Table of Contents

Federalism, sovereignty and democracy, Richard Sakwa; Regional voting patterns in post-communist Russia, Matthew Wyman, Stephen White, Ian McAllister & Sarah Oates; Political parties and regional democracy, Cameron Ross; The role of Russia's Governors in the 1999-2000 federal elections, Danielle N. Lussier; High stakes, low chances - the failure of party politics in St Petersburg. Grigorii V. Golosov & Vadim Goncharov; The development of political institutions in three regions of the Russian Far East, Jeffrey W. Hahn; Regional democratisation in Russia: Some lessons from Novgorod, Nicolai N. Petro; Problems of democratisation in the Komi Republic, James Alexander; Democratisation, structural pluralism and fragile Bi-entrism - The case of Volgograd Oblast, Vladimir Gel'man; Bashkortostan: A case of regional authoritarianism, Jorn Gravingholt; Tatarstan: Syndrome of authoritarianism, Midkhat Farukshin; Putin reforms the federal system, Elizabeth Teague.

About the Author

Cameron Ross is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Politics, University of Dundee

Reviews

"This work contributes much to an understanding of Russian politics under Putin." --"Choice"