La combinaison des héritages et des emprunts dans la transformation de l’administration russe
Gilles Favarel-Garrigues
Iaroslav Startsev
The desire to “reform” the administration was one of the
main leitmotifs of Soviet, and now Russian politics since Perestroika, but
implementation did not begin until 2000. This article first offers an analysis
of the context in which the administrative reform picked up speed, underlining the convergence of expectations voiced by Russian political leaders,
international organizations, entrepreneurial circles and “public opinion.” It
then shows how implementation of the measures decided in the 2000s led to
shaping a particular administrative system that blends borrowed elements
and legacies. An analysis of this hybridization process shows that, contrary to
popular belief, “modern” international guidelines and local legacies, presented as cumbersome archaisms, are not necessarily at odds but complement
and even reinforce one another. Our argument draws on both official documents and research conducted in Russia in this field as well as data collected
during interviews with civil servants of various ranks in several regions of the
Ural.
• L’agenda de la réforme administrative dans le contexte postcommuniste
• L’hybridation des héritages et des emprunts