Russian democracy and social capital
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3086930 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas M Nichols (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 629-642 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Science Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0539-0184 • E-ISSN: 1461-7412 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/053901896035004003 |
| OpenAlex | W1982370953 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 20 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article argues that the most significant problem facing Russian democratic consolidation is a lack of social capital, the values and relationships based on trust that undergird stable democracy. This lack is a direct result of policies executed in the Soviet period that were designed specifically to suppress those relationships. This represents a novel approach (there have been to date no applications of the concept of social capital to the Russian case) that is intended to move discussion about Russian democracy towards a fundamental re-examination of the social environment in which Russian democratic consolidation is occurring
Democracy · Democratic consolidation · Democratization · Economic system · Economics · Geography · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social capital · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Social Capital and Networks · Accounting
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| Unique citing works | 20 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,67 |
| Citation span | 1996 - 2017 (22) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |