КСД © Корпорация социального дизайна

SDC-Rating (the Rating Center of the Social Design Corporation) presents the results of the International Expert Appraisement «Social Design – 2005» in the format of nominations. The Annual Appraisement is prepared by the Expert Council consisting of representatives of intellectual and academic circles and is aimed at in-depth analysis of the processes that are going on in the modern world, as well as at the revelation of the main trends of the global socio-political development.

You can download english version of the report in two formats: PDF file (80 Kb) and MS-WORD file (182 Kb).

You may familiarize with the full version of the report in Russian on our site.

Номинации:

DISCOURSE OF THE YEAR (Social Futurism)
SOCIAL DESIGNER OF THE YEAR (Peter Mandelson)
SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS (Dissolution of the Scientific Potential in Russia)
DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR (Intellectual crisis in Europe)
INTERNATIONAL PROJECT / TREAT (Radical Islamisation of the Greater Middle East)
SOCIAL CATACLYSM (Failure of the multiculturalism)
INTELLECTUAL FORUM (Expert Group)
SOCIAL INNOVATION (Creation of mass youth movements)
IDEOLOGIC TREND (Declining of neo-conservatism)
INFORMATION TREND (Creation of Alternative TV)
INTERNET TECHNOLOGY (Del.icio.us System)VISUAL POLITICS (Orange Counterrevolution and the style vacuum)

Expert Council

1. DISCOURSE OF THE YEAR
SOCIAL FUTURISM	There is clear evidence that mass media began to pay careful attention to the social futurism. Simultaneously the «passeism» (the reference in the past) has lost its relish. The formation of the social futurism discourse is going on along with new social design trends (such as new national projects initiated by the Government). At the same time the main discourses of the 1990s – pro-Western liberal (import of Western standards), pseudo patriotic (nostalgia for Soviet times) and transitional conservative (domination of the stability idea, conservation of challenges) – that were so popular in Russia are declining. The main social trend of the year is that the society prefers looking into the future than thinking about the past.

2. SOCIAL DESIGNER OF THE YEAR
PETER MANDELSON	The most effective social designer of the year 2005 is Peter Mandelson – the European Union Trade Commissioner. The main achievement of Mr. Mandelson is the fundamental choice that was made by him – to promote a European economic strategy. This strategy is based upon the vital changes in the European gross domestic product structure aimed at the prevalence of «high tech» and other products of human intellect. The final task is to abolish the dependence of the EU economy from cheap labor. As Mr. Mandelson put it himself, the purpose is not to americanize Europe, but to create and implement a social model for future generations that will help the European Union to be a competitive player at the global market.

3. SOCIAL DIAGNOSIS
DISSOLUTION OF THE SCIENTIFIC POTENTIAL IN RUSSIA	Academic institutions in Russia are facing with a crucial dilemma: to follow the trends declared by the government or to comply with market economy demands. This situation leads to the degradation of the academic community and strikes a deadly blow to the Russian scientific potential.
4. DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR
INTELLECTUAL CRISIS IN EUROPE	The process of the final dissolution of the independent European intellectual (especially in France ) is under way. It is happening due to the polarization of opinions with regard to the European integration. Opposing the liberal project of the European constitution, the majority of the intellectuals united. Their colleagues who disagreed with them chose the polar Anglo-American project. At present it is impossible to initiate a productive discussion due to the reason that all independent intellectuals are polarized this way and they indeed became «dependent» intellectuals.
5. INTERNATIONAL PROJECT / THREAT
RADICAL ISLAMISATION OF THE GREATER MIDDLE EAST	In 2005 the positions of the radical Islam strengthened very much in the Greater Middle East. It seems that the radical Islamisation of the Greater Middle East is a serious international project. There is a real threat of the radical Islamisation of the whole region and coming to power radical islamists. In this case the domino effect that will destabilize all regional states is a probable scenario.
6. SOCIAL CATACLYSM
FAILURE OF THE MULTICULTURALISM	Riots of the immigrants in France , Germany , Belgium , Denmark and Britain , the social consequences of the storm Katrina in the USA , racist demonstrations in Australia showed that the mechanism of social integration of new members in the societies of these countries is in crisis. There is no effective cultural dialogue between different social groups in so-called «old democracies». Anti-Western values became for Arabs living in countries with Western culture more attractive than democratic ones.

7. INTELLECTUAL FORUM
EXPERT GROUP	Expert Group became one of the most important intellectual forum this year. As a serious intellectual publication the Expert magazine is playing the role of translator of the social futurism discourse and participated in the formation of expert and political agenda of the year 2005 in Russia.

