Russia's New Authoritarianism: Putin and the Politics of Order
Mar 2020 · Edinburgh University Press
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Studies the transformation of Russian domestic politics and foreign policy under Vladimir Putin Asks what kind of political system 'Putinism' denotes Engages with the scholarly and policy debate on the growth of illiberal politics and authoritarianism globally in the post-Soviet space and in countries as diverse as Hungary, Egypt, Turkey and the Philippines Uses contemporary case studies - including Russia's legal system, the annexation of Crimea and Russian policy in Syria - to critically examine Russia's political ideology Why did Russia's post-Soviet political system developed into a new form of authoritarianism? And how did its foreign policy came to pose such a profound challenge to the West? David G. Lewis goes beyond current polemical debates to address these questions. Lewis investigates the Russian understanding of key concepts such as sovereignty, democracy and political community. He analyses the Russian political system as a novel form of authoritarian political order, unpacking the ideological paradigm that underpins it. He reveals that Russia's new order is characterised by the consolidation of political and economic power around a sovereign leader, together with a willingness to take political decisions outside the law both at home and in international affairs.
Studies the transformation of Russian domestic politics and foreign policy under Vladimir Putin Asks what kind of political system 'Putinism' denotes Engages with the scholarly and policy debate on the growth of illiberal politics and authoritarianism globally in the post-Soviet space and in coun...
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David G. Lewis is Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics at the University of Exeter. He is the author of The Temptations of Tyranny in Central Asia (Hurst, 2008) and he has contributed articles to the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Cooperation and Conflict and Europe-Asia Studies, among others.
David G. Lewis is Associate Professor of International Relations in the Department of Politics at the University of Exeter. He is the author of The Temptations of Tyranny in Central Asia (Hurst, 2008) and he has contributed articles to the Journal of Intervention and Statebuilding, Cooperation an...
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