In this book the expert international contributors attempt to answer questions such as: How far is it possible to attribute change in contemporary Russia as due to cultural factors? How does the process of change in cultural institutions reflect the general development of Russia? Are there certain philosophical ideas that explain the Russian interpretation of a modern state?
This edited volume elaborates on processes of Russian modernisation regarding a wide range of factors, including the use of modern technology, elements of civil society, a reliable legal system, high levels of...
In this book the expert international contributors attempt to answer questions such as: How far is it possible to attribute change in contemporary ...
Most recent research seeks to explain contemporary changes in Russia by analysing the decisions of Russian leaders, oligarchs, and politicians based in Moscow. This book examines another Russia, one of ordinary people changing their environment and taking opportunities to provoke societal changes in small towns and the countryside. Russia is a resource rich society, and the country s strategy and institutional structure is built on the most valuable of these resources: oil and gas. Analysing the implications of this situation on the local level, this book offers chapters on resource use,...
Most recent research seeks to explain contemporary changes in Russia by analysing the decisions of Russian leaders, oligarchs, and politicians base...
How do Russian leaders balance the need to decentralize governance in a socially and politically complex country with the need to guarantee political control of the state? Since the early 2000 s Russian federal authorities have arranged a system of political control on regional elites and their leaders providing a police control of special bodies subordinated by the federal centre on policy implementation in the regions. Different mechanisms of fiscal federalism and investment policy were used to ensure regional elites loyalty and this competitive authoritarianism created a politically...
How do Russian leaders balance the need to decentralize governance in a socially and politically complex country with the need to guarantee political ...
