Ekaterina Paustyan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4191518 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ekaterina Paustyan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ekaterina |
| FAMILY NAME | Paustyan |
| SIGNATURE | PAUSTYAN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Bremen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4646-0550 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Control vs. Electoral Performance
This study investigates why rulers choose local governors in multilevel personalist electoral autocracies. It argues that personalist rulers face the trade-off between maintaining political control and ensuring electoral performance. To manage this trade-off, a personalist ruler selects a local successor under two conditions: when the regional elite is highly cohesive and when the appointee does not pose a threat to the ruler’s control over the r…
Elite cohesion and resilience of the Russian regions
What accounts for the ability of regional elites to respond to the challenges posed by the Russian war against Ukraine? This study argues that elite cohesion elevates the ability of subnational elites to cope and adapt to crises. It employs social network analysis of a novel biographical data set of elites' connections in Belgorod Oblast, the border region that has been severely affected by the war. The analysis reveals that the war has made a re…
Assessing Socialist Past and Sociodemographic Present
Since the mid-2000s, there has been no study of characteristics of political elites at large in East Central European countries. Accordingly, an assessment of long-term trends is not possible beyond narrow case studies of elite sub-segments. This research note introduces a new dataset covering officeholders for 3,277 position/years in six countries (the Czech Republic, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine) for seven reference years …
The regional dimension of Russia’s resilience during its war against Ukraine
This symposium challenges the common perception that authoritarian regimes are less resilient than democratic ones because they lack the sources of democratic resilience. We focus on Russia, a personalist authoritarian regime, which has demonstrated a surprisingly high level of resilience during its war against Ukraine. We argue that for a territorially large and diverse country such as Russia, the critical dimension of resilience is manifested i…
Environmental Politics in Authoritarian Regimes
Russian regions exhibit significant variation in their waste management efforts, despite the urgency of the problem and the importance of waste management for all regional governments. To examine this variation, we apply the concept of authoritarian environmentalism, which suggests that authoritarian governments have distinctive capabilities for tackling certain environmental challenges. Analysis of a regional panel data set for the period 2012-2…
Ready to protest? Explaining protest potential in Russian regional capitals
The 2021 urban political protests in Russia in support of Alexei Navalny have swept the country, beginning in the Far East and reaching Moscow. They, however, displayed large variation in the number of protesters taking to the streets in the country’s regional capitals. While the immediate driver of urban protests is usually a political event or a decision of authorities, the willingness to protest accumulates before that, creating protest potent…
No Limit on Terms Served
This article aims to explain the tenure of incumbent governors in Russia studying what conditions have accounted for their reappointment and dismissal in the period of 2008–12. Qualitative comparative analysis of 32 cases reveals that the ability of incumbent governors to deliver high voting results at national elections has not been necessary for their reappointment. In turn, low economic performance of the regions was one of the sufficient cond…
Approaches to Qualitative Comparative Analysis and good practices
The Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) methodology has evolved remarkably in social science research. Simultaneously, the use of QCA too often lags behind methodological recommendations of good practice. Improper use is a serious obstacle for QCA to enrich the social science ‐methodology toolkit. We explore whether the coherence of analytic approaches can help us understand good practices in applied QCA by performing a systematic review of 86…
Intergovernmental bargaining in multilevel autocracies
This paper studies intergovernmental bargaining in multilevel electoral autocracies, focusing on the case of the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia. Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 14 cases reveals that well-connected political elites were able to secure the right for their regions to host the championship and, as a result, to receive additional transfers from the centre. While previous studies find that intergovernmental bargaining in multil…
Media Review
A Treaty for the Rich and Politically Loyal? Explaining the Bilateral Center-Region Treaties in Post-Soviet Russia
This paper studies the signing of bilateral treaties between the federal and regional governments of Russia in the period of 1994–1998. Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 64 cases suggests that by signing bilateral treaties in exchange for political support President Yeltsin built a broad coalition with subnational leaders. This strategy allowed Yeltsin to win the 1996 presidential election but, in the long run, contributed to the pres…
Putin's Russia
What are the major strengths and weaknesses of Putin's regime? What are the causes and the effects of the political, social, and economic crises intensified in Russia since 2014? How does the regim
Authoritarian Russia
Why has Russia not become a democracy after the dissolution of the Soviet Union? What factors have shaped its trajectory towards authoritarianism? Who could drive regime change in the country? Thes
Intergovernmental bargaining in multilevel autocracies
This paper studies intergovernmental bargaining in multilevel electoral autocracies, focusing on the case of the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia. Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 14 cases reveals that well-connected political elites were able to secure the right for their regions to host the championship and, as a result, to receive additional transfers from the centre. While previous studies find that intergovernmental bargaining in multil…
Elite cohesion and resilience of the Russian regions
What accounts for the ability of regional elites to respond to the challenges posed by the Russian war against Ukraine? This study argues that elite cohesion elevates the ability of subnational elites to cope and adapt to crises. It employs social network analysis of a novel biographical data set of elites' connections in Belgorod Oblast, the border region that has been severely affected by the war. The analysis reveals that the war has made a re…
The regional dimension of Russia’s resilience during its war against Ukraine
This symposium challenges the common perception that authoritarian regimes are less resilient than democratic ones because they lack the sources of democratic resilience. We focus on Russia, a personalist authoritarian regime, which has demonstrated a surprisingly high level of resilience during its war against Ukraine. We argue that for a territorially large and diverse country such as Russia, the critical dimension of resilience is manifested i…
No Limit on Terms Served
