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Vladimir Gel'man

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Professor, Political Science

Affiliation

European University at St. Petersburg (EUSP); Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki

Links

European University at St. Petersburg (EUSP) (Bio), University of Helsinki (Bio)

Expertise

Russia, Comparative Politics, Elections, Corruption, Rule of Law

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NEW BOOK: The Politics of Bad Governance in Contemporary Russia

In this book, Vladimir Gel’man considers bad governance as a distinctive politico-economic order that is based on a set of formal and informal rules, norms, and practices quite different from…

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Expectations for Russia’s September Parliamentary Elections

PONARS Eurasia Commentary by Maria Lipman and Nikolay Petrov with Vladimir Gel’man, Grigorii Golosov, Ben Noble, Gleb Pavlovsky, Andrey Pertsev, Ekaterina Schulmann, and Denis Volkov. Although the experts interviewed here…

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Preparing for the Parliamentary Elections of 2021: Russian Politics and Society (Gel’man, Lankina, Semenov, Smyth, and more)

(Russian Analytical Digest) This issue provides a broad overview of Russian politics and society in the run-up to the 2021 parliamentary elections, which are scheduled for September. In eleven shorter…

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Explaining Bad Governance in Russia: Institutions and Incentives

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) Why are some countries governed worse than others? In particular, why is contemporary Russia governed so much worse than one would expect given its degree of…

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Velvet Gloves Versus Iron Fist: Dilemmas of Control Under Russian Authoritarianism

On a few recent occasions, the Kremlin has conceded to street protests and chose to respond to public demands rather than resort to hard repressions. Is this shift likely to last, or is it a mere tactical maneuver?

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NEW BOOK: The Politics of Bad Governance in Contemporary Russia

Expectations for Russia’s September Parliamentary Elections

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Velvet Gloves Versus Iron Fist: Dilemmas of Control Under Russian Authoritarianism