Routledge International Handbooks / Routledge Handbook of Russian Politics and Society

Part 1: Introduction  1. The Yeltsin Era Graeme Gill  2. The Putin Era Ronald J. Hill  3. The Medvedev Presidency Graeme Gill  4. Democratisation Richard Sakwa  5. How Russia Compares Rodney Tiffen  Part 2: Politics  6. The Russian Constitution Gordon B. Smith  7. Presidency John P. Willerton  8. The Federal Assembly and the Power Vertical Paul Chaisty  9. The Duma's Electoral System: Lessons in Endogeneity Bryon Moraski  10. Political Parties Regine Smyth  11. Communism Luke March  12. Federalism and De-Federalisation in Russia Cameron Ross  13. Regional Government Darrell Slider  14. Local Government Tomila Lankina  15. The Bureaucracy Eugene Huskey  16. Law Courts and Human Rights Eugene Huskey  17. Crime and Corruption Leslie Holmes  18. The Russian Power Ministries and Security Services Bettina Renz  19. The Military Dmitry Gorenburg  20. The Russo-Chechen Conflict James Hughes Part 3: Political Economy  21. The Political Economy of Contemporary Russia William Tompson  22. Russia's Market Economic Reforms Anders Aslund  23. The Russian Economy and Business-Government Relations Stephen Fortescue  24. The Business Sector in Post-Soviet Russia Peter Rutland  Part 4: Society  25. Class Stephen Crowley  26. Russian Labour Linda J. Cook  27. Gender Sarah Ashwin  28. Media Sarah Oates  29. Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour Stephen White  30. Civil Society Leah Gilbert and Harley Balzer  31. Informality and Informal Politics Alena Ledeneva  32. Russian Nationalism John Brookfield  33. Religion Thomas Bremmer  34. Health and Health Policy Judy Twigg  Part 5: Foreign Policy  35. Russian Foreign Policy Natasha Kuhrt  36. Russia and the States of the Former Soviet

'The Handbook is an excellent tool for taking stock of where the Russian political system stands at the threshold of the new Putin presidency. Contributors to the Handbook have the luxury of space to expand on essential topics in ways that broaden readers' understandings and perspectives. Summing Up: Recommended. General readers; upper-division undergraduate students and above.' - Choice, July 2012