Download or read book Dialogue with the Dictator written by Hannah S. Chapman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shows how autocrats structure interaction between citizens and leaders to manage information dilemmas and build regime legitimacy. Uses interviews, original surveys, and text analysis to highlight the tools used by Russian President Vladimir Putin to reinforce his now twenty-year rule-and how these tools may backfire against the regime.