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Other authors / contributors: | Mishler, William, 1947- author.
Munro, Neil, 1970- author.
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ISBN: | 9781139079006 113907900X 9780511809200 0511809204 9781139081276 1139081276 9781283111201 1283111209 9781107009523 1107009529 9780521224185 0521224187
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 186-203) and index. Print version record.
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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"--
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Other form: | Print version: Rose, Richard, 1933- Popular support for an undemocratic regime. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107009523
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Standard no.: | 40019708873
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