METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES OF SCIENTIFIC SCHOOLS OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE PHENOMENON OF THE "GLOBAL SOUTH"

Abstract

This article analyzes the interpretation of the "Global South" concept in Russian academic schools. The author argues that the notion of the Global South is not merely geographical but epistemological and ideological. The works of Russian scholars such as I. Kislenko, A. Zdravomyslov, V. Yadov, and P. Fomichev are examined, highlighting their efforts to develop national sociological approaches in response to Western scientific dominance. Furthermore, Western perspectives—represented by I. Wallerstein, S. Hall, and B. de Sousa Santos—are compared, showing how they frame the Global South within postcolonial and global inequality theories. The paper concludes that Russian and Western interpretations diverge conceptually but both emphasize the Global South as an emerging epistemological framework in international relations.