Politics in Russia
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Politics in Russia
（The Longman series in comparative politics）
Longman, c2004
3rd ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Pearson Longman
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Description
Emphasizing change and continuity in politics, economics, and society; Politics in Russia is an authoritative overview of the Russian political system today. Politics in Russia is this Third Edition analyzes contemporary Russian political institutions and processes by discussing the conventions of post-communist Russia. - Details the Soviet-era approach to interest articulation, socialization, and planned economy, strengthening students understanding of Russia's political roots. - Helps students compare and contrast the results of the different leadership strategies of Gorbachev, Yeltsin and Putin. - New chapter teaches the effects of international systems on Russia by discussing foreign policy, globalization, and Russia from comparative and global perspectives. - New! "Close-ups" provide snapshots of particular episodes, biographies, or concepts that give depth and context to issues discussed in the text. - Web resources give students leads for their own study and research (Appendix). - Discusses the way Russian people - leaders as well as ordinary citizens - have experienced the political changes, drawing students in by personalizing the historical content.
- Provides a comparative foundation by offering systematic coverage of policy, process, and institutions.
Table of Contents
Preface.
1. Rebuilding the Russian State.
Four Domains of Change.
Choices and Changes in Russian Politics.
Plan of the Book.
2. The Soviet System and Its Demise.
The Soviet Regime before Gorbachev.
Political Institutions of the Transition Period: Demise of the USSR.
3. Russia and the Post-Soviet Constitutional Order.
The Russian Republic in the Transition Period.
The Federal Dimension.
4. Political Participation and Recruitment.
Political Participation and Social Capital.
Participation and Recruitment Under the Soviet Regime.
Surge and Ebb in Political Participation.
Elite Adaptation and Replacement.
5. The Dynamics of Political Culture.
The Concept of Political Culture.
Russian Political Culture in the Post-Soviet Period.
Soviet Political Socialization.
Support for Democratic Values.
Influences on Russian Political Culture in the Soviet Period.
Cultural Diversity within Russia.
6. Interest Groups and Political Parties.
Interest Articulation: From Statism to Pluralism.
Interest Aggregation: Toward a Multiparty System.
7. The Politics of Partial Reform.
The Dual Transition.
Economy and Society.
8. Toward the Rule of Law.
Democratization and the Rule of Law.
Obstacles to the Rule of Law.
9. Russia and the International Community.
Index.
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