ID | 104189 |
Title Proper | Local regimes, sub-national governance and the 'power vertical' in contemporary Russia |
Language | ENG |
Author | Gel'man, Vladimir ; Ryzhenkov, Sergei |
Publication | 2011. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | THE EMERGENCE OF LOCAL REGIMES,1 OR RELATIVELY stable patterns of subnational governance, became an important logical consequence of the turbulent political and economic changes in Russia's regions and cities during the periods of the 1990s and the 2000s. We posit that these developments could be analysed within the theoretical framework of 'urban regimes', which have been conducted in studies of American and West European urban politics and governance over the two last decades (Mossberger & Stoker 2001; Ledyaev 2008). Despite the major differences which exist between local regimes in contemporary Russia and in the West, and their highly divergent political and institutional environments, the placement of Russian local regimes within a theoretical and comparative perspective opens new horizons for their analysis. It also provides us with a better understanding of their general trends as well as some of their peculiarities |
`In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 63, No.3; May 2011: p.449-465 |
Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 63, No.3; May 2011: p.449-465 |
Key Words | Local Regimes ; Sub - National Governance ; Power Vertical ; Contemporary Russia |