Routledge Handbook of Russian Politics and Society

Graeme Gill is Professor of Government and Public Administration in the University of Sydney, Australia James Young works in the Department of Government and International Relations at the University of Sydney, Australia.

Part 1: Introduction 1. The Yeltsin Era Graeme Gill 2. The Putin Era Ronald J. Hill 3. The Medvedev Presidency Graeme Gill 4. Democratisation Richard Sakwa 5. How Russia Compares Rodney Tiffen Part 2: Politics 6. The Russian Constitution Gordon B. Smith 7. Presidency John P. Willerton 8. The Federal Assembly and the Power Vertical Paul Chaisty 9. The Duma’s Electoral System: Lessons in Endogeneity Bryon Moraski 10. Political Parties Regine Smyth 11. Communism Luke March 12. Federalism and De-Federalisation in Russia Cameron Ross 13. Regional Government Darrell Slider 14. Local Government Tomila Lankina 15. The Bureaucracy Eugene Huskey 16. Law Courts and Human Rights Eugene Huskey 17. Crime and Corruption Leslie Holmes 18. The Russian Power Ministries and Security Services Bettina Renz 19. The Military Dmitry Gorenburg 20. The Russo-Chechen Conflict James Hughes Part 3: Political Economy 21. The Political Economy of Contemporary Russia William Tompson 22. Russia’s Market Economic Reforms Anders Aslund 23. The Russian Economy and Business-Government Relations Stephen Fortescue 24. The Business Sector in Post-Soviet Russia Peter Rutland Part 4: Society 25. Class Stephen Crowley 26. Russian Labour Linda J. Cook 27. Gender Sarah Ashwin 28. Media Sarah Oates 29. Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour Stephen White 30. Civil Society Leah Gilbert and Harley Balzer 31. Informality and Informal Politics Alena Ledeneva 32. Russian Nationalism John Brookfield 33. Religion Thomas Bremmer 34. Health and Health Policy Judy Twigg Part 5: Foreign Policy 35. Russian Foreign Policy Natasha Kuhrt 36. Russia and the States of the Former Soviet Union Robert Donaldson 37. Russia and Europe Anna Jonsson 38. Reset? Russian Perspectives on US-Russian Relations Carol R. Saivetz 39. Russian Foreign Policy in Asia Gilbert Rozman