8. SOCIAL INNOVATION
CREATION OF MASS YOUTH MOVEMENTS	In 2005 all main political forces in Russia were busy creating mass youth movements such as «Molodaya gvardia», «Nashi», SPS, youth «Yabloko», «Oborona», AKM, NBP, DPNI. Mass meetings and processions demonstrated their abilities and potential. Taking into consideration the fact that the Russian youth level of political activity is usually low, most likely the creation of mass youth movements is the initiative «from above». Russian politicians are constructing mechanisms of youth mobilization in case of the threat of the «orange» revolution.
9. IDEOLOGIC TREND
DECLINING OF NEO-CONSERVATISM	The neo-conservator's lead the United States to the serious foreign policy crisis. Main strategies of the White House administration – export of democracy and state building – failed in the Greater Middle East and Afghanistan . It resulted in the growth of anti-Americanism all over the world and radical Islamisation of the Middle East . The US global ideology came to a deadlock: the Republicans can suggest nothing new and the Democrats propose the light version of the Republican's program only. In the long term the result of the current situation could be the following: the USA will be forced to reconcile with the lost of their influence in some regions of the world and to make the correction of their foreign policy.

10. INFORMATION TREND
CREATION OF ALTERNATIVE TV	The demand for the alternative TV was great in 2005. The Al-Jazeera channel has been already working, in 2006 a new French channel will emerge. Russia also created its own alternative TV – the first state patriotic channel «Zvezda» and the English-speaking «Russia Today». The mission of the alternative TV in Russia – to present the country (both inside and outside). Also it can serve as an additional source of the information for the people.

11. INTERNET TECHNOLOGY
DEL.ICIO.US SYSTEM	Internet is booming now and transforms itself from information to a social structure. The new Internet serves people and their demands. Together with such systems as «Skype», «Gmail» and «Google Desktop» appeared a new system of the social Internet – « Del.icio.us ». It allows for a user to mark any content in the net and get access to marks of other users. It is a new way of search and classification of information that converts an individual choice into a social action.
12. VISUAL POLITICS
ORANGE COUNTERREVOLUTION AND THE STYLE VACUUM	The 2004 Orange revolution was also an important event in 2005. The main trend was that the heroes of the revolution distanced from its brand – the orange style. In order to legitimate its power the Ukrainian authorities are using the old visual schemes; the orange original style was forgotten.

EXPERT COUNCIL OF THE INTERNATIONAL APPRAISEMENT «SOCIAL DESIGN – 2005»

EDITORS

• BLINOV Alexey, PhD in law, MBA in political science, Chairman of the Social Design Corporation Council;

• KRALECHKIN Dmitry, PhD in philosophy, Chairman the Social Design Corporation Research Council, Director of «Censura.ru» and the program of publications;

• PILKO Alexei, PhD in history, Director of the Social Design Corporation Rating Center , lecturer at the Moscow Lomonosov State University;

• USHAKOV Andrei, PhD in philosophy, Scientific Director of the Social Design Corporation.

MEMBERS

• DANILOV Vyacheslav, PhD in philosophy , lecturer at the Peoples Friendship University of Russia, science editor of «Censura.ru»;

• EFREMOVA Irene, competitor of the Russian Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Russia, Coordinator of the Social Design Corporation project «Intellectual Class»;

• KUZNETSOV Vasiliy, PhD in philosophy, Director of «Science Fiction Philosophy» and «Library of Forms» sections of «Censura.ru», Associate Professor at the Moscow Lomonosov State University ;

• LEPEKHIN Vladimir, PhD in philosophy, political scientist;

• NIKONOV Alexei, Advisor of the «Politika» Foundation President, member of the Social Design Corporation Council;

• PESKOV Dmitry, Director of the Internet-politics Center, deputy pro-rector at the Moscow State Institute of International relations (University) of the MFA of Russia;

• RODKIN Pavel, professional graphic designer, postgraduate at the Moscow Stroganov University;

• SAVIN Evgeny, Director of the ITAR-TASS special projects department, member of the Social Design Corporation Council;

• STREMIDLOVSKY Stanislav, columnist at the Rossiyskiye Vesti Weekly (section “Society”), member of the Social Design Corporation Council;

• SUSLOV Dmitry, Deputy Director for Research at the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Director of the Analytical Center of the Social Design Corporation;

• SUKHIY Ivan, Chief Editor of the «E-xecutive» Manager Community.

Mart 12, 2006