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The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes

Managing Dissent in Post-Communist Russia

By: Graeme B. Robertson

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The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes

Managing Dissent in Post-Communist Russia

By: Graeme B. Robertson

Since the end of the Cold War, more and more countries feature political regimes that are neither liberal democracies nor closed authoritarian systems. Most research on these hybrid regimes focuses on how elites manipulate elections to stay in office, but in places as diverse as Bolivia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Serbia, Thailand, Ukraine and Venezuela, protest in the streets has been at least as important as elections in bringing about political change. The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes builds on previously unpublished data and extensive fieldwork in Russia to show how one high-profile hybrid regime manages political competition in the workplace and in the streets. More generally, the book develops a theory of how the nature of organizations in society, state strategies for mobilizing supporters, and elite competition shape political protest in hybrid regimes.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139491865

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9781139491860

Putin v. the People

By: Samuel A. Greene,Graeme B. Robertson

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Putin v. the People

By: Samuel A. Greene,Graeme B. Robertson

A fascinating, bottom-up exploration of contemporary Russian politics that sheds new light on why Putin's grip on power is more fragile then we think 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 Russian politics. Telling the story of Putin's rule through pivotal episodes such as the aftermath of the "For Fair Elections" protests, the annexation of Crimea, and the War in Eastern Ukraine, Greene and Robertson draw on interviews, surveys, social media data, and leaked documents to reveal how hard Putin has to work to maintain broad popular support, while exposing the changing tactics that the Kremlin has used to bolster his popularity. Unearthing the ambitions, emotions, and divisions that fuel Russian politics, this book illuminates the crossroads to which Putin has led his country and shows why his rule is more fragile than it appears.

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Yale University Press

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0300238398

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9780300238396

Building an Authoritarian Polity

Russia in Post-Soviet Times

By: Graeme Gill

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Building an Authoritarian Polity

Russia in Post-Soviet Times

By: Graeme Gill

Graeme Gill shows why post-Soviet Russia has failed to achieve the democratic outcome widely expected at the time of the fall of the Soviet Union, instead emerging as an authoritarian polity. He argues that the decisions of dominant elites have been central to the construction of an authoritarian polity, and explains how this occurred in four areas of regime-building: the relationship with the populace, the manipulation of the electoral system, the internal structure of the regime itself, and the way the political elite has been stabilised. Instead of the common 'Yeltsin is a democrat, Putin an autocrat' paradigm, this book shows how Putin built upon the foundations that Yeltsin had laid. It offers a new framework for the study of an authoritarian political system, and is therefore relevant not just to Russia but to many other authoritarian polities.

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Cambridge University Press

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1316425495

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The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes

Managing Dissent in Post-Communist Russia

By: Graeme B. Robertson

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The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes

The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes

Putin v. the People

Putin v. the People

Building an Authoritarian Polity

Building an Authoritarian Polity

The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes

The Politics of Protest in Hybrid Regimes

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