Cultural Diversity In Russian Cities

Author : Cordula Gdaniec
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1845456653

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Cultural Diversity in Russian Cities by Cordula Gdaniec Pdf

Cultural diversity---the multitude of different lifestyles that are not necessarily based on ethnic culture---is a catchphrase increasingly used in place of multiculturalism and in conjunction with globalization. Even though it is often used as a slogan it does capture a widespread phenomenon that cities must contend with in dealing with their increasingly diverse populations. The contributors examine how Russian cities are responding and through case studies from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, and Sochi explore the ways in which different cultures are inscribed into urban spaces, when and where they are present in public space, and where and how they carve out their private spaces. Through its unique exploration of the Russian example, this volume addresses the implications of the fragmented urban landscape on cultural practices and discourses, ethnicity, lifestyles and subcultures, and economic practices, and in doing so provides important insights applicable to a global context. --Book Jacket.

Author : Pavel Lyssakov,Stephen M Norris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351388023

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The City in Russian Culture by Pavel Lyssakov,Stephen M Norris Pdf

Cities are constructed and organized by people, and in turn become an important factor in the organization of human life. They are sites of both social encounter and social division and provide for their inhabitants “a sense of place”. This book explores the nature of Russian cities, outlining the role played by various Russian cities over time. It focuses on a range of cities including provincial cities, considering both physical, iconic, created cities, and also cities as represented in films, fiction and other writing. Overall, the book provides a rich picture of the huge variety of Russian cities.

Author : Oleh Protsyk,Benedikt Harzl
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781136267734

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Managing Ethnic Diversity in Russia by Oleh Protsyk,Benedikt Harzl Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive overview of the norms and practices of ethnic diversity management in the Russian Federation in the last twenty years. It examines the evolution of the legal framework, the institutional architecture and the policies intended to address the large number of challenges posed by Russia’s immense ethno-cultural diversity. It analyses the legal, social and political changes affecting ethno-cultural relations and the treatment of ethnic minorities, and assesses how ethnic diversity both influences and is shaped by transformations in Russian politics and society. It concludes by appraising how successful or otherwise policies have been so far, and by outlining the challenges still faced by the Russian Federation.

Author : Ian Kenneth Lilly
Publisher : Astra Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112851865

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Moscow and Petersburg by Ian Kenneth Lilly Pdf

Author : Alexander C. Diener,Joshua Hagen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317585886

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From Socialist to Post-Socialist Cities by Alexander C. Diener,Joshua Hagen Pdf

The development of post-socialist cities has become a major field of study among critical theorists from across the social sciences and humanities. Originally constructed under the dictates of central planners and designed to serve the demands of command economies, post-socialist urban centers currently develop at the nexus of varied and often competing economic, cultural, and political forces. Among these, nationalist aspirations, previously simmering beneath the official rhetoric of communist fraternity and veneer of architectural conformity, have emerged as dominant factors shaping the urban landscape. This book explores this burgeoning field of research through detailed cases studies relating to the cultural politics of architecture, urban planning, and identity in the post-socialist cities of Eurasia. This book was published as a special issue of Nationalities Papers.

Author : Raymond Taras
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780748664610

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Challenging Multiculturalism: European Models of Diversity by Raymond Taras Pdf

Tackles the challenge of dismantling the multicultural model without destroying diversity in European society* Have Europeans become hostile to multiculturalism? * When people vote for anti-immigration parties, do they also support their anti-multiculturalism policies? * And are right-wing extremists becoming the storm troopers of the struggle against diversity?In recent years, European political leaders from Angela Merkel to David Cameron have discarded the term 'multiculturalism' and now express scepticism, criticism and even hostility towards multicultural ways of organising their societies. Yet they are unprepared to reverse the diversity existing in their states. These contradictory choices have different political consequences in the countries examined in this book. The future of European liberalism is being played out as multicultural notions of belonging, inclusion, tolerance and the national home are brought into question.

Author : Tatiana Smorodinskaya,Karen Evans-Romaine,Helena Goscilo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1135003718

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Encyclopedia of Contemporary Russian Culture by Tatiana Smorodinskaya,Karen Evans-Romaine,Helena Goscilo Pdf

This addition to the highly successful Contemporary Cultures series covers the period from period 1953, with the death of Stalin, to the present day. Both 'Russian' and 'Culture' are defined broadly. 'Russian' refers to the Soviet Union until 1991 and the Russian Federation after 1991. Given the diversity of the Federation in its ethnic composition and regional characteristics, questions of national, regional, and ethnic identity are given special attention. There is also coverage of Russian-speaking immigrant communities. 'Culture' embraces all aspects of culture and lifestyle, high and po.

Author : Caroline Kihato
Publisher : Woodrow Wilson Center Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : Architecture
ISBN : NWU:35556041533423

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Urban Diversity by Caroline Kihato Pdf

As the world’s urban populations grow, cities become spaces where increasingly diverse peoples negotiate such differences as language, citizenship, ethnicity and race, class and wealth, and gender. Using a comparative framework, Urban Diversity examines the multiple meanings of inclusion and exclusion in fast-changing urban contexts. The contributors identify specific areas of contestation, including public spaces and facilities, governmental structures, civil society institutions, cultural organizations, and cyberspace. The contributors also explore the socioeconomic and cultural mechanisms that can encourage inclusive pluralism in the world’s cities, seeking approaches that view diversity as an asset rather than a threat. Exploring old and new public spaces, practices of marginalized urban dwellers, and actions of the state, the contributors to Urban Diversity assess the formation and reformation of processes of inclusion, whether through deliberate actions intended to rejuvenate democratic political institutions or the spontaneous reactions of city residents.

