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"""How do electoral systems shape the development of authoritarian parties? As Vladimir Putin looks to extend his rule, Bryon Moraski gives us timely and provocative insight into how authoritarian leaders seek to strengthen party systems in order to increase their own legitimacy."" * Paul D’Anieri, author of <i>Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War</i> * ""Moraski provides a persuasive and detailed account of the response of the main political parties to the change in the electoral system, taking into account different institutional settings: an imperfect but clear democracy, in the case of Ukraine, and growing authoritarianism in the case of Russia. "" * Europe-Asia Studies *"

How do electoral systems shape the development of authoritarian parties? As Vladimir Putin looks to extend his rule, Bryon Moraski gives us timely and provocative insight into how authoritarian leaders seek to strengthen party systems in order to increase their own legitimacy. * Paul D'Anieri, author of <i>Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War</i> *

How do electoral systems shape the development of authoritarian parties? As Vladimir Putin looks to extend his rule, Bryon Moraski gives us timely and provocative insight into how authoritarian leaders seek to strengthen party systems in order to increase their own legitimacy. * Paul D’Anieri, author of <i>Ukraine and Russia: From Civilized Divorce to Uncivil War</i> * Moraski provides a persuasive and detailed account of the response of the main political parties to the change in the electoral system, taking into account different institutional settings: an imperfect but clear democracy, in the case of Ukraine, and growing authoritarianism in the case of Russia. * Europe-Asia Studies *

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Bryon Moraski is Associate Professor of Political Science at University of Florida. He is the author of Elections by Design: Parties and Patronage in Russia's Regions and co-author of The Regional Roots of Russia's Political Regime.

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