Sets of deputy speaker positions in the legislative assemblies of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation: the “optimal configuration” according to the theory of clubs
Journal: Vlast i Elity (Power and Elites)
Year: 2025

Bureaucratization of government bodies is one of the most significant factors that reduce the effectiveness of the administrative and political elite, therefore it is important to consider measures to optimize the management apparatus in regional political institutions. This article examines the “optimal configuration” of the sets of deputy speaker positions in a legislative authority with a complex inverted hierarchy, i.e. the 6th and the 7th Dumas of the Tambov Region. With the help of focused