Mikhail Maslovskiy
Biographic Data
| ID | 300582 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mikhail Maslovskiy |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mikhail |
| FAMILY NAME | Maslovskiy |
| SIGNATURE | MASLOVSKIY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Institute of Sociology |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1323-0935 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Civilizational Analysis, Theories of Multiple Modernities and the Models of Globalization
In world sociology there are currently several versions of the theory of multiple modernities. One of them draws on S. Eisenstadt’s civilizational analysis which highlights the socio-cultural foundations of various types of a modern society. In addition, theories of alternative, entangled and successive modernities are presented in the works of J. Arnason, G. Therborn and P. Wagner. The article presents an analytical review of these theories. The…
Civilizational Analysis in Historical Sociology and Explanations of the “Soviet Collapse”
The article deals with attempts to explain the collapse of the Soviet version of modernity –and the disintegration of the USSR—in (post)-Sovietology and historical sociology. It is argued that (post)-Sovietological studies were often characterized by a certain degree of ideological bias. In these studies, the example of “Soviet collapse” was generally used for a confirmation of earlier approaches to Soviet history. At the same time, they mostly f…
Analyzing the “Entanglement” of the Soviet and Chinese Models of Alternative Modernity in J. Arnason’s Historical Sociology
This article examines approaches towards analyzing the “entanglement” of modern societies in sociological and historical literature. Differences between G. Therborn’s and J. Arnason’s approaches are highlighted and Arnason’s perspective on “alternative” communist modernity is discussed. The interaction of the USSR and China represents an example of entanglement of alternative modernities. As Arnason demonstrates, in the 1920’s the Soviet model of…
[Rev.] Ionin L.G. The Drama of Max Weber’s Life. Moscow
This is a review of Leonid G. Ionin’s book devoted to Max Weber’s life and work. The book presents certain facts from Weber’s biography that are not widely known to the Russian audience. The author of the book focuses on Weber’s relationships with the people surrounding him. Aside from that, the author analyzes some elements of Weberian sociology while defining the influence of Protestant ethic on modern capitalism, as well as rationalization the…
[Rev.] Arnason J. The Labyrinth of Modernity
The main subject matter of Johann Arnason’s book is multiple modernities. The author discusses various theoretical approaches towards modern societies and offers an original conceptualization of historical processes. He analyzes patterns of modernity in the fields of economy, politics and culture, as well as sequences of various modernity types. Particular attention is devoted to social transformations in the Eurasian region. Arnason carefully ex…
Max Weber’s Analysis of Plebiscitary Leadership and the Debate on Multiple Modernities
The article considers Max Weber’s model of plebiscitary leadership and historical examples of plebiscitary democracy. It is argued that there is no clear distinction between plebiscitary democracy and dictatorship inWeber’s writings. As Stefan Breuer demonstrates, such a distinction allows us to broaden the application of Weberian concepts. Plebiscitary elements can be seen in the political life of non-Western states, which have been discussed fr…
The soviet version of modernity and its historical legacy
The article considers some approaches to the analysis of post-communist transformations in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe. In the studies of social-political changes in post-communist societies, there is a new turn towards the analysis of long-term historical processes and the cultural context of contemporary social transformations. The authors emphasize that the ‘new historicism’ in the studies of post-communist transformations follows th…
The Soviet Version of Modernity
The article discusses several approaches to the study of Soviet society drawing on Max Weber’s theoretical models or following a broadly-understood Weberian tradition in historical sociology. Weberian perspectives have been used for the analysis of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and its aftermath. The early Bolshevik Party has been characterized as a community of “ideological virtuosi” while its further development has been described either as “i…
Russia against Europe
This article argues that combining elements of the sociological theories of Johann Arnason and Peter Wagner can contribute to an understanding of the causes of the ‘new Cold War’ on the European continent. Comparisons of today’s confrontation between Russia and the West with the original Cold War are largely misleading since the Soviet model of modernity represented a radical alternative to its liberal western version. Unlike the original Cold Wa…
Multiple Cultural Encounters of Urban Youth in Russia's Muslim Regions
