David G. Lewis explores the transformation of Russian domestic politics and foreign policy under Vladimir Putin. Using contemporary case studies - including Russia's legal system, the annexation of Crimea and Russian policy in Syria - he critically examines Russia's new authorit…
La 4ème de couv. indique : "An innovative study of the transformation of Russian domestic politics and foreign policy under Vladimir Putin. This book goes beyond current polemical debates to explain why Russia's post-Soviet political system developed into a new for of authoritar…
Studies the transformation of Russian domestic politics and foreign policy under Vladimir Putin Why did Russia's post-Soviet political system developed into a new form of authoritarianism? And how did its foreign policy came to pose such a profound challenge to the West? David G…
David G. Lewis explores the transformation of Russian domestic politics and foreign policy under Vladimir Putin. Using contemporary case studies - including Russia's legal system, the annexation of Crimea and Russian policy in Syria - he critically examines Russia's new authorit…
A quarter century after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia once again looms large over world affairs, from Ukraine to Syria to the 2016 U.S. election. Yet how power works in present-day Russia--how Vladimir Putin came to power and maintains his rule--remains opaque and often m…
“A quarter century after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia once again looms large over world affairs, from Ukraine to Syria to the 2016 U.S. election. Yet how power works in present-day Russia--how Vladimir Putin came to power and maintains his rule--remains opaque and often …
A quarter century after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia once again looms large over world affairs, from Ukraine to Syria to the 2016 U.S. election. Yet how power works in present-day Russia--how Vladimir Putin came to power and maintains his rule--remains opaque and often m…
"A quarter century after the fall of the Soviet Union, Russia once again looms large over world affairs, from Ukraine to Syria to the 2016 U.S. election. Yet how power works in present-day Russia - how Vladimir Putin came to power and maintains his rule - remains opaque and ofte…
"This book discusses the rise of Putin in Russia and Erdogan in Turkey to authoritarian power in the context of the global debate over the fragility of democracy and the persistence of authoritarianism"--
"This book discusses the rise of Putin in Russia and Erdoğan in Turkey to authoritarian power in the context of the global debate over the fragility of democracy and the persistence of authoritarianism"--
"What do ordinary Russians think of Putin? Who are his supporters? And why might their support now be faltering? Alive with the voices and experiences of ordinary Russians and elites alike, Sam Greene and Graeme Robertson craft a compellingly original account of contemporary Rus…
Russia today represents one of the major examples of the phenomenon of "electoral authoritarianism" which is characterized by adopting the trappings of democratic institutions (such as elections, political parties, and a legislature) and enlisting the service of the country's es…
Russia today represents one of the major examples of the phenomenon of "electoral authoritarianism" which is characterized by adopting the trappings of democratic institutions (such as elections, political parties, and a legislature) and enlisting the service of the country's es…
Presents theoretical and comparative perspectives on the factors affecting Russian regime changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the country's drift to "electoral authoritarianism", essentially authoritarian rule with the trappings of democratic institutions
Presents theoretical and comparative perspectives on the factors affecting Russian regime changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the country's drift to "electoral authoritarianism", essentially authoritarian rule with the trappings of democratic institutions
Presents theoretical and comparative perspectives on the factors affecting Russian regime changes since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the country's drift to "electoral authoritarianism", essentially authoritarian rule with the trappings of democratic institutions.
Russia today represents one of the major examples of the phenomenon of "electoral authoritarianism" which is characterized by adopting the trappings of democratic institutions (such as elections, political parties, and a legislature) and enlisting the service of the country's es…
"When the Soviet Union collapsed, many hoped that Russia's centuries-long history of autocratic rule might finally end. Yet today's Russia appears to be retreating from democracy, not progressing toward it. Ruling Russia is the only book of its kind to trace the history of moder…