Abstract: The subject of this article is the public-private partnership in the sphere of higher education as a specific GR-technology. The authors pay particular attention to the study of communication mechanisms that ensure the productive interaction between businesses and government authorities. The work carefully examines the new communication mechanisms of such technology, as well as specificities of its application in the system of the Russian and foreign higher education. Analysis of the subject of research confirms that the public-private projects manifest as the most efficient platforms for the open dialogue between business and government for resolution of the issues of higher education in the Russian Federation. The author made the following conclusions: 1) public-private partnership is the GR-technology, which manifests in application of specific methods of interaction between business and government to address the social issues; 2) examination of the communication mechanisms of public-private partnership as a GR-technology defined its efficient forms: alumni association ,endowment funds, fundraising, and public-private projects; 3) the case-study method allowed identifying the public-private projects within the system of higher education as the most effective mechanism for GR-activity in the Russian Federation

Abstract: The subject of this research is the process of agreement of interests of public and political groups with the authorities in the modern Japan. This is especially important for the relations between business and the government, which provide a fundamental platform for the development of the political system. The authors analyze the specificity of the establishment of the system of cooperation between business and government in Japan with consideration of national, political, and economic aspects of its development. A distinct feature of Japanese model of “business-state” relations after the World War II became the concentration of power in the hands of government bureaucracy. The theory of political communications researches the GR techniques, using which the special interest groups achieve their goals. Lobbyism in this aspect will be viewed as a communication mechanism within the system of Government Relations. The scientific novelty of this work consists in the fact that on the particular case of “Shinkansen” the procedure of passing laws on construction of high-speed railways demonstrated the mechanism of cooperation between deputy clans, political leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party, and the government of the modern Japan.

Abstract: The subject of this research is the process of agreement of interests of public and political groups with the authorities in the modern Japan. This is especially important for the relations between business and the government, which provide a fundamental platform for the development of the political system. The authors analyze the specificity of the establishment of the system of cooperation between business and government in Japan with consideration of national, political, and economic aspects of its development. A distinct feature of Japanese model of “business-state” relations after the World War II became the concentration of power in the hands of government bureaucracy. The theory of political communications researches the GR techniques, using which the special interest groups achieve their goals. Lobbyism in this aspect will be viewed as a communication mechanism within the system of Government Relations. The scientific novelty of this work consists in the fact that on the particular case of “Shinkansen” the procedure of passing laws on construction of high-speed railways demonstrated the mechanism of cooperation between deputy clans, political leaders of the Liberal Democratic Party, and the government of the modern Japan.