Routledge Handbook of Russian Politics and Society (Routledge International Handbooks)

There is an ever-burgeoning number of books analyzing the Russian experience, or aspects of it. This __Handbook__ is the first single volume which gives both a broad survey of the literature as well as highlighting the cutting edge research in the area. Through both empirical data and theoretical investigation each chapter in the __Routledge Handbook Russian of Politics and Society__ examines both the Russian experience and the existing literature, points to research trends, and identifies issues that remain to be resolved. Offering focused studies of the key elements of Russian social and political life, the book is organized into the following broad themes: * General introduction * Political institutions * Political Economy * Society * Foreign Policy Politically, economically, and socially, Russia has one of the most interesting development trajectories of any major country. This __Handbook__ seeks to answer questions about democratic transition, the relationship between the market and democracy, stability and authoritarian politics, the development of civil society, the role of crime and corruption, and the creation of a market economy. Providing a comprehensive resource for scholars and policy makers alike, this book is an important contribution to the study of Russian Studies, Eastern European studies, and International Relations. 978-0-415-57627-7,Routledge,Handbook,of,Russian,Politics,and,Society 978-0-415-57627-7 Routledge Handbook of Russian Politics and Society Contents 6 Contributors 10 Preface 13 Part I Introduction 15 1 The Yeltsin era 17 2 The Putin era 27 3 The Medvedev presidency 41 4 Democratisation 47 5 How Russia compares 59 Part II Politics 83 6 The Russian Constitution 85 7 Presidency 95 8 The Federal Assembly and the power vertical 106 9 The Duma鈥檚 electoral system 116 10 Political parties 129 11 Communism 143 12 Federalism and defederalisation in Russia 154 13 Regional governance 167 14 Local government 178 15 The bureaucracy 189 16 Law courts and human rights 200 17 Crime and corruption 212 18 The Russian power ministries and security services 223 19 The military 234 20 The Russo-Chechen conflict 246 Part III Political economy 263 21 The political economy of contemporary Russia 265 22 Russia鈥檚 market economic reforms 277 23 The Russian economy and business鈥揼overnment relations 288 24 The business sector in post-Soviet Russia 302 Part IV Society 319 25 Class 321 26 Russian labour 332 27 Gender 343 28 Media 355 29 Public opinion and voting behaviour 367 30 Civil society 378 31 Informality and informal politics 389 32 Russian nationalism 400 33 Religion 411 34 Health and health policy 421 Part V Foreign policy 433 35 Russian foreign policy 435 36 Russia and the states of the former Soviet Union 446 37 Russia and Europe 458 38 Reset? Russian perspectives on US鈥揜ussian relations 468 39 Russian foreign policy in Asia 481 Index 491 There are an ever-burgeoning number of books analyzing the Russian experience, or aspects of it. This Handbook is the first single volume which gives both a broad survey of the literature as well as highlighting the cutting edge research in the area. Through both empirical data and theoretical investigation each chapter in the Routledge Handbook Russian of Politics and Society examines both the Russian experience and the existing literature, points to research trends, and identifies issues that remain to be resolved. Offering focused studies of the key elements of Russian social and political life, the book is organized into the following broad themes: General introduction Political institutions Political Economy Society Foreign Policy Politically, economically, and socially, Russia has one of the most interesting development trajectories of any major country. This Handbook seeks to answer questions about democratic transition, the relationship between the market and democracy, stability and authoritarian politics, the development of civil society, the role of crime and corruption, and the creation of a market economy. Providing, a comprehensive resource for scholars and policy makers alike, this book is an important contribution to the study of Russian Studies, Eastern European studies, and International Relations.