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Political parties in the regions of Russia : democracy unclaimed / Grigorii V. Golosov.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Golosov, Grigoriĭ, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political parties--Russia (Federation).
- Political parties.
- Political culture--Russia (Federation).
- Political culture.
- Democracy--Russia (Federation).
- Democracy.
- Democratization--Russia (Federation).
- Democratization.
- Russia (Federation)--Politics and government--1991-.
- Russia (Federation).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (307 pages) : illustrations, maps
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder, Colorado ; London, [England] : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2004.
- Summary:
- Political parties typically are assumed to be essential for contemporary democratic government and governance. Why, then, has the regime change in Russia failed to produce viable political parties? Grigorii Golosov addresses this question, exploring issues central to an understanding of Russian political development. Golosov combines statistical and qualitative analysis, including case studies, to explain why political parties have not yet taken hold in Russia's regions. His argument is bolstered by a uniquely comprehensive database of regional elections held in the period 1993-April 2003. Moving from the late Soviet era to current efforts by the federal government to promote a viable party system at the regional level, his work is a pathbreaking contribution to both Russian studies and comparative politics.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Tables
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms of Political Parties
- Map: Regions of the Russian Federation
- 1. Introduction
- 2. National Political Parties in Russia
- 3. Political Parties in the Regions of Russia: An Empirical Overview
- 4. The Supply Side: Party Labels and Party Resources
- 5. The Demand Side: Candidates Seeking Office
- 6. The Demand Side: Executive Control and Legislative Autonomy
- 7. The Effects of Electoral Systems
- 8. Political Engineering vs. Party Underdevelopment
- References
- Index
- About the Book
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62637-417-1
- OCLC:
- 1334344485
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