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Gender systems in the Putin autocracy.

Elizabeth A Wood¹

¹History Faculty, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States.

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Summary

Vladimir Putin

Area of Science:

Political Science
Sociology
Gender Studies

Background:

Vladimir Putin's autocratic rule over 23 years has shaped Russian society.
The full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 highlighted specific gender systems within the regime.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze how masculinist practices in Putin's regime have undermined democracy.
To investigate the organization of Russian state and society leading to the war in Ukraine.
To identify earlier signals of the regime's potential for aggression.

Main Methods:

Analysis of public and mass media data.
Examination of gendered power structures in Russia.
Focus on three key areas: male domination, male power clans, and the role of female parliamentarians.

Keywords:

homosociality hypermasculinity implicit violence informal leadership supporting female roles threat narratives

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Putin's regime employs male-on-male domination to consolidate power and silence opposition.
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