212 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
208 Pages
by
Routledge
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Since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia's party system has suffered a difficult and turbulent infancy. Moscow based parties have had only very limited territorial penetration, and fragmentation has been one of its most significant features. Based on extensive fieldwork in three Russian regions, this book examines the development of the country's party system and the role played by... Read more
1. Political Parties in the Russian Regions: An Introduction 2. Political Parties in Russia: The Federal Level 3. Politics and Parties in the Regions 4. Party Organizations: Federal, Regional, Local 5. The Membership 6. Parties and Elections in the Middle Volga 7. Russian Party Development in Perspective
Biography
Derek Hutcheson is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Politics, University of Glasgow. His areas of research include party politics and regional politics in post-Soviet Russia, and questions about the 'quality of democracy' in post-communist Europe.
'A work of great empirical depth and thoroughness ... this pioneering book should be read by anybody working on Russian regional politics, Russian political parties and Russian democratization more generally.' - Political Studies Review
