Vladimir Putin’s Aggression: A Cultural-Interactionist Perspective
About this event
In this talk, Sergei Erofeev makes the case that if the problem of Vladimir Putin鈥檚 never-ending threat to the world is not solved through his defeat in Ukraine or a domestic coup, he may be driven to putting an end to it himself through suicide 鈥渁midst a revolution鈥. Unlike any of Putin鈥檚 military actions, such a suicide does have the potential of an unacceptable nuclear disaster. Sergei Erofeev employs a sociological approach addressing the traditions of symbolic interactionism and deviance studies to analyze pros and cons of Putin鈥檚 suicide perspective as well as the mafia nature of his rule and his war.
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Professor Sergei Erofeev is currently a lecturer at Rutgers University in New Jersey. His research interests are in cultural theory and social change. Previously, Dr. Erofeev served as a Vice Rector for International Affairs at the Higher School of Economics in Moscow, the Dean of international programs at the European University at Saint Petersburg, and the Director of the Center for Sociology of Culture at Kazan Federal University in Russia. Sergei Erofeev鈥檚 current work is focused on developing a methodology to study 鈥渢ectonic value shifts鈥, the culture of mafia state and state terrorism.
November 22, 2023
4:00 PM
SFU Harbour Centre Room 2270
Sponsor
- School for International Studies