Political Culture In Post Communist Russia

Author : Michael Urban
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781139490276

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Cultures of Power in Post-Communist Russia by Michael Urban Pdf

In Russian politics reliable information is scarce, formal relations are of relatively little significance, and things are seldom what they seem. Applying an original theory of political language to narratives taken from interviews with 34 of Russia's leading political figures, Michael Urban explores the ways in which political actors construct themselves with words. By tracing individual narratives back to the discourses available to speakers, he identifies what can and cannot be intelligibly said within the bounds of the country's political culture, and then documents how elites rely on the personal elements of political discourse at the expense of those addressed to the political community. Urban shows that this discursive orientation is congruent with social relations prevailing in Russia and helps to account for the fact that, despite two revolutions proclaiming democracy in the last century, Russia remains an authoritarian state.

Author : Michael E. Urban
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Discourse analysis
ISBN : 1107204933

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Cultures of Power in Post-Communist Russia by Michael E. Urban Pdf

"In Russian politics reliable information is scarce, formal relations are of relatively little significance, and things are seldom what they seem. Applying an original theory of political language to narratives taken from interviews with 34 of Russia's leading political figures, Michael Urban explores the ways in which political actors construct themselves with words. By tracing individual narratives back to the discourses available to speakers, he identifies what can and cannot be intelligibly said within the bounds of the country's political culture, and then documents how elites rely on the personal elements of political discourse at the expense of those addressed to the political community. Urban shows that this discursive orientation is congruent with social relations prevailing in Russia and helps to account for the fact that, despite two revolutions proclaiming democracy in the last century, Russia remains an authoritarian state"--

Author : J. Alexander
Publisher : Springer
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2000-07-05
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230507913

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Political Culture in Post-Communist Russia by J. Alexander Pdf

Taking a unique qualitative approach to studying Russian political culture, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the attitudes and activities of residents in two provincial capitals, Syktyvkar and Kirov. It shows evidence of underlying democracy in popular opinions. It also finds an authoritarian side that is being strengthened by the ongoing crisis of Russia's transition. In entering a controversial subject area, the author directs a critical eye toward the contemporary research on Russian political culture.

Author : S. Whitefield
Publisher : Springer
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2005-10-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230524620

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Political Culture and Post-Communism by S. Whitefield Pdf

Our understanding of the dynamics of Communist systems was substantially improved by taking political culture into account. But how much does the concept of political culture add to our empirical understanding of post-Communist Russia? The book's contributors engage with theoretical debates between political culture and competing 'rational choice' and institutionalist approaches to post-Soviet politics, and provide illustrative empirical studies of civic participation, views of national identity, the Russian criminal justice system and political violence.

Author : J. Alexander
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2000-10-28
Category : History
ISBN : 0312231946

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Political Culture in Post-Communist Russia by J. Alexander Pdf

Taking a unique approach to studying Russian political culture, this book presents an in-depth analysis of the attitudes and activities of residents in two provincial capitals, Syktyvkar and Kirov. It shows evidence of underlying democracy in popular opinions. It also finds an authoritarian side that is being strengthened by the ongoing crisis of Russia's transition. The author directs a critical eye toward the contemporary research on Russian political culture.

Author : Alexander Lukin
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2000-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191544668

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Political Culture of the Russian 'Democrats' by Alexander Lukin Pdf

The Political Culture of Russian Democrats examines the origins and development of the world view of those who call themselves 'democrats' in Russian in the last years of the USSR. The book develops a distinct approach to the study of political culture and applies it to a specific social group–members of the democratic movement in Soviet Russia. The author examines the emergence of the ideas of Russian 'democrats' during the Gorbachev era in Soviet politics, and traces the development of those beliefs in the post-Soviet era. The book argues that the liberal and democratic terminology of western politics were assimilated by Russian political culture, with the terms acquiring a different meaning.

Author : Harry Eckstein
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015047120210

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Can Democracy Take Root in Post-Soviet Russia? by Harry Eckstein Pdf

Exploring the dynamics of state-society relations in post-Soviet Russia, noted scholars examine the nature of authority patterns within and between state and society. The authors explain congruence theory and employ it to interpret contemporary Russian politics. With its strong theoretical orientation, this pathbreaking volume raises new issues in the study of post-communist politics and, from the unifying perspective of congruence theory, provides a range of views on these hotly contested issues.

