Gender disparities in the political behavior of Russian citizens in the context of 2011—2012 election cycle: parliamentary and presidential elections Cover Image

Гендерные особенности политического поведения россиян в контексте избирательного цикла парламентских и президентских выборов 2011—2012 гг. .
Gender disparities in the political behavior of Russian citizens in the context of 2011—2012 election cycle: parliamentary and presidential elections

Author(s): S. G. Ajvazova
Subject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Ивановский государственный университет
Keywords: gender disparities; gender coordination; parliamentary election 2011; presidential election 2012; civil behavior; political choice; civil protest

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses gender disparities in the political behavior of Russian citizens in pre-election period and during parliamentary and presidential elections of 2011—2012, and the importance of gender coordination in the «vision of the world» for institutionalization of democratic process in Russia. The analysis is based on the data of sociological polls conducted by «The Public opinion» Foundation, the survey made by a research team guided by S. V. Patrushev (Institute of Sociology, RAS) in this pre-election period, the research of gender features of political choices of Russian citizens conducted by the author in the latest two decades.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 3-11
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Russian