Curriculum vitae

Vladimir Gel’man

Born 06 October 1965, Leningrad, Russia, USSR

(1) Faculty of Political Science and Sociology, European University at St.

Rossiya (ruscha. Россия), Rossiya Federatsiyasi (ruscha. Российская Федерация) - Yevropaning sharqida, Osiyoning shimolida joylashgan mamlakat. Maydoni jihatidan dunyoda eng katta mamlakat. Quruqlikdagi chegarasi 22125,3 km, dengiz chegarasi 38807,5 km. R.

(2) Aleksanteri Institute, P.O.Box 42 Unioninkatu 33 FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Phone:

(1) 7 812 3284650 h., 7 812 3768633, 3768620 w., 7 911 9317451 mob.

02/1998 – St.Petersburg State University, Department of Political Science, Candidate of Political Sciences (PhD equivalent)

02/1988 – Leningrad Polytechnic Institute (diploma engineer, MA equivalent, with distinction)
Professional activity:

Since 09/2012 –University of Helsinki, Aleksanteri Institute, Finland Distinguished Professor

Since 09/2008 – European University at St.Petersburg, Center for Modernization Studies, Executive Director

Since 09/2005 – European University at St.Petersburg, Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology, Professor

02/1996 – 08/2005 – European University at St.Petersburg, Faculty of Political Sciences and Sociology, Associate Professor

08/1993 – 01/1996 – Institute for Humanities and Political Studies, Moscow, Deputy Director

08/1990 – 08/1998 – St.Petersburg branch Institute of Sociology Russian Academy of Sciences, Research Fellow

02/1988 – 08/1990 – Leningrad Sverdlov machine-tool-building plant, engineer-technologist.

01/2012 – 06/2012 – New Economic School, Moscow, Visiting Professor

08/2003 – 12/2003 – University of Texas at Austin, Department of Government, Visiting Professor

01/2003 – 02/2003 – Central European University, Budapest, Political Science Department, Visiting Professor

01/2003 – 12/2011 – International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, corresponding editor

Since 02/2000 – “POLIS” journal, member of editorial board

01/1999 – 12/2002 – Rossiiskii Regional’nyi Bulletin, Advisory Board member.

02/1997 – 05/2000 – European University at St.Petersburg, Academic Board member

08/1995 – 01/1998 – Central Electoral Commission of the Russian Federation, associated member (right of consultation voting).

01/1994 – 01/1996 – 'Yabloko' faction of the State Duma, research expert on the problems of the electoral policy, local government, federalism and regional policy.

08/1993 – 12/1995 – ‘Politicheskii monitoring’, monthly analytical review of the Institute for Humanities and Political Studies, Moscow, editor-in-chief

10/1992 – 09/1993 – Office of Representative of the President of the Russian Federation at St.Petersburg, research expert

03/1990 – 12/1991 – St.Petersburg (Leningrad) City Soviet, research expert

11/1989 – 06/1990 – Leningrad City Electoral Commission for the elections to the City Soviet, member.
Also:

Peer reviewer: grant competitions of John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Moscow Public Science Foundation, National Training Foundation, Independent Committee for Certification of Teaching Materials.

Podryvnye instituty o neformal’noe upravlenie v sovremennoi Rossii (‘Subversive Institutions and Informal Governance in Contemporary Russia’). Working Papers, Center for Modernization Studies, European University at St.Petersburg, 2010, M-13/2010.

Dinamika subnatsional’nogo avtoritarizma: Rossiya v sravnitel’noi perspective (‘The Dynamics of Sub-National Authoritarianism: Russia in Comparative Perspective’). Working Papers, Center for Modernization Studies, European University at St.Petersburg, 2008, M-01/2008.

The Extinction of Political Opposition in Russia PONARS Policy Memo Series, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2004, N340.

Free but Unfair? The Problems of Electoral Governance in Russia PONARS Policy Memo Series, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2003, N292.

United Russia: Ruling Party or New Emperor’s Clothes? PONARS Policy Memo Series, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2002, N255.

Politics beyond the Ring Road: Rethinking Post-Soviet Experience. Studies in Public Policy, Center for the Study of Public Policy, University of Strathclyde, 2002, N367, 36 pp.

The Rise and Fall of Federal Reform in Russia. PONARS Policy Memo Series, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2001, N238.

The Dictatorship of Law in Russia: Neither Dictatorship Nor Rule of Law. PONARS Policy Memo Series, Davis Center for Russian Studies, Harvard University, 2000, N146.

The Eve of Electoral Threshold: New Challenges in Russian Politics. PONARS Policy Memo Series, Davis Center for Russian Studies, Harvard University, 1999, N73.

Regionale Machtstrukturen und die Transformation in Russland. Die Dynamik Institutioneller Veraenderungen im Vergleich. Arbeitspapiere und Materialien. Forschungsstelle Osteuropa am der Universitat Bremen, 1999, N21, 24 s.

Regime Transition, Uncertainty, and Prospects for Democratization: The Politics of Russia’s Regions in a Comparative Perspective. Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin fur Sozialforschung Papers, 1999, P99-001, 31 s.

London, Katta London - Buyuk Britaniya poytaxti, mamlakatning muhim siyosiy, iqtisodiy va madaniy markazi. Temza daryosining quyi oqimida, Shim. dengizdan 64 km masofada, London havzasi deb ataluvchi tekislikning markaziy qismida joylashgan.

Rossiiskaya politika v teoreticheskom i sravnitel’nom kontekste (‘Russian Politics in Theoretical and Comparative Context’). Politicheskaya nauka, 2003, N1, 192 pp. (special issue, guest editor).

Cracks in the Wall: Challenges to Electoral Authoritarianism in Russia. Problems of Post-Communism, 2013, vol.60, N2, P.3-10.

Politics, Governance, and Zigzags of the Power Vertical: Toward a Framework for Analyzing Russia’s Local Regimes. W.Reisinger (ed.), Russia’s Regions and Comparative Subnational Politics. London and New York: Routledge, 2013, P.25-39.

Subversive Institutions, Informal Governance, and Contemporary Russian Politics. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 2012, vol.45, N3-4, P.295-303.

Risse im System. Russlands Autoritarismus 2012. Osteuropa, Jg.62, N6-8, S.23-44 (in German).

Subnational Authoritarianism in Russia: Trajectories of Political Evolution. S.Stewart, M.Klein, A.Schmitz, H.-H.Schroeder (eds.). Presidents, Oligarchs and Bureaucrats: Forms of Rule in the Post-Soviet Space. Farham: Ashgate, 2012, P.89-106.

Subversive Institutions and Informal Governance in Contemporary Russia. T.Christensen, C.Newhold (eds.). International Handbook on Informal Governance. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2012, P.135-152.

Institution Building and ‘Institutional Traps’ in Russian Politics. M.Lipman, N.Petrov (eds.). Russia in 2020: Scenarios for the Future. Washington, DC: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2011, P.215-232.

