The buck stops elsewhere
Authoritarian resilience and the politics of responsibility for Covid-19 in Russia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6358329 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Chaisty (0000-0002-9658-2097, University of Oxford, corresponding author), Christopher J Gerry (0000-0001-9717-686X, University of Oxford), Stephen Whitefield (0000-0002-5202-6195, University of Oxford) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 366-385 |
| Publication date | 2022-09-03 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Post-Soviet Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1060-586X • E-ISSN: 1938-2855 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1060586x.2021.2010397 |
| OpenAlex | W3215858716 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 30 |
How did the Russian government deal with popular dissatisfaction from the effects of COVID-19 and the policies it adopted in its wake? And how successful was President Vladimir Putin in evading blame given that Russia is de facto highly politically centralized under the president? We analyze data from a national probability sample of Russians conducted following the first wave of the pandemic in July/August 2020. Our results indicate that Putin’s blame-deflecting strategy appears to have been broadly but not entirely successful
Authoritarianism · Blame · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · De facto · Democracy · Development economics · Economics · Government (linguistics · Physics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Psychological resilience · Resilience (materials science · Sociology · Crime, Illicit Activities, and Governance · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Psychology · Social Psychology · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |