Original title: The Impact of centralization on democracy in Russia
Translated title: The impact of centralization on democracy in Russia
Authors: Pavlova, Aleksandra ; Němec, Jan (advisor) ; Cibulková, Petra (referee)
Document type: Master’s theses
Year: 2013
Language: eng
Publisher: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
Abstract: [eng] [cze]
The thesis aims at analyzing the consequences of centralization policies in Russia and its impact on the quality of democracy in the country. Centralization is believed to strengthen states' political power by increasing the effectiveness of governance and proliferation of secession movements. However centralization is also very often associated with antidemocratic governance because it implies the limitation of local authorities' power which can lead to decrease of local official's responsiveness, people participation etc. Thus there should be taken into account many factors when assessing whether the centralization policy is necessary or not. The given thesis aims at analyzing the consequences of centralization policies in Russia and its impact on the quality of democracy in the country. Centralization is believed to strengthen states' political power by increasing the effectiveness of governance and proliferation of secession movements. However centralization is also very often associated with antidemocratic governance because it implies the limitation of local authorities' power which can lead to decrease of local official's responsiveness, people' participation etc. Thus there should be taken into account many factors when assessing whether the centralization policy is necessary or not.
Keywords: centralization; democracy; Russia; centralization; democracy; Russia

Institution: University of Economics, Prague (web)
Document availability information: Available in the digital repository of the University of Economics, Prague.
Original record: http://www.vse.cz/vskp/eid/43332

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