The Soft Authoritarian Tool Kit: Agenda-Setting Power in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Schatz, Edward

doi:10.5129/001041509x12911362972034

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“…as Schatz (2009) argues, a key tool in the soft authoritarian tool kit is a cadre of core supporters, the true believers. the image of Putin's overwhelming majority reflected the Kremlin's strategy to reinforce this core.…”

Section: The Evolution Of Proregime Rallies and The Putin Campaign Mementioning

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A Well-Organized Play

Smyth

Sobolev

Соболева

2013

Problems of Post-Communism

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Section: The Evolution Of Proregime Rallies and The Putin Campaign Mementioning

confidence: 98%

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Smyth

Sobolev

Соболева

2013

Problems of Post-Communism

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“…5 5 Authoritarian states nonetheless have complex relations with their societies that should not be reduced to coercion. See Wedeen (1999), Blaydes (2008), and Schatz (2009). …”

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Framing, Public Diplomacy, and Anti-Americanism in Central Asia

Schatz

Levine

2010

International Studies Quarterly

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The US State Department increasingly relies on efforts of public diplomacy to improve America’s image abroad. We test the theoretical efficacy of these efforts through an experiment. Participants were recruited in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. All but those participants randomly assigned to a control group read a quote about religious tolerance and pluralism in the United States. We varied the attribution of this quote to President Bush, to an unnamed US Ambassador, to an ordinary American, or to no one. We then asked respondents a battery of questions about their opinions of the United States before and after a long discussion with other participants about the United States. We find that the identity of the messenger matters, as those who read the quote attributed to Bush tended to have lower opinions of the United States. After the discussion, these views partially dissipated. Post‐discussion views were more heavily influenced by how other participants viewed the United States. After controlling for the source and location of the discussion, when the discussion took place among people with more positive initial views of the United States, views of the United States improved. However, when there was a large range of views in the discussion, post‐discussion views of the United States were relatively worse. Based on this study, we suggest new directions for the conduct of public diplomacy.

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“…Regular elections to the Duma and the presidency have been held consistent with the letter of the constitution and sometimes in ways consistent with Russian practices from earlier regimes (see A. Wilson, 2005;Schatz, 2009) …”

Section: Russia Before and Since The Economic Crisismentioning

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The Impact of Macro-Economic Shock on Russians

Rose

Mishler

2010

Post-Soviet Affairs

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In less than two decades, Russians have come to support their regime, but the 2008 world economic crisis questions whether this support can continue. Drawing on a June 2009 New Russia Barometer survey, the article asks how much difference the economic crisis has made for political support. A model with hypotheses about the potential influence on political attitudes of socialization and political performance as well as economic conditions is set out. Statistical analysis is used to compare the importance of macro-economic evaluations of the national economy with microeconomic household conditions. Determinants of regime support in 2009 are compared with pre-crisis NRB surveys.C reating support for a new regime takes time before its political and economic performance becomes evident, and a new regime is especially vulnerable to loss of support or repudiation. If a new regime survives for a decade or more, it can build up a stable base of support, reducing its vulnerability to internal challenges (Easton, 1965;Rustow, 1970). However, a regime that is characterized as stable is not static; it is in an equilibrium produced by a balance of political and economic influences that are subject to fluctuation in the short term around a central tendency (Young, 1998). In the political business cycle model, marginal adjustments in the choices that electors make produce a swing of the electoral pendulum.

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The Soft Authoritarian Tool Kit: Agenda-Setting Power in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

Cited by 129 publications

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A Well-Organized Play

A Well-Organized Play

Framing, Public Diplomacy, and Anti-Americanism in Central Asia

The Impact of Macro-Economic Shock on Russians

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