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Dominant Party Regimes and the Commitment Problem

The Case of United Russia

Emory University

Thomas F. Remington

Emory University

This article analyzes the formation of a stable dominant party in an authoritarian regime as a commitment problem between two sides: the ruler and other elites. After defining a dominant party regime and outlining the costs and benefits that such a regime entails for each side, the authors examine the efforts made in Russia to establish United Russia as a dominant party and argue that the Kremlin and regional elites have overcome their commitment problem through mutual investment in the United Russia party. In contrast to previous party-of-power projects, United Russia represents an equilibrium arrangement between the federal center and other political and economic elite actors.

Key Words: dominant party • Russia • authoritarian regime • elite • United Russia • Putin

This version was published on April 1, 2009

Comparative Political Studies, Vol. 42, No. 4, 501-526 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0010414008327426


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