Local Regimes, Sub-National Governance, and the ‘Power Vertical’ in Contemporary Russia. Europe-Asia Studies, 2011, vol.63, N3, P.449-465 (co-author S.Ryzhenkov).

The Dynamics of Sub-National Authoritarianism: Russia in Comparative Perspective. V.Gel’man, C.Ross (eds.). The Politics of Sub-National Authoritarianism in Russia. Farham: Ashgate, 2010, P.1-18.

Introduction: Resource Curse and Post-Soviet Eurasia. V.Gel’man, O.Marganiya (eds.). Resource Curse and Post-Soviet Eurasia: Oil, Gas, and Modernization. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2010, P.1-22.

The Logic of Crony Capitalism: Big Oil, Big Politics, and Big Business in Russia. V.Gel’man, O.Marganiya (eds.). Resource Curse and Post-Soviet Eurasia: Oil, Gas, and Modernization. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2010, P.97-122.

Regime Changes Despite Legitimacy Crises: Exit, Voice, and Loyalty in Post-Communist Russia. Journal of Eurasian Studies, vol.1, N1, P.54-63.

Sackgasse. Autoritare Modernisierung in Russland. Osteuropa, 2010, Jg.60, N1, S.3-13 (in German).

The Return of the Leviathan? The Policy of Recentralization in Contemporary Russia. C.Ross, A.Campblell (eds.), Federalism and Local Politics in Russia. London and New York: Routledge, 2009, P.1-24.

From Local Autonomy to Power Vertical in Russia. N.Aarsaether, A.Roiseland, S.Jenssen (eds.). Practicing Local Governance: Local Perspectives. New York: Nova Science Publishers, 2008, P.13-26.

Party Politics in Russia: From Competition to Hierarchy. Europe-Asia Studies, 2008, vol.60, N6, P.913-930.

Russia: Public Offices, Private Money and Biased Contests. S.Roper, J.Ikstens (eds.). Public Finance and Post-Communist Party Development. Aldershot: Ashgate, 2008, P.11-27.

Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire? Post-Soviet Regime Changes in Comparative Perspective. International Political Science Review, 2008, vol.29, N2, P.157-180.

Authoritarian versus Democratic Diffusions: Explaining Institutional Choices in Russia’s Local Government. Post-Soviet Affairs, 2008, vol.24, N1, P.40-62 (co-author T.Lankina).

Le parti dominant en Russie. Quelles perspectives? A.Merlin (ed.). Qu va la Russie? Bruxelles: Edition de l’Universite de Bruxelles, 2007, P.51-62.

The Politics of Local Government Reform in Russia: From Decentralization to Recentralization. F.Lazin, M.Evans, V.Hoffmann-Martinot, H.Wollmann (eds.). Local Government Reforms in Countries in Transition: A Global Perspective. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2007, P.71-90.

The Transformation of Russia’s Party System, Russian Analytic Digest, 2007, 19 April, N17.

Le Retour du Leviathan: la politique de recentralization en Russie depuis 2000. Critique Internationale, 2007, N34, P.103-125 (in French).

The Politics of Recentralization in Contemporary Russia. H.Blakkisrud (ed.). Towards a Post-Putin Russia. Oslo: Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, 2006, P.23-37.

From Feckless Pluralism to Dominant Power Politics? The Transformation of Russia’s Party System. Democratization, 2006, vol.13, N4, P.545-561.

Wahlen a la Russe: Formale Normsetzung und informelle Methoden. Osteuropa, 2005, Jg.55, N10, S.85-98 (in German).

Political Opposition in Russia: A Dying Species? Post-Soviet Affairs, 2005, vol.21, N3, P.226-246.

Political Opposition in Russia: Is It Becoming Extinct? Russian Politics and Law, 2005, vol.43, N3, P.25-50, also in: Russian Social Science Review, 2005, vol.46, N4, P.5-30.

The 1999-2000 National Elections and the End of Regime Transition in Russia V.Gel’man, G.Golosov, and E.Meleshkina (eds.). The 1999-2000 National Elections in Russia: Analyses, Documents, and Data. Berlin: edition Sigma, 2005, P.11-35.

Rusya’da Demokratik Gecis Sureci ve Bolgeler. Politikasinin E.Buyukakinci (der.), Degisen Dunyada Rusya ve Ukrayna, Ankara, Phoenix Vaymevi, 2004, S.23-50 (in Turkish).

The Unrule of Law in the Making: The Politics of Informal Institution-Building in Russia. Europe-Asia Studies, 2004, vol.56, N7, P.1021-1040.

Politics beyond the Garden Ring: Rethinking the Post-Soviet Experience. W.Slater and A.Wilson (eds.). The Legacy of the Soviet Union. Basingstoke and New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004, P.208-227.

The Politics of Local Government in Russia: A Framework for Analysis. A.Evans and V.Gel’man (eds.) The Politics of Local Government in Russia. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2004, P.1-16.

Federal Politics toward Local Government in Russia: The Process of Institution-Building. A.Evans and V.Gel’man (eds.) The Politics of Local Government in Russia. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2004, P.85-103.

Conclusion: Toward a New Politics of Local Government in Russia? (co-authored with A.Evans). A.Evans and V.Gel’man (eds.) The Politics of Local Government in Russia. Lanham, MD: Rowman and Littlefield, 2004, P.274-287.

Reform retour: Russlands kommunale Selbstverwaltung vor dem Aus? Osteuropa, 2003, Jg.53, N9-10, S.1343-1352 (in German).

Post-Soviet Transitions and Democratization: Toward a Theory-Building. Democratization, 2003, vol.10, N2, P.87-104.

In Search of Local Autonomy: The Politics of Big Cities in Russia’s Transition. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 2003, vol.27, N1, P.48-61.

Elites and Democratic Development in Russia: An Introduction (co-authored with A.Steen). A.Steen and V.Gel’man (eds.) Elites and Democratic Development in Russia. London and New York: Routledge, 2003, P.1-10.

The Politics of Local Government in Russia: The Neglected Side of the Story. Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 2002, vol.3, N3, P.495-508.

Politics Beyond the Garden Ring: What Might We Learn From Studies of Russia’s Regionalism? M.Kivinen and K.Pynnoniemi (ed.). Beyond the Garden Ring: Dimensions of Russian Regionalism. Helsinki: Kikimora Publications, 2002, P.14-40.

Russia’s Elites in Search of Consensus: What Kind of Consolidation? Demokratizatsiya: The Journal of Post-Soviet Democratization, 2002, vol.10, N3, P.343-361; also in: A.Steen and V.Gel’man (eds.) Elites and Democratic Development in Russia. London and New York: Routledge, 2003, P.29-50.

Democratization, Structural Pluralism and Fragile Bicetrism: The Case of Volgograd Oblast. C.Ross (ed.). Regional Politics in Russia. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2002, P.154-176.

