Fragmented Space in the Russian Federation

by Ruble, Blair A.; Koehn, Jodi; Popson, Nancy

• ISBN13: 9780801865701
• ISBN10: 0801865700
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-01-31
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr

Summary

"This book represents a major advance in the field of Russian regional studies that specialists will happily welcome upon publication. It presents a large amount of new material as well as interesting new approaches for understanding political, economic, and social development in Russia." -- Robert W. Orttung, Editor-in-Chief of the "Russian Regional Report," EastWest Institute Russia is a country of great complexity -- eighty-nine subject regions, ethnic diversity, economic variance across regions, the power struggle of Moscow versus the regions -- and multiple realities -- urban versus rural, rich versus poor, and cosmopolitan versus provincial, just to name a few. Fragmented Space in the Russian Federation explores Russia's complexity and the meanings of the country's internal borders, the future of its agricultural spaces, the development of its political parties, and the effect of its federal organization. The contributors examine stratification, citizenship, federalization, democratization, the politics of culture and identity, and globalization. These essays show how political leaders within Russia and scholars and policymakers from outside must accept the country's complexity and view uncertainty as a positive development rather than a liability. The authors explore how Russian experience can enhance theory political science, sociology, geography, and economics. Contributors: James Alexander ? Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer ? Michael Bradshaw ? Cynthia Buckley ? Andrei Degtyarev ? Vladimir Gel'man ? Grigory Ioffe ? Jodi Koehn ? Andrei Makarychev ? Yuri Medvedkov ? Olga Medvedkov ? Beth Mitchneck ? Tatiana Nefedova ? Nicolai Petro ? Nancy Popson ? Lawrence Robertson ? Blair A. Ruble ? Regina Smyth ? Steven Solnick ? Kathryn Stoner-Weiss ? and Natalia Vlasova.

Author Biography

Blair A. Ruble is director of the Kennan Institute for Advanced Russian Studies at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Jodi Koehn is editor, and Nancy Popson is deputy director, of the Kennan Institute.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	ix
List of Tables	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction	3	(28)
Jodi Koehn
Nancy E. Popson
Blair A. Ruble
Russia's Fragmented Space	31	(50)
Grigory Ioffe
Olga L. Medvedkov
Yuri Medvedkov
Tatiana Nefodova
Natalia Vlasova
The Ties That Bind: The Importance of Region in the Construction of Social and Political Citizenship	81	(42)
Cynthia Buckley
Regina Smyth
Federalization	123	(34)
Beth Mitchneck
Steven L. Solnick
Kathryn Stoner-Weiss
Democratization Challenged: The Role of the Regional Elites	157	(62)
James Alexander
Andrei A. Degtyarev
Vladimir Gel'man
Issues of Culture and Identity: ``Cultural Entrepreneurship'' in Russia's Regions	219	(54)
Marjorie Mandelstam Balzer
Nicolai N. Petro
Lawrence R. Robertson
Globalization and Fragmentation: The Impact of the International Relations of Russia's Regions	273	(42)
Michael J. Bradshaw
Andrei S. Makarychev
Contributors	315	(8)
Index	323