Elections without Order Russia's Challenge to Vladimir Putin [Paperback]

Russians want free elections and order. This 2002 book presents unrivalled survey data on the challenge facing Putin.Russians want both free elections and order. In the past decade Russia's political elites have had no difficulty in supplying a great choice of candidates and parties. But order--a sense of predictability in everyday life and the rule of law--has been in short supply. This book is about Russia's attempt to achieve democratization backwards, holding elections without having created a modern state. This is the challenge t hat Russia presents to Vladimir Putin. The authors draw on unrivalled survey and polling data, presented concisely and clearly.Russians want both free elections and order. In the past decade Russia's political elites have had no difficulty in supplying a great choice of candidates and parties. But order--a sense of predictability in everyday life and the rule of law--has been in short supply. This book is about Russia's attempt to achieve democratization backwards, holding elections without having created a modern state. This is the challenge t hat Russia presents to Vladimir Putin. The authors draw on unrivalled survey and polling data, presented concisely and clearly.Russians want free elections and order. Although their political elites have had no difficulty in supplying candidates and parties in the last decade, predictability in everyday life and the rule of law have suffered. This book is about Russia's attempt to achieve democratization backwards, by holding elections without having created a modern state. This dilemma is the challenge that Russia presents to Vladimir Putin.Introduction: the reality of Russia; 1. A disorderly history; 2. Democratization backwards; 3. What Russians make of their new regime; 4. Presidential succession: a 'family' problem; 5. Parties without accountability; 6. A floating choice of parties; 7. Influences on the duma vote; 8. From acting to elected president; 9. Running a permanent campaign; 10. Al#J