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Rise and fall: social science in Russia before and after the war

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  • Margarita Zavadskaya
  • Theodore Gerber

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In this essay, we first briefly recount the post-Soviet history of social science in Russia, with particular attention to the role of international collaborations in spurring its growth, and we review the accelerating attacks on university autonomy and international collaborations that preceded Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine in February 2022. Then we consider developments since the February 2022 invasion that, in our view, signal the demise of academic freedom. We consider how Russia-based social scientists have negotiated the mounting challenges to the practice of their craft. We draw on interviews with Russian and American social scientists involved in international collaborations conducted in summer 2021 and interviews with Russian social scientists carried out in spring and summer 2022, as well as scholarly and journalistic accounts of developments within Russian universities and research institutes.

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  • Margarita Zavadskaya & Theodore Gerber, 2023. "Rise and fall: social science in Russia before and after the war," Post-Soviet Affairs, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 39(1-2), pages 108-120, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpsaxx:v:39:y:2023:i:1-2:p:108-120
    DOI: 10.1080/1060586X.2022.2164450
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