THE POLITICAL CYCLE CONCEPT AS A METHODOLOGICAL BASIS FOR THE STUDY OF POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT

Loginov Alexander Valeryevich, Candidate of political sciences, associate professor, sub-department of region
studying and political sciences, Institute of history and sociology, Mordovia State Univesity named after N.P.Ogaryov (Saransk), loginov77@rambler.ru

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The article describes the essentials of the political cycle concept developed by the author. On the basis of the unity of the internal logic in the development of political processes the author analyzes resources and limits of each cycle, investigates the influence of microcycles on larger-scale political cycles and analyzes some aspects of environment influence.

political cycle, cyclic model, stabilization, systematization, transition, differentiation, consolidation, resources and limits of a cycle, bifurcation, political scenario, environment.