Our purpose in this article is to determine the degree to which the cultural requisites to
democracy are present in the contemporary political culture of the USSR. We focus on …

'... erudite, thought-provoking and well-written.'Archie Brown, Professor of Politics, Oxford
University. The return to prominence of the concept of political culture offers an opportunity …

How could the West have better prepared for the fall of communism and gained a clearer
picture of Russia's new political landscape? By cultivating an awareness, Nicolai Petro …

Research on Eastern European attitudes toward democracy has not comprehensively
examined the economic, social, and political origins of support for and satisfaction with …

In recent years, several prominent scholars have attempted to reinvigorate political-culture
theory and defend it from the challenge that rational-choice theory poses. Yet the primary …

The present research paper develops its theme with a special focus on Bihar State
Assembly elections analysis. It concentrates on the social groups' electoral pattern and …

A momentous debate has been unfolding in China over the last fifteen years, only
intermittently in public view, concerning the merits of socialism as a philosophy of social …

The Political Culture of Russian Democrats examines the origins and development of the
world view of those who call themselves' democrats' in Russian in the last years of the …

Through an insightful comparison of effective protest in San Francisco and ineffective protest
in Washington, DC, Stephen McGovern examines how citizens-even those lacking financial …

Politics in Russia and Ukraine continues to show signs of persistent instability and turmoil.
While it is certainly true that democratization has proceeded further than any might have …