This article aims to explain the tenure of incumbent governors in Russia studying what conditions have accounted for their reappointment and dismissal in the period of 2008–12. Qualitative comparative analysis of 32 cases reveals that the ability of incumbent governors to deliver high voting results at national elections has not been necessary for their reappointment. In turn, low economic performance of the regions was one of the sufficient cond…
Ready to protest? Explaining protest potential in Russian regional capitals
The 2021 urban political protests in Russia in support of Alexei Navalny have swept the country, beginning in the Far East and reaching Moscow. They, however, displayed large variation in the number of protesters taking to the streets in the country’s regional capitals. While the immediate driver of urban protests is usually a political event or a decision of authorities, the willingness to protest accumulates before that, creating protest potent…
Media Review
A Treaty for the Rich and Politically Loyal? Explaining the Bilateral Center-Region Treaties in Post-Soviet Russia
This paper studies the signing of bilateral treaties between the federal and regional governments of Russia in the period of 1994–1998. Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 64 cases suggests that by signing bilateral treaties in exchange for political support President Yeltsin built a broad coalition with subnational leaders. This strategy allowed Yeltsin to win the 1996 presidential election but, in the long run, contributed to the pres…
Authoritarian Russia
Why has Russia not become a democracy after the dissolution of the Soviet Union? What factors have shaped its trajectory towards authoritarianism? Who could drive regime change in the country? Thes
Authoritarian Russia
Why has Russia not become a democracy after the dissolution of the Soviet Union? What factors have shaped its trajectory towards authoritarianism? Who could drive regime change in the country? Thes
Putin's Russia
What are the major strengths and weaknesses of Putin's regime? What are the causes and the effects of the political, social, and economic crises intensified in Russia since 2014? How does the regim
A Treaty for the Rich and Politically Loyal? Explaining the Bilateral Center-Region Treaties in Post-Soviet Russia
This paper studies the signing of bilateral treaties between the federal and regional governments of Russia in the period of 1994–1998. Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 64 cases suggests that by signing bilateral treaties in exchange for political support President Yeltsin built a broad coalition with subnational leaders. This strategy allowed Yeltsin to win the 1996 presidential election but, in the long run, contributed to the pres…
Approaches to Qualitative Comparative Analysis and good practices
The Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) methodology has evolved remarkably in social science research. Simultaneously, the use of QCA too often lags behind methodological recommendations of good practice. Improper use is a serious obstacle for QCA to enrich the social science ‐methodology toolkit. We explore whether the coherence of analytic approaches can help us understand good practices in applied QCA by performing a systematic review of 86…
Intergovernmental bargaining in multilevel autocracies
This paper studies intergovernmental bargaining in multilevel electoral autocracies, focusing on the case of the 2018 FIFA World Cup held in Russia. Qualitative Comparative Analysis of 14 cases reveals that well-connected political elites were able to secure the right for their regions to host the championship and, as a result, to receive additional transfers from the centre. While previous studies find that intergovernmental bargaining in multil…
Media Review
Environmental Politics in Authoritarian Regimes
Russian regions exhibit significant variation in their waste management efforts, despite the urgency of the problem and the importance of waste management for all regional governments. To examine this variation, we apply the concept of authoritarian environmentalism, which suggests that authoritarian governments have distinctive capabilities for tackling certain environmental challenges. Analysis of a regional panel data set for the period 2012-2…
Ready to protest? Explaining protest potential in Russian regional capitals
The 2021 urban political protests in Russia in support of Alexei Navalny have swept the country, beginning in the Far East and reaching Moscow. They, however, displayed large variation in the number of protesters taking to the streets in the country’s regional capitals. While the immediate driver of urban protests is usually a political event or a decision of authorities, the willingness to protest accumulates before that, creating protest potent…
No Limit on Terms Served
This article aims to explain the tenure of incumbent governors in Russia studying what conditions have accounted for their reappointment and dismissal in the period of 2008–12. Qualitative comparative analysis of 32 cases reveals that the ability of incumbent governors to deliver high voting results at national elections has not been necessary for their reappointment. In turn, low economic performance of the regions was one of the sufficient cond…
Elite cohesion and resilience of the Russian regions
What accounts for the ability of regional elites to respond to the challenges posed by the Russian war against Ukraine? This study argues that elite cohesion elevates the ability of subnational elites to cope and adapt to crises. It employs social network analysis of a novel biographical data set of elites' connections in Belgorod Oblast, the border region that has been severely affected by the war. The analysis reveals that the war has made a re…
Assessing Socialist Past and Sociodemographic Present
Since the mid-2000s, there has been no study of characteristics of political elites at large in East Central European countries. Accordingly, an assessment of long-term trends is not possible beyond narrow case studies of elite sub-segments. This research note introduces a new dataset covering officeholders for 3,277 position/years in six countries (the Czech Republic, East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Ukraine) for seven reference years …
The regional dimension of Russia’s resilience during its war against Ukraine
This symposium challenges the common perception that authoritarian regimes are less resilient than democratic ones because they lack the sources of democratic resilience. We focus on Russia, a personalist authoritarian regime, which has demonstrated a surprisingly high level of resilience during its war against Ukraine. We argue that for a territorially large and diverse country such as Russia, the critical dimension of resilience is manifested i…
Control vs. Electoral Performance
This study investigates why rulers choose local governors in multilevel personalist electoral autocracies. It argues that personalist rulers face the trade-off between maintaining political control and ensuring electoral performance. To manage this trade-off, a personalist ruler selects a local successor under two conditions: when the regional elite is highly cohesive and when the appointee does not pose a threat to the ruler’s control over the r…
Political science (10 works) · Politics (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Political economy (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Democracy (5 works) · Political Conflict and Governance (5 works) · Qualitative Comparative Analysis Research (5 works)