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Maslovskiy, M., Maslovskaya, E. (2024). Western Historical Sociology, International Relations and the Studies of Russian Civilizational Politics. In: Bolgov, R., et al. Proceedings of Topical Issues in International Political Geography (TIPG 2022). TIPG 2022. Springer Geography. Springer, Cham. https: ...



Maslovskiy, M., Maslovskaya, E. (2024). Western Historical Sociology, International Relations and the Studies of Russian Civilizational Politics. In: Bolgov, R., et al. Proceedings of Topical Issues in International Political Geography (TIPG 2022). TIPG 2022. Springer Geography. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50407-5_13
ISBN 978-3-031-50406-8
DOI 10.1007/978-3-031-50407-5_13

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Abstract

The paper discusses the concept of civilization in historical sociology and new perspectives on civilizational politics in the field of international relations. Contemporary civilizational analysis as a paradigm of historical sociology devotes considerable attention to civilizational legacies in today’s world. At the same time the research program of civilizational politics in IR regards civilizations as discursive constructs and focuses on the ways in which political imaginaries become institutionalized. Apparently, these perspectives can be seen as complementary. However, current discussions of civilizational politics are mostly characterized by selective appropriation of insights from the new perspectives in IR and general neglect of the contributions of historical sociology. In particular, studies of Russian civilizational politics mostly draw on the constructivist approach and focus on ideological discourses. The paper evaluates recent research on civilizational aspects of Russian politics and stresses the need to reconsider this issue taking into account the contribution of civilizational analysis in historical sociology.

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