Formation of “sobriety territories” in rural settlements and townships in the context of local self-government. A sociological analysis

Abstract

The article presents the main results of the practical research on “sobriety territories”, conducted in 2017 by the research group ZIRCoN. The methodological basis for the study was formed by the materials of three expeditions conducted in the orenburg region, the Republic of Altai and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) with the participation of the author. The expeditions results facilitated defining the main factors-incentives and barriers to making a collective decision to ban the sale of alcohol in rural settlements and townships. Article gives the definition of “sobriety territory” as an object of sociological study and for the first time in Russian sociology it presents a classification of “sobriety territories”. As an example, a detailed description of one of the cases – the village of Byas’-Kyuyol’ (the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)) is given. The peculiarities of the formation of “sobriety territories” are considered in the article in the context of the features of local self-government in Russia.