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Research paper thumbnail of Electoral Cleavage Map of Russia: Based on an Analysis of the 2011 State Duma Election and the Regional Elections of 2012–14

European Politics and Society, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Perspectives on European Politics and Society Cleavage Theory and Elections in Post- Soviet Russia

This paper presents a detailed technique for identifying links between the electoral cleavages an... more This paper presents a detailed technique for identifying links between the electoral cleavages and political divides, on the one hand, and between the electoral cleavages and factors of social stratification, on the other. The described methodology is subsequently used for studying the political and social content of the electoral cleavages in post-Soviet Russia (1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011). Two 'full' long-term electoral cleavages are detected that can be interpreted both politically and socially: (1) 'pro-market modernists versus anti-market traditionalists'; (2) 'authorities versus community'. The first cleavage defined the political development of the country in the 1990s, the second determined it for the period after 2000. The first cleavage has strong correlation with leftright (socioeconomic) and 'modernist-traditionalist' political dimensions, the second with the 'authoritarian-democratic' division. Both cleavages are conditioned socially first of all by urbanrural differences or, what is the same, the economic successfulness of different territories. The 'pro-market modernists versus anti-market traditionalists' cleavage also has a strong connection to the level of sociocultural development of the territories, the 'authorities versus community' cleavage to their demographic characteristics (particularly, ethnic composition).

Research paper thumbnail of Populist Tactics and Populist Rhetoric in Party Politics of Post-Soviet Russia. – Sociedade e Cultura (Brazil), v. 13, n. 2, jul./dez. 2010. P. 233–245.

Research paper thumbnail of Party Funding in the Russian Federation: A tool of bureaucratic control // Paying for Politics: political funding in South Africa and the global South. Ed. by A. Butler. Johannesburgh; Jacana, 2010. P. 106–128.

Party funding in contemporary Russia offers a good example of how rational legislation can be the... more Party funding in contemporary Russia offers a good example of how rational legislation can be the tool not of democracy but of the bureaucracy 1 . When, in the 1990s, Russia had no political party legislation, there was a democracy (even if not a perfect one) in the country. When such legislation was enacted in the 2000s, democracy disappeared almost entirely. The more developed the legislation has become, the less democracy has remained.

Research paper thumbnail of Party Funding in the Russian Federation: Between Business and State. – Transitions, Special issue "Le financement des partis politiques dans l'espace postcommuniste. Impacts sur les organisations et systèmes partisans", 2012, Vol. 52, #1. P. 89–108

The poor state of research of party funding in post-Soviet Russia can be explained first of all b... more The poor state of research of party funding in post-Soviet Russia can be explained first of all by the parties' unwillingness to disclose this sphere of their activities. Even when being liquidated and ceding their documentation to state archives, they do not part with their financial statements. And it is clear why. They have nothing to cede except very abstract summary reports, without any essential information about the financial transactions and sponsors.

Research paper thumbnail of Electoral Cleavage Map of Russia: Based on an Analysis of the 2011 State Duma Election and the Regional Elections of 2012–14

European Politics and Society, 2015

Research paper thumbnail of Perspectives on European Politics and Society Cleavage Theory and Elections in Post- Soviet Russia

This paper presents a detailed technique for identifying links between the electoral cleavages an... more This paper presents a detailed technique for identifying links between the electoral cleavages and political divides, on the one hand, and between the electoral cleavages and factors of social stratification, on the other. The described methodology is subsequently used for studying the political and social content of the electoral cleavages in post-Soviet Russia (1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001)(2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011). Two 'full' long-term electoral cleavages are detected that can be interpreted both politically and socially: (1) 'pro-market modernists versus anti-market traditionalists'; (2) 'authorities versus community'. The first cleavage defined the political development of the country in the 1990s, the second determined it for the period after 2000. The first cleavage has strong correlation with leftright (socioeconomic) and 'modernist-traditionalist' political dimensions, the second with the 'authoritarian-democratic' division. Both cleavages are conditioned socially first of all by urbanrural differences or, what is the same, the economic successfulness of different territories. The 'pro-market modernists versus anti-market traditionalists' cleavage also has a strong connection to the level of sociocultural development of the territories, the 'authorities versus community' cleavage to their demographic characteristics (particularly, ethnic composition).

Research paper thumbnail of Populist Tactics and Populist Rhetoric in Party Politics of Post-Soviet Russia. – Sociedade e Cultura (Brazil), v. 13, n. 2, jul./dez. 2010. P. 233–245.

Research paper thumbnail of Party Funding in the Russian Federation: A tool of bureaucratic control // Paying for Politics: political funding in South Africa and the global South. Ed. by A. Butler. Johannesburgh; Jacana, 2010. P. 106–128.

Party funding in contemporary Russia offers a good example of how rational legislation can be the... more Party funding in contemporary Russia offers a good example of how rational legislation can be the tool not of democracy but of the bureaucracy 1 . When, in the 1990s, Russia had no political party legislation, there was a democracy (even if not a perfect one) in the country. When such legislation was enacted in the 2000s, democracy disappeared almost entirely. The more developed the legislation has become, the less democracy has remained.

Research paper thumbnail of Party Funding in the Russian Federation: Between Business and State. – Transitions, Special issue "Le financement des partis politiques dans l'espace postcommuniste. Impacts sur les organisations et systèmes partisans", 2012, Vol. 52, #1. P. 89–108

The poor state of research of party funding in post-Soviet Russia can be explained first of all b... more The poor state of research of party funding in post-Soviet Russia can be explained first of all by the parties' unwillingness to disclose this sphere of their activities. Even when being liquidated and ceding their documentation to state archives, they do not part with their financial statements. And it is clear why. They have nothing to cede except very abstract summary reports, without any essential information about the financial transactions and sponsors.

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