| ID | 093722 |
| Title Proper | Politics of dominant party formation |
| Other Title Information | united Russia and Russia's governors |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Reuter, Ora John |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article analyses the emergence of United Russia (Edinaya Rossiya) as a dominant party by examining the behaviour of Russia's governors. Using original data on when governors joined United Russia, the article demonstrates that those governors with access to autonomous political resources were more reluctant to join the dominant party. By showing that Russian elite members made their affiliation decisions on the basis of calculations about their own political resources rather than simply being coerced by the Kremlin, this article provides evidence for a theory of dominant party formation that casts the problem as a two-sided commitment problem between leaders and elites. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 62, No. 2; Mar 2010: p.293 - 327 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 62, No. 2; Mar 2010: p.293 - 327 |
| Key Words | Politics ; United Russia ; Russia's Governors ; Dominant Party Formation ; Kremlin ; Russia |