The State of Russia: What Comes Next?

Houndmills : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015.

Under the general editorship: Petrov N., M. Lipman

Written by an international team of experts working on Russian development scenarios since 2007, this cutting edge Pivot examines Russia's reaction to the Ukraine crisis, and argues that subsequent decisions made by the Russian government have dashed hopes for Russia's modernization. Russia scholars whose expertise ranges from politics and economics to demographics and foreign policy analyse the changes that have occurred in Russia and address key issues such as foreign policy, the nature of the political and administrative system, the economy, relations between the centre and the regions, the state of Russian society and ideological facets of Putin's regime. Harsh confrontation with the West, isolationism within the country, militarization and increased government control of the economy, public and private space, as well as a crackdown on any independently-minded civic forces are all factors that have been rapidly obliterating gains made in the quarter of a century after the collapse of the communist regime. Both relevant and timely, this Pivot makes a key contribution to the debate on Russia's development and traces emerging trends in various spheres of Russian life, from the economy and foreign policy, to society and ideology.

Chapters

Post-Crimean Political Order

Makarenko B., , in: The State of Russia: What Comes Next?.: Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. P. 6–27.

the anti-modrenization trend will become the main feature of the country's political regime for the immediate future - this trend dooms the regime for stagnation, making any attempts at technocratic renewal futile. In order to keep the situation under control, the regime will inevitably  resort to greater, most likely pre-emptive, and therefore disproportional repression, which ...

Added: September 17, 2015

The Relations Between the Center and the Regions

Zubarevich N., , in: The State of Russia: What Comes Next?.: Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. P. 50–68.

Russia scholars whose expertise ranges from politics and economics to demographics and foreign policy analyse the changes that have occurred in Russia and address key issues such as foreign policy, the nature of the political and administrative system, the economy, relations between the centre and the regions, the state of Russian society and ideological facets ...

Added: December 9, 2015

Conclusions

Petrov N., Lipman M., , in: The State of Russia: What Comes Next?.: Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. Ch. 7 P. 137–153.

Results of the regime change which took place in 2014 are summarized with the empasis on 5 basic choices made: (1) Liberal economic and political reforms vs 'besiged fortress' mobilization model; (2) Hybrid regime vs authoritarian regime (elite vs nomenklatura); (3) Empire (inside and outside) vs Russian nation state; (4) Soft power vs hard power; ...

Added: March 8, 2016

Introduction. The post-crimea Russia: Development scenarios

Lipman M., Petrov N., , in: The State of Russia: What Comes Next?.: Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. P. 1–5.

Added: May 12, 2016

Keywords: современная российская политика, contemporary Russian politics