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04275aam a2200553 i 4500 001 9478202200D511E888826E0497128E48 003 SILO 005 20180124010218 008 161123s2017 mdua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2016048938 020 $a 0739129619 020 $a 9780739129616 035 $a (OCoLC)961007729 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d OCLCO $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-ur--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-ur $a e-ur--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/e-ur 050 00 $a JN6699.A15 $b F57 2017 082 00 $a 320.947 $2 23 084 $a POL009000 $a PHI019000 $a POL009000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Fleron, Frederic J., $d 1937- $e author. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50003535 245 10 $a Russian studies and comparative politics : $b views from metatheory and middle-range theory / $c Frederic J. Fleron, Jr. 264 1 $a Lanham, Maryland : $b Lexington Books, $c [2017] 300 $a xi, 345 pages ; $c 24 cm 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"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 8 $a Machine 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. 650 0 $a Political culture $z Russia (Federation) $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109575 650 0 $a Political culture $z Soviet Union. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109576 650 0 $a Political socialization $z Russia (Federation) 650 0 $a Political socialization $z Soviet Union. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109709 650 0 $a Democratization $z Russia (Federation) $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009123161 650 0 $a Post-communism $z Russia (Federation) $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008109574 651 0 $a Russia (Federation) $x Politics and government $y 1991- $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92006576 651 0 $a Soviet Union $x Politics and government. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125832 650 7 $a HISTORY / Europe / Russia & the Former Soviet Union. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a PHILOSOPHY / Political. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Comparative. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Democratization. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00890123 650 7 $a Political culture. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069263 650 7 $a Political socialization. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01069868 650 7 $a Politics and government. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01919741 650 7 $a Post-communism. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01072730 651 7 $a Russia (Federation) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01262050 651 7 $a Soviet Union. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01210281 648 7 $a Since 1991 $2 fast 776 08 $i Online version: $a Fleron, Frederic J., 1937- author. $t Russian studies and comparative politics $d Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2017 $z 9781498550383 $w (DLC) 2016054729 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191211032305.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9478202200D511E888826E0497128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search