Elites and Democratic Development in Russia / Edition 1

by Vladimir Gel'man, Anton Steen

Overview

The transformation from Communist rule towards democratic development in Russia cannot be fully understood without taking the elites into full consideration. Elites and Democratic Development in Russia examines how elites support and challenge democracy and why they are crucial to Russian democracy in particular.
In this innovative volume, twelve respected scholars investigate how elites have affected the transition from Communist rule towards democratic development in Russia. They discuss how the elites' degree of integration on national and regional levels may constitute the main condition for the consolidation of the emerging political regime and interpret the complex post-communist elite patterns of behaviour and attitudes into a theoretical framework of elitist democracy.
This book will appeal to those interested in democratization, elites, post-Soviet Russia and post-communist studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415306980
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/22/2003
Series:	Routledge Studies of Societies in Transition
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Vladimir Gel'man, Anton Steen

Table of Contents

1. Vladimir Gel'man and Anton Steen Introduction

2. John Higley, Oksan Bayulgen and Julie George Political Elite Integration and Differentiation in Russia

3. Vladimir Gel'man Russia's Elites in Search of consensus: What Kind of Consolidation?

4. Anton Steen The Elite Basis of Yeltsin's and Putin's Regimes

5. Helge Blakkisrud The Rise and Fall of the Russian Governor: Institutional Design vs. Patron-Client Relationships

6. Anton Steen and Vsevolod Timofeev Between Centre and Regions: The State Duma Deputies

7. Grigorii V. Golosov Party Extinction in Russian, 1993-2002: An Elite Connection

8. James Hughes and Peter John Local Elites in Russia's Transition: Generation Effects on Adaptation and Competition

9. Alexandr Duka Reforms and Orientations of Regional Elites: The Case of St. Petersburg

10. Inessa Tarusina Elite Transformation and Regime Change: The Case of Tomsk Oblast11. Vladimir Gel'man and Inessa Tarusina Studies of Political Elites in Russia: An Overview