Democratization Challenged: The Role of Regional Elites. B.Ruble, J.Koehn, and N.Popson (eds.), Fragmented Space in the Russian Federation. Washington, DC, and Baltimore, Woodrow Wilson Press and Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001, P.157-217 (co-authors J.Alexander, A.Degtyarev).

A Cross-Regional Comparison of Cleavage Patterns, Actors’ Autonomy and Regime Outcomes. K.Segbers (ed.). Explaining Post-Soviet Patchworks. Vol.3. The Political Economy of Regions, Regimes, and Republics. Aldershot and Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2001, P.199-226.

Electoral Democracy in Russia. Russia on Russia, 2000, N3, P.63-68.

Studies of Political Elites in Russia: Issues and Alternatives. Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 2000, vol.33, N3, P.311-329 (co-author I.Tarusina); also in: A.Steen and V.Gel’man (eds.) Elites and Democratic Development in Russia. London and New York: Routledge, 2003, P.187-205.

The Politics of Russia’s Regions: A Comparative Perspective. S.Harter and G.Easter (eds.). Shaping the Economic Space in Russia. Decision Making Processes, Institutions and Adjustment to Change in the El’tsin Era. Aldershot and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2000, P.227-248.

Electoral Research in Russia. H.-D.Klingemann, K.Newton, and E.Mochmann (eds.). Elections in Central and Eastern Europe: The First Wave. Berlin: edition Sigma, 2000, P.263-291.

Sub-National Institutions in Contemporary Russia. N.Robinson (ed.). Institutions and Political Change in Russia. London: Macmillan, 2000, P.85-105.

Russia’s Transition and Founding Elections. V.Gel’man and G.Golosov (eds.). Elections in Russia, 1993-1996: Analyses, Documents, and Data. Berlin: edition Sigma, 1999, P.19-46 (co-author V.Elizarov).

Institutional Design: Crafting Electoral Law. V.Gel’man and G.Golosov (eds.). Elections in Russia, 1993-1996: Analyses, Documents, and Data. Berlin: edition Sigma, 1999, P.47-72.

Regime Transition, Uncertainty, and Prospects for Democratization: The Politics of Russia’s Regions in a Comparative Perspective. Europe-Asia Studies, 1999, vol.51, N6, P.939-956. Reprinted in A.Brown (ed.). Contemporary Russian Politics: A Reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, P.499-510.

Regional Power in Contemporary Russia: Institutions, Regimes, and Practice. Russian Politics and Law, 1999, vol.37, N1, P.5-29.

Regional Party System Formation in Russia: The Deviant Case of Sverdlovsk Oblast’. The Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, 1998, vol.14, N1/2, P.31-53, co-author G.Golosov. Also in J.Lowenhardt (ed.). Party Politics in Postcommunist Russia. London and Portland, OR: Frank Cass, 1998, P.31-53.

The Iceberg of Russian Political Finance. P.Burnell and A.Ware (eds.). Funding Democratization. Manchester and New York: Manchester University Press, 1998, P.158-179. Reprinted in A.Brown (ed.). Contemporary Russian Politics: A Reader. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001, P.179-194.

Herausbildung regionaler Regime in Russland. J.Franzke and S.Henke (Hrsg.). Russland Heute. Staat und Gesellschaft im Umbruch. Potsdam: Brandenburgische Landeszentrale fur Politische Bildung, 1997, S.35-44 (in German).

Politikforschung im Gebiet Sverdlovsk: Entwicklungsstand, Probleme, Perspectiven. I.Oswald u.a. (Hrsg.). Sozialwissenschaft im Russland. Band 2. Deutsch-Russisches Monitoring. Berlin: Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftverlag, 1997, S.173-182 (in German).

Politische Regionalistik in Russland: politicshes Consulting oder neue Wissenschaftsdisziplin? I.Oswald u.a. (Hrsg.). Sozialwissenschaft im Russland. Band 2. Deutsch-Russisches Monitoring. Berlin: Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag, 1997, S.106-150; mit S.Ryzhenkov (in German).

The Development of Political Parties in Russia. K.Dawisha and B.Parrott (ed.). Democratic Changes and Authoritarian Reactions in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Moldova.

Shaping Political Order: Regional Politics in Russia in Post-Soviet Period. E.Kirchner and K.Wright (eds.). Proceedings of the Conference ‘Regional and Inter-Regional Development in Transition Societies: Political, Economical, Legal and Security Dimensions’. University of Essex, 1996, P.133-154.

Parteienforschung (1988 bis 1995). I.Oswald u.a. (Hrsg.). Sozialwissenschaft im Russland. Band 1. Deutsch-Russisches Monitoring. Berlin: Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag, 1996, S.114-153; mit D.Torchov (in German).

Policy Subjects and Factors in Povolzh’e (co-authors O.Senatova, A.Kassimov, S.Ryzhenkov). K.Segbers and S.De Spiegeleire (eds.). Post-Soviet Puzzles: Mapping Political Economy at the Former Soviet Union. Nomos: Baden-Baden, 1995, vol.2, P.301-324.

On the Problem of Elites in the Former Soviet Union: Criteria and Approaches. K.Segbers and S.De Spiegeleire (eds.). Post-Soviet Puzzles: Mapping Political Economy at the Former Soviet Union. Nomos: Baden-Baden, 1995, vol.3, P.15-23.

Sub-national Politics in Russia in post-Communist transition period: a view from Moscow. Regional and Federal Studies, 1995, Vol.5, N2, P.211-223; co-author O.Senatova.

Political reform in Russian provinces: trends since October 1993. J.Lowenduski and J.Stainer (eds.). Contemporary Political Studies, 1995, vol.1, P.435-444; co-author O.Senatova.

New Associations and Political Parties. The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Russia and the former Soviet Union (co-author A.Brown). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994, P.346-347.

The politics of city government: Leningrad/St.Petersburg (1990-1992). T.Friedgut and J.Hahn (eds.). Local Power and Post-Soviet Politics, Armonk, NY, and London: M.E.Shapre, 1994, P.15-42; co-author M.McAuley.

Die bevollmachtigen das Presidenten im Spannungsfeld zwischen Zentrum und Oertlicher Macht. Berliner Debatte INITIAL, 1994, N3, P.13-24 (in German).

Rastsvet i upadok elektoral’nogo avtoritarizma v Rossii (‘The Rise and Decline of Electoral Authoritarianism in Russia’). Politeia, 2012, N4, P.65-88.

Rezhim, oppozistiya i vyzovy elektoral’nomu avtoritarizmu v Rossii (‘Regime, Opposition, and Challenges to Electoral Authoritarianism in Russia’). Neprikosnovennyi zapas, 2012, N4, P.31-43.

Treshchiny v stene (‘Cracks in the Wall’). Pro et Contra, 2012, vol.16, N1-2, P.94-115.

