Public Debate in Russia: Matters of Dis Order - Couverture souple

 
9781474428514: Public Debate in Russia: Matters of Dis Order

Synopsis

Can we trace attempts taken in Russian history to overcome the inability to speak publicly? How do different social groups in modern Russia cope with situations when they have to participate in a public discussion and arrive at a compromise? What historic, sociological, linguistic, and psychological reasons underlie intolerance towards different opinions? Can this situation be changed?

Bringing together an international team of leading historians, sociolinguists and sociologists in this field, this volume explores these questions from different methodological perspectives, using various sets of data and examining the different domains of private, public and official discourses. Offering detailed case studies of the past and present communicative successes and failures in various social groups, the book explores why Russian society is unable to reach a consensus through dialogue.

The first book to offer a detailed exploration of the condition of public debate in Russia, this pioneering volume presents a truly interdisciplinary perspective on Russian language and society making it essential reading for advanced students and specialist in the fields of Slavic Studies, Cultural Studies, Sociolinguistics and Russian history, politics and sociology.

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À propos de l'auteur

Nikolai Vakhtin is University Professor of Arctic Social Studies at the European University, St Petersburg. Boris Firsov is Researcher Emeritus at the European University, St Petersburg.

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9781474411684: Public Debate in Russia: Matters of Disorder

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  1474411681 ISBN 13 :  9781474411684
Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2016
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