Duhamel Luke
Professor
Department of Political Science
University of Montreal
Canada
Biography
Duhamel Luke is a Lecturer Contact : T elephone 514-343-6111 # 47495 Pav. PAV.M.CARON-L.GROULX-3200 JB \ bur. C4020 at University of Montreal, Department of Political Science, Canada.
Research Interest
He continued his research on changes in political systems. I study corruption in its impact on political change. This impact is particularly important in the evolution of political systems in Russia and also in the post-Soviet space. Corruption and authoritarianism are linked. On the one hand, corruption is to a large extent responsible for authoritarianism; on the other hand authoritarianism generates corruption. Corruption has a lot to do with the prevailing political system in Russia and in emerging countries in general. This authoritarianism has various features: lack of democracy, personalization of power, resilience and a certain economic efficiency. I am trying to answer the following questions: why do some societies seem to prefer authoritarianism to liberal democracy? Why in some societies authoritarian leaders seem more popular than democratic institutions.
Publications
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Duhamel, Luc (2004), "The Last Campaign Against Corruption in Soviet Moscow," Europe-Asia Studies, Vol. 56, No. 2, pp. 187-212.
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Duhamel, Luc (2006), "The political functions of the security services in the political system of Russia" (under the direction of P.Delage), in The State and law from East to West, Paris, Society comparative legislation, published with the assistance of the University Paris I-Sorbonne, pp. 397-405.
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Duhamel, Luke (2010), The KGB Campaign Against Corruption in Moscow, 1982-1987, Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Press.
