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Makten och Maskineriet - Hur Ryssland legitimerar sin regim

Johansson, Sara LU and Karlsson, Klas LU (2024) STVA23 20241
Department of Political Science
Abstract
This study examines in what way autocratic regimes build legitimacy through elections, the judiciary, the legislative and the media. Institutions that in an autocratic regime play a vastly different role than in democracies. Through a case study of Russia, the research highlights how the role of these institutions has changed since the fall of the Soviet Union until today. The findings indicate in what way the institutions strengthen the regime's legitimacy within Russia. The study draws a conclusion that the Russian regime has over time drifted away from their previous regime typology, competitive autocracy, to reaching levels of full-scale autocracy. Leaving behind any attempt of democratization. Future research should explore the impact... (More)
This study examines in what way autocratic regimes build legitimacy through elections, the judiciary, the legislative and the media. Institutions that in an autocratic regime play a vastly different role than in democracies. Through a case study of Russia, the research highlights how the role of these institutions has changed since the fall of the Soviet Union until today. The findings indicate in what way the institutions strengthen the regime's legitimacy within Russia. The study draws a conclusion that the Russian regime has over time drifted away from their previous regime typology, competitive autocracy, to reaching levels of full-scale autocracy. Leaving behind any attempt of democratization. Future research should explore the impact of other institutions' role in building legitimacy as well as what may happen to Russia in the future. (Less)
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author
Johansson, Sara LU and Karlsson, Klas LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVA23 20241
year
type
L2 - 2nd term paper (old degree order)
subject
keywords
Legitimacy, Autocracy, Competitive Authorianism, Elections, Judiciary, Legislative, Media
language
Swedish
id
9153729
date added to LUP
2024-10-01 11:37:21
date last changed
2024-10-01 11:37:21
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  abstract     = {{This study examines in what way autocratic regimes build legitimacy through elections, the judiciary, the legislative and the media. Institutions that in an autocratic regime play a vastly different role than in democracies. Through a case study of Russia, the research highlights how the role of these institutions has changed since the fall of the Soviet Union until today. The findings indicate in what way the institutions strengthen the regime's legitimacy within Russia. The study draws a conclusion that the Russian regime has over time drifted away from their previous regime typology, competitive autocracy, to reaching levels of full-scale autocracy. Leaving behind any attempt of democratization. Future research should explore the impact of other institutions' role in building legitimacy as well as what may happen to Russia in the future.}},
  author       = {{Johansson, Sara and Karlsson, Klas}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Makten och Maskineriet - Hur Ryssland legitimerar sin regim}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}