Provider: Ingenta Connect Database: Ingenta Connect Content: application/x-research-info-systems TY - ABST AU - Wegren, Stephen AU - Konitzer, Andrew TI - Prospects for Managed Democracy in Russia JO - Europe-Asia Studies PY - 2007-09-01T00:00:00/// VL - 59 IS - 6 SP - 1025 EP - 1047 N2 - The 2003 Duma election resulted in the victory of the party of power, thereby strengthening managed democracy in Russia. Since then, political trends in Russia's regions and rural politics provide considerable evidence of the increasing ability of pro-Kremlin forces to maximise their electoral fortunes in national contests. These political trends make it likely that United Russia will not only emerge as the dominant party in the 2007 Duma election, but will provide the Kremlin and Putin's successor with a compliant lower house. The outcome is that Putin's successor will find the political infrastructure to continue managed democracy. UR - https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/ceas/2007/00000059/00000006/art00007 M3 - doi:10.1080/09668130701489204 UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/09668130701489204 ER -