Author : Tsypylma Darieva,Wolfgang Kaschuba,Melanie Krebs
Publisher : Campus Verlag
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-11
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9783593393841

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Urban Spaces After Socialism by Tsypylma Darieva,Wolfgang Kaschuba,Melanie Krebs Pdf

The two decades following the collapse of the Soviet Union brought great changes to the new nations on its periphery. This text offers a detailed ethnographic look at one area of change - the use and understanding of public space in the region's cities.

Author : Anya Diekmann,Melanie Kay Smith
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781845414856

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Ethnic and Minority Cultures as Tourist Attractions by Anya Diekmann,Melanie Kay Smith Pdf

This book focuses on ethnic and minority communities in urban contexts and the ways in which their cultures are represented in tourism development. It offers a multi-disciplinary approach which draws on examples and case studies of ethnic and minority communities and cultural tourism development from all around the world, including slums in India, favelas in Brazil, Chinatowns in Australia, Jewish quarters in Central and Eastern Europe, ethnic villages in China, the African district of Brussels, the gay quarter in Cape Town and a desert town in Israel. It offers a positive perspective on ethnic and minority cultures and communities at a time when social and political support is lacking in many countries. This book will be a useful resource for those studying and researching cultural and urban tourism, urban planning and development, community studies and urban and cultural geography.

Author : Wladimir Fischer-Nebmaier,Matthew P. Berg,Anastasia Christou
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781782387763

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Narrating the City by Wladimir Fischer-Nebmaier,Matthew P. Berg,Anastasia Christou Pdf

In recent decades, the insight that narration shapes our perception of reality has inspired and influenced the most innovative historical accounts. Focusing on new research, this volume explores the history of non-elite populations in cities from Caracas to Vienna, and Paris to Belgrade. Narration is central to the theme of each contribution, whether as a means of description, a methodological approach, or basic story telling. This book brings together research that both asks classical socio-historical questions and takes narration seriously, engaging with novels, films, local history accounts, petitions to municipal authorities, and interviews with alternative cinema activists.

Author : Stephen Hutchings,Vera Tolz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781317526247

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Nation, Ethnicity and Race on Russian Television by Stephen Hutchings,Vera Tolz Pdf

Russia, one of the most ethno-culturally diverse countries in the world, provides a rich case study on how globalisation and associated international trends are disrupting, and causing the radical rethinking of approaches to, inter-ethnic cohesion. The book highlights the importance of television broadcasting in shaping national discourse and the place of ethno-cultural diversity within it. It argues that television’s role here has been reinforced, rather than diminished, by the rise of new media technologies. Through an analysis of a wide range of news and other television programmes, the book shows how the covert meanings of discourse on a particular issue can diverge from the overt significance attributed to it, just as the impact of that discourse may not conform with the original aims of the broadcasters. The book discusses the tension between the imperative to maintain security through centralised government and overall national cohesion that Russia shares with other European states, and the need to remain sensitive to, and to accommodate, the needs and perspectives of ethnic minorities and labour migrants. It compares the increasingly isolationist popular ethnonationalism in Russia, which harks back to "old-fashioned" values, with the similar rise of the Tea Party in the United States and the UK Independence Party in Britain. Throughout, this extremely rich, well-argued book complicates and challenges received wisdom on Russia’s recent descent into authoritarianism. It points to a regime struggling to negotiate the dilemmas it faces, given its Soviet legacy of ethnic particularism, weak civil society, large native Muslim population and overbearing, yet far from entirely effective, state control of the media.

Author : Europa Publications
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781857436754

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The Territories of the Russian Federation 2013 by Europa Publications Pdf

This survey provides up-to-date and impartial information on an area which is seldom covered by reference books. An essential directory section provides full contact details on the leading political officials.

Author : Europa Publications
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012-02-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9781857436464

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The Territories of the Russian Federation 2012 by Europa Publications Pdf

Annotation This survey provides up-to-date and impartial information on an area which is seldom covered by reference books. An essential directory section provides full contact details on the leading political officials.

Author : Joe Karaganis
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780984125746

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Media Piracy in Emerging Economies by Joe Karaganis Pdf

Media Piracy in Emerging Economies is the first independent, large-scale study of music, film and software piracy in emerging economies, with a focus on Brazil, India, Russia, South Africa, Mexico and Bolivia. Based on three years of work by some thirty five researchers, Media Piracy in Emerging Economies tells two overarching stories: one tracing the explosive growth of piracy as digital technologies became cheap and ubiquitous around the world, and another following the growth of industry lobbies that have reshaped laws and law enforcement around copyright protection. The report argues that these efforts have largely failed, and that the problem of piracy is better conceived as a failure of affordable access to media in legal markets.