Political and Social Thought in Post-Communist Russia (BASEES/Routledge Series on Russian and East European Studies) [1 ed.] 0415391962, 9780415391962, 9780203936009

Table of contents :
Book Cover......Page 1
Title......Page 6
Copyright......Page 7
Contents......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 11
1 Introduction......Page 12
2 Positions......Page 17
Part I Foundations for Russian politics and society......Page 26
3 Law, culture and civility......Page 28
4 Liberal politics and nationhood......Page 45
5 Statehood, Russia and historical conditions of liberalism......Page 62
Part II Foundations for Russian political and social theory......Page 80
6 Russian thought between East and West: Influences and misunderstandings......Page 82
7 Transition and transformation......Page 98
8 Modernity and political liberalism......Page 106
9 Chaos and anarchy in Russian society......Page 123
10 What is the ‘Russian challenge’ for Western liberal thought?......Page 139
11 Conclusion......Page 151
Notes......Page 166
References......Page 168
Index......Page 178