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Russia after 2012 : from Putin to Medvedev to Putin : continuity, change, or revolution? / edited by J.L. Black and Michael Johns ; assisted by Alanda D. Theriault.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe series ; 45.
- Routledge Contemporary Russia and Eastern Europe Series ; 45
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--21st century.
- Russia (Federation).
- Russia (Federation)--Foreign relations.
- Russia (Federation)--Economic conditions--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (498 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book provides an overview of the state of Russia after the 2012 presidential election. It considers a wide range of both domestic and international issues, examining both the run up to and the consequences of the election. It covers political, economic, and social topics. It assesses the political scene both before and after the election, and discusses the nature of and likely future of democracy in Russia. The election's impact on the Russian economy is discussed in detail, as are Russia's relationships with the United States, the European Union, and other parts of the world.
- Contents:
- Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures and tables; Notes on contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; PART I Domestic affairs; 1 The 2011-12 Russia elections: the next chapter in Russia's post-Communist transition?; 2 Courts, law, and policing under Medvedev: many reforms, modest change, new voices; 3 Centre-periphery and state-society relations in Putin's Russia; 4 The challenges and prospects of reforming Russia's higher education system; 5 Has the Putin-Medvedev tandem improved women's rights?
- PART II Economic and international related issues6 The economic situation in present-day Russia; 7 Tandemology as spectator sport: the course of Medvedev's campaigns to curb corruption and encourage modernization; 8 The Kremlin's future priorities in harnessing hard power: beyond the "Tandem" and "New Look"; PART III Foreign affairs; 9 Russia and the West: integration and tensions; 10 Russia-European Union relations after 2012: good, bad, indifferent?; 11 Russia and Central Asia: does the tail wag the dog?; 12 Moscow's evolving partnership with Beijing: countering Washington's hegemony
- 13 Defence innovation and Russian foreign policyConcluding remarks; Appendices; 1 Russian Federation parliamentary and presidential election results, 1993 to 2012; 2 Russian Federation's international alliances, associations, and organizations; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed May 28, 2013).
- ISBN:
- 1-134-07266-X
- 1-134-07259-7
- 0-203-52205-2
- 9780203522059
- OCLC:
- 843642592
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