Project Title:
How electoral systems affect democratic accountability in Russian regions

Introduction
Chapter 1. Theoretical background
Chapter 2 Test of the hypotheses
2.1. Testing electoral accountability
2.2. Constraints on the mechanisms of electoral accountability
2.3. Accountability is a property of interaction between citizenry and government
2.4. Electoral rules: Proportional representation, plurality rule, district size and district magnitude
2.4.1. Statistical test of the hypotheses two and three
2.5. Executive dominance
2.6. Legislative divide
2.7. Looking separately: the accountability of legislature and executive branches
2.7.1. Analysis of constitutional checks on the executive  
2.7.2. Statistical analysis
2.8. Conclusion
Chapter 3. Development of party systems and accountability
3.1. Development of parties and accountability: Rose and Munro approach
3.1.1.test of the hypothesis for  the federal context
3.1.2.test of hypothesis for the regional context
Chapter 4. The contours of the Russian federal party system
4.1. Introduction
4.2. Electoral rules and party formation

Chapter 5. Parties in the Russian Regions

5.1. Current situation-empirical overview
5.2. Analysis of the current regulation for the regional development of parties
5.2.1. Regulatory framework for party formation
5.2.2. Regulation for regional electoral systems
5.2.2.1. Electoral regional reform (2003)
5.2.3. Consequences of the electoral reform of 2003 and possible consequences of the Law on parties (2001-2004)

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