Legitimacy and Societal Consent under Putin’s Leadership: State Capacity and National Identity

IF 0.7 Q3 POLITICAL SCIENCE Russian Politics Pub Date : 2022-03-08 DOI:10.30965/24518921-00604010
Suzanne Loftus
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The system of informal governance, despite its weak performance in many international comparative governance indicators, turned Russia around in the early 2000s, and keeps the country functioning despite evidence of endemic corruption or economic stagnation. Despite increasing authoritarianism, the regime has the consent of the governed and is considered legitimate inside Russia. Despite what many scholars have argued on the long-term prospects of the survival of the regime, the Russian political system has demonstrated resilience and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Legitimacy of the regime is based both on state capacity and state national identity. The former is an entity of the latter along with a strong and unique international standing. The post-Soviet national identity that took shape while Putin has been in power has allowed for positive “national self-esteem” to flourish throughout the country. The mentality of the general population has allowed the space necessary for this narrative to evolve and for the post-Soviet identity to take shape, exhibited by the symbiotic relationship between elite action and popular support.
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普京领导下的合法性与社会认同:国家能力与民族认同
尽管非正式治理体系在许多国际比较治理指标中表现不佳,但它在21世纪初扭转了俄罗斯的颓势,并在有证据表明腐败盛行或经济停滞的情况下保持了国家的运转。尽管独裁主义越来越严重,但该政权得到了被统治者的同意,在俄罗斯国内被认为是合法的。尽管许多学者对该政权的长期生存前景争论不休,但俄罗斯的政治体制已经显示出了弹性,并将在可预见的未来继续这样做。政权的合法性建立在国家能力和国家民族认同的基础之上。前者是后者的一个实体,具有强大而独特的国际地位。普京执政期间形成的后苏联国家认同,使得积极的“民族自尊”在全国各地蓬勃发展。普通民众的心态为这种叙事的演变和后苏联身份的形成提供了必要的空间,精英行动和民众支持之间的共生关系体现了这一点。
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Russian Politics Arts and Humanities-History
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