Manipulative practices in the area of socio-political institutions of modern society: Theoretical - methodological analysis

The study of manipulative practices in the field of socio-political institutions enables the researcher to identify the determinants of formation and development of a particular institution, to explore the features of transformation of the causes of successful or unsuccessful completion of a social process. The study covers the theoretical basis of the study of manipulative practices in the field of socio-political institutions of modern society. The case study of the manipulation phenomenon is carried out by the authors in the framework of classical socio-political approach. This paper analyzes the established definitions and the most famous interpretations of the manipulative practices in the humanitarian researches, indicates the historical and contemporary examples of public implementation of the manipulative practices. It should be noted that a special attention is paid to the study of institutional manipulations in the political sphere. The research advantages include the differentiation of such concepts as "manipulation", "manipulative behavior", "manipulative practices", the representation of the author's determination of the socio-political phenomenon of manipulation, as well as the identification of the characteristics and types of political manipulation