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Russian studies and comparative politics : views from metatheory and middle-range theory /
"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 i...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
2017.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.