Political and Civic Identity of Libertarians in Contemporary Russia: Problems and Perspectives

Libertarianism is a new ideological trend, popular among young people. We try to find out whether libertarianism rises as independent political movement or it is the reaction on the fall of popularity of traditional political parties. For that purpose, the author made the comparative analysis of the...

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Autor principal:	Denis A. Dumler
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Lenguaje:	EN RU
Publicado:	Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University) 2021
Materias:	libertarianism libertarian party ideology political identification civic society Political science J
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:eca46b6eb8454be9853567a38b0c41032021-11-26T15:41:03ZPolitical and Civic Identity of Libertarians in Contemporary Russia: Problems and Perspectives2313-14382313-144610.22363/2313-1438-2021-23-4-560-569https://doaj.org/article/eca46b6eb8454be9853567a38b0c41032021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.rudn.ru/political-science/article/viewFile/29531/20036https://doaj.org/toc/2313-1438https://doaj.org/toc/2313-1446Libertarianism is a new ideological trend, popular among young people. We try to find out whether libertarianism rises as independent political movement or it is the reaction on the fall of popularity of traditional political parties. For that purpose, the author made the comparative analysis of the program documents of the Libertarian Party of Russia with the classical works of the American libertarians and analyzed the published interview both of the party leaders/activists and of the experts. The author used the interview which he took from some activists in order to clarify the political identification of the Russian libertarians. The political identity of libertarians is characterized by the broadest possible interpretation of personal and economic freedom. Libertarians believe that such freedom is compatible with law and legality and is opposite to anarchy. At the same time, they avoid definitions and norms that could constrain freedom by both the state and the adherents of certain, including liberal, values and slogans. This broad approach makes it difficult to politically identify libertarians, but contributes to their attractiveness among young people.Denis A. DumlerPeoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)articlelibertarianismlibertarian partyideologypolitical identificationcivic societyPolitical scienceJENRURUDN Journal of Political Science, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 560-569 (2021)
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description	Libertarianism is a new ideological trend, popular among young people. We try to find out whether libertarianism rises as independent political movement or it is the reaction on the fall of popularity of traditional political parties. For that purpose, the author made the comparative analysis of the program documents of the Libertarian Party of Russia with the classical works of the American libertarians and analyzed the published interview both of the party leaders/activists and of the experts. The author used the interview which he took from some activists in order to clarify the political identification of the Russian libertarians. The political identity of libertarians is characterized by the broadest possible interpretation of personal and economic freedom. Libertarians believe that such freedom is compatible with law and legality and is opposite to anarchy. At the same time, they avoid definitions and norms that could constrain freedom by both the state and the adherents of certain, including liberal, values and slogans. This broad approach makes it difficult to politically identify libertarians, but contributes to their attractiveness among young people.
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title	Political and Civic Identity of Libertarians in Contemporary Russia: Problems and Perspectives
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Political and Civic Identity of Libertarians in Contemporary Russia: Problems and Perspectives

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