Elections, the Ethnic Factor and Patronal Politics in the Russian Regions
Regular price
€56.99
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
A01=Stanislav Shkel
Author_Stanislav Shkel
Category=JBSL
Category=JPFC
Category=JPHF
Category=JPL
Category=JPR
Category=JPS
Category=JPWA
Category=QDTS
comparative politics methods
electoral authoritarianism
eq_bestseller
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
eq_society-politics
ethnic republics Russia
forthcoming
minority voting behaviour
patronal networks
political mobilisation
regional loyalty mechanisms Russia
Product details
- ISBN 9781032983400
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 20 Jul 2026
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
This book focuses on the intricacies of elections within Russian ethnic republics and political loyalty in these regions. Many of the ethnic republics support the Russian president and the ruling party to a significantly greater degree than the national average and serve as crucial regional pillars in maintaining the stability of electoral authoritarianism in Russia. Why are non-Russian voters so supportive to the Russian president? How does the ethnic factor contribute to the situation and what are the specific mechanisms involved? Through a comparative analysis of five ethnic republics – Tatarstan, Bashkortostan, Komi, Chuvashia, and Yakutia – the author addresses these questions and uncovers the specific mechanisms of electoral loyalty alongside some erosion of electoral support for the authorities in recent years. This volume will be of interest to readers seeking to improve their understanding of contemporary Russia’s political regime, the logics of its sustainability, and potential points of vulnerability, as well as academic scientists and students of modern authoritarianism, ethnopolitics, elections, and Russian politics.
Stanislav Shkel is Professor of Political Science at HSE-University (Saint-Petersburg, Russia). He previously authored Post-Soviet Authoritarianism in Comparative Perspective (2014, in Russian). He has also written articles for Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, Communist and Post-Communist Studies, Problems of Post-Communism, Russian Politics, East European Politics, as well as non-academic outlets including PONARS and Republic.
