The sources of territorial resilience in Putin's Russia

This article aims to explain the sources of territorial resilience in Russia. It demonstrates that the basis of territorial resilience is the "power vertical," i.e. the current model of center-regional relations. This model ensures political centralization and, consequently, political unif...

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Published in:Post-Soviet affairs 2024-07, Vol.40 (4), p.250-261
Main Author: Busygina, Irina
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
center-regional model
Centralization
Governors
Leadership
Oligarchy
Patronage
patronal networks
Political leadership
Political parties
Public officials
Regions
Resilience
Russia
Uniformity
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Summary:This article aims to explain the sources of territorial resilience in Russia. It demonstrates that the basis of territorial resilience is the "power vertical," i.e. the current model of center-regional relations. This model ensures political centralization and, consequently, political uniformity. The model is supported by several formalized institutions, including the selection of governors, the guidance and monitoring of governors by the presidential administration, and the interactions of governors with the United Russia party leadership. In addition, regional governors are included in patronage networks organized around the highest state officials and "state oligarchs." This additional informal subsystem provides center-regional relations with a flexibility that is important for maintaining resilience.
ISSN:1060-586X
1938-2855
DOI:10.1080/1060586X.2024.2351781