The Quest For An Ideal Youth In Putin S Russia Ii

Author : Jussi Lassila
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838204154

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The Quest for an Ideal Youth in Putin’s Russia II by Jussi Lassila Pdf

The so-called Democratic Antifascist Youth Movement “Nashi” represents a crucial case of a post-Orange government-organized formation whose values have broad support in Russian society. Yet, at the same time, in view of the movement’s public scandals, Nashi was also a phenomenon bringing to the fore public reluctance to accept all implications of Putin’s new system. The Russian people’s relatively widespread support for his patriotic policies and conservative values has been evident, but this support is not easily extended to political actors aligned to these values. Using discourse analysis, this book identifies socio-political factors that created obstacles to Nashi’s communication strategies. The book understands Nashi as anticipating an “ideal youth” within the framework of official national identity politics and as an attempt to mobilize largely apolitical youngsters in support of the powers that be. It demonstrates how Nashi’s ambivalent societal position was the result of a failed attempt to reconcile incompatible communicative demands of the authoritarian state and apolitical young.

Author : Ivo Mijnssen
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838265780

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The Quest for an Ideal Youth in Putin's Russia I by Ivo Mijnssen Pdf

This book analyzes the dubious role of the Democratic Antifascist Youth Movement "Nashi" in contemporary Russia. Part of the Putinist project of political stabilization, Nashi mobilizes young Russians through its emotional appeal, skillful use of symbolic politics, and promise of professional self-realization.

Author : Ivo Mijnssen,Jussi Lassila
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Anti-fascist movements
ISBN : OCLC:811590803

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The Quest for an Ideal Youth in Putin's Russia by Ivo Mijnssen,Jussi Lassila Pdf

Author : Ivo Mijnssen,Jussi Lassila,Jeronim Perović,Kirill Postoutenko,Universität Basel,Amazon.com (Firm)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : POLITICAL SCIENCE
ISBN : OCLC:875179082

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The Quest for an Ideal Youth in Putin's Russia by Ivo Mijnssen,Jussi Lassila,Jeronim Perović,Kirill Postoutenko,Universität Basel,Amazon.com (Firm) Pdf

Author : Ivo Mijnssen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Youth
ISBN : 3838203682

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The Quest for an Ideal Youth in Putin's Russia by Ivo Mijnssen Pdf

Author : Jussi Lassila
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1188658119

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The Quest for an Ideal Youth in Putin’s Russia II by Jussi Lassila Pdf

Author : Julie Hemment
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-09-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780253017819

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Youth Politics in Putin's Russia by Julie Hemment Pdf

Julie Hemment provides a fresh perspective on the controversial nationalist youth projects that have proliferated in Russia in the Putin era, examining them from the point of view of their participants and offering provocative insights into their origins and significance. The pro-Kremlin organization Nashi ("Ours") and other state-run initiatives to mobilize Russian youth have been widely reviled in the West, seen as Soviet throwbacks and evidence of Russia's authoritarian turn. By contrast, Hemment's detailed ethnographic analysis finds an astute global awareness and a paradoxical kinship with the international democracy-promoting interventions of the 1990s. Drawing on Soviet political forms but responding to 21st-century disenchantments with the neoliberal state, these projects seek to produce not only patriots, but also volunteers, entrepreneurs, and activists.

Author : Marlene
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-04-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838263250

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Russian Nationalism, Foreign Policy and Identity Debates in Putin's Russia by Marlene Pdf

The contributors to this book discuss the new conjunctions that have emerged between foreign policy events and politicized expressions of Russian nationalism since 2005. The 2008 war with Georgia, as well as conflicts with Ukraine and other East European countries over the memory of the Soviet Union, and the Russian interpretation of the 2005 French riots have all contributed to reinforcing narratives of Russia as a fortress surrounded by aggressive forces, in the West and CIS. This narrative has found support not only in state structures, but also within the larger public. It has been especially salient for some nationalist youth movements, including both pro-Kremlin organizations, such as "Nashi," and extra-systemic groups, such as those of the skinheads. These various actors each have their own specific agendas; they employ different modes of public action, and receive unequal recognition from other segments of society. Yet many of them expose a reading of certain foreign policy events which is roughly similar to that of various state structures. These and related phenomena are analyzed, interpreted and contextualized in papers by Luke March, Igor Torbakov, Jussi Lassila, Marlène Laruelle, and Lukasz Jurczyszyn.

