Russia and the European Union Development and Perspectives

Elena G. Popkova – Doctor of economic sciences, Professor of the Chair “International Economics and Economic Theory”, Volgograd State Technical University. Sphere of scientific interests: economic growth, sustainable development, globalization, humanization of economic growth, developing countries, institutionalization of social development, development planning, and strategic planning. She is a guest editor of International Journal of Educational Management (Great Britain), Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies (Great Britain), European Research Studies Journal (Greece), and International Journal of Trade and Global Markets (Switzerland), a member of editorial board of International Journal of Trade and Global Markets (Switzerland). She has numerous publications in Russian and foreign peer-reviewed journals.