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The twenty-first century could be rightfully considered as an era of information accompanied by the global informatization of the modern society. The globalization of the information society in this research is interpreted as a macroscopic, multi-faceted and internally contradictory process of the growth of similarity in the world systems: economic, political (Rhodes, 1997), educational, social and legal. The current dependence of human civilization on its information component has made it much more vulnerable in this regard. In addition, such vulnerability is connected with the fact that our society today is a fundamentally open structure (Grossman, 1995). The most important result of the formation of information society was the emergence of the so-called global information space (Martin, 2014). The authors of this article seek to answer the following questions: how does the sphere of education develop in the context of global information society and what are the key trends in the process of informatization of the educational space. Information resources and structures have become a tool for achieving a strategic advantage. The authenticity, credibility, as well as an adequate reflection of information realities represent the key challenges for the communication society. It has become clear that to live in a more complex, interconnected and detailed world the mankind needs to be well-equipped with tools for understanding its own behavioural patterns and their impact on the new social dynamics.

Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of globalization on the formation of a global political system. Design/methodology/approach -Taking into account the fact of global political evolution, the authors of the paper point out that the global political structures tend to change. Findings -During the past millennium the global political architecture has changed greatly from a state of low degree of cohesion and a simple structure to a fairly high level of unity and strong structure of today. Moreover, this development of the global political order was not just a simple change in the system of social relations, but also a directed search for such forms of organization that will be acceptable for a growing population.Research limitations/implications -The authors examine the development of a political system changing from the world phase to the global era. The paper aims to deepen the understanding of global political processes. Practical implications -The results of the research can be used as recommendations for state governments to strengthen the position of civil society and political institutions within a certain country. Originality/value -The development of a global political order was evolutionary in the sense that it took place as a "natural" process of "trial and error" (it can be viewed as a phenomenon of the deployment of evolution), which does not require the postulation of a general plan or focus. Political globalization is closely connected with the process of informatization. The global political system makes it easier to use information technologies as an instrument of political pressure.

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Maigul Nugmanova graduated from Byelorussian State University with a degree in Political Economy and from Karaganda Economic University with a PhD in Economic Sciences. Her dissertation focused on gender aspects in economic theory. She was a Fulbright Scholar at the American University, Washington, DC, where she focused on gender economics and food security. Currently she is Director of Gender Economics Research Center (GERC), co-financed by Soros Foundation Kazakhstan, at the Narxoz University (Kazakhstan). Dr. Nugmanova was a project leader/researcher of UN Women project on Women's unpaid labor in Kazakhstan/modeling of the economic impact of care services institutionalization on women's employment and the economy. Before she started working at GERC, Dr. Nugmanova was a Head of