Authoritarian Backlash

Authoritarian Russia has adopted five strategies to preserve the Kremlin?s political power: insulate, bolster, subvert, redefine and coordinate. Thomas Ambrosio examines each of these in turn, all of which seek to counter or undermine regional democratic trends both at home and throughout the former Soviet Union. Policies such as these are of great concern to the growing literature on how autocratic regimes are becoming more active in their resistance to democracy. Through detailed case studies of each strategy, this book makes significant contributions to our understandings of Russian domestic and foreign policies, democratization theory and the policy challenges associated with democracy promotion.Authoritarian Backlash Russian Resistance to Democratization in the Former Soviet Union By: Thomas Ambrosio Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780754673507, 0754673502 other ISBNs: 9781317177098, 1317177096 Edition: 1st Copyright year: 2013 SKU: 9781317177098R90 ? . ?