When Majorities Fail
The Russian Parliament, 1990–1993
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19946783 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Josephine T Andrews (0000-0002-0695-5874, University of California, Davis, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Publication date | 2002-10-21 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | When Majorities Fail (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511510601 |
| OpenAlex | W4242702785 |
| ISBN | 9780511510601 |
| Open Library | OL7754665M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
When Majorities Fail is a study of institutional failure in Russia's first democratic legislature. Inadequate rules and a chaotic party system combined to make it nearly impossible to pass a coherent legislative program, including a new constitution. The internal instability in Russia's parliament is known as cycling, one of the most important theoretical concepts in formal study of legislatures. There are few recorded cases of cycling in politically important settings. This book documents the presence of cyclical majorities in Russian Parliament with comprehensive case and statistical analysis, and demonstrates how the failure to adopt a new constitution led to the confrontation between parliament and president in the fall of 1993. Earlier research has shown that the design of a legislative institution is crucial in preventing cycling. The author shows how the institutional design of the parliament failed, underscoring the importance of institutional design in a democratic transition
Constitution · Democracy · Institution · Law and economics · Legislature · Lower house · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Public Administration · Russia and Soviet political economy · Central government · Current Events · Elections (1993) · Europe · Federal§noe Sobranie · Federalnoe Sobranie · Geschichte 1990-1993 · Gosudarstvennaia Duma · Gouvernement représentatif · Government · Government - Legislative Branch · International Relations - General · Legislative bodies · Legislative Branch · Parlementaire democratie · Parlements · politics and government · Politics and government · Politics/International Relations · Pouvoir législatif · Régime représentatif · Representative government and representation · Rossijskaa Federacia · Rossijskaa Federacia. Federal£noe Sobranie. Gosudarstvennaa Duma · Russia · Russia (Federation). Federalʹnoe Sobranie · Russia (Federation). Federalʹnoe Sobranie. Gosudarstvennai͡a︡ Duma · Russia (Federation). Federal£noe Sobranie · Russia (Federation). Federal£noe Sobranie. GosudarstvennaiŁa Duma · Russie · Russie (Federation) · Russie (Federation). Federal£noe Sobranie · Russie. Federal£noe Sobranie · Russie. Federal£noe Sobranie. GosudarstvennaiŁa Duma · Russland · Russland Fo derationsversammlung · Verfassungspolitik
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| Citations per year | 0.61 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2003 - 2020 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |