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Author:   J.L. Black (Centre for Research on Canadian-Russian Relations, Canada) ,  Michael Johns (Centre for Research on Canadian-Russian Relations, Canada)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.362kg
ISBN:  

9781138956520

ISBN 10:   113895652
Pages:   234
Publication Date:   04 September 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword: The Tandem Forever? Part 1: Domestic Affairs 1. The 2011-2012 Russia Elections: The Next Chapter in Russia’s Post Communist Transition? 2. Courts, Law and Policing under Medvedev: Many Reforms, Modest Change, New Voices 3. Centre-Periphery and State-Society Relations in Putin’s Russia 4. The Challenges and Prospects of Reforming Russia’s Higher Education System 5. Has the Putin-Medvedev Tandem Improved Women’s Rights? Part 2: Economic and International-Related Issues 6. The Economic Situation in Present-Day Russia 7. Tandemology as Spectator Sport: The Course of Medvedev’s Campaigns to Curb Corruption and Encourage Modernization 8. The Kremlin’s Future Priorities in Harnessing Hard Power: Beyond the ‘Tandem’ and ‘New Look’ Part 3: Foreign Affairs 9. Russia and the West: Integration and Tension 10. Russia-European Union Relations After 2012 — Good, Bad, Indifferent? 11. Russia and Central Asia: Does the Tail Wag the Dog? 12. Moscow’s Evolving Partnership with Beijing — Countering Washington’s Hegemony 13. Defence Innovation and Russian Foreign Policy Concluding Remarks

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J.L. Black is the Director of the Centre for Research on Canadian-Russian Relations and an Emeritus Professor of Carleton University, Canada. Michael Johns is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Laurentian University-Barrie Campus, Canada. The editors were assisted by Alanda D. Theriault, Lecturer in Liberal Arts and Humanities at Georgian College and Humber College Business School, and Assistant Editor for Research in Canadian-Russian Relations at Laurentian University.

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