New Conservatives in Russia and East Central Europe

Routledge, 2019.

Under the general editorship: K. Bluhm, M. Varga

This book explores the emergence, and in Poland, Hungary, and Russia the coming to power, of politicians and political parties rejecting the consensus around market reforms, democratization, and rule of law that has characterized moves toward an "open society" from the 1990s. It discusses how over the last decade these political actors, together with various think tanks, intellectual circles, and religious actors, have increasingly presented themselves as "conservatives," and outlines how these actors are developing a new local brand of conservatism as a full-fledged ideology that counters the perceived liberal overemphasis on individual rights and freedom, and differs from the ideology of the established, present-day conservative parties of Western Europe. Overall, the book argues that the "renaissance of conservatism" in these countries represents variations on a new, illiberal conservatism that aims to re-establish a strong state sovereignty defining and pursuing a national path of development.

Chapters

The Limits of Conservative Influence on Economic Policy in Russia

Busygina I., Филиппов М., , in: New Conservatives in Russia and East Central Europe.: Routledge, 2019. Ch. II P. 157–177.

This book explores the emergence, and in Poland, Hungary, and Russia the coming to power, of politicians and political parties rejecting the consensus around market reforms, democratization, and rule of law that has characterized moves toward an "open society" from the 1990s. It discusses how over the last decade these political actors, together with various ...

Added: November 6, 2019

Keywords: экономическая политика, Россия, демократизация, Russia, economic policy, post-communism, пост-коммунизм, conservative modernization