Samenvatting
In September 2009 Dmitrii Medvedev unveiled the term that was to become the defining objective of his presidency: 'modernization.' The contributors to this book, drawn from the leading scholars in Russian affairs, focus on the contested nature of the concept of modernization and the obstacles that arose in attempting to carry it out.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781137011190
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Hoofdrubriek:Geschiedenis, Mens en maatschappij
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction; L.Jonson & S.White PART I: THE CHALLENGE OF MODERNIZATION IN RUSSIA Globalization and Discursive Resistance: Authoritarian Power Structures in Russia and the Challenges of Modernity; N.Hayoz Russian Modernization Doctrines under Debate; M.Urnov PART II: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE RUSSIAN SYSTEM The Nature and Function of 'Putinism'; L.Gudkov The Myth of the Russian 'Unique Path' and Public Opinion; B.Dubin Socio-Cultural Factors and Russian Modernization; E.Pain PART III: PIECEMEAL REFORM UNDER PUTIN AND MEDVEDEV The Policy-making Process in Putin's Prime Ministership; S.Fortescue Business Representation in the State Duma; P.Chaisty De-bureaucratizing the Small Business Sector; E.Huskey United Russia's Political Recruitment in the Russian Regions and 'the strengthening of the Power Vertical': The Case of Novgorod Region; C.Fauconnier PART IV: CHALLENGES AND RISKS OF MODERNIZATION Modernization and the Russian Regions; N.Petrov Benefits and Risks of Political Modernization in Russia; I.Busygina & MikhailFilippov PART V: REFLECTIONS IN EARLY 2012 Modernization and After; S.White & L.Jonson