Open AccessSome features of democratization of the state-political system in the Republics of the North Caucasus in the post-soviet period
Author(s) -
М М Айбатов,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ûridičeskij vestnik dagestanskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2411-0299
pISSN - 2224-0241
DOI - 10.21779/2224-0241-2021-39-3-9-13
Subject(s) - democratization , opposition (politics) , elite , authoritarianism , politics , democracy , underdevelopment , inefficiency , political science , political system , state (computer science) , political economy , civil society , development economics , sociology , law , economics , algorithm , computer science , microeconomics
This article reveals the features and main trends of the process of democratization of the statepolitical system in the North Caucasus republics in the post-Soviet period. It is noted that the state-political systems of the North Caucasus republics are characterized by both democratic and authoritarian tendencies. The author emphasizes that in recent decades, the opportunities for democratic change of the political elite in the North Caucasus region have been significantly limited, which is primarily due to changes in legislation at the Russian and regional levels, primarily related to the actual abolition of direct national elections of heads of republics and municipalities. The national republics of the North Caucasus are characterized by a high concentration of power in the hands of top officials, which is due to the poorly established work of government bodies with appeals from citizens, the inefficiency of public chambers, the underdevelopment of the middle class, the unstructured civil society, and the lack of an effective multi-party system that can form a real opposition.