University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
The Federal Gamble: The Russian Federation in Comparative Perspective
Abstract
dc:description"In examining the longitudinal processes in countries that experienced simultaneous regime change and federalization, this study adopts a most-different systems research design across the cases of the Soviet Union (confederalism and collapse), Russia (""exclusive bilateralism""), Brazil (""fragmented federation""), Spain (""inclusive bilateralism""), and South Africa (""party-centralizing federation""). Despite greater theoretical attention to the institutional outcomes resulting from the context of regime change, few studies have applied such insights to the emergence of federal institutions. This study is a modest attempt in that direction. In addition, this dissertation seeks to contribute to the growing literature on comparative federalism, institutional emergence, and regime change."
Degree
thesis:*- Name thesis:degree_name
- Ph.D.
- Level thesis:degree_level
- Dissertation
- Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
- Political Science
- Grantor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Year dc:date
- 2015
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
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- Tafel, Heather
- Contributors dc:contributor
-
- Carol Skalnik Leff
Subjects
dc:subject × 1Rights
- Language dc:language
- eng
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- (MiAaPQ)AAI3202176
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/82569