Elections and Voters in Post-Communist Russia |
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Editor:
| Wyman, Matthew White, Stephen Oates, Sarah |
Series title: | Studies of Communism in Transition Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-1-85898-743-9 |
Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
Publisher: | Edward Elgar Publishing, Incorporated
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $164.00 |
Book Description:
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Throughout the formerly communist world a single party monopoly has been replaced by multi-party politics and competitive elections. Drawing on the most recent work of the leading specialists in modern Russian politics, this path-breaking volume marks a decisive advance in our understanding of the relationships between voters, political parties and the conduct of the government in what is still the world's largest country.
Issues addressed include:
Throughout the formerly communist world a single party monopoly has been replaced by multi-party politics and competitive elections. Drawing on the most recent work of the leading specialists in modern Russian politics, this path-breaking volume marks a decisive advance in our understanding of the relationships between voters, political parties and the conduct of the government in what is still the world's largest country.
Issues addressed include:
- the effects of the electoral system and of electoral campaigns
- regional dimensions of party support
- parties in the state Duma and the uncertain evolution of a post-communist party system<
- the turnout of voters for elections
- leader popularity and party development
- ideological divisions and party-building
- the divisions between the left and right
Written in a clear, accessible style, this book links developments in Russia to general themes in political science, and especially to other post-communist countries. It will be welcomed by scholars and students of the development and transformation of post-communist politics, and by a wider readership in comparative politics.