FOREIGN POLICY EXPERTISE: THE RESEARCH POTENTIAL OF CRITICAL GEOPOLITICS

The author determines the possibilities of using theoretical and methodological apparatus critical geopolitics to study foreign policy expertise. Accordingly, key views scientists specializing in field on problems expertise were summarized systematized; concept by G. O'Tuathail was expanded supplemented; significance at various levels geopolitical discourse analyzed; author's definition proposed features expert established, its types determined. Consequently, it substantiated that may be a network-organized set actors discourse. By virtue their status, they have ability decisively influence ideas population political actors, alongside process decision-making policy, defense security. determined subjects act all major discourse, forming separate direction – Within framework, form both ideological theoretical, conceptual, as well applied popular make up pictures world ordinary citizens elite.