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Siberian regional identity
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Anisimova, Alla Echevskaya, Olga |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | The rise of regional self-consciousness in Siberia in recent years is manifested through increasingly active efforts of people living in Siberia to claim their interests in the federal center (Moscow) and the rise of regional activism that takes different forms – from local ecological movements to grassroots political activism that combine the regional Siberian agenda and local activities. This chapter, based on empirical research conducted in three Siberian cities, discusses the spatial, cultural, and socio-economic premises of Siberian identity formation. It then analyzes the forms of its realization: solidarity, political claims, and grassroots development of civic nationhood.This chapter analyzes the mechanisms of Siberian regional identity formation, and discusses the context and means of its enactment based on an "actionist" approach to the study of social identity. It considers spatial, cultural, historical, and socio-economic premises, and analyzes manifestations of Siberian identity in the form of political action and local solidarities. Empirical evidence obtained in the course of our research suggests that Siberian identity is continually shaped and realized when individuals interact with their social ambience. There are two distinctive ideologies framing Siberian identity at the political level: "cultural traditionalism" and "real federalism." Even though Siberian identity is not directly engaged in the rhetoric of local activists, their activities contribute to grassroots enactments of civic nationhood in Siberia. The situation with "real federalism" is different: broadly speaking, Siberians recognize current socio-economic problems caused by the fundamental inequality in center-region relations. Book Name: Russia's Regional Identities |
| Related Links | https://content.taylorfrancis.com/books/download?dac=C2015-0-77912-1&isbn=9781315513331&format=googlePreviewPdf |
| Ending Page | 205 |
| Page Count | 17 |
| Starting Page | 189 |
| DOI | 10.4324/9781315513331-9 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2018-01-17 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Russia's Regional Identities Cultural Studies Local Federalism Grassroots Civic Enactments Siberian Regional Identity |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
