Russian Government and Politics

ISBN-13: 9781352011036 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 286 str.

Eric Shiraev

Spis treści

PART I: RUSSIA: CONTINUITY AND CHANGE.- 1. Studying Russian Government and Politics.- 2. The Roots: The Russian Empire and the Soviet Union.- 3. The Soviet Transformation, 1985–91.- PART II: INSTITUTIONS AND PLAYERS.- 4. The Executive Branch.- 5. The Legislative Branch.- 6. The Judicial Branch.- PART III: POLITICAL BEHAVIOR, PARTICIPATION, AND COMMUNICATION.- 7. Political Parties.- 8. Presidential and Parliamentary Elections.- 9. Political Communication and Mobilization.- PART IV: POLICIES.- 10. Foreign Policy: Background and Strategies.- 11. Foreign Policy II: Countries and Regions.- 12. Defense and Security Policies.- 13. Economic and Business Policies.- 14. Social Policies: Health, Education and Housing.- 15. Summary and Conclusion.

O autorze

Eric Shiraev is a professor and head of a research lab at George Mason University, USA. Eric is a prodigious writer and has published on topics as diverse as Russian Politics and Foreign Policy, International Relations, Cross-Cultural Psychology and Personality Theories.