Manipulating neoliberal rhetoric: Clientelism in the run-up to international summits in Russia / Trubina Elena // EUROPEAN URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES. - 2015. - V. 22, l. 2, SI. - P. 128-142.

ISSN/EISSN:

0969-7764 / 1461-7145

Type:

Article

Abstract:

Many accounts of mega-events emphasize their ability to facilitate the accumulation of capital and place them in the framework of urban entrepreneurialism. This paper examines the ways mega-eventswith the help of capitalist boosterism rhetoricbecome intertwined in regional and urban policies. Using the run-ups to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa summits as case studies (Ekaterinburg in 2009 and Ufa in 2015), I investigate local citizens' and stakeholders' perceptions of federal and local governmental action surrounding mega-events in Russia. Drawing on the theoretical notion of clientelism, I argue that the hidden rationality in the preparation for mega-events consists of their use by local stakeholders (1) as a legitimizing tool for raising their political and economic capital and (2) as a convenient pretext to directly and indirectly elicit benefits and amplify existing practices of rent seeking. Planners evoke neoliberal rhetorics of growth and profit-oriented investments to justify the conversations that various ranks of elite have among themselves. The run-up to a summit is part of a strategy by regional and municipal leaders to win the President's favour by engaging in prestigious international events.

Author keywords:

capitalism; cities; clientelism; mega-events; neoliberalism; Russia; summits; urban growth POST-SOVIET RUSSIA; MEGA-EVENTS; STATE; PATRONAGE; DIPLOMACY; ECONOMY; GAMES; CITY

DOI:

10.1177/0969776413512139

Web of Science ID:

ISI:000351998800002

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Month	APR
Publisher	SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
Address	1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND
Language	English
EISSN	1461-7145
Keywords-Plus	POST-SOVIET RUSSIA; MEGA-EVENTS; STATE; PATRONAGE; DIPLOMACY; ECONOMY; GAMES; CITY
Research-Areas	Environmental Sciences \& Ecology; Urban Studies
Web-of-Science-Categories	Environmental Studies; Urban Studies
Author-Email	elena.trubina@gmail.com
ResearcherID-Numbers	Trubina, Elena/L-1446-2013
ORCID-Numbers	Trubina, Elena/0000-0002-4655-2068
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Journal-ISO	Eur. Urban Reg. Stud.
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