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<article xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">kaspy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">КАСПИЙСКИЙ РЕГИОН: политика, экономика, культура</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic" /><issn publication-format="print">1818-510X</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="ru">Астраханский государственный университет им. В. Н. Татищева</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">2629</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.54398/1818-510X.2026.88.3.015</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="udс">327.3</article-id><title-group xml:lang="ru"><article-title>Теоретико-методологические подходы к концептуализации миграционной дипломатии в современных международных отношениях</article-title></title-group><title-group xml:lang="en"><article-title>Theoretical and Methodological Approaches to the Conseptualisation of Migration Diplomacy in Contemporary International Relations</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2098-9941</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Смолькова</surname><given-names>Кристина Дмитриевна</given-names></name><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Smolkova</surname><given-names>Kristina D.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>kdssmolkova@gmail.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff4425" /></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff4425"><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Московский государственный университет им. М. В. Ломоносова</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Lomonosov Moscow State University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" /><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-10-14"><day>14</day><month>10</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><issue>3</issue><fpage>136</fpage><lpage>144</lpage><history><date date-type="received"><day>10</day><month>03</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted"><day>30</day><month>06</month><year>2026</year></date></history><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/archive/2026/issue/3/article/2629">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/archive/2026/issue/3/article/2629</self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/3(88)/136-144.pdf" content-type="pdf">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/3(88)/136-144.pdf</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Исследована миграционная дипломатия как самостоятельное направление внешнеполитической деятельности государств в условиях растущей политизации трансграничных передвижений и секьюритизации миграционных процессов. Актуальность исследования обусловлена необходимостью в теоретическом осмыслении практик использования миграционных вопросов в качестве инструмента межгосударственного взаимодействия, что иллюстрируют соглашения ЕС с Турцией (2016 г.), Сербией (2022 г.) и инструментализация мигрантов в Марокко (2021 г.). Цель работы – развитие теоретико-методологических подходов к анализу миграционной дипломатии посредством систематизации существующих концепций и их интерпретации в рамках теории международных отношений. Методологическую основу составляют метод сравнительного анализа, концептуального моделирования и элементы дискурсивного анализа. Источниковую базу формируют современные публикации по проблематике миграции и международных отношений, а также материалы двусторонних и многосторонних соглашений. В результате исследования систематизирована эволюция концепции от эмпирических наблюдений к категории «миграционной силы». Показана ограниченность классических подходов (реализма, либерализма и конструктивизма) в объяснении комплексной природы миграционной дипломатии. Обосновано, что инструментарий Английской школы международных отношений, а именно концепция «международного общества», дебаты между солидаристами и плюралистами, а также теория первичных институтов, позволяет наиболее полно раскрыть двойственную природу миграционной дипломатии, сочетающую принуждение и кооперацию. Предложенный подход задает перспективное направление для анализа роли миграции в условиях трансформации международного общества.</p></abstract><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article examines migration diplomacy as an independent output of states’ foreign policy activity in the context of the growing politisation of cross-border mobility and the securitisation of migration processes. The relevance of the study stems from the need for a theoretical understanding of the practices through which migration issues are used as an instrument of interstate interaction, as illustrated by the EU agreements with Turkey (2016) and Serbia (2022), as well as the instrumentalisation of migrants in Morocco (2021). The aim of the paper is to advance theoretical and methodological approaches in analysing migration diplomacy through the systemisation of existing concepts and their further interpretation through within the framework of international relations theory. The methodological foundations of the research comprise of comparative analysis method, conceptual modeling, and elements of discourse analysis. The source base encompasses contemporary publications on migration and international relations, as well as materials from bilateral and multilateral agreements. As a result, the paper provides a systematised evolution of the concept, from empirical observations to the notion of “migration power”. The limitations of classical approaches (realism, liberalism, and constructivism) in explaining the complex nature of migration diplomacy are indicated. It is argued that the analytical tools of the English School of international relations – namely the concept of “international society”, the debate between solidarists and pluralists, and the theory of primary institutions – provide the most comprehensive framework for revealing the dual nature of migration diplomacy, which combines elements of coercion and cooperation. The proposed approach outlines a promising direction for examining the role of migration in the context of the transformation of the international society.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>миграционная дипломатия</kwd><kwd>международные отношения</kwd><kwd>миграционная сила</kwd><kwd>Английская школа международных отношений</kwd><kwd>международное общество</kwd><kwd>секьюритизация миграции</kwd><kwd>внешнеполитические инструменты</kwd><kwd>глобальное управление миграцией</kwd><kwd>миграция</kwd><kwd>миграционная политика</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>migration diplomacy</kwd><kwd>international relations</kwd><kwd>migration power</kwd><kwd>the English School of international relations,</kwd><kwd>international society</kwd><kwd>securitisation of migration</kwd><kwd>foreign policy tools</kwd><kwd>global migration governance</kwd><kwd>migration</kwd><kwd>migration policy</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group xml:lang="ru"><funding-statement /></funding-group><funding-group xml:lang="en"><funding-statement /></funding-group></article-meta></front><body /><back><ref-list><ref id="ref0"><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Коробов, А. 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