Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / Social Entirety of the State and Social Extremism

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2012 5 (3)
Authors
Klachkov, Pavel V.
Contact information
Klachkov, Pavel V. : Department of Expertise and Analytics of the Governour of the Krasnoyarsk Territory , 110 pr. Mira, Krasnoyarsk, 660009 Russia , e-mail:
Keywords
humanitarian technologies; collective behaviour; mass psychology; ruling class; collegiality; social stratification; social frustration; social entirety; social classes; social extremist; synergetic; subcultures; extremism; hive; smart power; soft power; hive; smart power; soft power
Abstract

Abstract: Based on the idea that the actions taken for both reinforcing and destructing the state entirety generally belong to the same social spheres, the author regards the social entirety of the state and social extremism as interdependent phenomena. The article characterizes both mass and conspiracy forms of extremist activity. It considers both ideologemes and typical everyday activity, along with some peculiar symbols, images and clichés that form a specific subculture. It demonstrates the interconnection between modern extremism and radical movements of the past. The researcher proves that the state requires efforts to be made both by the state apparatus and the civil society, including the representatives of traditional affiliations in order to provide the social entirety. Synergetic approach is one of the fundamentals of the research, along with the collegiality concept and the term of so-called symphonic personality. The author thoroughly characterizes the factors that cause weakening of the state social entirety and strengthening social extremism. It concerns social injustice, frustration of social expectations, the gap between the interests of the elite and the people, deep contradictions within the ruling class, insufficiency of existing researches, inadequacy of the ideological subsystem, support for the extremists demonstrated by some foreign forces, interethnic and interreligious contradictions, and weakness and inefficiency of the law enforcement system. In the conclusion new aspects of social extremism are outlined: the growth of professional revolutionary qualification, the use of the latest humanitarian and information technology achievements (like hive technology and the Internet).

Pages
403-422
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/2742

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