State building in Putin's Russia : policing and coercion after communism / / Brian D. Taylor [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Taylor Brian D. <1964->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 373 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 947.086/2
• Soggetto topico: Post-communism - Russia (Federation) - History; Power (Social sciences) - Russia (Federation) - History; Federal government - Russia (Federation) - History; Police power - Russia (Federation) - History; Duress (Law) - Russia (Federation) - History; State, The - History - 20th century; State, The - History - 21st century
• Soggetto geografico: Russia (Federation) Politics and government 1991-
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Bringing the gun back in : coercion and the state -- The power ministries and the siloviki -- Coercion and capacity : political order and the central state -- Coercion and capacity : centralization and federalism -- Coercion and quality : power ministry practices and personnel -- Coercion and quality : the state and society -- Coercion in the North Caucasus -- State capacity and quality reconsidered -- Appendix A: Publication abbreviations -- Appendix B: Interview index.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book argues that Putin's strategy for rebuilding the state was fundamentally flawed. Taylor demonstrates that a disregard for the way state officials behave toward citizens - state quality - had a negative impact on what the state could do - state capacity. Focusing on those organizations that control state coercion, what Russians call the 'power ministries', Taylor shows that many of the weaknesses of the Russian state that existed under Boris Yeltsin persisted under Putin. Drawing on extensive field research and interviews, as well as a wide range of comparative data, the book reveals the practices and norms that guide the behavior of Russian power ministry officials (the so-called siloviki), especially law enforcement personnel. By examining siloviki behavior from the Kremlin down to the street level, State Building in Putin's Russia uncovers the who, where and how of Russian state building after communism.
• Titolo autorizzato: State building in Putin's Russia
• ISBN: 1-139-01240-1; 1-107-21657-5; 1-283-01727-X; 9786613017277; 1-139-00959-1; 1-139-00907-9; 1-139-01012-3; 1-139-00797-1; 1-139-00686-X; 0-511-97414-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910788467903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II