Author : Michael Urban
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0521195160

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Cultures of Power in Post-Communist Russia by Michael Urban Pdf

In Russian politics reliable information is scarce, formal relations are of relatively little significance, and things are seldom what they seem. Applying an original theory of political language to narratives taken from interviews with 34 of Russia's leading political figures, Michael Urban explores the ways in which political actors construct themselves with words. By tracing individual narratives back to the discourses available to speakers, he identifies what can and cannot be intelligibly said within the bounds of the country's political culture, and then documents how elites rely on the personal elements of political discourse at the expense of those addressed to the political community. Urban shows that this discursive orientation is congruent with social relations prevailing in Russia and helps to account for the fact that, despite two revolutions proclaiming democracy in the last century, Russia remains an authoritarian state.

Author : Sharon Werning Rivera
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015041789499

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Communists as Democrats? by Sharon Werning Rivera Pdf

Author : Nicolai N. Petro
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0674750012

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The Rebirth of Russian Democracy by Nicolai N. Petro Pdf

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Author : Michael Kraus,Ron Liebowitz
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000310559

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Russia And Eastern Europe After Communism by Michael Kraus,Ron Liebowitz Pdf

The conference on "Russia and East Europe in Transition," held at Middlebury College in May 1994 under the auspices of the Center for Russian and East European Studies, provided the impetus for this volume. The two-day gathering was made possible by a Title VI grant from the U.S. Department of Education and the Jessica Swift Endowed Lecture Fund of Middlebury College, for which we are most grateful. Apart from the contributors to this volume, the conference participants included: George Bellerose, Raymond E. Benson, Valery Chalidze, Michael Claudon, David Colander, Guntram H. Herb, Lars Lib, Tamar Mayer, Noah M.J. Pickus, Sunder Ramaswamy, David A. Rosenberg, and Mitchell Smith. Acting as discussants, panel chairs, or interested participants, their efforts, individually and collectively, have made this a better book and their contribution to this project is gratefully acknowledged.

Author : V. A. Gutorov,A. I. Kori︠u︡shkin,Gerd Meyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Social Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105021712299

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Political Culture and Political Change in Post-communist Societies by V. A. Gutorov,A. I. Kori︠u︡shkin,Gerd Meyer Pdf

Author : Detlef Pollack
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015052300566

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Political Culture in Post-communist Europe by Detlef Pollack Pdf

This text aims to sketch some of the challenging issues of the attitudinal dimension of system changes. It provides facts and figures on the progress of democratization in Central and Eastern Europe.

Author : Katja Richters
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780415669337

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The Post-Soviet Russian Orthodox Church by Katja Richters Pdf

In recent years, the Russian Orthodox Church has become a more prominent part of post-Soviet Russia. A number of assumptions exist regarding the Church’s relationship with the Russian state: that the Church has always been dominated by Russia’s secular elites; that the clerics have not sufficiently fought this domination and occasionally failed to act in the Church’s best interest; and that the Church was turned into a Soviet institution during the twentieth century. This book challenges these assumptions. It demonstrates that church-state relations in post-communist Russia can be seen in a much more differentiated way, and that the church is not subservient, very much having its own agenda. Yet at the same time it is sharing the state’s, and Russian society’s nationalist vision. The book analyses the Russian Orthodox Church’s political culture, focusing on the Putin and Medvedev eras from 2000. It examines the upper echelons of the Moscow Patriarchate in relation to the governing elite and to Russian public opinion, explores the role of the church in the formation of state religious policy, and the church’s role within the Russian military. It discusses how the Moscow Patriarchate is asserting itself in former Soviet republics outside Russia, especially in Estonia, Ukraine and Belarus. It concludes by re-emphasising that, although the church often mirrors the Kremlin’s political preferences, it most definitely acts independently.

Author : Matthew Wyman
Publisher : Springer
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1996-12-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780230373631

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Public Opinion in Postcommunist Russia by Matthew Wyman Pdf

This book is a comprehensive account of trends in Russian public opinion over the period 1988-94. Analysing data from Russian polling organizations, it covers the development of a professional polling industry and looks at changing popular moods; the depth of democratic values; attitudes towards political institutions; the attempt to introduce a free market economy and views about the loss of empire. Concluding sections consider attitudinal differences between social groups, and the impact of public opinion on postcommunist politics.