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Xenophobia on the rise? Temporal and regional trends in xenophobic attitudes in Russia
Comparative Politics. 2018. Vol. 50. No. 3. P. 381–394.
Chapman H., Marquardt K., Herrera Y.
In this article we consider the trajectory of xenophobia in Russia since the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Using survey data from 1996, 2004, and 2012, we examine Russians' negative attitudes toward seven outgroups over time. We also statistically analyze the degree to which correlates of xenophobia have changed between 1996 and 2012. We find that Muscovites have become more xenophobic toward many groups over time relative to residents of other regions. This change is particularly striking in comparison to 1996, when Muscovites were generally less xenophobic than residents of other regions. Finally, we find that a strong lack of confidence in Russian President Putin is associated with higher levels of xenophobia across time, complicating the perceived link between the Russian government and xenophobic sentiment.
Клещенко Л. Л., PolitBook 2024 № 3 С. 22–38
The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of age as a political symbol and its use in contemporary Russian politics. The theoretical and methodological basis of the research includes the concepts of symbolic politics and a constructivist understanding of age. The study was conducted using survey methods – a semi-structured interview. A ...
Added: September 22, 2024
Терещенко Д. С., Пространственная экономика 2024 Т. 20 № 1 С. 125–143
This study analyzes the interregional effects of innovation in Russia. The hypothesis of the presence of interregional effects is tested by combining the methods of spatial econometrics and Bayesian approach. Using panel data on Russian regions for the period from 2000 to 2021, the author calculates posterior probabilities for a set of spatial regression models ...
Added: August 28, 2024
Якимова О. А., Сибирский социум 2020 Т. 4 № 4 С. 22–40
Over the last decades, scholars have reported a high level of xenophobia in Russia, which persists and spreads amidst all strata of the population. This shows the significance of the migration issue in the country and its topicality in the public discourse. However, the explanatory models used to analyze the perception of immigrants in Western ...
Added: April 17, 2024
Iakimova O., Changing Societies and Personalities 2018 Vol. 2 No. 1 P. 17–31
In the last few decades xenophobic and extreme right-wing political movements have become increasingly strong electoral forces in many European countries. The Nordic countries have long been viewed as among the most tolerant countries in the world, with exemplary protection of minorities. Nevertheless, in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Finland, xenophobic parties also moved into first ...
Added: April 17, 2024
Gorelskiy I., Сравнительная политика 2022 Т. 13 № 3 С. 53–73
This article endeavors to construct a composite indicator designed to facilitate the comparative assessment of institutional capacities across diverse political systems. The focal point of analysis resides within the domain of state capacity, a pivotal determinant for a myriad of inquiries that seek to evaluate the efficacy of public policy implementation across varying spheres. The ...
Added: January 23, 2024
Kramarenko A., Постсоветский материк 2023 № 1 (37) С. 4–23
The work is focused on the study of the trust of immigrants from the post-communist CIS countries to Russian political institutions. Its first part analyzes immigration to Russia and trust in political institutions in Russian society. The author comes to the following conclusions: firstly, the main share of immigrants comes from the countries of the ...
Added: September 28, 2023
Han Q., Zheng B., Leander N. P. et al., Social Psychological and Personality Science 2023 Vol. 14 No. 7 P. 796–807
Xenophobia and anti-immigrant attacks rose during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet this may not be solely due to the disease
threat. According to theories of frustration and scapegoating, situational obstructions and deprivation can motivate prejudice
against outgroups. Using a global natural quasi-experimental design, this study tests whether the restrictiveness of national lockdowns can explain higher individual-level perceptions of ...
Added: August 12, 2023
Ilia Baskakov, Glaser M., Krivushin I. et al., Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.
This book analyses the presidentialization of parties in three countries of the post-Soviet space - Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan - and the role of this phenomenon in their recent political history. The concept of presidentialization of politics means that parties tend to adjust by becoming ‘presidentialised’ in the sense that parties delegate their leaders-as- Presidents ...
Added: April 13, 2023
Balandin Y., Вестник Пермского университета. Серия: Политология 2022 Т. 16 № 4 С. 73–84
The return of direct gubernatorial elections in 2012 did not lead to an increase in the autonomy of regional heads - on the contrary, the federal center only strengthened control over the staffing of regional executive power. Moreover, the rotation is only growing despite the positive dynamics of «United Russia» representa-tion and support in the ...
Added: December 27, 2022
Bordachev T., Russia in Global Affairs 2022 Vol. 20 No. 2 P. 38–53
What is the role of diplomacy in the crucial moments of international politics? As a rule, diplomacy gives way to the individual ability of leaders to objectively assess the balance of power and make decisions on the basis of such assessments. Filled with nostalgia, we look at the 19th century or the second half of ...