Author : Philipp Casula,Jeronim Perovic
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-11-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838200156

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Identities and Politics During the Putin Presidency by Philipp Casula,Jeronim Perovic Pdf

How could an undemocratic regime manage to stabilise Russia? What is Putin's success formula? What are the symbolic and discursive underpinnings of Russia's new stability? Many outside observers of Russia regarded the authoritarian tendencies during the Putin presidency as a retreat from, or even the end of, democratization. Rather than attempting to explain why Russia did not follow the trajectory of democratic transformation, this book aims to attain an understanding of the stabilization process during Putin's tenure as president. Proceeding from the assumption that the stability created under Putin is multi-layered, the authors attempt to uncover the underpinnings of the new equilibrium, inquiring especially about the changes and fixations that occurred in the discourses on political and national identity. In doing so, the authors analyse the trajectories of the past years from the traditional perspective of transitology as well as through the lens of post-structuralist discourse theory. The two approaches are seen as complementary, with the latter focusing less on the end point of transition than on the nature of the mechanisms that stabilize the current regime. The book focuses on how nationalism became an increasingly important tool in political discourse and how it affected political identity. "Sovereign democracy" is seen by many contributors as the most explicit manifestation of a newfound post-Soviet identity drawing on nationalist ideas, while simultaneously appeasing most sectors of the Russian political spectrum.

Author : Grzegorz Ekiert,Elizabeth J. Perry,Xiaojun Yan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781108478069

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Ruling by Other Means by Grzegorz Ekiert,Elizabeth J. Perry,Xiaojun Yan Pdf

Offers a new perspective on the relationship between states and social movements in authoritarian and semi-authoritarian contexts.

Author : Valerie Sperling
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780199324354

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Sex, Politics, and Putin by Valerie Sperling Pdf

Is Vladimir Putin macho, or is he a "fag"? Sex, Politics, and Putin investigates how gender stereotypes and sexualization have been used as tools of political legitimation in contemporary Russia. Despite their enmity, regime allies and detractors alike have wielded traditional concepts of masculinity, femininity, and homophobia as a means of symbolic endorsement or disparagement of political leaders and policies. By repeatedly using machismo as a means of legitimation, Putin's regime (unlike that of Gorbachev or Yeltsin) opened the door to the concerted use of gendered rhetoric and imagery as a means to challenge regime authority. Sex, Politics, and Putin analyzes the political uses of gender norms and sexualization in Russia through three case studies: pro- and anti-regime groups' activism aimed at supporting or undermining the political leaders on their respective sides; activism regarding military conscription and patriotism; and feminist activism. Arguing that gender norms are most easily invoked as tools of authority-building when there exists widespread popular acceptance of misogyny and homophobia, Sperling also examines the ways in which sexism and homophobia are reflected in Russia's public sphere.

Author : Bohdan Harasymiw,Oleh Ilnytzkyj
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2007-11-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783898216999

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Aspects of the Orange Revolution II by Bohdan Harasymiw,Oleh Ilnytzkyj Pdf

In Ukraine's presidential elections of 2004, the establishment candidate Viktor Yanukovych had the advantages of a solid regional base, access to administrative resources, dominance in the media, help by Russian spin-doctors, and support of Moscow. Yet the winner was the pro-Western challenger, Viktor Yushchenko. How did Ukrainian voters break through the barrage of propaganda so as to deliver their ultimate verdict? Was the divide between Eastern and Western Ukraine fact or PR fiction? In this volume, scholars from two continents examine various aspects of the elections that turned into the Orange Revolution focusing on electoral campaigns and attempts to manipulate results. Following the editor's scene-setting chapter which looks at the electoral laws and their consequences in the previous decade's elections, presidential and parliamentary, the contributors take up specific features of the 2004 contest. The critical part played by a single independent television channel is analyzed by Marta Dyczok. Ilya Khineyko reviews the coverage of the elections in the Russian press, favorable to Yanukovych and always looking for parallels between Russia and Ukraine as well as keeping in mind Moscow's interests. The myths and stereotypes of the campaign are taken up in two contributions by Lyudmyla Pavlyuk and Olena Yatsunska. Clearly, constructed images often overshadowed real issues. Valerii Polkonsky's essay exposes the linguistic innovations of the campaign, including the irony and humour unleashed by such incidents as the "egg attack" on Yanukovych. In Kerstin Zimmer's final paper, the machine politics, administrative resources and fraud which had worked so well in Donets'k are shown to have been less than successful on the national level for reasons of scale and impersonality.

