04369nam 2200685Ia 450 991045561650332120200520144314.01-282-44532-497866124453230-472-02477-910.3998/mpub.17850(CKB)2520000000006924(SSID)ssj0000426335(PQKBManifestationID)11294781(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000426335(PQKBWorkID)10372714(PQKB)10256481(MiAaPQ)EBC3414606(OCoLC)654755350(MdBmJHUP)muse8560(MiU)10.3998/mpub.17850(Au-PeEL)EBL3414606(CaPaEBR)ebr10360120(CaONFJC)MIL244532(OCoLC)743199633(EXLCZ)99252000000000692420021017d2003 ub 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrProtest and the politics of blame[electronic resource] the Russian response to unpaid wages /Debra JavelineAnn Arbor University of Michigan Pressc2003xv, 291 p. illInterests, identities, and institutions in comparative politicsBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-472-11306-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-283) and index.Introduction -- The crisis -- The reaction -- The puzzle -- The structure of this book -- Why blame attribution matters for protest -- Explanations for protest and passivity in Russia -- Issue difficulty and blame attribution -- Blame attribution and collective action theory -- The importance of blame attribution for human behavior -- What is a "normal" amount of protest? -- How much protest is there in Russia? -- What we can learn from individual-level data -- Conclusion -- Wage arrears in Russia: a difficult issue -- The role of the central authorities -- The role of regional and local authorities -- The role of enterprises and enterprise managers -- The role of the general economic situation and the transition period -- The role of international organizations and foreign governments -- The role of the Russian people -- Other sources of wage arrears -- Specifying blameworthy individuals and institutions -- Blame-avoiding strategies -- Blame-avoiding institutions and circumstances -- Conclusion -- Whom Russians blame for wage arrears -- Multicausality and information overload -- Measuring the attribution of blame -- Blame cast widely and inconsistently -- No clear saviors or solutions -- What explains the attribution of blame? -- Conclusion -- The politics of blame -- Protesting wage arrears -- Blame attribution and individual responses to wage arrears -- Blame attribution and group responses to wage arrears -- Feedback: protest's influence on blame attribution -- Conclusion -- Alternative explanations for the Russian response to wage arrears -- Economic arguments -- Psychological arguments -- Cultural arguments -- Organizational arguments -- Opportunities and constraints -- Other explanations for protest and passivity -- The robust relationship between blame and protest -- Conclusion -- Implications -- The study of blame attribution and collective action theory -- Blame and protest in comparative perspective -- The unlikeliness of social unrest in Russia -- Alcoholism, depression, and learned helplessness -- Scapegoating and demagoguery -- Appendix A. how the survey was conducted -- Appendix B. survey questions.Interests, identities, and institutions in comparative politics.WagesRussia (Federation)BlamePolitical aspectsRussia (Federation)Social psychologyRussia (Federation)Social surveysRussia (Federation)Electronic books.WagesBlamePolitical aspectsSocial psychologySocial surveys331.2/1/0947Javeline Debra1967-885169Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455616503321Protest and the politics of blame1976464UNINA