Nozima Akhrarkhodjaeva studied comparative politics and sociology at Jacobs University Bremen.
This book is based on a sound understanding of the present state of research and an innovative analytical framework. Most importantly, through sophisticated and extensive empirical research, the author is able to offer a detailed and systematic examination of the Russian case, which is of high value not only for students of Russian politics but also for the broader literature on authoritarian regimes. The author demonstrates convincingly and with empirical details that a shift from competitive to hegemonic authoritarianism is not a simple increase in state repression but means a substantial change in the nature of the regime. -- Prof. Dr. Heiko Pleines, University of Bremen This contribution to the research field of electoral authoritarian regimes not only substantiates the claim that there is a shift observable in Russia between 2000 and 2008. It is also methodically and from its analytical contribution a step forward for this field of study. [...] I am not aware of any study that has so systematically worked through the practices of mass-media manipulation in authoritarian states, and in addition to the findings on the case, the author also contributes an analytical approach that will certainly be helpful for other scholars [...]. [...] diligence and painstaking attention with which she has worked through an astonishing amount of sources, including a challenging content analysis. -- Prof. Dr. Klaus Schlichte, University of Bremen
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