Author : Bo Petersson
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838210506

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Putin's Predicament by Bo Petersson Pdf

Using the Russian president’s major public addresses as the main source, Bo Petersson analyzes the legitimization strategies employed during Vladimir Putin’s third and fourth terms in office. The argument is that these strategies have rested on Putin’s highly personalized blend of strongman-image projection and presentation as the embodiment of Russia’s great power myth. Putin appears as the only credible guarantor against renewed weakness, political chaos, and interference from abroad—in particular from the US. After a first deep crisis of legitimacy manifested itself by the massive protests in 2011–2012, the annexation of Crimea led to a lengthy boost in Putin’s popularity figures. The book discusses how the Crimea effect is, by 2021, trailing off and Putin’s charismatic authority is increasingly questioned by opposition from Alexei Navalny, the effects of unpopular reforms, and poor handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moreover, Russia is bound to head for a succession crisis as the legitimacy of the political system continues to be built on Putin’s projected personal characteristics and—now apparently waning—charisma, and since no potential heir apparent has been allowed on center stage. The constitutional reform of summer 2020 made it possible in theory for Putin to continue as president until 2036. Yet, this change did not address the Russian political system’s fundamental future leadership dilemma.

Author : Alexander Sergunin
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838267838

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Russia in the Arctic by Alexander Sergunin Pdf

In this timely book, the authors provide a detailed analysis of Russia's national interests in the Arctic region. They assess Russia's domestic discourse on the High North's role in the system of national priorities as well as of Moscow's bi- and multilateral relations with major regional players, energy, environmental, socio-cultural, and military policies in the Arctic. In contrast to the internationally wide-spread stereotype of Russia as a revisionist power in the High North, this book argues that Moscow tries to pursue a double-sided strategy in the region. On the one hand, Russia aims at defending her legitimate economic interests in the region. On the other hand, Moscow is open to co-operation with foreign partners that are willing to partake in exploiting the Arctic natural resources. The general conclusion is that in the foreseeable future Moscow's strategy in the region will be predictable and pragmatic rather than aggressive or spontaneous. The authors argue that in order to consolidate the soft power pattern of Russia's behavior a proper international environment in the Arctic should be created by common efforts. Other regional players should demonstrate their responsibility and willingness to solve existing and potential problems on the basis of international law.

Author : Vasile Rotaru
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-31
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838211343

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Russia, the EU, and the Eastern Partnership by Vasile Rotaru Pdf

Even before the Ukrainian crisis, neither Russia nor the EU were content with their relationship. Despite economic interdependence, strategic partnership, official declarations of belonging culturally and historically to the same ‘European family’ and in spite of Russia’s stated interest in establishing an economic community stretching from Lisbon to Vladivostok, the two actors found it difficult to agree on important issues. The conflictual atmosphere between the EU and Russia has three main dimensions: the normative issue, energy relations, and the shared neighbourhood with the latter being particularly salient after the launch of the Eastern Partnership (EaP) in 2009. The former Soviet space is at the core of Russian foreign policy. Moscow’s special interest in this area results from economic factors, diaspora issues, and, most importantly, from its perceived security need. Obsessed by a fear of being encircled by enemies, Russia sees its hegemony over the former Soviet republics as paramount to the protection of its own borders. Therefore, the rapprochement of any other actor towards this region is regarded with high suspicion. Against this background, Vasile Rotaru analyzes EU-Russia relations with a particular emphasis on the impact of the EaP on Moscow’s relations with Brussels. He argues that the EaP represented a turning point in EU-Russia relations, determining Moscow to revise its attitude towards the Union. Rotaru explains that, even if the EaP was Brussels’ initiative, the Partnership met the aspirations of the six former Soviet republics. Moreover, despite its opposition towards the EU’s initiative, Russia itself acted involuntarily as a propeller of the EaP. By aiming to keep the former Soviet republics close, Moscow often conducts an assertive, aggressive policy in the ‘near abroad.’ This strategy, however, had mostly opposite effects, causing Russia’s neighbors to look elsewhere for support of their sovereignty. From this perspective, the rapprochement of Moldova, Belarus, Ukraine, and the three Caucasus republics with the EU has not been determined only by Brussels’ prosperity and soft-power attractiveness but also by existential fears in the former Soviet republics. The book appeals to a wide range of students, researchers, and professors specializing on Russia, the EU, and the former Soviet space in the fields of International Relations, Foreign Policy Analysis, and Security Studies as well as to think-tank analysts and policy makers.