Abstract

Russia’s 2018 presidential election campaign was accompanied by a new round of strategies of socio-economic development. This article analyses these documents from the perspective of the ‘politics of expertise’ defining the relations between the political regime and policy experts. The analysis draws on authoritarian politics and public policy literatures. The article argues that a ‘hollow paradigm’ approach to the politics of expertise has emerged in response to the dilemmas of authoritarian governance. While the substantive, ideational element of this paradigm is vague, its procedural, expert community-binding element is strong. The analysis contributes to the understanding of the politics surrounding the writing of strategic plans, the role of policy ideas and state–society relations in contemporary Russia.

摘要

俄罗斯的2018年总统大选运动伴随着新一轮的社会经济发展战略。本文从“专业政治”的角度分析了这些文件，“专业政治”定义了政治体制与政策专家之间的关系。该分析借鉴了威权政治和公共政策文献。本文认为，针对专制政治的“空心范式”方法已经出现，以应对专制治理的困境。尽管该范式的实质性，概念性元素含糊不清，但其程序性，专家性的社区约束性元素却很强。该分析有助于理解围绕战略计划的撰写所涉及的政治，政策思想的作用以及当代俄罗斯的国家与社会关系。