Making and Breaking Democratic Transitions

Vladimir Gel'man is associate professor, faculty of political sciences and sociology, European University at St. Petersburg. Sergei Ryzhenkov is deputy head of the Center for Modern Politics Studies, Moscow. Michael Brie is head of the foreign department of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Berlin. Vladimir Avdonin is professor at the Center for European Politics and Law, Ryazan' State Pedagogical University. Boris Ovchinnikov is a leading expert at the International Institute for Humanities and Political Studies, Moscow. Igor Semenov is an independent political analyst and consultant in Saratov.

• Chapter 1 IntroductionChapter 2 Transformations and Regimes: Uncertainty and its ConsequencesChapter 3 Regional Political Regimes and Governance Systems in RussiaChapter 4 Saratov Oblast': Winner Takes AllChapter 5 Nizhnii Novgorod Oblast': The Limits of Elite SettlementChapter 6 Volgograd Oblast': Structural Pluralism and Fragile BicentrismChapter 7 Ryazan' Oblast: From Structural Dualism to Elite SettlementChapter 8 Ul'yanovsk Oblast': Transition without Elite ChangeChapter 9 Tver' Oblast': Proto-PoliticsChapter 10 Comparative Perspective: Political Dynamics of Regime ChangeChapter 11 Conclusion

This is a profoundly important contribution to the field of Russian studies likely to influence how we conceive political change in Russia for many years to come.