In Quest of Elusive Space: System of Relationships as Absolute Frame
I represent a short review of the articles in new issue of “Space and Time” Journal. This article presents my vision of nature of space and environment (as a part of space). H. Lefebvre considered eluding of space is one of the main problems during its studying and production. It also creates problems for the analysis of both interaction of agents in various fields and causes (and consequences) of application of certain management strategies. In my article, using structural and functional analysis and method of dynamic relationships (by A.B. Doktorovich), I refine a concept of environment as a part of space, in that part of space, which is formed by interactions and relationships between more than two actors (part of space, which is formed by interactions and relationships between more only two actors I define as communication channel). Such refining allows me to reveal some features of political class’ decision making in respect of potential threats depending on civilizational types of the state and society (Western and non-Western types). Thus, I shown it is sufficient for the authorities in Western-type state to destroy communication channels of the actors who are a threat to the government (as it was in McCarthyism period in U.S.). By contrast, in states of non-Western type, the ruling class must destroy entire environment along with its actors, in order to prevent competitor’s accession to the leadership (as it was during ‘The Great Terror’ in USSR). I conclude the coordinate system of social interactions and relationships within space and environment are an absolute frame for social and political processes.