Table of Contents
General IntroductionInstitutional DesignIntroduction, Archie Brown1. The Tactical Origins of Russia's New Political Institutions, Igor Klyamkin and Lilia Shevtsova2. Re-examining Russia: Institutions and Incentives, Peter Ordershook3. Democracy and Institutional Design in Russia, Eugene Huskey4. Institutional design, Uncertainty, and Path Dependency during Transitions: Cases for Russia, Michael McFaulThe Presidency and Political LeadershipIntroduction, Archie Brown5. Sifting Through the Rubble of the Yeltsin Years, John B. Dunlop6. Boris Yeltsin as Patriarch, George Breslauer7. Overcoming the Yeltsin Legacy: Vladimir Putin and Russian Institutional Reform, Eugene HuskeyThe Legislature and the Law8. Legislative Politics in Russia, Paul Chaisty9. Parliament and the Presidency, Eugene Huskey10. Rewriting the Rules of the Game in Russia, Kathryn Hendley11. The Russian Mafia: Between Hype and Reality, Peter Rutland and Natasha KoganElections and the Electoral SystemIntroduction, Archie Brown12. The 1999 and 2000 Elections in Russia: Continuity and Change?, Yitzak Brudny13. The Iceberg of Russian Political Finance, Vladimir Gelman14. The Impact of Parliamentary Electoral Systems in Russia, Robert G. MoserProblems of Party Formation and Consolidation15. The Emerging Structure of Partisan Divisions in Russian Politics, Stephen Whitefield and Geoffrey Evans16. National Parties in Russia's Regions, Darrell Slider17. How Floating Parties Frustrate Democratic Accountability: A Supply-Side View of Russia's Elections, Richard RoseEconomic Reform: Politics, Interests, and Social ConsequencesIntroduction, Archie Brown18. Winners Take All: The Politics of Partial Reform in Postcommunist Transitions, Joel Hellman19. The Oligarchical Model, Sergey Peregudov20. Russia's Phoney Capitalism, Grigory Yavlinsky21. The Russian F-Connection: Finance, Firms, Friends, Families, and Favorites, Natalia Dinello22. Economic Interests and Political Power in Post-Soviet Russia, Nodari SimoniaPublic Opinion, Political Beliefs, and the Mass Media23. Living in an Antimodern Society, Richard Rose24. Modernization as a Value of the Russian Elite, Oksana Gaman-Golutvina25. Chelovek Lukavyy: Dvoemyslie Po-rossiyski [The Cunning Person: Doublethink Russian Style], Yury Lavada26. Political Bias and Self-Censorship in the Russian Media, Laura BelinRussian Statehood and the National QuestionIntroduction, Archie Brown27. State Building and the State Breakdown in Russia, Gail Lapidus28. Forging the Nation, Vera Tolz29. Russia's Identity Crisis, Ronald SunyFederalism, Regionalism, and Local GovernmentIntroduction, Archie Brown30. What is the New Russian Federalsim?, Jeff Kahn31. The Political Economy of Russian Federalism: A Framework for Analysis, Steven Solnick32. Political Power and Political Stability in the Russian Regions, Natalya Lapina and Alla Chirikova33. Local Government and Ethnic and Social Activism in Russia, Tomila LankinaRussia and the WorldIntroduction, Archie Brown34. Post-Soviet Russian Foreign Policy, Margot Light35. Inside Moscow's Kosovo Muddle, Oleg Levitin36. Who's Minding the State? The Failure of Russian Security Police, Stephen J. BlankThe Russian Transition in Comparative PerspectiveIntroduction, Archie Brown37. Extracts from Debate between Valerie Bunce, Philippe Schmitter and Terry Karl38. Russian Studies Without Russia, Stephen F. Cohen39. Problems of the Russian Transition, Igor Klyamkin and Lilia Shevtsova40. Regime Transition, Uncertainty and Prospects for Democratisation: The Politics of Russia's Regions in Comparative Perspective, Vladimir Gel'manAssessing Russia's DemocratizationIntroduction, Archie Brown41. The Ravages of 'Market Bolshevism', Dmitri Glinsky and Peter Reddaway42. Russian Democracy: Progress and Problems, William Smirnov43. Electoral Democracy or Electoral Clanism? Russian Democratization and Theories of Transition, Alexander Lukin44. Is Russia Becoming a Democracy?, Archie Brown