Electoral Violence in Putin´s Russia: Modern Authoritarianism in Practice
Journal: Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Luxembourg)
Year: 2025

The paper identifies and analyses the acts of electoral violence that occurred during the 2011 parliamentary and 2012 presidential elections in the Russian Federation, and connects them with the practices of modern authoritarian regimes. The analytical tool employed is based on an electoral violence research framework, which provides insight into the negative dynamics of an electoral competition and its outcomes. The authors argue that electoral violence is used to advance the Russian authoritar