The Presidentialization of Political Parties in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus

Cham : Palgrave Macmillan, 2023.

Ilia Baskakov, Glaser M., Krivushin I., Morini M., Novik N., Suzdaltsev A.

Editor-in-chief: Glaser M., Krivushin I., M. Morini

This book analyses the presidentialization of parties in three countries of the post-Soviet space - Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan - and the role of this phenomenon in their recent political history. The concept of presidentialization of politics means that parties tend to adjust by becoming ‘presidentialised’ in the sense that parties delegate their leaders-as- Presidents to shape both their electoral and governing strategies. The presidentialization of parties refers to institutional resources, constraints and opportunities. It can be also described both as centralization of leadership and a style of government, overlapping with that of personalization of politics that it consists of personal characteristics, attitudes, personal capital and charisma in making politics, instead. Since their introduction, the concept of presidentialization have been mostly analysed within the Western or other democratic countries. Very little attention, however, has been paid to the phenomenon presidentialization of political parties in non-democratic countries or in countries with a transitional form of government . This volume enhances our theoretical understanding of the political role of the Presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus in controlling the legislative space and elected officials.

Chapters

The Presidentialization of Political Parties in Post-soviet States: Theoretical Challenges

Krivushin I., Glaser M., , in: The Presidentialization of Political Parties in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.: Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. Ch. 5 P. 169–195.

The chapter brings together various new insights contained in the individual chapters, to draw from them a number of important conclusions regarding to the role of the Russian, Belarusian, and Kazakh Presidents in party politics and its presidentialization. The analysis of the political systems of these three countries shows that, in each of these states, ...

Added: April 13, 2023

The Presidentialization of Kazakh Political Parties

Novik N., , in: The Presidentialization of Political Parties in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.: Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. Ch. 3 P. 73–115.

The chapter examines the specifics and limits of presidentialization of parties in Kazakhstan. The strong influence of clan elites on party politics is emphasized. The basis of the state structure of Kazakhstan is an informal ‘constitution’ based on agreements and economic and political interests of the clans. Nursultan Nazarbayev, who was the permanent President of ...

Added: April 17, 2023

The Presidentialization of Belarusian Political Parties

Suzdaltsev A., , in: The Presidentialization of Political Parties in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus.: Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. P. 117–168.

Added: May 1, 2023

Keywords: демократия, российская политика, Russian politics, Post-Soviet Politics, Democracy, Presidential Politics, Party Research, Президентская политика, Постсоветская политика, исследования партий