Governance in Russia and USSR: National and Subnational Perspectives

Session Submission Type: Panel

Brief Description

The panel examines government structures in the Soviet and post-Soviet Russian contexts, encompassing national legislatures, municipal bodies, and political decisions made at these levels. It delves into the interplay between empowering reforms, regressive policies, policy-making decisions, deputies' activities and reputation, and official mobilizing efforts. The aim is to illuminate the context and consequences of significant policy decisions often overlooked, due to shifts in political agendas, perceived significance, and deliberate attempts to conceal them.

Sub Unit

• Politics/Law

Papers

• Governance and Reform in Gorbachev’s USSR - Dima Kortukov, U of Alabama

• On Rubber Stamps and Mad Printers: Authoritarian Parliamentary Activity and the Case of the Russian State Duma - Julian G. Waller, George Washington U

• Responsiveness in Autocracies: Municipal Responsiveness in the Soviet Union and Putin's Russia - Valeria Umanets, U of Pittsburgh / Tulane U

• The Use of Traditional Values in Mobilizing Pro-War Support among Women in the Republic of Chuvashia - Aleksei R

Discussants

• Martin Kostadinov Dimitrov, Tulane U

• Ora John Edward Reuter, U of Wisconsin-Milwaukee