Politicheskaya nauka i sovremennye issledovaniya rossiiskoi politiki: peremeny i vyzovy (‘Political Science and Contemporary Research on Russian Politics: Challenges and Changes’). Politicheskaya nauka, 2012, N1, P.8-23.

Egor Gaidar i ego politicheskie partii: uroki VR, DVR i SPS (‘Yegor Gaidar and his Political Parties: Lessons of VR, DVR, and SPS’). A.Zaostrovtsev (ed.) Ekonomika i obshchestvo (‘Economy and Society’). St.Petersburg: Leontief Center, 2011, P.53-61.

Lokal’nye rezhimy, gorodskoe upravlenie, i ‘vertikal’ vlasti’ v sovremennoi Rossii (‘Local Regimes, Urban Governance, and the ‘Power Vertical’ in Contemporary Russia’). Politex, 2010, vol.6, N4, P.116-129, co-author S.Ryzhenkov.

Politicheskaya nauka: teoreticheskaya i/ili prikladnaya? (‘Political Science: Theoretical and/or Applied?’) Antropologicheskii forum, 2010, N13, P.35-40.

Rossiya v institutsional’noi lovushke (‘Russia in Institutional Trap’). Pro et Contra, 2010, vol.14, N4-5, P.23-38. Reprinted in M.Lipman, N.Petrov (eds.) Rossiya-2020: Stsenarii razvitiya (‘Russia-2020: Scripts for Development’). Moscow: ROSSPEN, 2012, P.213-234.

Podryvnye instituty o neformal’noe upravlenie v sovremennoi Rossii (‘Subversive Institutions and Informal Governance in Contemporary Russia’). Politeia, 2010, N2, P.6-24.

Ekonomicheskie aktory i local’nye rezhimy v krupnykh gorodakh Rossii (‘Economic Actors and Local Regimes in Russia’s Big Cities’). Neprikosnovennyi zapas, 2010, N2, P.73-82, co-author O.Bychkova.

Lokal’nye rezhimy v krupnykh gorodakh Rossii: ramki analiza (‘Local Regimes in Russia’s Big Cities: The Framework of Analysis’). Neprikosnovennyi zapas, 2010, N2, P.53-62.

Vlast’ i upravlenie v krupnykh gorodakh Rossii: kontury proekta (‘Power and Governance in Russia’s Big Cities: Outlines of the Project’). Neprikosnovennyi zapas, 2010, N2, P.49-52; co-author S.Ryzhenkov.

Tupik avtoritarnoi modernizatsii (‘The Dead End of Authoritarian Modernization’). Pro et Contra, 2009, vol.13, N5-6, P.45-59.

Dinamika subnatsional’nogo avtoritarizma: Rossiya v sravnitel’noi perspective (‘The Dynamics of Sub-National Authoritarianism: Russia in Comparative Perspective’). Obshchestvennye nauki i sovremennost’, 2009, N3, P.45-59. Reprinted in: Eurasian Review, 2009, vol.2, P.47-73.

Reforma vlasti v gogodakh Rossii: mery, siti-menedzhery i mestnaya demokratiya (‘Local Government Reform in Russia’s Cities: Mayors, City Managers, and Local Democracy’). Sravnitel’noe konstitutsioonoe obozrenie, 2008, N6, P.143-152.

Politicheskie partii v Rossii – ot konkurentsii – k ierarkhii (‘Political Parties in Russia – From Competition to Hierarchy’). Polis, 2008, N5, P.135-152. Also in: A.Solov’ev (ed.) Elektoral’noe prostranstvo sovremennoi Rossii. Politicheskaya nauka. Ezhegodnik 2008. (‘Electoral Arena in Contemporary Russia: Political Science Annual Almanac 2008’). Moscow: ROSSPEN, 2009, P.27-49.

Elektoral’nye issledovaniya v rossiiskoi politologii: “normal’naya nauka” v “normal’noi strane”? (‘Electoral Research in Russian Political Science: A ‘Normal Science’ in a ‘Normal Country’?) O.Malinova et al. (ed.) Politicheskaya nauka v Rossii: problemy, napravleniya, shkoly (1990-2007) (‘Political Science in Russia: Issues, Directions, Schools (1990-2007)’) Moscow: ROSSPEN, 2008, P.62-82.

Venesuela i Meksika: neft’, avtoritarizm i populizm (‘Venezuela and Mexico: Oil, Authoritarianism and Populism’). N.

Politicheskaya oppozitsiya v Rossii: zhizn’ posle smerti? (‘Political Opposition in Russia: A Life after Death?’) Otechestvennye zapiski, 2007, N6, P.105-125.

Politicheskie diffuzii v usloviyakh prostranstvenno gibridnogo rezhima: instituttsional’noe stroitel’stvo i vybory merov v gorodakh Rossii (‘Political Diffusions under Spatially Hybrid Regime: Institution Building and Mayoral Elections in Russia’). Polis, 2007, N6, P.86-109; co-author T.Lankina.

Predislovie redaktora (‘Editor’s Preface’). V.Gel’man (ed.). Tretii elektoral’nyi tsikl v Rossii: 2003-2004 gody (‘The third electoral cycle in Russia: 2003-2004). St.Petersburg: European University at St.Petersburg Press, 2007, P.7-16.

Ukraina: fragmentirovannoe prostranstvo (‘Ukraine: A Fragmented Space’). O.Margania and D.Travin (eds.). SSSR posle raspada (‘USSR after Collapse’). St.Petersburg: Ekonomicheskaia shkola, 2007, P.75-140.

Ot mestnogo samoupravleniya k vertikali vlasti (‘From Local Self-Government to Power Vertical’). Pro et Contra, 2007, vol.11, N1, P.6-18. Reprinted in A.Balobanov (ed). Mestnoe samoupravlenie v sovremennoi Rossii (‘Local Government in Contemporary Russia’). Moscow: ISRMO “Malye goroda”, 2007, P.131-146.

Iz ognya da v polymaya? Dinamika izmenenii post-sovetskikh rezhimov v sravnitel’noi perspektive (‘Out of the Frying Pan into the Fire? The Dynamics of Post-Soviet Regime Changes in Comparative Perspective’). Oikumena, 2006, vol.4, P.119-150. Reprinted in: Polis, 2007, N2, P.81-108.

Tsentr i regiony Rossii: ot detsentralizatsii k retsentralizatsii (‘Center and Russia’s Regions: From Decentralization to Recentralization). N.Lapina and V.Mokhov (eds.). Federalizm i rossiskie regiony (‘Federalism and Russia’s Regions’). Moscow: Institute of Scientific Information in Social Sciences RAS, 2006, P.95-118.

Perspektivy dominiruyushchei partii v Rossii (‘Prospects for the Dominant Party in Russia’) Pro et Contra, 2006, vol.10, N4, P.62-71.

