Constraining Elites in Russia and Indonesia

Political Participation and Regime Survival

Datos Bibliográficos

ID23402118
AutoresDanielle N Lussier (0000-0002-6732-1322, Grinnell College, autor de correspondencia)
Año2016
Fecha de publicación2016-10-13
Open AccessNo
TipoBOOK
RevistaConstraining Elites in Russia and Indonesia (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditorialCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cbo9781316026700
OpenAlexW4231824796
Open LibraryOL57735017M
ISBN9781316026700
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas13

This is a thought-provoking analysis on why democracy succeeds in some countries but not others, comparing the post-transition experiences of two cases of contemporary democratisation: Russia and Indonesia. Following authoritarian regimes, democracy eroded in Russia but flourished in Indonesia - so confounding dominant theories of democratisation that predicted the opposite outcomes based on their levels of socioeconomic development and histories of statehood. Identifying key behaviours and patterns of political participation as a factor, Lussier interweaves ethnographic interview and quantitative public opinion data to expand our understanding on how mass political participation contributes to a democracy's survival. The integration of both micro- and macro-level data in a single study is one of this project's most significant contributions, and will enhance its appeal to both researchers and instructors.

Appeal · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Democratization · Development economics · Economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public opinion · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Elite (Social sciences) · Indonesia · Political activity · Political participation · politics and government