Origins of Dominant Parties - Building Authoritarian Institutions in Post-Soviet Russia

This book asks why dominant political parties emerge in some authoritarian regimes, but not in others, focusing on Russia's experience under Putin.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. A theory of dominant party formation; 3. False starts: the failure of pro-Presidential parties under Yeltsin; 4. The emergence of a dominant party in Russia; 5. United Russia as the dominant party; 6. United Russia and Russia's governors; 7. Economic elites and dominant party affiliation; 8. Dominant party emergence around the world; 9. Conclusion.

About the author

Ora John Reuter is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, and a Senior Researcher at the Higher School of Economics, Moscow. His articles on elections, authoritarianism, and political economy have appeared in leading social science journals including The Journal of Politics, World Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, Comparative Political Studies, and Post-Soviet Affairs.

Summary

This book examines ruling parties under autocracy, exploring why dominant political parties emerge in some autocracies, but not in others. Particular emphasis is placed on the construction of ruling parties in contemporary Russia, and it will deepen our understanding of both modern autocracy and the foundations of Vladimir Putin's regime.

Product details

• Authors: Ora John Reuter, Ora John (University of Wisconsin Reuter, Reuter Ora John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781316622926
• ISBN: 978-1-316-62292-6
• No. of pages: 330
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Constitutions, Political leaders & leadership, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), USSR, Soviet Union, Political leaders and leadership, Constitution: government & the state, Marxism & Communism, Constitution: government and the state, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Soviet