New Conservatives in Russia and East Central Europe

Cover
Half Title
Book Title
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Contents
Illustrations
	Figures
	Tables
Contributors
	Editors
	Contributors
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction: toward a new illiberal conservatism in Russia and East Central Europe
	The return of conservatism
	Explanations for the rise of illiberalism
	Defining conservatism
	Chapter synopsis
	Notes
	References
Part I
	Genealogies
		2 Russia’s conservative counter-movement: genesis, actors, and core concepts
			Introduction
			From communism to conservatism: the production of a new meta-frame
			A regrouping of the Russian conservatives
			Core concepts in the new Russian conservatism
			Conclusions
			Notes
			References
		3 The universal and the particular in Russian conservatism
			Introduction
			Conservatism’s binary nature
			The Russian case
			Universalism in Russian conservatism
			Particularism in Russian conservatism
			Reconciling the universal and the particular
			Conclusion
			References
		4 Against “post-communism: the conservative dawn in Hungary
			Introduction
			Interpreting the Orbán project: the role of ideational foundations
			A conservative network of knowledge
			Conclusions
			Notes
			References
		5 New conservatism in Poland: the discourse coalition around Law and Justice
			Introduction
			Development of conservatism as an alternative to liberalism and social democracy
			The conservative discourse
			Conservatism and the rise of Law and Justice
			Conservatism and the post-2015 “good change”
			Conclusion
			Notes
			References
		6 The national conservative parties in Poland and Hungary and their core supporters compared: values and socio-structural background
			Introduction
			The political turn in Hungary and Poland
			Why did Fidesz and PiS succeed?
			The socio-economic background of supporters for PiS and Fidesz in comparison
			Values and attitudes of the neo-conservative parties’ supporters
			Committed party supporters as the core?
			How similar are PiS and Fidesz?
			Outlook
			Notes
			References
		7 “Conservative modernization” and the rise of Law and Justice in Poland
			Introduction
			The self-definitionof the PiS government and its political roots
			The “conservative modernization” strategy: genesis and main ideas
			The PiS government approach to socio-economic policy
			The fundamental controversy over the “conservative modernization” strategy
			Concluding remarks
			Notes
			References
Part II
	Translations
		8 The limits of conservative influence on economic policy in Russia
			Introduction
			Theory: instrumental value of conservatism for authoritarian regimes
			The political conservatism of the Russian government haslimited the choice of economic policies
			State–business relations limit business opportunities to influence politics
			Economic centralization has limited the influence of regions
			Alternative economic models of conservative modernization
			“Liberal” economics and conservative politics
			Liberals after the Crimea annexation
			“More state control” alternatives
			Conclusion
			Notes
			References
		9 The “Budapest–Warsaw Express”: conservatism and the diffusion of economic policies in Poland and Hungary
			Introduction
			Hungary as the avant-garde of heterodox economic policies in ECE
			The 2015 turn in Polish politics and the search for a new policy model
			Conclusion
			References
		10 Gender in the resurgent Polish conservatism
			Introduction
			Women’s rights and reproductive health under the PiS government since 2015
			Gender issues in a longer perspective
			Conclusion
			Notes
			References
		11 “Traditional values” unleashed: the ultraconservative influence on Russian family policy
			Introduction
			Forging the ultraconservative coalition
			The ultraconservative agenda
			Translation into politics: successes and limits
			Conclusion
			Notes
			References
		12 Religious conservatism in post-Soviet Russia and its relation to politics: empirical findings from ethnographic fieldwork
			Introduction
			Traditional moral values
			Religious conservatism and the re-emergence of Cossack groups
			Celebration of the end of the “Great Patriotic War” in Vladimir
			The “Day of Mercy” at the Orthodox High School in Vladimir
			Conclusion
			Notes
			References
		13 Ready for diffusion?: Russia’s “cultural turn” and the post-Soviet space
			Introduction
			Diffusion of moral conservatism
			Moral conservatism in the post-Soviet space
			Politicization of moral conservatism
			Russia’s urgent need for power consolidation
			Russia as a sender of moral conservatism?
			Diffusion in Kyrgyzstan
			Diffusion in Kazakhstan
			Conclusion
			Notes
			References
		14 The emergence and propagation of new conservatism in post-communist countries: systematization and outlook
			Introduction
			Conservative counter-movement Similarities and differences
			“Authoritarian diffusion” and Trojan horses? The international orientation of new conservatives
			A differing relationship between ideologists and state power
			Notes
			References
Index