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Managing Collective Action: Government-Sponsored Community Initiatives in Russia

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  • Leonid Polishchuk
  • Alexander Rubin
  • Igor Shagalov

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Russian authorities have been increasingly willing to facilitate apolitical collective action to deal with day-to-day problems. A case in point is community self-organisation, known as ‘territorial self-management’ (TSM), supported by local administrations through cost-sharing and other means. We use a unique dataset on TSM in the city of Kirov to study the causes and consequences of this phenomenon. TSM accommodates a mix of cultural traits in a given society, combining social capital and awareness of public problems with a scepticism about political participation and a preference for government patronage. TSM increases approval of local government in the supported communities but can also spark broader collective action that restores the agency relation between society and government.

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  • Leonid Polishchuk & Alexander Rubin & Igor Shagalov, 2021. "Managing Collective Action: Government-Sponsored Community Initiatives in Russia," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 73(6), pages 1176-1209, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:73:y:2021:i:6:p:1176-1209
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2021.1935466
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