Patronage Networks
Patronage Networks
Term (RU): Патронажные сети
Schema: DefinedTerm
Working Definition
Informal hierarchical networks of mutual obligation, resource distribution and loyalty that link political, security, business and criminal actors under the vertical of power.
Analytical Use on This Site
Patronage networks are the practical medium through which the vertical of power and Uber Krysha operate. Access to contracts, appointments, protection and impunity is exchanged for loyalty and service. The same logic that structures domestic elite relations appears, in adapted form, in the external practice of authoritarian patronage. Relationship lists on the site map documented nodes within these networks without claiming completeness.