Vybory po-russki: pravila igry v rossiskoi elektoral’noi politike (‘Elections, Russian Style: Rules of the Game in Russia’s Electoral Politics’). Rossiia i sovremennyi mir, 2006, N2, P.54-67.

Vozvrashchenie Leviafana? Polika retsentralizatsii v sovremennoi Rossii (‘The Return of the Leviathan? The Politics of Recentralization in Contemporary Russia’) Polis, 2006, N2, P.90-109.

Transformatsiya rossiiskoi partiinoi sistemy: monopolizatsiya politicheskogo rynka (‘Transformation of Russia’s Party System: Monopolization of Russia’s Political Market’). V.Mokhov (ed.) Rossiiskie elity v usloviyakh konsolidatsii vlasti (‘Russia’s Elites under Conditions of Consolidation of Power’). Perm: Perm State Technical University, 2006, P.27-47.

Ot “besformennogo plyuralizma” – k “dominiruyushchei vlasti”? Transformatsiya rossiskoi partiinoi sistemy (‘From Feckless Pluralism to Dominant Power Politics? The Transformation of Russia’s Party System’). Obshchestvennye nauki i sovremennost’, 2006, N1, P.46-58.

Evolyutsiya elektoral’noi politiki v Rossii: na puti k nedemokraticheskoi konsolidatsii? (‘Evolution of Electoral Politics in Russia: Toward Non-Democratic Consolidation?’) Politicheskaya nauka, 2005, N2, P.8-25. Reprinted in: V.Gel’man (ed.). Tretii elektoral’nyi tsikl v Rossii: 2003-2004 gody (‘The third electoral cycle in Russia: 2003-2004). St.Petersburg: European University at St.Petersburg Press, 2007, P.17-38.

Uroki ukrainskogo (‘Ukrainian Language Lessons’) Polis, 2005, N1, P.36-49.

Institutsional’noe stroitel’stvo i munitsipal’naia politika v Rossii: novyi raund reform (‘Institution-Building and Municipal Politics in Russia: New Round of Reforms’). A.Solov’ev (ed.) Politicheskaia nauka v sovremennoi Rossii. Vremia poiska i kontury evoliutsii. Ezhegodnik Rossiiskoi assotsiatsii politicheskoi nauki (‘Political Science in Contemporary Russia. Time of Quest and Outlines of Evolution. Annual Almanac of Russian Political Science Association’). Moscow: ROSSPEN, 2004, P.197-212.

Politicheskaia oppozitsiia v Rossii: vymiraiushchii vid? (‘Political Opposition in Russia: A Dying Species?’) Polis, 2004, N4, P.52-69. Reprinted in: V.Gel’man (ed.). Tretii elektoral’nyi tsikl v Rossii: 2003-2004 gody (‘The third electoral cycle in Russia: 2003-2004). St.Petersburg: European University at St.Petersburg Press, 2007, P.59-90.

Reforma mestnoi vlasti v gorodakh Rossii: instituttsional’noe stroitel’stvo perekhodnogo perioda (‘Local Government Reform in Russia’s Cities: Institution-Building in Transition’). A. Duka (ed.) Vlast’ i Elity v Sovremennoi Rossii (‘Power and Elites in Contemporary Russia’) St.Petersburg: Kovalevskii Sociological Society, 2003, P.267-295.

Konets mestnoi avtonomii? (‘The End of Local Autonomy?’) Neprikosnovennyi zapas, 2003, N4, P.207-213.

Institutsional’noe stroitel’stvo i neformal’nye instituty v sovremennoi rossiiskoi politike (‘Institution-Building and Informal Institutions in Contemporary Russian Politics’). Polis, 2003, N4, P.6-25

Tsentr i regional’nye identichnosti v Rossii: ramki analiza (‘Center and Regional Identities in Russia: A Framework for Analysis’). V.Gel’man, T.Hopf (eds.). Tsentr i regional’nye identichnosti v Rossii (‘Center and Regional Identities in Russia’). St.Petersburg and Moscow: European University at St.Petersburg Press, Letnii Sad, 2003, P.7-28; co-author T.Hopf.

Regional’nye politicheskie elity i strategii regional’noi identichnosti v sovremennoi Rossii (‘Regional Political Elites and Strategies of Regional Identity in Contemporary Russia’). V.Gel’man, T.Hopf (eds.). Tsentr i regional’nye identichnosti v Rossii (‘Center and Regional Identities in Russia’). St.Petersburg and Moscow: European University at St.Petersburg Press, Letnii Sad, 2003, P.187-254; co-author E.Popova. Reprinted in: S.Vasil’ev et al. (eds.) Aktual’nye problemy transformatsii sotsial’nogo prostranstva (‘Current Problems of the Transformation of Social Space’). St.Petersburg: Leont’evskii tsentr, 2004, P.251-295.

Rossiiskaya politika v teoreticheskom i sravnitel’nom kontekste: novye perspectivy analiza (‘Russian Politics in Theoretical and Comparative Context: New Perspectives of Analysis’). Politicheskaya nauka, 2003, N1, P.4-12.

Politicheskie elity i strategii regional’noi identichnosti (‘Political Elites and Strategies of Regional Identity’). Zhurnal sotsiologii i sotsial’noi antropologii, 2003, vol.6, N2, P.91-105.

Strategii regional’noi identichnosti i rol’ politicheskikh elit (na primere Novgorodskoi oblasti) (‘Strategies of Regional Identity and the Role of Political Elites: The Case of Novgorod Oblast’). N.Lapina (ed.). Regional’nye protsessy v sovremennoi Rossii: ekonomika, politika, vlast’ (‘Regional Processes in Contemporary Russia: Economics, Politics, Power’). Moscow: Institute of Scientific Information in Social Sciences RAS, 2003, P.30-50.

Izuchenie elit v Rossii: problemy i al’ternativy (‘Elite Research in Russia: Issues and Alternatives’). V.Mokhov (ed.). Elitizm v Rossii: za i protiv (‘Elitism in Russia: Pro et Contra’). Perm: Perm State Technical University, 2002, P.6-28. Also in: Politicheskaya nauka, 2003, N1, P.53-78 (co-author I.Tarusina).

Vvedenie: Vybory 1999-2000 gg. i elektoral’naya politika v Rossii (‘Introduction: 1999-2000 Elections and Electoral Politics in Russia’). V.Gel’man, G.Golosov and E.Meleshkina (eds.). Vtoroi elektoral’nyi tsikl v Rossii: 1999-2000 (‘Second Electoral Cycle in Russia, 1999-2000’). Moscow: Ves’ Mir, 2002, P.3-9.

Vtoroi elektoral’nyi tsikl i transformatsiya politicheskogo rezhima v Rossii (‘Second Electoral Cycle and Regime Transition in Russia’). V.Gel’man, G.Golosov and E.Meleshkina (eds.). Vtoroi elektoral’nyi tsikl v Rossii: 1999-2000 (‘Second Electoral Cycle in Russia, 1999-2000’). Moscow: Ves’ Mir, 2002, P.10-42. Also in: M.Gornyi (ed.) Vybory v Rossiiskoi Federatsii (‘Elections in the Russian Federation’). St.Petersburg: Norma, 2002, P.19-33.

