| ID | 178101 |
| Title Proper | Institutionalising authoritarian presidencies |
| Other Title Information | polymorphous power and Russia’s presidential administration |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Burkhardt, Fabian |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article attempts to open up the ‘black box’ of the Russian Presidential Administration (‘the Kremlin’). Borrowing from the literature on institutional presidencies and institutional approaches to authoritarianism, I argue that the administration institutionalised over the years of study, 1994–2012. More stable and predictable procedures enhanced administrative presidential powers but personalism and non-compliance with presidential orders remained. Original data on budget, staff, units, organisational structure and presidential assignments demonstrate that presidential power ought to be conceptualised as a polymorphous phenomenon that varies depending on the level of analysis. Researchers should refrain from over-personalising accounts of authoritarian regimes at the expense of more structural, organisational elements such as ‘institutional presidencies’. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 73, No.3; Apr 2021: p.472-504 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol: 73 No 3 |
| Key Words | Authoritarianism ; Russia ; Russian Presidential Administration ; Polymorphous Power ; Authoritarian Presidencies |