Substituting the Opposition under Electoral Authoritarianism
The Case of the Russian Regional Parliamentary Elections in 2021
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13117397 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniil Romanov (0000-0001-9052-5019, University of Oxford, corresponding author), Ilya Fominykh (0000-0002-5107-3571, Utrecht University, corresponding author), Иван Андреевич Анкудинов (0000-0002-7001-4163, National Research University Higher School of Economics, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 519-549 |
| Publication date | 2023-10-18 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Russian Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2451-8913 • E-ISSN: 2451-8921 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.30965/24518921-00803011 |
| OpenAlex | W4387819998 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 11 |
Political scientists have long known that modern electoral autocracies can use quasi-democratic institutions to neutralize the danger posed by the opposition. Participation in elections by completely controlled spoiler parties proved to be an effective tool for maintaining authoritarian stability. However, researchers know few cases of how aging authoritarian regimes create systemic semi-independent opposition in order to increase turnout and split the votes of the systemic opposition. Based on a database of candidates from single-member districts ( SMD ) in the 2021 regional parliamentary elections in Russia with more than 2,200 unique observations, we show how the participation of candidates from the newly created New People, Green Alternative, and the Russian Party of Freedom and Justice affected the electoral results of United Russia and two parties of the ‘old’ systemic opposition
Authoritarianism · Autocracy · Democracy · Economic system · Economics · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Turnout · Voting · Law · Sociopolitical Dynamics in Russia
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |