Overview
- Discusses the structures, institutions and processes that evolved after the dissolution of the Soviet Union
- Analyses federal and regional structures to reveal the formal power arrangement
- Begins with the dissolution of the Soviet System, discusses political and social institutions, and ends with a section on Russia’s current foreign policy
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book examines the evolution, contexts and politics of the structures and institutions that shape contemporary Russia. It analyses the Soviet dissolution, revealing the combination of structural and agency factors. It traces the re-emergence of Russia from a unique perspective that is neither Western nor Eurasian, but specifically Indian, located in the global South. The book looks at key theoretical concepts and practices like democratic centralism that produced an overly centralised and rigid hierarchy within the Communist Party. This book assesses the continuities and changes with the Soviet past and the way the Russian regimes of the past two decades have reinvented and reshaped them. This book provides a multifaceted interpretation of contemporary Russia for general readers and specialists.
Reviews
“From the ashes of the Soviet Union Russia has risen as a global power. How did that happen? The book is an account of this remarkable resurgence. Prof. Anuradha M. Chenoy with her long experience in Russian Studies and Dr. Rajan Kumar present a comprehensive non-Western, non-Eurasian account of Russia’s rise. The book will be useful for teaching of Russia in the universities.” (Arvind Gupta. Deputy National Security Advisor, Government of India)
“The greatest merit of the authors possibly rests on their attempt to show Russia, and the region, from a novel perspective. With countries like India gaining weight in the international arena, the opportunity for scholars to look at Eurasian affairs from a non Western and non Eurasian angle is extremely valuable.” (Dr. Abel Polese, Dublin City University, Ireland)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Anuradha M. Chenoy is professor in School of International Studies (SIS), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. She has been the chairperson and area studies director in the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, and Dean of SIS. She is the co-author of the book: The Maoist and Other Armed Conflicts (2010); and co-authour of Human Security: Concept and Implications (2006). Her other books are: Militarism and Women in South Asia (2002); The Making of New Russia (2001). She has done short term consultancies with organizations like the International Committee of the Red Cross, UNESCO and Action Aid International. She was a member of the Expert Group on Women Peace and Security of UN Women in South Asia.
Rajan Kumar is associate professor in the Centre for Russian and Central Asian Studies, School of International Studies,Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His areas of interest include: society and politics in Russia and Central Asia; theories of international politics; research methods; India’s foreign policy. He has authored a book, Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict Resolution: A Case Study of Chechnya (2006). He has published a number of articles in national and international journals on these issues.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Re-emerging Russia
Book Subtitle: Structures, Institutions and Processes
Authors: Anuradha M. Chenoy, Rajan Kumar
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5299-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-5298-9Published: 21 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-5361-1Published: 12 December 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-5299-6Published: 06 September 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 292
Number of Illustrations: 19 b/w illustrations
Topics: Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, Area Studies, International Relations