МГИМО МИД России

119454, Москва, пр. Вернадского, 76.

Maxim A. Suchkov, PhD (Polit. Sci.), Associate Professor, Department of Applied International Analysis, Director, the Institute for International Studies

76, Vernadsky avenue, Moscow, 119454

max-suchov@yandex.ruБайковА. А.BaykovA. A.

Андрей Анатольевич Байков, к.полит.н., доцент кафедры прикладного анализа международных проблем, проректор по научной работе МГИМО МИД России

119454, Москва, пр. Вернадского, 76.

Andrey A. Baykov, PhD (Polit. Sci.), Associate Professor, Department of Applied International Analysis, Vice-Rector

76, Vernadsky avenue, Moscow, 119454

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В исследованиях международных отношений наблюдается ренессанс интереса к изучению моделей принятия решений, связанных с влиянием индивидуальных и групповых акторов и проистекающей из этого необходимостью понимания их глубинной психологии, характера их стимулов и мотиваций. Подобные исследования актуализируют применение поведенческих и когнитивной наук в сфере международных отношений и внешней политики, побуждают к адаптации методологии профильных дисциплин к решению сложных общественно-политических проблем. Настоящая обзорная статья – попытка инвентаризации ключевых тем и литературы в данной области, а также демонстрация прикладного применения существующих теорий для анализа актуальных политических сюжетов.

International studies have recently witnessed a renaissance of interest in the study of decision-making patterns related to the influence of individual and group actors and the resulting need to understand their deep psychology, the nature of their incentives and motivations. Such studies update the application of behavioral and cognitive sciences in the field of international relations and foreign policy, and encourage the adaptation of the methodology of specialized disciplines to solve complex socio-political problems. The present paper is an attempt to inventory key research subject areas and related literature, as well as to demonstrate the application of existing theories to the analysis of current political issues.

когнитивная наукакогнитивные исследованиякогнитивная психологиямеждународные исследованиямеждународные отношениявнешняя политикаcognitive sciencecognitive studiescognitive psychologyinternational studiesforeign policy analysisАвторы выражают благодарность П.Б. Паршину (канд. филол. наук, доценту, в.н.с. ИМИ МГИМО МИД России), а также аналитикам ИМИ МГИМО МИД России А.И. Гладышевой и М.А. Кучерову за помощь в подготовке рукописи. Статья подготовлена в рамках гранта, предоставленного Министерством науки и высшего образования Российской Федерации (соглашение № 075-15-2022-327 от 22.04.2022 г.)The article was prepared within the framework of a research grant funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation (grant ID: 075-15-2022-327). Authors express gratitude to Pavel B. Parshin (PhD in Philology, Associate Professor, Leading Researcher at the Institute for International Studies, MGIMO University), as well as analysts of the IIS MGIMO A.I. 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