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



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Autore: Frye Timothy Visualizza persona
Titolo: Weak strongman : the limits of power in Putin's Russia / / Timothy Frye Visualizza cluster
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 geografico: Russia (Federation) Politics and government 21st century
Russia (Federation)
Soggetto genere / forma: Biographies.
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  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-691-24628-9
0-691-21699-1
0-691-21698-3
Formato: Materiale a stampa
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Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910554234203321
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