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Popular support for an undemocratic regime : the changing views of Russians /
"All forms of government require popular support, whether voluntary or involuntary, in order to survive. Following the collapse of the Soviet system, Russia's rulers took steps toward democracy, yet under Vladimir Putin Russia has become increasingly undemocratic. This book uses a unique s...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores principales: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
[2011]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "All forms of government require popular support, whether voluntary or involuntary, in order to survive. Following the collapse of the Soviet system, Russia's rulers took steps toward democracy, yet under Vladimir Putin Russia has become increasingly undemocratic. This book uses a unique source of evidence, 18 surveys of Russian public opinion from the first month of the new regime in 1992 up to 2009, to track the changing views of Russians. Clearly presented and sophisticated figures and tables show how political support has increased because of a sense of resignation that is stronger than the unstable benefits of exporting oil and gas. Whilst comparative analyses of surveys on other continents show that Russia's elite is not alone in being able to mobilize popular support for an undemocratic regime, Russia provides an outstanding caution that popular support can grow when governors reject democracy and create an undemocratic regime"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (vii, 206 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-203) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781139079006 113907900X 9780511809200 0511809204 9781139081276 1139081276 9781283111201 1283111209 1139064207 9781139064200 1107222133 9781107222137 1139076728 9781139076722 9786613111203 6613111201 1139083546 9781139083546 1139071009 9781139071000 |