The textbook was developed in the discipline "The newest directions of modern political science" in accordance with the requirements of the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Education in the direction of training 41. 04. 04 Political science . It examines the conceptual and methodological problems of modern political science, many of the latest analytical and predictive techniques, taking into account their applied use. The main purpose of the discipline "The latest trends and directions of modern political science" is the formation of students' systematized conceptual ideas about the basics of history and policy theory. Recent trends and trends in modern political science , as well as the skills of analytical application of the categorical apparatus of political science. The publication is aimed at students in the direction of training 41. 04. 04 Political science . Many of his materials are also of interest to students and teachers of sociological, legal, economic, historical disciplines, as well as readers interested in political science.