Politics and Legitimacy in Post-Soviet Eurasia [electronic resource] /
Brusis, Martin.author.
Ahrens, Joachim.author.
Schulze Wessel, Martin.author.
Political legitimacy has become a scarce resource in Russia and other post-Soviet states. Their capacity to deliver prosperity has suffered from economic crisis, war in Ukraine and confrontation with the West. Will nationalism and repression enable political regimes to survive? This book studies the politics of legitimation in Post-Soviet Eurasia.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Machine generated contents note: -- List of Tables and Figures Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors1. The Politics of Legitimation in Post-Soviet Eurasia; Martin Brusis 2. Comparing Legitimation Strategies in Post-Soviet Countries; Christian von Soest and Julia Grauvogel 3. State Capitalism in Eurasia: A Dual-Economy Approach to Central Asia; Joachim Ahrens, Herman W. Hoen, and Martin C. Spechler 4. Legitimation and the Party of Power in Kazakhstan; Adele Del Sordi 5. Legitimacy and State-Led Economic Policy in Georgia; Christian Timm 6. Legitimacy, Accountability and Discretion of the Russian Courts; Alexei Trochev 7. Concepts of the Nation and Legitimation in Belarus; Fabian Burkhardt 8. State Programs, Institutions and Memory in Russia; Philipp Burger 9. Cynics, Loyalists, and Rebels in Recent Russian Fiction. Literary Scenarios of Legitimation and the Pursuit of 'Sovereign Democracy'; Alfred Sproede, Oleksandr Zabirko 10. Comparative Conclusions: Legitimacy and Legitimation in Eurasian Post-Communist States; Leslie Holmes Index.
Political legitimacy has become a scarce resource in Russia and other post-Soviet states. Their capacity to deliver prosperity has suffered from economic crisis, war in Ukraine and confrontation with the West. Will nationalism and repression enable political regimes to survive? This book studies the politics of legitimation in Post-Soviet Eurasia.
Political sociology.
Russia—Politics and government.
Political science.
Europe—Politics and government.
Public policy.
Democracy.
Political Sociology.
Russian and Post-Soviet Politics.
Political Science.
European Politics.
Public Policy.
Democracy.