03183nam 2200553 450 991079482430332120180119085520.01-4985-5038-X(CKB)4340000000022383(MiAaPQ)EBC4760989(EXLCZ)99434000000002238320161123h20172017 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierRussian studies and comparative politics views from metatheory and middle-range theory /Frederic J. Fleron JrLanham, Maryland :Lexington Books,[2017]©20171 online resource (359 pages) illustrations0-7391-2961-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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"--Provided by publisher.Political cultureRussia (Federation)Political cultureSoviet UnionPolitical socializationRussia (Federation)Political socializationSoviet UnionDemocratizationRussia (Federation)Post-communismRussia (Federation)Russia (Federation)Politics and government1991-Soviet UnionPolitics and governmentPolitical culturePolitical culturePolitical socializationPolitical socializationDemocratizationPost-communism320.947HIS032000PHI019000POL009000bisacshFleron Frederic J.1937-1476380MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794824303321Russian studies and comparative politics3690998UNINA