The politics of sub-national authoritarianism in Russia

Contents: Preface The dynamics of sub-national authoritarianism: Russia in comparative perspective, Vladimir Gel'man The liberal and the authoritarian: how different are Russian regions?, Rostislav Turovsky Regional democracy variations and the forgotten legacies of Western engagement, Tomila Lankina Regional changes and changing regional relations with the centre, William M. Reisinger and Byron J. Moraski The transition to managerial patronage in Russia's regions, Joan DeBardeleben and Mikhail Zherebtsov NGOs and politics in Russian regions, Elena Belokurova Pluralism, (un)civil society, and authoritarianism in Russia's regions, Christopher Marsh Party politics in the Russian regions: competition of interest groups under the guises of parties, Alexander Kynev Electoral practices at the sub-national level in contemporary Russia, Petr Panov Sub-national elections and the development of semi-authoritarian regimes, Cameron Ross Redistributing sovereignty and property under Putin: a view from resource-rich republics of the Russian Federation, Gulnaz Sharafutdinova State-business relations in Russia's regions Natalia Zubarevich Index.