Dedovshchina after the Reform. Ethnicity as an Explanation for Violence in the Russian Army.

Françoise Daucé (1)

1 CERCEC - Centre d'études des mondes russe, caucasien et centre-européen

Because the reduction of service length in the Russian army since 2008 did not eradicate bullying, officials and media regard it as the result of growing ethnic tensions in the barracks. This justification contributes to the stigmatization of North Caucasian draftees.

Mots clés: Russie; armée; violence; ethnicité; conscription

Domaines: Science politique; Sociologie

Françoise Daucé. Dedovshchina after the Reform. Ethnicity as an Explanation for Violence in the Russian Army.. Problems of Post-Communism, 2014, 61 (2), pp.36-45. ⟨halshs-01018873⟩