Reasons for the (Un)Successful Solidarity of Civil Society in Russia: Professionalism Without Altruism
<p>The article provides a comparative analysis of the results of two case studies in public organizations in Russia, conducted by the authors from 2010 to 2020. It is argued that two forms of civic solidarization coexist in Russian society: moral and professional. Both are oriented towards sol...
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Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied Sociology
2023-12-01
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| author | Svetlana Sergeevna Yaroshenko Tatyana Stepanovna Lytkina |
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| description | <p>The article provides a comparative analysis of the results of two case studies in public organizations in Russia, conducted by the authors from 2010 to 2020. It is argued that two forms of civic solidarization coexist in Russian society: moral and professional. Both are oriented towards solving social problems caused by the reproduction of poverty. Both were created in the form of civic initiatives oriented to help others in difficult life situations. However, along with professionalization comes a shift in emphasis from helping others to personal achievement, and the boundaries between professionals and those in need of help are created. Helping others turns out to be non-functional in a market society, but it is in demand among the poor, who are interested in overcoming structures of inequality through mutual aid and co-operation. Moral solidarity, although self-sufficient, is not supported by neoliberal ideology and the state also. Professional solidarity is consistent with the market logic, but it is created at a distance from both the state and social organizations with other values. As a result, closed solidarity communities are formed, limited in their influence.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-29cbafaa1bd54677aa4feb38d44e04c92024-02-06T07:39:52ZengRussian Academy of Sciences, Federal Center of Theoretical and Applied SociologyИнтеракция. Интервью. Интерпретация2307-20752687-04012023-12-01154759610.19181/inter.2023.15.4.45995Reasons for the (Un)Successful Solidarity of Civil Society in Russia: Professionalism Without AltruismSvetlana Sergeevna Yaroshenko0Tatyana Stepanovna Lytkina1RussiaRussia<p>The article provides a comparative analysis of the results of two case studies in public organizations in Russia, conducted by the authors from 2010 to 2020. It is argued that two forms of civic solidarization coexist in Russian society: moral and professional. Both are oriented towards solving social problems caused by the reproduction of poverty. Both were created in the form of civic initiatives oriented to help others in difficult life situations. However, along with professionalization comes a shift in emphasis from helping others to personal achievement, and the boundaries between professionals and those in need of help are created. Helping others turns out to be non-functional in a market society, but it is in demand among the poor, who are interested in overcoming structures of inequality through mutual aid and co-operation. Moral solidarity, although self-sufficient, is not supported by neoliberal ideology and the state also. Professional solidarity is consistent with the market logic, but it is created at a distance from both the state and social organizations with other values. As a result, closed solidarity communities are formed, limited in their influence.</p>https://www.inter-fnisc.ru/index.php/inter/article/view/5995/5822civic solidarizationmoral and professional solidarityinvolutionneo-liberal policiespostsocialism |
| spellingShingle | Svetlana Sergeevna Yaroshenko Tatyana Stepanovna Lytkina Reasons for the (Un)Successful Solidarity of Civil Society in Russia: Professionalism Without Altruism Интеракция. Интервью. Интерпретация civic solidarization moral and professional solidarity involution neo-liberal policies postsocialism |
| title | Reasons for the (Un)Successful Solidarity of Civil Society in Russia: Professionalism Without Altruism |
| title_full | Reasons for the (Un)Successful Solidarity of Civil Society in Russia: Professionalism Without Altruism |
| title_fullStr | Reasons for the (Un)Successful Solidarity of Civil Society in Russia: Professionalism Without Altruism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reasons for the (Un)Successful Solidarity of Civil Society in Russia: Professionalism Without Altruism |
| title_short | Reasons for the (Un)Successful Solidarity of Civil Society in Russia: Professionalism Without Altruism |
| title_sort | reasons for the un successful solidarity of civil society in russia professionalism without altruism |
| topic | civic solidarization moral and professional solidarity involution neo-liberal policies postsocialism |
| url | https://www.inter-fnisc.ru/index.php/inter/article/view/5995/5822 |
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