International Dimensions of Authoritarian Persistence: Lessons from Post-Soviet States - Couverture souple

 
9781498556934: International Dimensions of Authoritarian Persistence: Lessons from Post-Soviet States

Synopsis

While the international system has been evolving in an increasingly liberal direction, the level of democratic practice within the post-Soviet region has, on the whole, declined. Two decades after the popular uprisings against communism, many governments in the region have successfully blunted both popular and international pressures for democratic consolidation. Each selection in this volume explores how international factors interact with domestic conditions to explain the persistence of authoritarianism throughout the region. The selections in the volume cover several countries, including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, South Ossetia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus; special attention is paid to the Russian Federation since it is both a member of the region and acts as an external actor influencing the political development of its neighbors.

This volume is especially relevant as the world again experiences the surprising overthrow of long-running authoritarian regimes. The failure of democratic consolidation among post-Soviet states offers important lessons for policymakers and academics dealing with the recent wave of political transitions in the Middle East and Asia.

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À propos des auteurs

Rachel Vanderhill is professor of government at Wofford College.

Michael E. Aleprete Jr. is associate professor of political science at Westminster College.

Mariya Y. Omelicheva is a Professor of Strategy at National War College. She previously worked as a Professor of Political Science at the University of Kansas. Dr. Omelicheva's research and teaching interests include international and Eurasian security, counterterrorism and human rights, democracy promotion in the post-Soviet territory, Russia's foreign and security policy, and terrorism/crime nexus. She has published on these subjects in Terrorism and Political Violence ,Europe-Asia Studies, International Journal of Human Rights, Central Asia Survey, Cambridge Review of International Relations, and other journals. She is the author of Counterterrorism Policies in Central Asia (2011), which received an Outstanding Academic Title award by Choice.

Theodor Tudoroiu is senior lecturer at the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine.

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9780739181584: International Dimensions of Authoritarian Persistence: Lessons from Post-Soviet States

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0739181580 ISBN 13 :  9780739181584
Editeur : Lexington Books, 2013
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