Non-systemic Opposition in Modern Russia: Features of Formation and Strategies of Political Activity
https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2021-11-1-14-19
Abstract
The article is devoted to the specifics of the formation of non-systemic opposition at the beginning of the 21st century. In this study’s framework, we understood non-systemic opposition as a non-structured conglomerate of political actors outside or on the periphery of the legal field and advocate both a radical change in the current political course institutional changes the Russian political system. We indicated that from 2000 to 2020, Russian non-systemic opposition had three stages of transformation. The recent rise of the non-systemic movement started in 2017–2018 and was determined by the electoral cycle and the pension reform. We also noted that non-system actors do not have a distinct strategy of behavior. But we can outline three “proto-strategies”: boycott, situational integration and aggressive.
Keywords
non-systemic opposition,
political system,
political transformations,
protest,
boycott strategy,
“rational integration” strategy,
aggressive counteraction strategy
Supporting agencies: The article was prepared based on the results of research carried out at the expense of budgetary funds on the state order to the Financial University “The quality of life of the population as a factor of national security and a tool for achieving the goals of sustainable development of the Russian Federation” (applied research work NIR-43).
About the Authors
P. S. Seleznev
Financial University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Pavel S. Seleznev — Dr. Sci. (Political Sciences), Associate Professor, Professor at the Department of Political Sciences, the First Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Mass Communications,
Moscow.
M. L. Chelnokova
Financial University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maria L. Chelnokova — educational psychologist at Lyceum,
Moscow.
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Seleznev P.S., Chelnokova M.L. Non-systemic Opposition in Modern Russia: Features of Formation and Strategies of Political Activity. Humanities and Social Sciences. Bulletin of the Financial University. 2021;11(1):14-19. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.26794/2226-7867-2021-11-1-14-19
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