Weak strongman : the limits of power in Putin's Russia / / Timothy Frye

• Autore: Frye Timothy
• Pubblicazione: Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , [2021]; ©2021
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 303.4947
• Soggetto topico: POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Soggetto non controllato: Alexander Litvinenko; Alexey Navalny; Berlin Wall; Bolsheviks; Cold War; Crimea; Gorbachev; Khrushchev; Lenin; Mueller report; Novichok agent; Novichok; Reykjavik; Russia hoax; Russian oligarchs; Sergei Skripal; Soviet Union; Stalin; Steele dossier; Trump impeachment; Trump pee tape; USSR; Ukraine; Yulia Skripal; autocratic elections; corruption; cyber-war; cyberattack; cyberwar; cyberwarfare; democratic erosion; glasnost; hacking; kleptocracy; polonium; presidential approval; protest; radionuclide polonium; repression
• Note generali: GOBI
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Weak strongman -- 1 Information Warrior -- 2 Putinology and Exceptional Russia -- 3 The Autocrat’s Dilemmas -- 4 Better to Be Feared and Loved: President Putin’s Popularity -- 5 The Surprising Importance of Russia’s Manipulated Elections -- 6 Neither as Strong nor as Weak as It Looks: Russia’s Economy -- 7 Hitting Them with Carrots: The Role of Repression -- 8 Mysterious Ways: Media Manipulation at Home -- 9 Great Power Posing: Russian Foreign Policy -- 10 Why Russia Hacks: Digital Persuasion and Coercion Abroad -- 11 Conclusion: The Death of Expertise -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index -- A NOTE ON THE TYPE
• Sommario/riassunto: "Even as Russia's prominence and importance in global affairs has increased, media discussion tends analyze Russian politics in one of two ways: as a direct manifestation of Putin's will, or through the lens of Russia's unique history and culture. In fixating on these interpretative lenses that emphasize Russia "exceptional," we fail to recognize that its policies and practices are actually remarkably similar to those of other autocracies around the world. Drawing from decades of research and field work and from time spent in Russia as part of the US foreign service, Frye demonstrates how a broader lens gives us a much better way to interpret and predict Russian's political behavior. Specifically, this comparative approach helps illuminate the underappreciated limits to power in Putin's Russia. Like other autocracies, Putin and his government face important tradeoffs (implement policies that help the elites and risk a popular uprising? Or implement popular policies and risk an elite coup?) that limit his power and force him to use a much broader set of tools than just the repression. Synthesizing a wealth of social science in a lively, accessible type, Frye shows how this framing can help answer some central questions: is Putin actually popular in Russia, or is his popularity a result of propaganda or coercion? How does repression function in Russia? If and how are Russia's elections manipulated-and why is Russia now focused on interfering with elections abroad? The answers, Frye shows, help us understand how much we miss when we focus solely on Putin in understanding Russia today"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Weak strongman
• ISBN: 0-691-21699-1; 0-691-21698-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996472040203316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno