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100 1 _aFrear, Matthew.
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245 1 0 _aBelarus under Lukashenka :
_badaptive authoritarianism
_cMatthew Frear
264 1 _aLondon ; New York :
_bRoutledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
_c2018.
264 4 _c©2019.
300 _a1 online resource (203 pages)
336 _aText
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338 _aOnline Resource
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490 0 _aBASSES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies ;
_v134
500 _aE-Book-ProQuest / Fernzugriff nach Registrierung möglich
505 0 _aCover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- Why Belarus? The research context -- From Polatsk to Perestroika -- From Soviet socialist republic to sovereign state -- Outline of the book -- Notes -- 2. Adaptive authoritarianism: A conceptual framework -- Classifying non-democratic regimes -- Legitimizing non-democratic rule -- Implementing non-democratic rule -- Challenging non-democratic regimes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 3. Personalization of power under Lukashenka: Institutions -- The constitution before Lukashenka -- Parliament and the legislative functions -- Government and the executive functions -- Constitutional court and the judiciary -- Local government -- National economy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 4. Personalization of power under Lukashenka: Elites -- Co-opting the post-Soviet elites -- Reliable old associates -- New faces and factions -- The benefits of patron-client relations -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 5. Ruling Belarus: Public consent and policy adaptation -- Appealing to Lukashenka's traditional support base -- Adaptive government policies -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 6. Ruling Belarus: State coercion and pre-empting democracy -- Persecution of opponents -- Pre-emptive authoritarianism -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 7. Challenging adaptive authoritarianism: Players -- Categorizing opposition to non-democratic rule -- Political opposition in Belarus -- Civic opposition in Belarus -- Opposition alliances and coalitions -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 8. Challenging adaptive authoritarianism: Tactics -- Internal divisions -- Rejecting legitimacy and parallel political bodies -- Participation under electoral authoritarianism -- Contentious politics under Lukashenka -- Conclusion -- Notes -- 9 Conclusion -- Appendix A: Economic indicators under Lukashenka.
505 8 _aAppendix B: Official presidential election results -- Appendix C: Official House of Representatives election results -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 _aThis book explores the regime of Alexander Lukashenka. It discusses how he came to power, how power became personalised under his regime, and how he coerced opponents, whilst maintaining popular support.
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_aLukašėnka, Aljaksandr R.
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650 7 _2gnd
_aPolitik
651 7 _2gnd
_aBelarus
655 _aFernzugriff
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655 4 _aElectronic books.
830 0 _aBASSES/Routledge series on Russian and East European studies
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