Project MUSE®: Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization - Latest Articles
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Project MUSE®: Latest articles in Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization.daily12024-03-28T00:00:00-05:00text/htmlen-USVol. 23 (2015) through current issueLatest Articles: Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet DemocratizationTWOProject MUSE®Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization1940-46031074-6846Latest articles in Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization. Feed provided by Project MUSE®Beyond Drugs and Arms: Uncovering Eurasia’s Understudied World of Illicit Trade
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912943
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The 2022 discovery of tunnels beneath the border between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan is fascinating for several reasons. Of note, these tunnels bear striking similarities to the sophisticated engineering constructions found beneath the borders between Egypt and Israel, and the United States and Mexico. The Kyrgyz authorities found that the recently unearthed tunnels were built for illegal border crossings and the smuggling of various illegal commodities. However, one of their primary uses appears to have been the smuggling of consumer goods. This is evidenced by the proximity of the tunnels to Kyrgyzstan’s largest wholesale market in Kara-Suu, as well as the discovery of contraband cigarettes and phones in a truck
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-28T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/674/image/coversmallBeyond Drugs and Arms: Uncovering Eurasia’s Understudied World of Illicit Trade2023-11-27text/htmlen-USBeyond Drugs and Arms: Uncovering Eurasia’s Understudied World of Illicit Trade2023-11-272023TWOProject MUSE®1390232024-03-28T00:00:00-05:002023-11-27Opposition Cooperation in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes: Theory and Evidence from Russia
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912944
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On September 18, 2016, legislative elections were held in Russia for the 450 seats in the 7th convocation of the State Duma, the lower house of Russia’s parliament. Nationally, turnout was 47.88%, a record low. Four parties crossed the 5% electoral threshold: United Russia, the Communist Party, the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia, and A Just Russia. These were the same parties that had been represented in the 6th (2011–16) and 5th (2007–11) convocations. The victory of the ruling United Russia party was of little surprise. United Russia’s disproportional electoral success was largely a result of the 2014 electoral reform. With 54.2% of the vote in the proportional representation (PR) tier and an average of 50%
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-28T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/674/image/coversmallOpposition Cooperation in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes: Theory and Evidence from Russia2023-11-27text/htmlen-USOpposition Cooperation in Electoral Authoritarian Regimes: Theory and Evidence from Russia2023-11-272023TWOProject MUSE®971552024-03-28T00:00:00-05:002023-11-27“Lots of Money, Few Restrictions, and a Lot of Creativity:” The Changing Role of Political Strategists in Russia
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912945
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Concerns about electoral integrity have been raised in many countries around the world: the 2016 Brexit referendum,1 the 2020 U.S. presidential elections,2 and the European phenomenon of “biased observation” or misleading public opinion regarding election results or the popularity of certain politicians3 are just a few of the recent examples that have been widely discussed among scholars, practitioners, and society at large.4 Russia is by no means immune from these concerns: as several studies have demonstrated, virtually all elections held in Russia are nothing more than well-staged shows.5This article seeks to enhance our understanding of electoral fraud and related manipulations in Russia by taking a
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-28T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/674/image/coversmall“Lots of Money, Few Restrictions, and a Lot of Creativity:” The Changing Role of Political Strategists in Russia2023-11-27text/htmlen-US“Lots of Money, Few Restrictions, and a Lot of Creativity:” The Changing Role of Political Strategists in Russia2023-11-272023TWOProject MUSE®1110252024-03-28T00:00:00-05:002023-11-27The COVID-19 Pandemic as a Test of Russia’s Subnational State Capacity
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/912946
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Different states have demonstrated different levels of success in combating the COVID-19 pandemic. The reasons for these differences have become an important topic of research over the past few years.1 One possible predictor of successful pandemic control is the level of state capacity. In theory, state capacity— the ability of the state to achieve its goals—should be a significant predictor of pandemic control. Yet the existing evidence demonstrates that states with high levels of state capacity have not always dealt successfully with the health threat.2Research on state capacity and efficient management of the pandemic has mostly been conducted at the national level. In contrast, our study focuses on the
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Project MUSE®https://muse.jhu.edu/2024-03-28T00:00:00-05:00https://muse.jhu.edu/journal/674/image/coversmallThe COVID-19 Pandemic as a Test of Russia’s Subnational State Capacity2023-11-27text/htmlen-USThe COVID-19 Pandemic as a Test of Russia’s Subnational State Capacity2023-11-272023TWOProject MUSE®1074312024-03-28T00:00:00-05:002023-11-27