Russian modernization : a new paradigm / edited by Markku Kivinen and Brendan Humphreys.
Contributor(s): Kivinen, Markku [editor.] | Humphreys, Brendan [editor.].
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Text Language of document:EnglishSeries: Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Description: 1 online resource (xxiv, 368 pages) : illustrations, maps.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781003099161; 1003099165; 9781000226805; 1000226808; 9781000226843; 1000226840; 9781000226829; 1000226824.Subject(s): Social change -- Russia (Federation) | Politics and culture -- Russia (Federation) | Post-communism -- Russia (Federation) | Russia (Federation) -- Economic policy -- 21st century | Russia (Federation) -- Social policy -- 21st century | POLITICAL SCIENCE / GeneralDDC classification: 338.947 Online resources: Taylor & Francis | OCLC metadata license agreement Summary: "Building on an original interpretation of social theory and an interdisciplinary approach, this book creates a new paradigm in the Russian studies. Taking a fresh view of Russia's multiple experiences of modernization, it seeks to explain the Putin era in a completely new way. This book explores the paradoxical and contradictory aspects of Russia, analyzing the energy-dependent economy and hybrid political regime, but also religion, welfare, and culture, and their often complex interrelations. Written by a community of both Western and Russian scholars, this book re-affirms the value of social science when confronting a society that has undergone enormous and costly systematic changes. The Russian elites see modernization narrowly as economic and technological competitiveness. The contributors to this volume see contemporary Russia facing a series of antinomies, which are macro-level dilemmas that cannot be abolished, either by philosophical mediation or by immediate political decisions. As such, they are the tension fields that constitute choices for various competing agencies"-- Provided by publisher.
"Building on an original interpretation of social theory and an interdisciplinary approach, this book creates a new paradigm in the Russian studies. Taking a fresh view of Russia's multiple experiences of modernization, it seeks to explain the Putin era in a completely new way. This book explores the paradoxical and contradictory aspects of Russia, analyzing the energy-dependent economy and hybrid political regime, but also religion, welfare, and culture, and their often complex interrelations. Written by a community of both Western and Russian scholars, this book re-affirms the value of social science when confronting a society that has undergone enormous and costly systematic changes. The Russian elites see modernization narrowly as economic and technological competitiveness. The contributors to this volume see contemporary Russia facing a series of antinomies, which are macro-level dilemmas that cannot be abolished, either by philosophical mediation or by immediate political decisions. As such, they are the tension fields that constitute choices for various competing agencies"-- Provided by publisher.
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