Fleron, Frederic J.,  1937- <br/><br/>
Russian studies and comparative politics :  views from metatheory and middle-range theory / 
Frederic J. Fleron Jr. 
 - 1 online resource (359 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "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"-- 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781498550383 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Political culture--Russia (Federation)<br/>Political culture--Soviet Union.<br/>Political socialization--Russia (Federation)<br/>Political socialization--Soviet Union.<br/>Democratization--Russia (Federation)<br/>Post-communism--Russia (Federation)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-<br/>Soviet Union--Politics and government.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JN6699.A15  / F57 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>320.947