Overview

While the West tends to focus on Russia's national institutions and practices when assessing the transition to democracy, Russia's sub-national democratization will largely shape Russians' views of their new government, willingness to participate in it, and trust in its ability to deliver. Regional and local government not only are nearer to ordinary citizens but have, under Russia's federated constitution, highly important economic and social functions. This volume examines democracy in a central region of Russia, a largely industrialized heartland off the beaten path from Moscow and Leningrad. Yaroslavl' has been the subject of a series of studies since 1990 by a group senior US Russianists, several of them contributors to this book. The work also includes important work by a Russian historian and a social scientist and an American businessman.

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Author:   Jeffrey W. Hahn
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.522kg
ISBN:  

9780801867415

ISBN 10:   080186741
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   25 October 2001
Recommended Age:   From 17
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Out of stock  

Table of Contents

"Contents: Preface 1 ""Introduction: Regional Development and Russian Democracy,"" Jeffrey W. Hahn 2 ""A Benchmark History of Yaroslavl' in the Twentieth Century,"" Aleksander Khodnev 3 ""The Political Transformation of Yaroslavl': Transition to Democracy?"" Jeffrey W. Hahn 4 ""Political Culture in Yaroslavl' Over Time: How 'Civic'?"" Jeffrey W. Hahn 5 ""Linking the Personal to the National: The Status of Personal Trust in Yaroslavl',"" Boris Sergeyev 6 ""Industrial Giants, Entrepreneurs, and Regional Government: The Changing BusinessEnvironment in Yaroslavl' Oblast 1990-1999,"" Daniel Satinsky 7 ""Regional Governance Regimes in Russia: Comparing Yaroslavl' with Udmurtia,"" Beth Mitchneck 8 ""From Soviet to European Yaroslavl': Changing Neighborhood Structure in Post-Soviet Cities,"" Susan Goodrich Lehmann and Blair A. Ruble 9 ""Conclusions: What Can We Learn From Yaroslavl'?"" Jeffrey W. Hahn Contributors Index"

Reviews

Jeffrey Hahn and the six other Western and Russina social scientists who wrote chapters for thisbook have made a significant contribution to Russian regionology. -- Joel C. Moses Russian Review This book brings together a wealth of new information and ideas backed up by excellent primary materials... This study also shows that a detailed examination of one region from a number of different perspectives can be just as illuminating [as a comparative approach]. -- Cameron Ross Slavic Review The effort to cover in detail the political, economic, and social developoment of a representative Russian region is most laudable. -- Ronald R. Pope Perspectives on Political Science The book does make a strong case for the study of regional politics and research on democratization and democracy in comparative perspective. -- Bill Mikhail Democratization 2003

<p> This book brings together a wealth of new information and ideas backed up by excellent primary materials... This study also shows that a detailed examination of one region from a number of different perspectives can be just as illuminating [as a comparative approach]. -- Cameron Ross, Slavic Review

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Jeffrey W. Hahn is professor of political science at Villanova University.

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