Popular support for an undemocratic regime : the changing views of Russians /

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Author / Creator:Rose, Richard, 1933- author.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2011]
©2011
Description:1 online resource (vii, 206 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11827281
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Other authors / contributors:Mishler, William, 1947- author.
Munro, Neil, 1970- author.
ISBN:9781139079006
113907900X
9780511809200
0511809204
9781139081276
1139081276
9781283111201
1283111209
9781107009523
1107009529
9780521224185
0521224187
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-203) and index.
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Summary:"All forms of government require popular support, whether voluntary or involuntary, in order to survive. Following the collapse of the Soviet system, Russia's rulers took steps toward democracy, yet under Vladimir Putin Russia has become increasingly undemocratic. This book uses a unique source of evidence, 18 surveys of Russian public opinion from the first month of the new regime in 1992 up to 2009, to track the changing views of Russians. Clearly presented and sophisticated figures and tables show how political support has increased because of a sense of resignation that is stronger than the unstable benefits of exporting oil and gas. Whilst comparative analyses of surveys on other continents show that Russia's elite is not alone in being able to mobilize popular support for an undemocratic regime, Russia provides an outstanding caution that popular support can grow when governors reject democracy and create an undemocratic regime"--
Other form:Print version: Rose, Richard, 1933- Popular support for an undemocratic regime. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107009523
Standard no.:40019708873