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1 online resource |
| Summary |
"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 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The View from Middle-Range Theory -- 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: Cooptation 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. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Political culture -- Russia (Federation)
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Political culture -- Soviet Union.
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Political socialization -- Russia (Federation)
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Political socialization -- Soviet Union.
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Democratization -- Russia (Federation)
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Post-communism -- Russia (Federation)
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Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-
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Soviet Union -- Politics and government.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Russia & the Former Soviet Union. |
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PHILOSOPHY -- Political. |
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Comparative. |
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Democratization |
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Political culture |
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Political socialization |
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Politics and government |
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Post-communism |
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Russia (Federation) |
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Soviet Union |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1991 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Fleron, Frederic J., 1937- Russian studies and comparative politics. Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2017 9780739129616 (DLC) 2016048938 |
| ISBN |
9781498550383 (electronic) |
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149855038X |
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9780739129616 (hardback) |
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0739129619 |
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