Global Development: Challenges of Predictability and Manageability : the 19th International Likhachov Scientific Conference, May 22–24, 2019

This collection contains materials of the 19th International Likhachov Scientific Conference held on May 22–24, 2019 in St. Petersburg University of the Humanities and Social Sciences in accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation V. V. Putin “On Perpetuating the Memory of Dmitry Likhachov”. On the list of the participants of the 19th Conference were guests from over 25 countries.
Among the 61 authors of the collection are outstanding Russian scientists, members of the Russian Academy of Sciences: I. О. Abramova, S. Yu. Glazyev, Al. A. Gromyko, A. A. Guseynov, A. S. Zapesotsky, G. B. Kleiner, А. V. Kuznetsov, V. A. Lektorsky, A. G. Lisitsyn-Svetlanov, V. V. Mironov, R. I. Nigmatulin, Zh. T. Toshchenko, L. L. Fituni, T. Ya. Khabrieva, V. A. Chereshnev and others; directors of academic institutions and research centers, representatives of higher education institutions, well-known state and public figures, media leaders: S. V. Vershinin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation; G. A. Hajiyev, Judge of the Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation; К. F. Zatulin, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on CIS Affairs; H. M. Reznik, Vice-President of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers; V. T. Tretyakov, Dean of Higher School of Television of Lomonosov Moscow State University; М. V. Shmakov, Chairman of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions of Russia; A. V. Yakovenko, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the United Kingdom and others.
Among the foreign authors of the collection are: A. A. Akayev, President of Kyrgyz Republic (1990–2005), academician; Sh. Aziz, Prime Minister of Pakistan (2004–2007); E. Bağış, Minister of European Union Affairs of Turkey (2009–2013); P. Bülbüloğlu, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the Russian Federation; G. W. Kolodko, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of Poland (1994–1997, 2002–2003), academician; J. A. March, Ambassador of Spain to the Russian Federation (2008–2011); M. A. Moratinos Cuyaube, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain (2004–2010); M. Sanaei, Ambassador of Iran to the Russian Federation; J. Wiatr, Minister of National Education of Poland (1996–1997); members of foreign academies of sciences: V. Prodanov (Bulgaria), P. P. Tolochko (Ukraine); professors: E. Agazzi (Italy), A. Bebler (Slovenia), P. Dutkiewicz (Canada), J. K. Galbraith (USA), V. Ingimundarson (Iceland), H. Köchler (Austria), J. A. Scholte (Sweden), Cs. Varga (Hungary) and others.
President of Russia Vladimir Putin highly appreciated the role of the Likhachov Conference: “The Likhachov Scientific Conference will carry out its lofty mission in future as well, aimed at expansion of humanitarian cooperation, strengthening friendship and mutual understanding by people”.