Shortcut to Legitimacy: Popularity in Putin's Russia

Survey evidence suggests that Vladimir Putin's legitimacy rests on three pillars: domestic order; economic prosperity; and the demonstration of great power status internationally. This is problematic inasmuch as it is based on a high degree of personal popularity which inhibits and contravenes...

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Published in:	Europe-Asia studies Vol. 68; no. 7; pp. 1107 - 1126
Main Authors:	Hutcheson, Derek S., Petersson, Bo
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Abingdon Routledge 08-08-2016 Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Legitimacy Political leadership Political power popularity Putin Putin, Vladimir Russia Russia
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Summary:	Survey evidence suggests that Vladimir Putin's legitimacy rests on three pillars: domestic order; economic prosperity; and the demonstration of great power status internationally. This is problematic inasmuch as it is based on a high degree of personal popularity which inhibits and contravenes the legal-rational legitimacy of state institutions. This requires continued delivery in all three areas in order to maintain the legitimacy of the regime. This framework allows us better to interpret the 2014 Ukraine crisis as an attempt to shore up support in one 'pillar' as performance-based legitimacy recedes.
ISSN:	0966-8136 1465-3427 1465-3427
DOI:	10.1080/09668136.2016.1216949