Po ty storony Sadovogo kol’tsa: opyt politicheskoi regionalistiki Rossii (‘Beoynd the Garden Ring: Rethinking Regional Politics in Russia’). Politiya, 2001-2002, N4, P.65-94.

Stolknovenie s aisbergom: formirovanie kontseptov v izuchenii rossiiskoi politiki (‘Collision with Iceberg: Concept Formation and Misformation in Studies of Russian Politics’). Polis, 2001, N6, P.6-17.

V poiskakh avtonomii: reforma mestnogo samoupravleniya v gorodakh Rossii (‘In search of autonomy: reform of local government in Russia’s cities’). T.Zaslavskaya (ed.). Kto i kuda stremitsya vesti Rossiyu? Aktory makro-, mezo- i mikrourovnei transformatsionnogo protsessa (‘Who and where going to lead Russia? Macro-, meso- and micro-level actors of the transformation process’) Moscow: Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences, 2001, P.268-274.

Formirovanie kontseptov v izuchenii rossiiskoi politiki (‘Concept Formation in Studies of Russian Politics’) M.Ilyin (ed.). Politicheskaya Rossiya: predmet i metody izucheniya (‘Political Russia: Subject Matter and Methods of Studies’). Moscow: Moscow Public Science Foundation, 2001, P.42-59. Peprinted in M.Ilyin (ed.). Printsipy i praktika politicheskikh issledovanii (‘Principles and practices of political research’). Moscow: ROSSPEN, 2002, P.83-101.

Gorodskaya vlast’ i rossiiskaya transformatsiya (‘Local Power and Russian Transition’). Pro et Contra, 2001, vol.6, N3, P.208-227.

Postsovetskie politicheskie transformatsii: nabroski k teorii (‘Post-Soviet Transitions: Toward a Theory-Building’). Obshchestvennye nauki i sovremennost’, 2001, N1, P.55-69. Also in Polis, 2001, N1, P.15-29.

Sil’naya Ispolnitel’naya Vlast’: Prezident i Ego Pravitel’stvo (‘Strong Executive Power: President and His Government’). G.Golosov and E.Meleshkina (eds.). Politicheskaya Sotsiologiya i Sovremennaya Rossiskaya Politika (‘Political Sociology and Contemporary Russian Politics’). St.Petersburg: Borei-Print, 2000, P.195-225.

Politicheskaya Kul’tura, Massovoe Uchastie i Elektral’noe Povedenie (‘Political Culture, Mass Participation, and Voting Behavior’). G.Golosov and E.Meleshkina (eds.). Politicheskaya Sotsiologiya i Sovremennaya Rossiskaya Politika (‘Political Sociology and Contemporary Russian Politics’). St.Petersburg: Borei-Print, 2000, P.9-36.

Uspekhi i Provaly Perekhodov k Demokratii: Politicheskie Rezhimy Rossiiskikh Regionov v Sravnitel’noi Perspektive (‘Successes and Failures of Democratic Transitions: Political Regimes in Russia’s Regions in a Comparative Perspective’). Rossiiskii Konstitutsionalizm: Poltiheskii Rezhim v Regional’nom Kontekste (‘Russian Constitutionalism: Political Regime in a Regional Context’) Moscow: Center for Studies of Constitutionalism of Moscow Public Science Foundation, 2000, P.46-65. Reprinted in L.Fadeeva (ed.). Politicheskii Almanakh Prikam’ya (‘Political Almanac of Prikam’ye’). Vol.1. Perm: Perm State University, 2001, P.120-156.

Izuchenie Vyborov v Rossii: Issledovatel'skie Napravleniya i Metody Analiza ('Electoral Studies in Russia: Research Directions and Methods of Analysis'). G.Luchterhandt-Mikhaleva and S.Ryzhenkov (eds.) Vybory i Partii v Regionakh Rossii ('Elections and Parties in Russia's Regions'). Moscow and St.Petersburg: IGPI, Letnii Sad, 2000, P.12-43. Also in E.Meleshkina (ed.). Vybory v Post-Kommunistcheskikh Obshchestvakh (‘Elections in Post-Communist Societies’). Moscow: Institute of Scientific Information in Social Sciences RAS, 2000, P.16-51.

Sravnitel'naya Perspektiva: Regional'naya Politicheskaya Dinamika ('Comparative Perspective: Regional Political Dynamics'). V.Gel'man, S.Ryzhenkov, and M.Brie (eds.) Rossiia Regionov: Transformatsiya Politicheskikh Rezhnmov (‘Russia of Regions: Transformation of Political Regimes’). Moscow: Ves’ Mir, Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag, 2000, P.331-375.

Volgogradskaya Oblast': Strukturnyi Plyuralizm i Neustoichvyi Bitsentrism ('Volgograd Oblast': Structural Pluralism and Fragile Bicentrism'). V.Gel'man, S.Ryzhenkov, and M.Brie (eds.) Rossiia Regionov: Transformatsiya Politicheskikh Rezhnmov (‘Russia of Regions: Transformation of Political Regimes’). Moscow: Ves’ Mir, Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag, 2000, P.181-218. Also: Demokratizatsiya, Strukturnyi Plyuralizm i Neustoichivyi Bitsentrzm: Volgogradskaya Oblast' (‘Democratization, Structural Pluralism, and Fragile Bicentrism: The Case of Volgograd Oblast’). Polis, 2000, N2, P.111-132.

Saratovskaya Oblast': Pobeditel' Poluchaet Vse ('Saratov Oblast': Winner Takes All'). V.Gel'man, S.Ryzhenkov, and M.Brie (eds.) Rossiia Regionov: Transformatsiya Politicheskikh Rezhnmov (‘Russia of Regions: Transformation of Political Regimes’). Moscow: Ves’ Mir, Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag, 2000, P.109-145; so-authors S.Ryzhenkov, I.Semenov.

Transformatsii i Rezhimy. Neopredelennost' i Ee Posledstviya ('Transitions and Regimes. Uncertainty and Its Consequences'). V.Gel'man, S.Ryzhenkov, and M.Brie (eds.) Rossiia Regionov: Transformatsiya Politicheskikh Rezhnmov (‘Russia of Regions: Transformation of Political Regimes’). Moscow: Ves’ Mir, Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag, 2000, P.16-60.

Institutsional’nyi Dizain: Sozdavaya “Pravila Igry” (‘Institutional Design: Crafting “Rules of the Game”). V.Gel’man, G.Golosov, and E.Meleshkina (eds.). Pervyi Elektoral’nyi Tsikl v Rossii: 1993-1996 (First Electoral Cycle in Russia, 1993-1996). Moscow: Ves’ Mir, 2000, P.44-76.

