Shiraev Russian Government and Politics

3rd Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-352-00779-4
Verlag: Macmillan Education
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 286 Seiten, Ebook (PDF)

Reihe: Comparative Government and Politics

Few countries have been transformed as rapidly and dramatically as Russia since the end of the Communist regime. Yet the more that certain things change in Russia, the more others remain the same. The result is a political and social system of which almost every aspect is a work in progress, marked by sudden accelerations, slowdowns, turnarounds, and conundrums. This lively and innovative third edition provides a clear and comprehensive picture of Russian politics which does full justice to its changes, challenges, and paradoxes. A distinctive feature throughout is its emphasis on outlining basic facts and developments and setting these in historical contexts before moving on to critical analysis. This is the ideal text for upper-level undergraduate and postgraduate students studying Russian Politics or Comparative Government and Politics more broadly.

Zielgruppe

Upper undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Shiraev, Eric

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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.

Über Autor(innen)

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.