Civilization and modernization

Modernization has been a profound change of human civilizations - a worldwide phenomenon and trend since the 18th century. It includes not only the great change and transformation from traditional to modern politics, economy, society and culture, but also all human development and the rational protection of the natural environment at present. It has changed not only people's lives in many aspects, but also the strategic pattern of world system. At present, modernization is not only a worldwide phenomenon, but also a development goal of many countries. It is a common responsibility of the world scientific community to study the principles, explain the phenomenon and serve to reach goals of modernization. The Russian-Chinese Scientific Conference on Civilization and Modernization (the first of its kind) was held at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) from 29 to 30 May 2012. Leading experts from the Institute of Philosophy RAS, the China Centre for Modernization Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), the Institute of Sociology RAS and the Institute of Social and Economic Problems of Territories RAS, of Kursk and Tyumen state universities, and other research centers took part in the conference. The conference focused on two issues: civilization and modernization, and global and regional modernization, part one and part two respectively of the proceedings. Twenty one papers in total were presented and they are collected here in this volume.

Proceedings of the Russian-Chinese Scientific Conference on Civilization and Modernization, held at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, on May 29-30 2012.

I. Civilization and modernization: As we understand them. 1. Human civilization and world modernization / Chuanqi He -- 2. The civilizational approach to modernization in contemporary China / Nelly Motroshilova -- 3. Cultural dynamics in the post-Soviet countries: Problems of modernization and preservation of civilizational specificity (example of Russia) / N.E. Tikhonova, S.V. Goryacheva -- 4. Modernization and globalization / N.N. Fedotova -- 5. Modernization in Russia: Ideology and composition of the project / Alexander Rubtsov -- 6. The evolution of the concept of modernization, its specificities in various country groups throughout the world / Valentina Fedotova -- 7. Principles and methods of modernization science / Chuanqi He -- 8. Modernization indices developed by China Centre for Modernization Research, in a global family of development indicators: Publishers' point of view / Oleg Zimarin -- 9. Science & technology and modernization / Jing Jin -- 10. Modernization in the context of the development of the science and technology / Vitaly G. Gorokhov -- 11. A bibliometric analysis of modernization studies (1900-2010) / Qing Ye, Nan Ouyang, Shuyao Wu -- 12. Russia and China …