Questioning Putin's Popularity Presidential Approval in an Electoral Authoritarian Regime
Questioning Putin's Popularity Presidential Approval in an Electoral Authoritarian Regime
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质疑普京在选举独裁政权下的受欢迎程度
DOI：
10.1080/10758216.2018.1541751
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Wilson K
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作者：
Wilson K
俄罗斯杰出领导人弗拉基米尔·普京作为总统和总理一直拥有很高的支持率。本文认为，俄罗斯的选举威权政治制度是这些评级的重要前提。讨论首先提出比较证据，表明只有在专制国家才有可能获得长期、非常高的支持率。然后文章考察了普京的执政记录，这是他受欢迎的主要原因。分析表明（通过比较证据），尽管取得了一些成就，但普京的总体记录并不足以解释如此高的支持率。最后，本文探讨了俄罗斯威权政治体系如何提高普京的支持率。文章的结论是，威权主义虽然不是唯一的解释，但却是普京支持率的必要条件。
Russia’s pre-eminent leader, Vladimir Putin, has always had very high approval ratings, as both president and prime minister. This article argues that Russia’s electoral authoritarian political system is an essential precondition of these ratings. The discussion begins by presenting comparative evidence suggesting that prolonged, very high approval ratings are only possible in authoritarian states. Then the article examines Putin’s record in office, which is the main explanation for his popularity. The analysis shows (by drawing on comparative evidence) that while there have been achievements, overall Putin’s record is not a sufficient explanation for such high ratings. Finally, the article examines ways in which Russia’s authoritarian political system works to bolster Putin’s approval rating. The article concludes that authoritarianism, while not the only explanation, is the sine qua non of Putin’s approval ratings.