The article presents the results of studies of urban youth culture in two Russia’s predominantly Muslim regions. Gerard Delanty’s theory of cultural encounters and the cultural scene approach form the theoretical base of the work. Its empirical base is the research project entitled ‘Fields of positive interethnic interactions and youth cultural scenes in the Russian cities’. Fields of interactions are regarded as contact zones where some combinat…
The Conceptualization of European Modernity in Gerard Delanty’s Sociology
In the article, Gerard Delanty’s sociology is analyzed in the context of the development of contemporary social theory and historical sociology. Delanty considers European history in the context of inter-civilizational encounters with the legacies of Antiquity and several religious traditions. He discusses the rise of the European nation-states and, at the same time, the growth of cosmopolitan traits which became more conspicuous by the end of th…
Brazil, Russia, and the Multiple Modernities Paradigm
Boris N. Mironov
Book review: Boris N. Mironov: Istoricheskaia sotsiologiia Rossii. Sankt-Peterburg: Intersocis, 2009, 536 pp
The Imperial Dimension of Russian Modernisation
The essay discusses the multiple modernities approach in historical sociology and its relevance for the study of Russian modernisation. From this perspective the imperial dimension of Russian modernisation has been emphasised by Johann Arnason who analyses the modernisation process in pre-revolutionary Russia and the imperial aspect of the Soviet model of modernity. It is argued in the essay that the multiple modernities approach can also be appl…
Social and Cultural Obstacles to Russian Modernisation
The analytical Levada Centre has rightly received the reputation as a very reliable source of information on Russia's public opinion. References to the data of surveys conducted by the Centre are c
The Imperial Dimension of Russian Modernisation
The essay discusses the multiple modernities approach in historical sociology and its relevance for the study of Russian modernisation. From this perspective the imperial dimension of Russian modernisation has been emphasised by Johann Arnason who analyses the modernisation process in pre-revolutionary Russia and the imperial aspect of the Soviet model of modernity. It is argued in the essay that the multiple modernities approach can also be appl…
Social and Cultural Obstacles to Russian Modernisation
The analytical Levada Centre has rightly received the reputation as a very reliable source of information on Russia's public opinion. References to the data of surveys conducted by the Centre are c
Civilizational Analysis, Theories of Multiple Modernities and the Models of Globalization
In world sociology there are currently several versions of the theory of multiple modernities. One of them draws on S. Eisenstadt’s civilizational analysis which highlights the socio-cultural foundations of various types of a modern society. In addition, theories of alternative, entangled and successive modernities are presented in the works of J. Arnason, G. Therborn and P. Wagner. The article presents an analytical review of these theories. The…
The Soviet Version of Modernity
The article discusses several approaches to the study of Soviet society drawing on Max Weber’s theoretical models or following a broadly-understood Weberian tradition in historical sociology. Weberian perspectives have been used for the analysis of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and its aftermath. The early Bolshevik Party has been characterized as a community of “ideological virtuosi” while its further development has been described either as “i…
The Conceptualization of European Modernity in Gerard Delanty’s Sociology
In the article, Gerard Delanty’s sociology is analyzed in the context of the development of contemporary social theory and historical sociology. Delanty considers European history in the context of inter-civilizational encounters with the legacies of Antiquity and several religious traditions. He discusses the rise of the European nation-states and, at the same time, the growth of cosmopolitan traits which became more conspicuous by the end of th…
Social and Cultural Obstacles to Russian Modernisation
The analytical Levada Centre has rightly received the reputation as a very reliable source of information on Russia's public opinion. References to the data of surveys conducted by the Centre are c
The Imperial Dimension of Russian Modernisation
The essay discusses the multiple modernities approach in historical sociology and its relevance for the study of Russian modernisation. From this perspective the imperial dimension of Russian modernisation has been emphasised by Johann Arnason who analyses the modernisation process in pre-revolutionary Russia and the imperial aspect of the Soviet model of modernity. It is argued in the essay that the multiple modernities approach can also be appl…
The Conceptualization of European Modernity in Gerard Delanty’s Sociology
In the article, Gerard Delanty’s sociology is analyzed in the context of the development of contemporary social theory and historical sociology. Delanty considers European history in the context of inter-civilizational encounters with the legacies of Antiquity and several religious traditions. He discusses the rise of the European nation-states and, at the same time, the growth of cosmopolitan traits which became more conspicuous by the end of th…
Brazil, Russia, and the Multiple Modernities Paradigm
Boris N. Mironov
