Cultures of Power in Post-Communist Russia

An Analysis of Elite Political Discourse

AvMichael Urban

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

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In Russian politics reliable information is scarce, formal relations are of relatively little significance, and things are seldom what they seem. Applying an original theory of political language to narratives taken from interviews with 34 of Russia's leading political figures, Michael Urban explores the ways in which political actors construct themselves with words. By tracing individual narratives back to the discourses available to speakers, he identifies what can and cannot be intelligibly said within the bounds of the country's political culture, and then documents how elites rely on the personal elements of political discourse at the expense of those addressed to the political community. Urban shows that this discursive orientation is congruent with social relations prevailing in Russia and helps to account for the fact that, despite two revolutions proclaiming democracy in the last century, Russia remains an authoritarian state.

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Utgivningsdatum:2010-08-19
Mått:152 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:480 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:230
Förlag:Cambridge University Press
ISBN:9780521195164

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Michael Urban is Professor of Politics at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He is the author of numerous books including The Rebirth of Politics in Russia (Cambridge University Press, 1997) and Russia Gets the Blues: Music, Culture and Community in Unsettled Times (2004). He has frequently commented on Russian affairs on radio and television in the US, UK and Russia.

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Review of the hardback: 'Michael Urban returns to an earlier and less developed theme of his work: the analysis of elite discourse, and its relationship to values and social interactions as a means of understanding politics. Cultures of Power is a conceptual and empirical tour de force, providing a plausible and persuasive explanation for the particular forms of elite discourses in Russian politics by locating them within the specific form of 'civil society' that has developed around elite 'power networks'. This book will further magnify Urban's already significant and distinctive signature in the study of Russia.' James Hughes, London School of Economics

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1. Introduction; 2. Social relations; 3. Community; 4. Morality; 5. Competence; 6. Revolution; 7. Conclusion; Appendix. Sketches of respondents' backgrounds.

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