Added: October 31, 2022
Yenikeyeff S., Osteuropa Zeitschrift für Gegenwartsfragen des Ostens 2012 No. 6-8 P. 163–178
Added: October 13, 2022
Yenikeyeff S., Oxford: Oxford Institute for Energy Studies, 2011.
Dr Shamil Yenikeyeff analyses the reasons for the collapse of BP’s Arctic partnership with the Russian state company Rosneft. He argues that the BP–Rosneft deal was inauspicious even before it was signed due to the history of the Kremlin’s reluctance to back BP plc in its often uneasy relations with the AAR consortium – BP’s ...
Added: October 13, 2022
Gurinskaya A., Nalla M., Полякова Е. Ю., European Journal of Criminology 2022 P. 1–36
In this study, we examine Russian millennials’ attitudes toward migrants—an estimated 10 million legal and four million illegal migrants, who work in construction, service, and retail industries. More specifically, we examine the influence of various factors such as perceived fear of migrant crime, economic, and cultural competition on explaining xenophobia measured by social distance and ...
Added: July 26, 2022
Sokolov B., Zavadskaya M., Chmel K., Политическая наука 2022 № 2 С. 122–143
How the COVID-19 pandemic affected the attitudes of Russians towards political institutions? The aggregate data of public opinion polls suggest that, according to various available indicators, the level of political support in Russia has slightly dropped, compared to the pre-pandemic period. Yet, this kind of data does not allow one to infer what aspects of ...
Added: June 22, 2022
Andrey Shcherbak, East European Politics 2023 Vol. 39 No. 2 P. 194–219
Russian politics is often described as having taken a “conservative turn” since the start of Putin’s third term. This refers to the rise in the political influence of the Russian Orthodox Church, the ideological shift to traditional values, and the growth of authoritarianism. This study aims to explore ordinary Russians’ commitment to this conservatism using ...
Added: June 6, 2022
Shkel S., Scherbak A. N., Tkacheva T., Социологическое обозрение 2022 Т. 21 № 1 С. 38–70
An invariable characteristic of the Russian elections in the post-Soviet period is the relatively high turnout and electoral support of incumbents, which are demonstrated by many of the ethnic republics. The article is devoted to the study of the reasons for the relationship between the ethnic factor and the reproduction of political loyalty. Unlike most ...
Added: March 28, 2022
Scherbak A. N., Ukhvatova M., Problems of Post-Communism 2022 Vol. 69 No. 1 P. 58–70
The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have paused the alliance of the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church. When the government announced lockdown measures and demanded that all churches cease services with the public, not all priests agreed to comply. The church-state crisis manifested in two divisions: between the Church and the state, between pragmatists and ...
Added: February 9, 2022
Semenov A., European Political Science 2021 Vol. 20 P. 580–591
How did Vladimir Putin manage to turn the vociferous political opposition of the 1990s in Russia into a mere statist? I argue that among the wide array of instruments mastered by Putin’s regime, the control over the organisational environment stands apart. By regulating the formation and maintenance of the political organisations, the regime was able ...
Added: February 3, 2022
Marquardt K., British Journal of Political Science 2022 Vol. 52 No. 4 P. 1831–1851
Scholars often use language to proxy ethnic identity in studies of conflict and separatism. This conflation of language and ethnicity is misleading: language can cut across ethnic divides and itself has a strong link to identity and social mobility. Language can therefore influence political preferences independently of ethnicity. Results from an original survey of two ...
Added: December 27, 2021
Pain E. A., Koinon 2021 Т. 2 № 1 С. 61–80
In the article, the author uses the metaphor of the "pendulum" to explore the state antisemitism of the Stalinist period as a model of Soviet national policy, whose direction was subject to constant and radical changes by virtue of the unprecedented opportunities for subjectivism and political arbitrariness in public administration. The author tests his hypothesis ...
Added: September 17, 2021
Gilev A., Dimke D., Europe-Asia Studies 2021 Vol. 73 No. 6 P. 1060–1079
How does centralisation affect public goods provision in Russian municipalities? Drawing on the evidence
from 68 interviews with municipal elites in four Russian regions, we demonstrate that, first, centralisation
through excessive regulation encourages the provision of a higher quantity of public goods but does not
encourage their quality. Short time horizons and haste lower the quality of goods ...
Added: August 18, 2021
Marquardt K., Pemstein D., POLITICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH AND METHODS 2021 P. 1–10
Models for converting expert-coded data to estimates of latent concepts assume different data-generating processes (DGPs). In this paper, we simulate ecologically valid data according to different assumptions, and examine the degree to which common methods for aggregating expert-coded data (1) recover true values and (2) construct appropriate coverage intervals. We find that the mean and ...
Added: July 15, 2021