Pro-life vs. pro-choice in a resurgent nation: The case of post-Soviet Armenia
A backlash against liberal gender and sexuality attitudes has been an issue in many societies, especially post-Communist. However, it takes a different shape in each socio–cultural context. This article contributes to academic debates about neo-traditionalism in the post-Soviet space and focuses spe...
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| description | A backlash against liberal gender and sexuality attitudes has been an issue in many societies, especially post-Communist. However, it takes a different shape in each socio–cultural context. This article contributes to academic debates about neo-traditionalism in the post-Soviet space and focuses specifically on Armenia. It points at some possible mechanisms that make these societies look more neo-traditionalist than they actually are. From the previous research of gender aspects of nationalism, we argue that the neo-traditionalist public discourses in Armenia might be a by-product of the national identity construction. We conclude that the individual-choice attitudes in the post-Soviet space may reflect the respondents' acceptance of a national ideology promoted by the post-Soviet elites rather than their private practices. Our aim is to reveal the complexities of neo-traditionalism in the post-Soviet space where everyday practices are at odds with neo-traditionalist narratives, which we argue might be a result of the Soviet legacy of unwritten rules and open secrets. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a1e9222540654963b5a0b0ca4c051a222022-12-22T04:01:54ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Political Science2673-31452022-08-01410.3389/fpos.2022.932492932492Pro-life vs. pro-choice in a resurgent nation: The case of post-Soviet ArmeniaSofia Lopatina0Veronica Kostenko1Eduard Ponarin2Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology, Halle, GermanyDepartment of Sociology, European University at St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, RussiaHigher School of Economics, St. Petersburg, RussiaA backlash against liberal gender and sexuality attitudes has been an issue in many societies, especially post-Communist. However, it takes a different shape in each socio–cultural context. This article contributes to academic debates about neo-traditionalism in the post-Soviet space and focuses specifically on Armenia. It points at some possible mechanisms that make these societies look more neo-traditionalist than they actually are. From the previous research of gender aspects of nationalism, we argue that the neo-traditionalist public discourses in Armenia might be a by-product of the national identity construction. We conclude that the individual-choice attitudes in the post-Soviet space may reflect the respondents' acceptance of a national ideology promoted by the post-Soviet elites rather than their private practices. Our aim is to reveal the complexities of neo-traditionalism in the post-Soviet space where everyday practices are at odds with neo-traditionalist narratives, which we argue might be a result of the Soviet legacy of unwritten rules and open secrets.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpos.2022.932492/fullnation-buildingpro-choice valuesEuropean Values Studyneo-traditionalismpost-Soviet countriesopen secrets |
| spellingShingle | Sofia Lopatina Veronica Kostenko Eduard Ponarin Pro-life vs. pro-choice in a resurgent nation: The case of post-Soviet Armenia Frontiers in Political Science nation-building pro-choice values European Values Study neo-traditionalism post-Soviet countries open secrets |
| title | Pro-life vs. pro-choice in a resurgent nation: The case of post-Soviet Armenia |
| title_full | Pro-life vs. pro-choice in a resurgent nation: The case of post-Soviet Armenia |
| title_fullStr | Pro-life vs. pro-choice in a resurgent nation: The case of post-Soviet Armenia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pro-life vs. pro-choice in a resurgent nation: The case of post-Soviet Armenia |
| title_short | Pro-life vs. pro-choice in a resurgent nation: The case of post-Soviet Armenia |
| title_sort | pro life vs pro choice in a resurgent nation the case of post soviet armenia |
| topic | nation-building pro-choice values European Values Study neo-traditionalism post-Soviet countries open secrets |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpos.2022.932492/full |
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