Contemporary Russian Politics: A Reader / Edition 1

Contemporary Russian Politics: A Reader / Edition 1

by Archie Brown
ISBN-10:
0198299990
ISBN-13:
9780198299998
Pub. Date:
04/26/2001
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
0198299990
ISBN-13:
9780198299998
Pub. Date:
04/26/2001
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Contemporary Russian Politics: A Reader / Edition 1

Contemporary Russian Politics: A Reader / Edition 1

by Archie Brown

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Overview

A unique Reader that brings together outstanding published works on Russian politics, this important book includes fourteen new, updated articles specially written for this collection. It analyzes major recent developments, including the Duma election of 1999, the Presidential election of 2000, and the institutional changes launched by President Putin. It covers institutional design, elections, parties, federalism, regional politics, presidency and legislature, economic reform and economic interests, foreign policy, public opinion, the mass media, and prospects for democracy. Including many specially commissioned contributions from more than forty of the world's leading specialists on Russian politics—a third of them Russians—makes this the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to political institutions and processes in Putin's Russia. Remaining accessible to a wide readership, it also breaks new ground on Russian politics.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780198299998
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 04/26/2001
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 592
Product dimensions: 9.68(w) x 7.46(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

Archie Brown is Director of the Russian and East European Centre for St Antony's College, and Professor of Politics in the University of Oxford.

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
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