Securitising Russia

The Domestic Politics of Vladimir Putin

Edwin Bacon, Bettina Renz, Julian Cooper , Bethan Hirst

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English

Manchester University Press
30 October 2006

Political structure & processes; Political parties; Security services

Securitising Russia shows the impact of twenty-first-century security concerns on the way Russia is ruled. It demonstrates how President Putin has wrestled with terrorism, immigration, media freedom, religious pluralism, and economic globalism, and argues that fears of a return to old-style authoritarianism oversimplify the complex context of contemporary Russia.

The book focuses on the internal security issues common to many states in the early twenty-first-century, and places them in the particular context of Russia. Detailed analysis of the place of security in Russia's political discourse and policy-making reveals nuances often missing from overarching assessments of Russia today. To characterise the Putin regime as the 'KGB-resurgent' is to miss vital continuities, contexts, and on-going political conflicts which make up the contemporary Russian scene.

Securitising Russia draws together current debates about whether Russia is a 'normal' country developing its own democratic and market structures, or a nascent authoritarian regime returning to the past. -- .

By: Edwin Bacon, Bettina Renz, Julian Cooper
Other: Bethan Hirst
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 490g
ISBN: 9780719072246
ISBN 10: 0719072247
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 30 October 2006
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Approaches to contemporary Russia 2. The security forces 3. The Chechen conflict 4. The media 5. Civil society 6. Migration 7. The economy 8. Conclusion Select Bibliography -- .

Edwin Bacon is Reader in Comparative Politics at Birkbeck College, the University of London. Bettina Renz is an ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow in the European Research Institute at the University of Birmingham. Julian Cooper is Professor of Russian Economic Studies in the European Research Institute at the University of Birmingham