The Decline of Regionalism in Putin's Russia: Boundary Issues

ISBN-13: 9781138481411 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 224 str.

USA) J. Paul (University of Oklahoma Goode

Opis

This book reassesses the process whereby after 2000 Putin reversed the process by which in the 1990s power had shifted from Moscow to the regions. It focuses on the dynamics of regional boundaries: juridical boundaries, which defined a region's territorial extent and thereby its resources; institutional boundaries that sustained regional differences; and cultural boundaries that defined the ethnic or technocratic principles on which a region could claim legitimate existence.

Recenzje

"Overall, the book produces a well-measured assessment of the results of Putin’s federal reforms revealing the inherent limits to the Kremlin’s attempts to control regional responses and cautioning against overly optimistic assessments of recent centralization efforts. Noting the remaining outlets for regionalist revival in Russia, Goode presents Russia’s center-periphery relations as more flexible and fluid than is commonly perceived based on more rigid assessments of Putin’s alleged success in centralizing Russia." - Gulnaz Sharafutdinova, Miami University of Ohio; Slavic Review, Spring 2013.

Spis treści

1. The Puzzling Decline of Regionalism in Russia  2. Regions, Regionalism, and Regional Boundaries  3. A Brief History of Russia’s Regional Boundaries  4. Putin’s Federal Districts and Regional Identities  5. Constitutions, Charters, and Institutional Boundaries  6. The Push for Regional Enlargement  7. Assessing the Boundaries Approach to Regionalism

O autorze

J. Paul Goode is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Oklahoma, USA.