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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465616503321

Autore

Bacon Edwin <1966->

Titolo

Securitising Russia [[electronic resource] ] : the domestic politics of Putin / / Edwin Bacon & Bettina Renz with Julian Cooper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, 2006

ISBN

1-84779-636-2

1-78170-131-8

1-84779-205-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (221 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

RenzBettina

CooperJulian <1945->

PutinVladimir Vladimirovich <1952->

Disciplina

324.0947

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Copyright; Contents; List of tables and figures; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Approaches to contemporary Russia; 2 The security forces; 3 The Chechen conflict; 4 The media; 5 Civil society; 6 Migration; 7 The economy; 8 Conclusion; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Securitising Russia shows the impact of twenty-first-century security concerns on the way Russia is ruled. It demonstrates how President Putin has wrestled with terrorism, immigration, media freedom, religious pluralism, and economic globalism, and argues that fears of a return to old-style authoritarianism oversimplify the complex context of contemporary Russia.The book focuses on the internal security issues common to many states in the early twenty-first-century, and places them in the particular context of Russia. Detailed analysis of the place of security in Russia's political discourse a