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The Russian Democratic Party Yabloko: Opposition in a Managed Democracy

By David White

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2006
ISBN
9780754646754, 0754645037, 075464281X, 0754642720, 0754637573
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1321812 bytes)
Pages
276\0
Time added
2022-07-19 13:12:23

Description

Western analysts have become increasingly concerned with President Putin's centralization and control, with the term 'managed democracy' becoming a byword for the state of the Russian polity. In this important exploration, David White examines the gradual electoral decline of Russia's leading liberal party, the Yabloko Party. In doing so, he provides fascinating insights into the role of opposition, the development of the party system and, above all, the quality of democracy in Russia under President Putin. As an overtly democratic, liberal reformist party with a strong pro-Western orientation, the place and role of Yabloko in Russian politics is of concern to those interested both in the establishment of democratic norms and the relative strength of political forces promoting democratic and market reforms in Russia.

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