Conceptualizations of reformation: the managerialism methodology versus “dizzy with criticism”

The is the review of the book “The Provincialization of the Empire. Essays on the education history in post- Soviet Russia” by D.K. Bogatyrev and I.I. Dokuchaev. The author explains theoretical and practical relevance of the considered book, provides the main characteristics of the author’s conceptualization on reforms in the Russian education system, and also illustrates the main subjects of criticism in the analysis of researchers. At the same time, after comparing D.K. Bogatyrev and I.I. Dokuchaev’s concept with the managerialism methodology, the author shows the isolation of “provincialization of empire” as central idea in the reviewed study from the global context of institutional changes in various countries, as well as its potential for the production of the conspiracy interpretations.