SOCIAL HISTORY OF MARSHRUTKAS IN VOLGOGRAD: CONSISTENCY OF WORDS AND RUPTURE OF PRACTICES
Candidate of Sociological Sciences, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology,
Volgograd State University
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Prosp. Universitetsky, 100, 400062 Volgograd, Russian Federation
Shaytanova Lyudmila Andreevna
Master Student, Department of Sociology,
Volgograd State University
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Prosp. Universitetsky, 100, 400062 Volgograd, Russian Federation
Abstract. The article concerns a social history of marshrutkas in Volgograd in the spirit of Michel Foucault. It is argued that the superficial unity of the word “marshrutka” conceals a heterogeneous assemblage of moral orders, technical artifacts, forms of ownership and legal statuses. The history of this ensemble is marked by ruptures between three sociotechnical configurations. It is shown how moral and technical heterogeneity of these configurations and the gap between them lead to a feeling of injustice and conflicts characteristic of marshrutkas nowadays.
Key words: fixed-route collective taxi, marshrutkas, public transport, sociotechnical assemblage, (in)justice, implicit innovation, Michel Foucault, ruptures of historical practices.
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