Politicheskie partii v Rossii: Faktory Razvitiya, Problemy Tipologii i Perspektivy (‘Political Parties in Russia: Factors of Development, Problems of Typology and Prospects). I.Barygin (ed.). Politicheskie Partii, Dvizheniya i Organizatsii Sovremennoi Rossii Na Rubezhe Vekov. Analiticheskii Spravochnik (‘Political Parties, Movements, and Organizations of Contemporary Russia at the Threshold of Centuries: A Handbook’). St.Petersburg: V.A.Mikhailov Publishers, 1999, P.44-66.

Politicheskaya regionalistika v Rossii: istoriya i sovremennoe razvitie ('Studies of Regional Politics in Russia: History and Modern State’). Y.Pivovarov (ed.). Politicheskaya nauka v sovremennoi Rossii: tendentsii razvitiya (‘Political Science in Contemporary Russia: Trends of Development’) Moscow: Institute of Scienficic Information in Social Sciences RAS, 1999, P.173-255 (co-author S.Ryzhenkov).

Issledovaniya partii v Rossii: Pervye Desyat’ Let (‘Studies of Political Parties in Russia: First Ten Years’). Y.Pivovarov (ed.). Politicheskaya nauka v sovremennoi Rossii: tendentsii razvitiya (‘Political Science in Contemporary Russia: Trends of Development’) Moscow: Institute of Scienficic Information in Social Sciences RAS, 1999, P.101-172.

Ucheridel’nye vybory v kontekste rossiiskoi transformatsii (‘Foundng Elections in a Context of Russia’s Transition’). Obshchestvennye nauki i sovremennost’, 1999, N6, P.46-64. Also in: V.Gel’man, G.Golosov, and E.Meleshkina (eds.). Pervyi Elektoral’nyi Tsikl v Rossii: 1993-1996 (First Electoral Cycle in Russia, 1993-1996). Moscow: Ves’ Mir, 2000, P.13-43.

Transformatsiya Regional’nykh Politicheskikh Rezhimov v Sovremennoi Rossii (‘Transformation of Regional Political Regimes in Contemporary Russia’), M.Afanas’ev (ed.). Vlast’ i Obshchestvo v Postsovetskoi Rossii: Novye Praktiki i Instituty (‘Authority and Society in Post-Soviet Russia: New Practices and Institutions’). Moscow: Moscow Public Science Foundation, 1999, P.39-128.

Nizhegorodskaya Oblast': Predely "Soobshchestva Elit" ('Nizhnii Novgorod Oblast': Limits of "Elite Settlement"). V.Gel'man, S.Ryzhenkov, and M.Brie (eds.) Rossiia Regionov: Transformatsiya Politicheskikh Rezhnmov (‘Russia of Regions: Transformation of Political Regimes’). Moscow: Ves’ Mir, Berliner Debatte Wissenschaftsverlag, 2000, P.146-180. Also: Soobshchestvo Elit i Predely Demokratizatsii: Nizhegorodskaya Oblast' (‘Elite Settlement and Limits of Democratization: The Case of Nizhnii Novgorod Oblast’). Polis, 1999, N1, P.79-97.

Rossiiskaya Regional’naya Politika: V Poiskakh Institutsional’nogo Oformleniya (‘Russia’s Regional Policy: In Search of Institutional Arrangements’). Rossiiskii Regional’nyi Bulleten’, 1999, vol.1, N1, P.12-16.

Demokratiya Izbytochnaya ili Nedostatochnaya? (‘Democracy: Excessive or Deficient?’). Pro et Contra, 1998, vol.3, N4, P.166-172.

Kak vyity iz neopredelennosti (‘How to Overturn Uncertainty’). Pro et Contra, 1998, vol.3, N3, P.21-39.

Sovremennaya rossiiskaya partlogiya: v nachale puti (1988-1995) (‘Contemporary studies of political parties in Russia (1988-1995)’), I.Oswald et al. (eds.). Sotsial’nye issledovaniya v Rossii (‘Social Research in Russia’). Moscow: Polis, 1998, P.62-106 (co-author D.Torkhov).

Politicheskaya regionalistika v Rossii: ot obshchestvennogo interesa – k otrasli znaniya? (‘Research in regional politics in Russia: from public interest to new academic discipline ?‘), I.Oswald et al. (eds.). Sotsial’nye issledovaniya v Rossii (‘Social Research in Russia’). Moscow: Polis, 1998, P.138-186 (co-author S.Ryzhenkov)

Federal’naya politika i mestnoe samoupravlenie v Rossii: ideologii, interesy i praktika (‘Federal policy toward local government in Russia: ideologies, interests, and practices’). S.Ryzhenkov (ed.). Mestnoe samoupravlenie v sovremennoi Rossii: Politika. Praktika. Pravo (‘Local Government in Contemporary Russia: Politics, Practice, Law’). Moscow: IGPI and MONF, 1998, P.12-26.

Politicheskie partii v Sverdlovskoi oblasti: regional’nye praktiki v sravnitel’noi perspektive (‘Political Parties in Sverdlovsk Oblast’: Regional Practices in Comparative Perspective’). Mirovaya ekonomika i mezhdunarodnye otnosheniya, 1998, N5, P.133-144 (co-author G.Golosov).

Regional’naya vlast’ v sovremennoi Rossii: instituty, rezhimy i praktiki (‘Regional Authorities in Contemporary Russia: Institutions, Regimes and Practices’). Polis, 1998, N1, P.87-105. Also in: V.Gel’man, A.Kuz’min, G.Lucherhandt, S.Ryzhenkov (eds.) Organy gosudarstvennoi vlasti sub’ektov Rossiiskoi Federatsii (‘Regional power institutions of Russian Federation’). Moscow: IGPI, 1998, P.40-71.

Konsolidatsiya regional’noi elity i mestnaya demokratiya v Rossii: Sankt – Peterburg v sravnitel’noi perspektive (‘Consolidation of Regional Elites and Local Democracy in Russia: Saint Petersburg in a Comparative Perspective’). S.Kugel’ (ed.). Sotsial’nye i politicheskie orientatsii Sankt-Peterburgskoi elity (‘Social and Political Orientations of St.Petersburg elite). St.Petersburg: University of Economics and Finance Publishing House, 1998, P.74-85.

Dilemmy demokraticheskoi oppozitsii: Grigorii Yavlinskii, ‘Yabloko’ i prezidentskie vybory (‘Dilemmas of democratic opposition: Grigorii Yavlinskii, ‘Yabloko’ i prezidentskie vybory’. Mirovaya ekonomika i mezhdunarodnye otnosheniya, 1997, N9, P.32-41; N10, P.21-27.

