Routledge Handbook of Russian Politics and Society

This second edition of the highly respected Routledge Handbook of Russian Politics and Society both provides a broad overview of the area and highlights cutting-edge research into the country. Through balanced theoretical and empirical investigation, each chapter examines both the Russian experience and the existing literature, identifies and exemplifies research trends, and highlights the richness of experience, history, and continued challenges inherent to this enduringly fascinating and shifting polity. Politically, economically, and socially, Russia has one of the most interesting development trajectories of any major country. This Handbook answers 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, the development of a market economy, and Russia’s likely place in the emerging new world order. Providing a comprehensive resource for scholars, students, and policy makers alike, this book is an essential contribution to the study of Russian studies/politics, Eastern European studies/politics, and International Relations.

Part 1: Introduction 1. Introduction Graeme Gill 2. The Yeltsin era Graeme Gill 3. The Putin era Vladimir Gel’man 4. Democratisation Richard Sakwa 5. How Russia compares Rodney Tiffen Part 2: Politics 6. Vladimir Putin: Great leader or ordinary authoritarian? Kenneth Wilson 7. The Russian Constitution Elizabeth Teague 8. The Presidency John P. Willerton 9. The Federal Assembly: More than just a "rubber stamp"? Ben Noble and Paul Chaisty 10. National elections in Russia Derek S.Hutcheson 11. State intervention and Russia’s frozen dominant party system Regina Smyth 12. Local government Nikolay Petrov 13. Federalism and de-federalisation in Russia Cameron Ross 14. Centre-regional relations in Russia Irina Busygina and Mikhail Filippov 15. Politics in Russian regions Alexander Libman 16. Decision-making Stephen Fortescue 17. State capacity and Russia Andrei Melville 18. Russia’s retreat from human rights William Pomeranz 19. Protest and opposition Jan Matti Dollbaum 20. The security services Kirill Shamiev and Bettina Renz 21. The military Jennifer G. Mathers Part 3: Political economy 22. Political economy Neil Robinson 23. Crony capitalism in contemporary Russia and what globalisation has to do with it Gulnaz Sharafutdinova 24. The Russian corporation: between neoliberalism and the security state Peter Rutland 25. Russian international economic policy: Purposes and performance Steven Rosefielde Part 4: Society 26. Russian population dynamics in the Putin era Leslie Root 27. Inequality in Russia Svetlana Mareeva 28. Russian labour: Between stability and stagnation Stephen Crowley 29. Gender in Russia: State policy and lived reality Sarah Ashwin 30. The rise of a hybrid welfare state in Putin’s Russia: Social welfare under authoritarianism Elena Maltseva 31. Media and culture in Putin’s Russia Galina Miazhevich 32. ICT in Putin’s Russia: 1999-2021 Ilya Yablokov and Olga Solovyeva 33. Symbolism and the transformation of the national historical narrative in post-Soviet Russia Olga Malinova 34. The politics of memory Alexey Golubev and Fedor Nikolai 35. Civil society and the state Leah Gilbert 36. Informal politics Alena Ledeneva 37. Corruption and organised crime in post-Soviet Russia Leslie Holmes 38. Russian nationalism Jules Sergei Fediunin 39. Ethnic relations Helge Blakkisrud 40. Religion Thomas Bremer Part 5: Foreign policy 41. Russian foreign policy and the challenge to the existing world order Roger E. Kanet 42. Russian security policy and outlook Graeme P. Herd 43. Russia’s attitudes and policies toward Ukraine Dmitri Trenin 44. Russia and Belarus Rasmus Nilsson 45. Russia’s foreign policy in Central Asia: in search of privileged partnership Kirill Nourzhanov 46. The Kremlin’s reverse democracy: Relations with the Caucasus region Lilia A. Arakelyan 47. US-Russian relations Angela Stent 48. Russia and the European Union: The path to a strategic disengagement Andrey Kortunov 49. Russia and China Natasha Kuhrt

Graeme Gill is Professor Emeritus at the University of Sydney, Australia.