The consolidation of putin’s power through legal and political means: implications for identity construction

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Author(s)Vrobļevska, Elīna
Author(s)Rātfelders, Toms
Date Accessioned2024-06-10T15:26:28Z
Date Available2024-06-10T15:26:28Z
Publication Date2024-05-28
DescriptionThis article was originally published in Socrates. Rīga Stradiņš University Faculty of Law Electronic Scientific Journal of Law. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.25143/socr.28.2024.1.58-64. © 2024 Elīna Vrobļevska, Toms Rātfelders, published by Sciendo. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
AbstractThe sources of identity for the state are subjected to a constant process of change dependent upon, but not reduced to the aspect of who is creating the collective consciousness of the state’s self-awareness at the specific point in time. This paper traces and analyses the legal and political changes made in Russia’s legislature and governance model over the course of the past 20 years. This article argues that constitutional and legal changes have promoted and identify the president of Russia as a ‘curator’ of foreign policy—controlling the decisions made and the state identity that supplements them or enables them. As a result, it can be argued that although in the Russian political elite, several key agents can be identified as the ones shaping and influencing Russia’s foreign policy and constructing its identity, President Vladimir Putin, from a legal and political perspective has the most legal power and authority and thus can be considered the main agent of Russia’s identity construction.
CitationRīga Stradiņš University, Latvia, Elīna Vrobļevska, Toms Rātfelders, and University of Delaware, USA. “The Consolidation of Putin’s Power through Legal and Political Means: Implications for Identity Construction.” SOCRATES. Rīgas Stradiņa Universitātes Juridiskās Fakultātes Elektroniskais Juridisko Zinātnisko Rakstu Žurnāls / SOCRATES. Rīga Stradiņš University Faculty of Law Electronic Scientific Journal of Law 1, no. 28 (2024): 58–64. https://doi.org/10.25143/socr.28.2024.1.58-64.
ISSN2256-0548
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/34455
Languageen_US
PublisherSocrates. Rīga Stradiņš University Faculty of Law Electronic Scientific Journal of Law
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Keywordsconsolidation
Keywordsconstitution
Keywordsidentity
Keywordspower
KeywordsPutin
KeywordsRussia
TitleThe consolidation of putin’s power through legal and political means: implications for identity construction
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