Federal’naya politika i mestnoe samoupravlenie v Rossii: kriticheskii obzor (‘Federal policy toward local government in Russia: A Critical Review’). G.Luchterhandt (ed.). Mestnoe samoupravlenie: teorija i praktika ('Local government: theory and practice'). 2nd edition. Moscow: Friedrich Naumann Foundation, 1997, P.53-62.

Federal’naya politika i mestnoe samoupravlenie v Rossii (‘Federal policy toward local government in Russia’). Vlast’, 1997, N9, P.73-80.

Sozdavaya pravila igru: Rossiiskoe izbiratel’noe zakonodatel’stvo perekhodnogo perioda (‘Crafting rules of the game: Russian electoral legislation in transitional period’). Polis, 1997, N4, P.125-147.

“Transition” po-russki: konceptsii perekhodnogo perioda i politicheskaya transformatsiya v Rossii: 1989-96 (‘Transition in Russian: concepts of transtitional period and political transformation in Russia: 1989-96’). Obshchestvennye nauki i sovremennost’, 1997, N4, P.64-81.

O stanovlenii rossiiskoi partiinoi sistemy i praktikakh politicheskikh koalitsii (‘On development of party system in Russia and practices of political coalitions’). Polis, 1997, N3, P.188-191.

Demokraticheskaya oppozitciya v postsovetskoi Rossii (na primere obschestvennogo ob’edineniya ‘Yabloko’’) (‘Democratic Opposition in post-Soviet Russia: The Case of ‘Yabloko’’). Na Putyakh Politicheskoi Transformatsii (politicheskie partii i politicheskie elity postsovetskogo perioda) (‘On the Way of Political Transformation: Political Parties and Political Elites in post-Soviet Period’). Moscow: Moscow Public Science Foundation, 1997, P.7-57.

Shakhmatnye partii Rossiiskikh elit (‘Chess Games of Russian elites’). Pro et contra, 1996, N1, P.22-31.

Regional’nye rezhimy: zavershenie transformatsii? (‘Regional political regimes: end of the transformation ?). Svobodnaya mysl’, 1996, N9, P.13-22.

Kommunisty v strukturakh vlasti: analiz deyatel’nosti (‘Communits in power structures: an analysis of activity’). Vlast’, 1996, N6, P.20-29.

Izbiratel’nye kampanii v Rossii: ispytanie elektoral’noi formuly (‘Electoral campaigns in Russia: testing the electoral formula’). Polis, 1996, N2, P.84-100.

Vybory deputatov Gosudarstvennoi Dumy: pravila igry, zakonodatel’naya politika i pravoprimenitel’naya praktika (‘State Duma Elections: ‘rules of the game’, legislative policy and legal practice’). Konstitutcionnoe pravo: vostochnoevropeiskoe obozrenie, 1995, N4/1996, N1, P.20-34.

Vokrug reformy mestnogo samoupravlenija: politicheskie interesy i zakonodatel'nyi process ('Russian local government reform: political interests and legislation-making process'). G.Luchterhandt, with V.Gel’man (eds.). Mestnoe samoupravlenie: teorija i praktika ('Local government: theory and practice'). Moscow: Friedrich Naumann Foundation, 1996, P.48-58.

Yabloko: opyty politicheskoi al'ternativy ('Yabloko: experience of alternative politics'). Kentavr, 1995, N6, P.43-57.

Issledovaniya sovremennykh rossiiskikh partii v otechestvennoi politologii ('The formation of studies of political parties in Russian political science 1988-1995'). Politicherskii monitoring, 1995, N11, vol.2, P.117-142; co-author D.Torkhov.

Pravila igry v deputatstvo: pravovye normy i kul'turnaja traditsiya ('Rules of deputy's games: legal norms and cultural tradition). Etika uspekha ('Ethics of success'), 1995, N6, P.146-155; co-author V.Igrunov.

Zametki o regionalizatsii: tyumenskii variant ('Notes about regionalization: the Tyumen' case'). V.Bakshtanovskii et al. (eds.) Ratsional'nyi regionalizm ('Rational regionalism'). Moscow: Nachala-press, 1995, P.74-86.

Trev'ya popytka reformy vlasti: v poiskakh zolotoi serediny ('Third attempt of reform of the regional power'). Rossiiskaya Federatsiya, 1995, N13, P.

Democraticheskaya oppozitsiia v postkommunisticheskoi Rossii: ocherk istorii i voprosy teorii ('Democratic opposition in post-Communist Russia: historical essay and theoretical questions'). Politicheskii monitoring, 1995, N2, P.5-49.

Subjekty i factory politiki v Povolzh’e ('Political factors and actors in Volga region'). Zemstvo, 1994, N4, P.8-33; co-authors O.Senatova, A.Kassimov, S.Ryzhenkov.

Pravyashii rezhim i demokraticheskaya oppozitsia ('Ruling regime and democratic opposition'). Predely vlasty, 1994, N2-3, P.143-151.

Politicheskie partii v regionakh Rossii: dinamika i tendencii ('Political parties in Russian regions: dynamics and trends'). Vlast' 1995, N5, P.39-48; Politicheskii monitoring, 1994, N9, P.5-36; co-author O.Senatova.

Novaya mestnaya politika ('New local politics'). V.Gel’man (ed.) Ocherki rossiiskoi politiki ('Essays on Russian politics'). Moscow: IGPI, 1994, P.67-96.

Politicheskie partii v regionakh Rossii ('Political parties in Russian regions'). V.Gel’man (ed.) Ocherki rossiiskoi politiki ('Essays on Russian politics'). Moscow: IGPI, 1994, P.16-30; co-author O.Senatova.

Krizis politki v Rossii ('Crisis in Russian politics'). V.Gel’man (ed.) Ocherki rossiiskoi politiki ('Essays on Russian politics'). Moscow: IGPI, 1994, P.5-15; co-authors V.Igrunov, S.Mitrokhin.

Desovetizatsiya mestnoi vlasti: politicheskii kontekst (‘De-sovietization of local power: political context’). Vlast’, 1994, N8, P.24-29.

Vybory 1990 goda v Leningrade: pirrova pobeda demokratii ('The 1990 Elections in Leningrad: a Lost Victory of Democracy). V.Kostiushev et al. (eds.) Sotsiologiya obschestvennikh dvizhenii: empiritcheskie issledovaniya i nabliudeniya ('Sociology of Social Movements: empirical Studies and Observations'). Moscow -St.Petersburg: Institute of Sociology RAS, 1993, P.182-214.

Rossiiskii tsentr i mestnaya vlast’: opyt instituta predstavitelei Prezidenta (‘The Russian Center and Local Power: An Experience of the Institution of Presidential Representatives’). Vash Vybor, 1993, N4, P.18-25 (pen name G.Vladimirov).

Otvetstvennost' vlasti i sud'ba reform ('The responsibility of power and the fate of reforms'). Y.Burtin, E.Molchanov (eds.) God posle Avgusta: gorech' i vybor ('Year after August'). Moscow: Literatura i Politika, 1992, P.73-76.