POLIS (Political Studies) 2017, No 03 Topic: Political Mainstream Facing The Challenges Of "Non-System" Alternatives CONTENT: PRESENTING THIS ISSUE Presenting the Issue (p. 6-7) THEME OF THE ISSUE: POLITICAL MAINSTREAM FACING THE CHALLENGES OF "NON-SYSTEM" ALTERNATIVES Sergeyev V.M., Kazantzev A.A., Petrov K.E. The Policy of “Mainstream” and Its Alternatives in the Modern Western World: on the Way from the World Economic Crisis to “Impossible Politics?” (p. 8-29) Gutorov V.A., Shirinyants A.A. Terrorism as a Theoretical and Historical Problem: Some Aspects of Interpretation (p. 30-54) Fishman L.G. Populism Will Be Long Lasting (p. 55-70) DIXI! Baranovsky V.G. Transformation of Global World Order: Dynamics of Systemic Changes (p. 71-91) THEORY AND METHODOLOGY OF POLITICAL STUDIES Ilyin A.N. The Ability of Consumerism to Absorb Anticonsumer Ideological Content (p. 92-104) Streltsov D.V. Dominant Party Systems: Some Approaches to the Methodology of the Study (p. 105-118) Tregubov N.A. Factors of Electoral Choice: The Classification and Analysis (p. 119-134) Sharkov F.I. The Convergence of the Elements of Political Media (p. 135-143) RUSSIA TODAY Sungurov A.Yu., Karyagin M.E. Russian Expert Community and Government: Main Forms of Interaction (p. 144-159) ORBIS TERRARUM Arbatov A.G., Arbatova N.K. Trump Factor in Russia – US Relations (p. 160-178) Mikhailov R.V. The Russian-French Dialogue on the Crisis of European Civilization (The 5th Berdyaev Readings in Paris) (p. 179-191)