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The Myth of Mass Russian Support for Autocracy: The Public Opinion Foundations of a Hybrid Regime

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The article presents new survey research, sensitive to local understandings of key terms, that helps resolve a longstanding debate on whether Russian public opinion generally supports democracy or authoritarianism. The central conclusion is that while Russians differ amongst themselves, they are best understood not as autocratic but as generally supportive of a particular form of democracy that social scientists have called ‘delegative democracy’. This logically consistent preference structure reconciles diverse arguments and findings in the literature, sheds light on Putin's puzzling decision to cede the presidency to Medvedev in 2008, and offers insight into the public opinion foundations of ‘hybrid regimes’.

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  • Henry E. Hale, 2011. "The Myth of Mass Russian Support for Autocracy: The Public Opinion Foundations of a Hybrid Regime," Europe-Asia Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 63(8), pages 1357-1375.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ceasxx:v:63:y:2011:i:8:p:1357-1375
    DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2011.601106
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    1. Maxim Boycko & Robert J. Shiller, 2016. "Popular Attitudes toward Markets and Democracy: Russia and United States Compared 25 Years Later," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 106(5), pages 224-229, May.

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