Margarita M. Balmaceda

Living the High Life in Minsk

Russian Energy Rents, Domestic Populism and Belarus' Impending Crisis

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Produktbeschreibung

Living the High Life in Minsk looks at the sources of stability and instability in post-Soviet authoritarian states through the case study of President Lukashenkaâ s firm hold on power in Belarus. In particular, it seeks to understand the role of energy relations, policies, and discourses in the maintenance of this power.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Central European University Press
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 346g
• ISBN-13: 9789633867037
• ISBN-10: 9633867037
• Artikelnr.: 68476160

Autorenporträt

Margarita M. Balmaceda is Professor of Diplomacy and International Relations at Seton Hall University, USA, and former Marie Curie Fellow at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki, Finland.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Tables
Graphs and Figures
Preface and acknowledgements
Note on Sources and Transliteration
1. Introduction
2. Belarus: Between Russia and the West
and at the Very Core of the Soviet System
3. The High Years: Energy and Russian-Belarusian relations
1994-2004
4. Nomenklatura Players
Energy Corruption
and Belarus' Energy-Political Model
5. The Low Years: Energy and Russian-Belarusian relations
2004-2009
6. The Energy Prologue and the Aftermath to the 2010 Elections: from Euphoria to Forced Concessions
7. Conclusion
Map
Bibliography
Index