Conditions and contradictions of formation of local self-government in remote territories in the 1990s – early 2000s on the example of the South Kuril municipality

Authors

  • Elena N. CHERNOLUTSKAIA Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Peoples of the Far East, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Vladivostok, Russia)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24866/2542-1611/2023-4/28-38

Keywords:

local self-government, reforms, district mayor, Southern Kuriles, Russia

Abstract

The article, based on the case-study method, reveals the difficulties of the formation of local self-government in the 1990s in the Southern Kuril Islands as an area of the extreme Russian periphery. The main attention is paid to the activities of the mayor and his relationship with government structures. The insufficiency of socio-economic opportunities of the district in the full provision of self-government functions, low readiness of the local community for this, weak elaboration of the regulatory framework are revealed.

Author Biography

  • Elena N. CHERNOLUTSKAIA, Institute of History, Archaeology and Ethnography of the Peoples of the Far East, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (Vladivostok, Russia)

    Doctor of Historical Sciences, Leading Researcher

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Published

27-12-2023

Issue

No. 4 (2023): Oriental Institute Journal

Section

LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT PRACTICES IN THE FAR EAST OF RUSSIA

How to Cite

“Conditions and contradictions of formation of local self-government in remote territories in the 1990s – early 2000s on the example of the South Kuril municipality” (2023) Oriental Institute Journal, (4), pp. 28–38. doi:10.24866/2542-1611/2023-4/28-38.