State Policy in the Field of Video Games: Approaches and Prospects
The objective of the article is to identify the most pertinent approaches and prospects for state policy in the field of video games. The author’s methodological perspective includes the principles of critical discourse analysis of academic works, comparative study of case studies, and scenario tech...
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Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)
2025-07-01
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| description | The objective of the article is to identify the most pertinent approaches and prospects for state policy in the field of video games. The author’s methodological perspective includes the principles of critical discourse analysis of academic works, comparative study of case studies, and scenario techniques. The author discusses the liberal, conservative, and hybrid approaches to state video game policy. The author also underlines the difference between active and reactive video game policies. The identified approaches, issues, prospects, and aspects are updated in terms of their relevance to present Russian state policy tasks. The study also aims to define the ecumenical paradigm of state sovereignty. The importance of collaboration between the state, developer representatives, and the player community in regulating the industry and the video game market is emphasized. The author’s grasp of the political industrial phenomenon helps to describe the opportunities and risks of such contact. To better comprehend the prospects for the transition of Russian state video game policy, basic development scenarios are described. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1d773fba9cde4792894e859e0959bfe22025-07-21T08:46:57ZengPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)RUDN Journal of Political Science2313-14382313-14462025-07-0127217119110.22363/2313-1438-2025-27-2-171-19121168State Policy in the Field of Video Games: Approaches and ProspectsSergey N. Fedorchenko0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6563-044XLomonosov Moscow State UniversityThe objective of the article is to identify the most pertinent approaches and prospects for state policy in the field of video games. The author’s methodological perspective includes the principles of critical discourse analysis of academic works, comparative study of case studies, and scenario techniques. The author discusses the liberal, conservative, and hybrid approaches to state video game policy. The author also underlines the difference between active and reactive video game policies. The identified approaches, issues, prospects, and aspects are updated in terms of their relevance to present Russian state policy tasks. The study also aims to define the ecumenical paradigm of state sovereignty. The importance of collaboration between the state, developer representatives, and the player community in regulating the industry and the video game market is emphasized. The author’s grasp of the political industrial phenomenon helps to describe the opportunities and risks of such contact. To better comprehend the prospects for the transition of Russian state video game policy, basic development scenarios are described.https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/viewFile/45138/25080state video game policyvideo gamescomputer gamesregulationvideo game marketsovereigntypolitical industry |
| spellingShingle | Sergey N. Fedorchenko State Policy in the Field of Video Games: Approaches and Prospects RUDN Journal of Political Science state video game policy video games computer games regulation video game market sovereignty political industry |
| title | State Policy in the Field of Video Games: Approaches and Prospects |
| title_full | State Policy in the Field of Video Games: Approaches and Prospects |
| title_fullStr | State Policy in the Field of Video Games: Approaches and Prospects |
| title_full_unstemmed | State Policy in the Field of Video Games: Approaches and Prospects |
| title_short | State Policy in the Field of Video Games: Approaches and Prospects |
| title_sort | state policy in the field of video games approaches and prospects |
| topic | state video game policy video games computer games regulation video game market sovereignty political industry |
| url | https://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/viewFile/45138/25080 |
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