Putin’s federal reforms and the consolidation of federalism in Russia

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

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ID6180761
AutoresC Ro (0000-0002-2366-143X), Celia Ross (0000-0001-8008-5769, University of Dundee, autor correspondente)
Ano2003
Volume36
Fascículo1
Páginas29-47
Data de publicação2003-03-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoCommunist and Post-Communist Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0967-067X • E-ISSN: 1873-6920
EditoraUniversity of California Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1016/s0967-067x(02)00057-0
OpenAlexW2038266074
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas13
Referências citadas8

This paper provides a detailed analysis of Putin’s radical overhaul of the Russian federal system and its impact on federalism and democratisation. Whilst not all of Putin’s reforms have been implemented fully, the reorganisation of the Federation Council, his usurpation of unilateral powers to dismiss regional assemblies and chief executives, combined with his creation of seven federal districts, make a mockery of federalism. There are real worries that Putin’s quest for a ‘dictatorship of law’ will be bought at the cost of civil liberties and the consolidation of democracy. At present it would appear that Putin is willing to sacrifice democracy in order to win unity. However, his attack on the sovereignty claims of the ethnic republics are surely just as likely to stir up nationist sentiments as to quell them

Catalan · Cooperative federalism · Democracy · Democratic consolidation · Democratization · Dictatorship · Economics · Federalism · Humanities · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sovereignty · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration · Russia and Soviet political economy