Honors Program
Midway Honors
Date of Award
5-2020
Thesis Professor(s)
Michele Crumley
Thesis Professor Department
Political Science, International Affairs, and Public Administration
Thesis Reader(s)
Kimberly Wilson
Abstract
Government Organized Non-Governmental Organizations (GONGOs), once common during the Soviet-era, are now increasingly resurfacing under the Putin administration. Once completely abolished from Russia, these deceitful organizations are accompanying various new laws signed by President Putin in the Russian Federation. While Russia does not claim to be a liberal democracy with a free civil society and Putin has described his state as a “managed democracy,” the puzzle still remains why the Putin administration is secretly using organizations to fulfill government ploys. This thesis will analyze the types of GONGOs along with new laws and policies signed into effect under the Putin and Medvedev Administration. I conclude this thesis by partially confirming my hypothesis that president Putin is rationally choosing to create these organizations in an effort to consolidate his power and promote Russian culture.
Publisher
East Tennessee State University
Document Type
Honors Thesis - Open Access
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Recommended Citation
Merritt, Sydnee, "Putin's Invisible Hand: Why are GONGOs Increasingly Resurfacing under the Putin Administration?" (2020). Undergraduate Honors Theses. Paper 521. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/521
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