"Despite decades of Putin, it is too simplistic to assert that authoritarianism has eliminated Russian activism, especially in relation to everyday life. Instead, we must build an awareness of diverse efforts to mobilize citizens to better understand how activism is shaped by and, in turn, shapes the regime. Varieties of Russian Activism focuses on a broad range of collective actions, from labor unions to housing renovation, religion, electoral politics, minority language rights, and urban planning. Contributors draw attention to significant forms of grassroots politics that have not received…mehr
"Despite decades of Putin, it is too simplistic to assert that authoritarianism has eliminated Russian activism, especially in relation to everyday life. Instead, we must build an awareness of diverse efforts to mobilize citizens to better understand how activism is shaped by and, in turn, shapes the regime. Varieties of Russian Activism focuses on a broad range of collective actions, from labor unions to housing renovation, religion, electoral politics, minority language rights, and urban planning. Contributors draw attention to significant forms of grassroots politics that have not received sufficient attention in scholarship, or that deserve fresh examination. The volume shows that Russians find novel ways to redress everyday problems and demand new services. Together, these essays interrogate what kinds of practices can be defined as activism in a fast-changing, politically volatile society. An engaging collection, Varieties of Russian Activism unites leading scholars in the common aim of approaching the embeddedness of civic activism in the conditions of everyday life, connectedness, and rising society-state expectations"--Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Jeremy Morris is Professor of Global Studies at Aarhus University. He is author most recently of Everyday Post-Socialism: Working-Class Communities in the Russian Margins. Andrei Semenov is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Sociology of the Russian Academy of Sciences. His work appears in Russian Politics, Social Movement Studies, and Post-Soviet Affairs. Regina Smyth is Professor of Political Science at Indiana University. She is author most recently of Elections, Protest, and Authoritarian Regime Stability: Russia 2008-2020.
Inhaltsangabe
Acknowledgments 1. Everyday Activism: Tracking the Evolution of Russian State and Society Relations, by Jeremy Morris, Andrei Semenov, and Regina Smyth Introduction to Part 1: The Building Blocks of Everyday Activism: Identity, Networks, and Social Trust 2. Cultural Production as Activism: National Theaters, Philharmonics, and Cultural Organizations in Russia's Regional Capitals, by Katie L. Stewart 3. The Promotion of Minority Languages in Russia's Ethnic Republics: Social Media and Grassroots Activities, by Guzel Yusupova 4. From Neighbors to Activists: Shared Grievances and Collective Solutions, by Regina Smyth, Madeline McCann, and Katherine Hitchcock Introduction to Part 2: Organizational Roles in Mobilization for Activism: Communication, Cooperation, and Conjunction 5. Social Activism in the Russian Orthodox Church, by John P. Burgess 6. The River of Urban Resistance: Renovation and New Civic Infrastructures in Moscow, by Anna Zhelnina 7. Activists and Experiential Entanglement in Russian Labor Organizing, by Jeremy Morris 8. Skateboarding Together: Generational Civic Activism and Nontransition to Politics in Sosnovyi Bor, by Anna A. Dekalchuk and Ivan S. Grigoriev Introduction to Part 3: Institutional Environment and Opportunity Structures for Urban Activism 9. Policy Activism in Urban Governance: The Case of Master Plan Development in Perm, by Eleonora Minaeva 10. Urban Planning and Civic Activism, by Carola Neugebauer, Andrei Semenov, Irina Shevtsova, and Daniela Zupan 11. Manipulating Public Discontent in Russia: The Role of Trade Unions in the Protests against Pension Reform, by Irina Meyer-Olimpieva 12. Active Urbanites in an Authoritarian Regime: Aleksei Navalny's Presidential Campaign, by Jan Matti Dollbaum, Andrei Semenov, and Elena Sirotkina 13. Why Grassroots Activism Matters, by Jeremy Morris, Andrei Semenov, and Regina Smyth Index
Acknowledgments 1. Everyday Activism: Tracking the Evolution of Russian State and Society Relations, by Jeremy Morris, Andrei Semenov, and Regina Smyth Introduction to Part 1: The Building Blocks of Everyday Activism: Identity, Networks, and Social Trust 2. Cultural Production as Activism: National Theaters, Philharmonics, and Cultural Organizations in Russia's Regional Capitals, by Katie L. Stewart 3. The Promotion of Minority Languages in Russia's Ethnic Republics: Social Media and Grassroots Activities, by Guzel Yusupova 4. From Neighbors to Activists: Shared Grievances and Collective Solutions, by Regina Smyth, Madeline McCann, and Katherine Hitchcock Introduction to Part 2: Organizational Roles in Mobilization for Activism: Communication, Cooperation, and Conjunction 5. Social Activism in the Russian Orthodox Church, by John P. Burgess 6. The River of Urban Resistance: Renovation and New Civic Infrastructures in Moscow, by Anna Zhelnina 7. Activists and Experiential Entanglement in Russian Labor Organizing, by Jeremy Morris 8. Skateboarding Together: Generational Civic Activism and Nontransition to Politics in Sosnovyi Bor, by Anna A. Dekalchuk and Ivan S. Grigoriev Introduction to Part 3: Institutional Environment and Opportunity Structures for Urban Activism 9. Policy Activism in Urban Governance: The Case of Master Plan Development in Perm, by Eleonora Minaeva 10. Urban Planning and Civic Activism, by Carola Neugebauer, Andrei Semenov, Irina Shevtsova, and Daniela Zupan 11. Manipulating Public Discontent in Russia: The Role of Trade Unions in the Protests against Pension Reform, by Irina Meyer-Olimpieva 12. Active Urbanites in an Authoritarian Regime: Aleksei Navalny's Presidential Campaign, by Jan Matti Dollbaum, Andrei Semenov, and Elena Sirotkina 13. Why Grassroots Activism Matters, by Jeremy Morris, Andrei Semenov, and Regina Smyth Index
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