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Author Smyth, Regina, 1961-

Title Candidate strategies and electoral competition in the Russian Federation : democracy without foundation / Regina Smyth
Published New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, ©2006

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume)
Series Cambridge studies in comparative politics
Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
Contents Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Elections and Development of Democratic Capacity; 2 One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: Russia's Failed Consolidation in Comparative Context; 3 The Microfoundations of Democratic Responsiveness: Candidate Strategies and Electoral Infrastructure; 4 Many Candidates, Few Choices; 5 To Join or Not to Join: Candidate Affiliation in Transitional Russia; 6 Finding Fit: Candidates and Their Districts; 7 Campaigning for the Duma: Mixed Markets, Mixed Messages; 8 Democrats, Democratic Transitions, and Democracy; Appendix A: The Sample
Summary In the early 1990s, competitive elections in the Russian Federation signaled the end to the authoritarian political system dominated by a single political party. More than ten years and many elections later, a single party led by Russian President Vladimir Putin threatens to end Russia's democratic experiment
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Elections -- Russia (Federation)
Politics, Practical -- Russia (Federation)
Political candidates -- Russia (Federation)
Democracy -- Russia (Federation)
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
Democracy
Elections
Political candidates
Politics, Practical
Russia (Federation)
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0511137273
9780511137273
0511135106
9780511135101