Regional patrons and hegemonic party electoral performance in Russia

被引：60
作者：
Reuter, Ora John [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Rochester, Skalny Ctr, Dept Polit Sci, Rochester, NY 14627 USA
[2] Higher Sch Econ, Int Ctr Study Inst & Dev, Moscow, Russia
来源：
POST-SOVIET AFFAIRS | 2013年 / 29卷 / 02期
关键词：
United Russia; elections; regional politics; political machines; political parties; governors; DOMINANT PARTY; POLITICS; ECONOMY; REGIMES;
D O I：
10.1080/1060586X.2013.780410
中图分类号：
K9 [地理];
学科分类号：
0705 ;
摘要：
A political scientist examines how regional elites shape the electoral fortunes of Russia's hegemonic party, United Russia (UR). Using original data on regional legislative elections from 2003 to 2011, we show that UR performs better in those regions where regional governors control strong political machines. Russia's leadership undercut its own electoral strategy by replacing popular elected governors with colorless bureaucrats who struggled to mobilize votes on behalf of United Russia. This is one of the reasons for United Russia's poor performance in recent elections.
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页码：101 / 135
页数：35
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