LEADER 05744nam 2200901Ia 450 001 9910464062903321 005 20211012023559.0 010 $a1-283-89633-8 010 $a0-8122-0470-0 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812204704 035 $a(CKB)3170000000046935 035 $a(OCoLC)793341717 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10576111 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000606084 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11381852 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000606084 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10580574 035 $a(PQKB)11128588 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441670 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8381 035 $a(DE-B1597)449344 035 $a(OCoLC)1013950246 035 $a(OCoLC)1037978840 035 $a(OCoLC)1042025595 035 $a(OCoLC)1046611935 035 $a(OCoLC)1047016193 035 $a(OCoLC)1049619361 035 $a(OCoLC)1054878972 035 $a(OCoLC)806880717 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812204704 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441670 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10576111 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL420883 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000046935 100 $a20091027d2010 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aRussian minority politics in post-Soviet Latvia and Kyrgyzstan$b[electronic resource] $ethe transformative power of informal networks /$fMichele E. Commercio 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2010 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 225 1 $aNational and ethnic conflict in the 21st century 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-8122-4221-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tNote on Transliteration --$tPart I. --$tChapter 1. ''What the Hell Kind of 'Non-Native' Am I?'' --$tChapter 2. Informal Networks, Exit, and Voice --$tChapter 3. Soviet Socialist Legacies and Post-Soviet Nationalization --$tChapter 4. Opportunity Structures and the Role of Informal Networks in Their Reconfiguration --$tPart II --$tChapter 5. Native Versus Non-Native: Russian Perceptions of Post-Soviet Nationalization --$tChapter 6. Russian Responses to Perceptions of Socioeconomic Prospects --$tChapter 7. Ethnic Systems in Transition --$tAppendix. Methods --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aThe collapse of the Soviet Union suddenly rendered ethnic Russians living in non-Russian successor states like Latvia and Kyrgyzstan new minorities subject to dramatic political, economic, and social upheaval. As elites in these new states implemented formal policies and condoned informal practices that privileged non-Russians, ethnic Russians had to react. In Russian Minority Politics in Post-Soviet Latvia and Kyrgyzstan, Michele E. Commercio draws on extensive field research, including hundreds of personal interviews, to analyze the responses of minority Russians to such policies and practices. In particular, she focuses on the role played by formal and informal institutions in the crystallization of Russian attitudes, preferences, and behaviors in these states.Commercio asks why there is more out-migration and less political mobilization among Russians in Kyrgyzstan, a state that adopts policies that placate both Kyrgyz and Russians, and less out-migration and more political mobilization among Russians in Latvia, a state that adopts policies that favor Latvians at the expense of Russians. Challenging current thinking, she suggests that the answer to this question lies in the power of informal networks.After the fall of the Soviet Union, the Communist party, Komsomol youth organization, and KGB networks were transformed into informal networks. Russians in Kyrgyzstan were for various reasons isolated from such networks, and this isolation restricted their access to the country's private sector, making it difficult for them to create effective associations capable of representing their interests. This resulted in a high level of Russian exit and the silencing of Russian voices. In contrast, Russians in Latvia were well connected to such networks, which provided them with access to the country's private sector and facilitated the establishment of political parties and nongovernmental organizations that represented their interests. This led to a low level of Russian exit and high level of Russian voice. Commercio concludes that informal networks have a stronger influence on minority politics than formal institutions. 410 0$aNational and ethnic conflict in the 21st century. 606 $aRussians$zLatvia$xPolitics and government 606 $aRussians$zKyrgyzstan$xPolitics and government 606 $aRussians$zLatvia$xEthnic identity 606 $aRussians$zKyrgyzstan$xEthnic identity 606 $aSocial networks$zLatvia 606 $aSocial networks$zKyrgyzstan 606 $aNationalism$zLatvia 606 $aNationalism$zKyrgyzstan 607 $aLatvia$xEthnic relations 607 $aKyrgyzstan$xEthnic relations 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRussians$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aRussians$xPolitics and government. 615 0$aRussians$xEthnic identity. 615 0$aRussians$xEthnic identity. 615 0$aSocial networks 615 0$aSocial networks 615 0$aNationalism 615 0$aNationalism 676 $a305.891/7104796 700 $aCommercio$b Michele E$01037040 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910464062903321 996 $aRussian minority politics in post-Soviet Latvia and Kyrgyzstan$92457725 997 $aUNINA