Regime transition, uncertainty and prospects for democratization. The politics of Russia
Regime transition, uncertainty and prospects for democratization. The politics of Russia
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政权转型、不确定性和民主化前景。
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2001
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I. Semenov
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RUSSIA’S Regions;V. Gel’man;Michael Brie;Sergey Ryzhenkov;B. Ovchinnikov;V. Avdonin;A. Rogozhin;I. Semenov
In analyzing regime transition as an open-ended process, the paradigmatic approach of the paper provides an alternative to teleological schemes of the "transition to democracy". The process of regime transition, regardless of the regime type itself, includes several stages, such as the breakdown of the ancient regime, the uncertainty of the political regime, and the installation of the new regime. The key characteristics of the uncertainty stage are the uncertain position of actors and the institution-free environment. The completion of this stage is the installation of the new regime. Looking at some of Russia’s regions as case studies of regime transition, the paper aims at understanding scenarios of outcomes of uncertainty and their impact on new