Routledge Handbook of Russian Politics and Society

by Gill; Graeme

• ISBN13: 9780415576277
• ISBN10: 041557627X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-12-08
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

There are an ever-burgeoning number of books analyzing the Russian experience, or aspects of it. However there is no single volume which gives both a broad survey of the literature as well as highlighting the cutting edge research work. Through both empirical data and theoretical investigation each chapter in the Routledge Handbook Russian of Politics and Societywill review both the Russian experience and the existing literature, point to research trends, and identify issues that remain to be resolved. Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia has one of the most interesting development trajectories of any major country. Politically it witnessed open armed conflict between the president and the parliament, elections which have widely been deemed to be (relatively) free but not fair, two engineered changes of president, and the imposition of a form of soft authoritarian rule under the banner of democracy. Economically and socially Russia has undergone dramatic changes and this experience has brought to the fore a whole range of theoretical issues. This handbook seeks to answer questions about democratic transition, the relationship between the market and democracy, stability and authoritarian politics, the development of civil society, the role of crime and corruption, and the creation of a market economy. Providing, a comprehensive resource for scholars and policy makers alike, this book is an important contribution to the study of Russian Studies, Eastern European studies, and International Relations.