Book review: Boris N. Mironov: Istoricheskaia sotsiologiia Rossii. Sankt-Peterburg: Intersocis, 2009, 536 pp
Multiple Cultural Encounters of Urban Youth in Russia's Muslim Regions
The article presents the results of studies of urban youth culture in two Russia’s predominantly Muslim regions. Gerard Delanty’s theory of cultural encounters and the cultural scene approach form the theoretical base of the work. Its empirical base is the research project entitled ‘Fields of positive interethnic interactions and youth cultural scenes in the Russian cities’. Fields of interactions are regarded as contact zones where some combinat…
The Soviet Version of Modernity
The article discusses several approaches to the study of Soviet society drawing on Max Weber’s theoretical models or following a broadly-understood Weberian tradition in historical sociology. Weberian perspectives have been used for the analysis of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and its aftermath. The early Bolshevik Party has been characterized as a community of “ideological virtuosi” while its further development has been described either as “i…
Russia against Europe
This article argues that combining elements of the sociological theories of Johann Arnason and Peter Wagner can contribute to an understanding of the causes of the ‘new Cold War’ on the European continent. Comparisons of today’s confrontation between Russia and the West with the original Cold War are largely misleading since the Soviet model of modernity represented a radical alternative to its liberal western version. Unlike the original Cold Wa…
Max Weber’s Analysis of Plebiscitary Leadership and the Debate on Multiple Modernities
The article considers Max Weber’s model of plebiscitary leadership and historical examples of plebiscitary democracy. It is argued that there is no clear distinction between plebiscitary democracy and dictatorship inWeber’s writings. As Stefan Breuer demonstrates, such a distinction allows us to broaden the application of Weberian concepts. Plebiscitary elements can be seen in the political life of non-Western states, which have been discussed fr…
The soviet version of modernity and its historical legacy
The article considers some approaches to the analysis of post-communist transformations in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe. In the studies of social-political changes in post-communist societies, there is a new turn towards the analysis of long-term historical processes and the cultural context of contemporary social transformations. The authors emphasize that the ‘new historicism’ in the studies of post-communist transformations follows th…
[Rev.] Arnason J. The Labyrinth of Modernity
The main subject matter of Johann Arnason’s book is multiple modernities. The author discusses various theoretical approaches towards modern societies and offers an original conceptualization of historical processes. He analyzes patterns of modernity in the fields of economy, politics and culture, as well as sequences of various modernity types. Particular attention is devoted to social transformations in the Eurasian region. Arnason carefully ex…
[Rev.] Ionin L.G. The Drama of Max Weber’s Life. Moscow
This is a review of Leonid G. Ionin’s book devoted to Max Weber’s life and work. The book presents certain facts from Weber’s biography that are not widely known to the Russian audience. The author of the book focuses on Weber’s relationships with the people surrounding him. Aside from that, the author analyzes some elements of Weberian sociology while defining the influence of Protestant ethic on modern capitalism, as well as rationalization the…
Analyzing the “Entanglement” of the Soviet and Chinese Models of Alternative Modernity in J. Arnason’s Historical Sociology
This article examines approaches towards analyzing the “entanglement” of modern societies in sociological and historical literature. Differences between G. Therborn’s and J. Arnason’s approaches are highlighted and Arnason’s perspective on “alternative” communist modernity is discussed. The interaction of the USSR and China represents an example of entanglement of alternative modernities. As Arnason demonstrates, in the 1920’s the Soviet model of…
Civilizational Analysis in Historical Sociology and Explanations of the “Soviet Collapse”
The article deals with attempts to explain the collapse of the Soviet version of modernity –and the disintegration of the USSR—in (post)-Sovietology and historical sociology. It is argued that (post)-Sovietological studies were often characterized by a certain degree of ideological bias. In these studies, the example of “Soviet collapse” was generally used for a confirmation of earlier approaches to Soviet history. At the same time, they mostly f…
Civilizational Analysis, Theories of Multiple Modernities and the Models of Globalization
In world sociology there are currently several versions of the theory of multiple modernities. One of them draws on S. Eisenstadt’s civilizational analysis which highlights the socio-cultural foundations of various types of a modern society. In addition, theories of alternative, entangled and successive modernities are presented in the works of J. Arnason, G. Therborn and P. Wagner. The article presents an analytical review of these theories. The…
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