Managed Civil Society and Police Oversight in Russia: Regional Police–Public Councils

Lauren A. McCarthy, Katherine Stolerman and Anton V. Tikhomirov

Europe-Asia Studies, 2020, vol. 72, issue 9, 1498-1522

Abstract: This article examines the official police oversight bodies, the ‘public councils’ under the Ministry of Internal Affairs (obshchestvennyi sovet pri MVD), using publicly available data from 40 regional councils. We find that council members are loyal and highly regarded individuals likely to be friendly to state interests. Councils primarily focus on promoting state goals, using the media to perpetuate a positive image of the police, and encouraging traditional values rather than more critical oversight. However, councils also work on non-contentious everyday problems such as improving road safety, preventing crime, and engaging with local youth. This article shows how the Russian state is reconstituting its relationship with society through these state-sanctioned bodies.

Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2020.1832964

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