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Dominant party rule and legislative leadership in authoritarian regimes

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ID6316573
AuthorsOra John Reuter (0000-0002-2576-3018, Miami University, USA and Higher School of Economics, Russia), Rostislav Turovsky (0000-0001-8496-3098, Moscow State University, Russia)
Year2014
Volume20
Issue5
Pages663-674
Publication date2014-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueParty Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1354-0688 • E-ISSN: 1460-3683
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1354068812448689
OpenAlexW2094809216
LanguageEN
Citations received31
References cited32

Authoritarian dominant parties are said to ensure elite loyalty by providing elites with regularized opportunities for career advancement. This article uses data on the distribution of leadership posts in Russia’s regional legislatures (1999–2010) to conduct the first systematic test of this proposition. Loyalty to the nascent hegemonic party, United Russia, is shown to be important in determining a legislator’s chances of being promoted to a leadership position. These findings generate insight into how authoritarian institutions help maintain regime stability and provide a clearer picture of how Russia’s ruling party works

Authoritarian leadership style · Authoritarianism · Autocracy · Democracy · Elite · Epistemology · Hegemony · Legislation · Legislator · Legislature · Loyalty · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Proposition · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies

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Citations per year2,82
Citation span2015 - 2026 (12)
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