| ID | 136927 |
| Title Proper | Questioning control and contestation in late Putinite Russia |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Sakwa, Richard |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The Putin system is based on control and the ‘manual’ management of political processes. In part this was a response to what was perceived to be the ‘anarcho-democracy’ of the 1990s, but it was also an attempt to find a way of dealing with more immediate challenges of societal and political management. The regime devised a whole series of strategies for dealing with opposition, ranging from cooptation to coercion. The ideological framework was a distinctive form of neo-Soviet depoliticisation based on an inclusive ‘centrism’. This model of political management was challenged during the 2011–2012 electoral cycle by a mass protest movement and a degree of intra-elite political contestation. This was accompanied by the radicalisation of a traditionalist counter-movement accompanied by a revanchist spirit at the heart of Putin's centrist coalition, which spawned a range of restrictive legislation in the Sixth Duma from 2012. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europa-Asia Studies Vol.67, No.2; Mar.2015: p.192-208 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 67 No 2 |
| Standard Number | Democracy |