The collection of articles came out as a follow-up to the conference «Identity as a Matter of Political Analysis». It covers the methodology of the analysis of identity and the problems of conceptualizing the political and civic identity. The authors are aiming to develop approaches to the interdisciplinary study of identity as a resource for social development. The book examines the transformation of identity in a globalizing world, ties together the key factors and tendencies of Russian identity, justifies the theoretical approaches and presents the case studies of local and regional identity in the socio-political self-identity. It is an engaging and well-organized text for those who specialize in social sciences and humanities, for the practitioners of public administration and civil society, teachers and university students, interested in the trends of political development and socio-cultural dynamics of Russia and the world.