POL354H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: United Russia, A Just Russia, Counter-Insurgency
Document Summary
Beyond moscow: russian regions & the center-periphery relations. Tight administrative and political control through the party and kgb. Gorlizki too much trust: regional party leaders and local political networks under brezhnev . Weak secretaries - were often themselves former regional clients, had to rival with alternative cliques. Norm-bound networks: the first secretary and the regional networks adhered to the unwritten code or hierarchical ethics . Huge variation in political competitiveness between the regions. Bargaining over federal transfers, subsidies, credits, shares of tax revenues. Some democratic regions, some "sultanates", and some hybrids. "power vertical, regional leaders are not autonomous actors anymore. Support for ur and local electoral blocks at the same time. 2004: abolishment of gubernatorial elections; appointment system instead. High barriers for political parties (against small parties) Creation of the second party of power just russia . Results: governors" main job is to deliver the votes for putin and united russia.
