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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783837203321

Autore

Hutcheson Derek S (Derek Stanford), <1977, >

Titolo

Political parties in the Russian regions / / Derek S. Hutcheson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : RoutledgeCurzon, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-41569-9

1-134-41570-2

1-280-14910-8

0-203-98668-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 p.)

Collana

BASEES/RoutledgeCurzon series on Russian and East European studies ; ; 2

Classificazione

89.61

Disciplina

324.247

Soggetti

Political parties - Russia (Federation)

Regionalism - Political aspects - Russia (Federation)

Political parties - Russia (Federation) - Volga River Region

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 (p. [170]-193) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Political parties in Russia: the federal level; 3 Politics and parties in the regions; 4 Party organizations: federal, regional, local; 5 The membership; 6 Parties and elections in the middle Volga; 7 Russian party development in perspective; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Since the break-up of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia's party system has suffered a difficult and turbulent infancy. Moscow based parties have had only very limited territorial penetration, and fragmentation has been one of its most significant features.Based on extensive fieldwork in three Russian regions, this book examines the development of the country's party system and the role played by parties in regional politics. Using a comparative approach, it scrutinises the internal structures and activities of the parties, looks at their decision-making processes, their everyday party life,