Date of Conferral

2022

Degree

Ph.D.

School

Public Policy and Administration

Advisor

James D. Mosko

Abstract

Researchers have disagreed on whether the Russian federal system of government was one of the many models of federalism, its own unique form of it, or not federalism. Therefore, the overarching research question investigated was how classic western theoretical frameworks on federalism applied to the contemporary Russian federal system, how the Russian system evolved in its own unique way, and how it related to asymmetrical federalist, quasi-federalist, and non-federalist systems. The classic theoretical foundation framework on federalism was applied. The purpose of this research was to study current trends within the Russian federal government system and investigate paths for Russia’s further development toward either the confederate, unitary or federal system. This research was conducted through a qualitative method design using open data. Sources used in the study included works by U.S., European, Russian, and other international authors. Only relevant works were selected for analysis and reference. The dates of published works and studies ranged from 1603 to 2022. The constant comparison method was used to categorize, compare, analyze, refine, and compile data. The key findings of the research identified the Russian Federation as a unique federal public administration system with constitutional, cooperative, ethnoterritorial, asymmetric, and centralized federal-regional characteristics and features. The implications for positive social change are updated research and understanding of the United States’ major counterpart on a global stage, the Russian Federation, which could benefit public policy administration scholars and practitioners.

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