Although the Soviet empire no longer exists, old and new relationships between centres and peripheries still shape realities in the region. The case studies presented in this volume analyse the relevance of the centre-periphery distinction for the understanding of the post-Soviet space.
Alexander F. Filippov is a professor of sociology and of philosophy at the National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, and editor-in-chief of the Russian Sociological Review. His research interests include history of sociology, sociological theory and German sociology
Nicolas Hayoz is a professor of political science at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), with the focus of teaching and research on political developments in Eastern Europe, mainly in the post-Soviet region, as well as on political sociology, political theory, and politics and law
Jens Herlth is a professor of Slavic literatures at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). His research interests include Polish intellectual history, Russian and Polish literature in the context of the history of ideas, and the relationship between literature and the social sciences