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State-society relations in contemporary Russia: New forms of political and social contention
Much existing analysis of Russian stateâsociety relations focuses on public, active forms of contention such as the âoppositionâ and protest movements. There is need for a more holistic perspective which adds study of a range of overt, âco-optedâ, and hidden forms of interaction to this focus on public contention. A theoretical and empirical basis for understanding stateâsociety relations in today's Russia involves broadening the concept of âcontentious politicsâ to include models of âconsentfulâ as well as âdissentfulâ contention. A diffused model of contentious politics can situate claim-making along the axes of consentful and dissentful motivations, and compliant and contentious behaviours