Out of Order (Paperback)

Language: English

Published by Pennsylvania State University Press, Pennsylvania, 2007

0271029749 / 9780271029740

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Paperback. One common explanation for the failure of democracy to take root in Russia more quickly and more thoroughly than it has points to inherited cultural values that predispose Russian citizens to favor an autocratic type of governance. Ellen Carnaghan takes aim at this cultural-determinist thesis in her study of Russian attitudes, based on intensive interviews with more than sixty citizens from all walks of life and a variety of political orientations.What she finds is that, rather than being influenced by an antidemocratic and anticapitalist ideology, these ordinary citizens view the economic and political system in Russia today very critically because it simply does not function well for them in meeting their everyday needs. They long for order not because they eschew democracy and free markets in any fundamental way, but because they experience them currently as chaotic and unpredictable, leading to constant frustration. As a result, there is reason to be optimistic about further progress in democratization: it depends on improving the functioning of existing institutions, not transforming deep-rooted cultural norms.In the Conclusion, Carnaghan applies her argument to elucidating the reasons why Russians have responded favorably to what Westerners see as moves in an antidemocratic direction by Vladimir Putin's government. Applies the author's argument to elucidating the reasons why Russians have responded favorably to what Westerners see as moves in an antidemocratic direction by Vladimir Putin's government. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Title
Out of Order (Paperback)
Author
Ellen Carnaghan
Publisher
Pennsylvania State University Press, Pennsylvania
Publication year
2007
Condition
new
Binding
Paperback
Language
English
ISBN 10
0271029749
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9780271029740

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