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Virtual Politics Faking Democracy in the Post-Soviet World

Hardcover • 2005 • English • 1. edition

Virtual Politics Faking Democracy in the Post-Soviet World

By Andrew Wilson, Professor of the Archaeology of the Roman Empire Andrew Wilson

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About the book

States like Russia and Ukraine may not have gone back to totalitarianism or the traditional authoritarian formula of stuffing the ballot box, cowing the population and imprisoning the opposition - or not obviously. But a whole industry of 'political technology' has developed instead, with shadowy private firms and government 'fixers' on lucrative contracts dedicated to the black arts of organizing electoral success. This book uncovers the sophisticated techniques of the 'virtual' political syste...Show more

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9780300095456

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

2005

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Virtual Politics Faking Democracy in the Post-Soviet World

Format

Hardcover

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