Power-sharing or ethnic domination? Ethnic representation in the republics of Russia in the late 2000s – early 2010s.
Journal: Durham Research Online (Durham University)
Year: 2017

The paper explores political representation of the major ethnic groups in the republics of Russia, in order to elucidate the role of ethnicity in regional politics under an authoritarian turn in the late 2000s - early 2010s. To assess quantitative data, the study develops a model to analyse patterns of ethnic representation. The data analysis demonstrates that, at least in some republics, ethnicity was among the major principles in power distribution and regional regimes seem to have relied in m