Elections without Order
Richard Rose & Neil Munro
Features | Reviews | About
the Authors
 Russians
want both free elections and order, but order - a sense of predictability
in everyday life and the rule of law - has been in short supply. This
is the challenge that Russia presents to Vladimir Putin. This book is
about Russia's attempt to achieve democratization backwards, holding elections
without having created a modern state. It examines the multiplication
of parties that do not hold the Kremlin accountable; the success of Vladimir
Putin in offering a 'third way'alternative to the Communist Party and
the Yeltsin family; the new president's big but vague election mandate;
the popular appeal and limits of Putin's coalition; and what the Russian
people make of the combination of free elections and disorderly government.
Features
- The first major survey of leadership of Vladimir Putin and the state
of Russian democracy
- Up to date (post September 11th), with original data on Russian public
opinion
Reviews
'Rose and Munro have written an important, original, and exceptionally
lucid book. Elections Without Order deepens our understanding of the nature
and dynamics of political change in Russia during the past decade. The
study is conceptually innovative and especially valuable for its analyses
of recent trends in Russian public opinion.' Professor George Breslauer,
University of California, Berkeley.
'Richard Rose, who has a justly high reputation as a comparativist, and Neil Munro, a
knowledgeable Russianist, have together produced a very valuable book. Elections without Order rests
on the solid foundation of the cumulatively important survey data gathered by Rose on the post-
Communist states (from 1992 to the present) and from the authors' skill in interpreting these
findings. Rose and Munro pay attention to the state as well as society. In their top-down as well
as bottom-up analyses, they perceptively identify and vividly illuminate some of the major
obstacles in the path of democratization in Russia.'
Professor Archie Brown, Oxford University.
About the Authors
Richard Rose is Director of the Centre for the Study of Public
Policy at the University of Strathclyde. Author of more than forty books
and hundreds of articles, he is a Fellow of the British Academy and an
Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Neil Munro is a Research Fellow at the Centre for the Study of
Public Policy at the University of Strathclyde.
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