Elections, Protest, and Authoritarian Regime Stability: Russia 2008-2020

by Regina Smyth

In a path-breaking study of Russian elections, Regina Smyth reveals how much electoral competition matters to the Putin regime and how competition leaves Russia more vulnerable to opposition challenges than is perceived in the West. Using original data and analysis, Smyth demonstrates how even weak political opposition can force autocratic incumbents to rethink strategy and find compromises in order to win elections. Smyth challenges conventional...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108841201
• ISBN13: 9781108841207
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"