Russian politics today / Edition 1

by Michael Waller, Bill Jones

Overview

This introductory text, written by an established authority on communist and post-communist politics, describes how Vladimir Putin has turned to those with backgrounds in the military and security structures to provide stability in today's Russian Federation, following the democratising reforms of Gorbachev and the ensuing instability of the Yeltsin presidency.

Against the background of an increasing authoritarianism, which has restored features of the Soviet political system, it examines the attempts by social and economic groups to assert themselves against the state using embryonic democratic forms that fall far short of pluralism.

The book's fourteen chapters offer an exceptionally broad coverage. It will appeal to first- and second-year students in higher education, but its deliberately accessible style will also make it attractive to sixth-form students and the general reader.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780719064159
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	03/24/2005
Series:	Politics Today
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Michael Waller is Professor Emeritus from the School of Politics, International Relations and the Environment (SPIRE) at Keele University

Table of Contents

Introduction
PART I. FROM SOVIET UNION TO RUSSIAN FEDERATION
1. The transition from communism in Russia
PART II. THE STATE
2. The presidency
3. The government
4. Governing the regions
5. Internal security and defence
6. The state and the law
PART III. PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION
7. The federal assembly
8. Elections
9. Political parties
PART. IV INTERESTS, SOCIAL ISSUES AND THE MEDIA
10. Groups and interests
11. The politics of economic reform
12. Information and the media
13. Social issues
PART V. THE INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION
14. Russia and the world
Conclusion