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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826648603321

Autore

Fleron Frederic J. <1937->

Titolo

Russian studies and comparative politics : views from metatheory and middle-range theory / / Frederic J. Fleron Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , [2017]

©2017

ISBN

1-4985-5038-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (359 pages) : illustrations

Classificazione

HIS032000PHI019000POL009000

Disciplina

320.947

Soggetti

Political culture - Russia (Federation)

Political culture - Soviet Union

Political socialization - Russia (Federation)

Political socialization - Soviet Union

Democratization - Russia (Federation)

Post-communism - Russia (Federation)

Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991-

Soviet Union Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Machine generated contents note: Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The View from Middle-Range -- Part II: Metatheory -- Chapter 2: The Logic of Inquiry in Sovietology: Soviet Area Studies and the Social Sciences -- Chapter 3: Silver Anniversary of the Publication of Communist Studies and the Social Sciences -- Chapter 4: The Logic of Inquiry in Post-Sovietology: Russian Studies and the Social Sciences -- Part III: Middle-Range Theories -- Chapter 5: Co-optation as a Mechanism of Adaptation to Change -- Chapter 6: Motivation, Methodology and Communist Ideology -- Chapter 7: The Western Connection: Technical Rationality and Soviet Politics -- Chapter 8: Political Culture in Post-Soviet Russia: Recent Empirical Investigations -- Chapter 9: Does the Public Matter for Democratization in Russia? -- Chapter 10: Congruence Theory Applied: Democratization in Russia -- Part IV: Conclusion -- Chapter 11: Conclusion: Thinking Theoretically about Russian & Soviet Politics: Carnivals, Cockfights, and Epistemic



Communities.

Sommario/riassunto

"This study examines Russian politics in the Soviet and post-Soviet eras using sociologist Robert Merton's middle-range theory. It analyzes ideology, decision making, political culture, public opinion, and democratization and offers an innovative approach to the study of Russian politics in the twenty-first century"--