001394424 000__ 03604nam\a2200565\i\4500 001394424 001__ 1394424 001394424 003__ MiAaPQ 001394424 005__ 20220518003454.0 001394424 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001394424 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 001394424 008__ 161123t20172017mdua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 001394424 020__ $$z9780739129616 (hardback) 001394424 020__ $$a9781498550383 (e-book) 001394424 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC4760989 001394424 035__ $$a(Au-PeEL)EBL4760989 001394424 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr11312944 001394424 035__ $$a(CaONFJC)MIL976152 001394424 035__ $$a(OCoLC)964624799 001394424 040__ $$aMiAaPQ$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cMiAaPQ$$dMiAaPQ 001394424 043__ $$ae-ru---$$ae-ur--- 001394424 050_4 $$aJN6699.A15$$bF57 2017 001394424 0820_ $$a320.947$$223 001394424 1001_ $$aFleron, Frederic J.,$$d1937-$$eauthor. 001394424 24510 $$aRussian studies and comparative politics :$$bviews from metatheory and middle-range theory /$$cFrederic J. Fleron Jr. 001394424 264_1 $$aLanham, Maryland :$$bLexington Books,$$c[2017] 001394424 264_4 $$c©2017 001394424 300__ $$a1 online resource (359 pages) :$$billustrations. 001394424 336__ $$atext$$2rdacontent 001394424 337__ $$acomputer$$2rdamedia 001394424 338__ $$aonline resource$$2rdacarrier 001394424 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 001394424 5058_ $$aMachine generated contents note: Part I: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The View from Middle-Range -- Part II: Metatheory -- Chapter 2: The Logic of Inquiry in Sovietology: Soviet Area Studies and the Social Sciences -- Chapter 3: Silver Anniversary of the Publication of Communist Studies and the Social Sciences -- Chapter 4: The Logic of Inquiry in Post-Sovietology: Russian Studies and the Social Sciences -- Part III: Middle-Range Theories -- Chapter 5: Co-optation as a Mechanism of Adaptation to Change -- Chapter 6: Motivation, Methodology and Communist Ideology -- Chapter 7: The Western Connection: Technical Rationality and Soviet Politics -- Chapter 8: Political Culture in Post-Soviet Russia: Recent Empirical Investigations -- Chapter 9: Does the Public Matter for Democratization in Russia? -- Chapter 10: Congruence Theory Applied: Democratization in Russia -- Part IV: Conclusion -- Chapter 11: Conclusion: Thinking Theoretically about Russian & Soviet Politics: Carnivals, Cockfights, and Epistemic Communities. 001394424 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001394424 520__ $$a"This study examines Russian politics in the Soviet and post-Soviet eras using sociologist Robert Merton's middle-range theory. It analyzes ideology, decision making, political culture, public opinion, and democratization and offers an innovative approach to the study of Russian politics in the twenty-first century"--$$cProvided by publisher. 001394424 588__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 001394424 650_0 $$aPolitical culture$$zRussia (Federation) 001394424 650_0 $$aPolitical culture$$zSoviet Union. 001394424 650_0 $$aPolitical socialization$$zRussia (Federation) 001394424 650_0 $$aPolitical socialization$$zSoviet Union. 001394424 650_0 $$aDemocratization$$zRussia (Federation) 001394424 650_0 $$aPost-communism$$zRussia (Federation) 001394424 651_0 $$aRussia (Federation)$$xPolitics and government$$y1991- 001394424 651_0 $$aSoviet Union$$xPolitics and government. 001394424 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001394424 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aFleron, Frederic J.$$tRussian studies and comparative politics : views from metatheory and middle-range theory.$$dLanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017]$$z9780739129616 001394424 852__ $$bebk 001394424 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central Academic Complete $$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4760989$$zOnline Access 001394424 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1394424$$pGLOBAL_SET 001394424 980__ $$aBIB 001394424 980__ $$aEBOOK 001394424 982__ $$aEbook 001394424 983__ $$aOnline