Gusev A. A. The Modern conceptual approaches to the study of world integration processes

Abstract

An important trend in world development at the present stage is the process of globalization which is a multidimensional process that encompasses all areas of policy, social sphere, economy, culture and security. In these circumstances, for individual States, the role and importance of various integration associations. Terminologically the concept of integration, the integration process included in the scientific and political turnover with about 40-ies of XX century. At about this time to spread the basic concepts of integration development. In the framework of the basic Concepts of integration development, the author examines the different levels of economic and socio-political integration, among which he highlights the following: regional integration - preferential agreements, free trade area, customs Union, common market and global integration unions – military-political alliances (NATO) socio-ecopolicies unions (European Union, CIS, Eurasian Union). Of course, that the integration processes take place at two levels: regional and global.