| Elections Without Order: Russia's Challenge to Vladimir Putin Contributor(s): Rose, Richard (Author), Munro, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521016444 ISBN-13: 9780521016445 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $39.89 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2002 Annotation: Russians want both free elections and order. In the past decade Russia's political elites have had no difficulty in supplying a great choice of candidates and parties. But order - a sense of predictability in everyday life and the rule of law - has been in short supply. This is the challenge that Russia presents to Vladimir Putin. This book is about Russia's attempt to achieve democratization backwards, holding elections without having created a modern state. It examines the multiplication of parties that do not hold the Kremlin accountable; the success of Vladimir Putin in offering a 'third way' alternative to the Communist Party and the Yeltsin family; the new president's big but vague election mandate; the popular appeal and limits of Putin's coalition; and what the Russian people make of the combination of free elections and disorderly government. The authors draw on unrivalled survey and polling data, presented concisely and clearly. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Campaigns & Elections - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | World - General |
| Dewey: 324.094 |
| LCCN: 2002022950 |
| Physical Information: 0.66" H x 5.96" W x 9.06" (0.96 lbs) 274 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Russians want free elections and order. Although their political elites have had no difficulty in supplying candidates and parties in the last decade, predictability in everyday life and the rule of law have suffered. This book is about Russia's attempt to achieve democratization backwards, by holding elections without having created a modern state. This dilemma is the challenge that Russia presents to Vladimir Putin. |
Contributor Bio(s): Rose, Richard: - Richard Rose is Director of the Centre for the Study of Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde. Author of more than forty books and many articles, he is a Fellow of the British Academy and an honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.Munro, Neil: - Neil Munro is a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde. |