International Dimensions of Authoritarian Persistence (eBook, ePUB)

Lessons from Post-Soviet States
Redaktion: Vanderhill, Rachel; Aleprete Jr., Michael E.

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 280
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739181591
• Artikelnr.: 39418890

Autorenporträt

Rachel Vanderhill is professor of government at Wofford College. Michael E. Aleprete Jr. is associate professor of political science at Westminster College.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Introduction: Authoritarian Persistence in History's Aftermath
Michael E. Aleprete Chapter 2: International Relations and Political
Centralization during Putin's First Term Michael E. Aleprete Chapter 3:
Petroleum vs. Western Aid: External Influences and Authoritarian Tendencies
in Russia Olga Beznosova Chapter 4: Rent Seeking and Authoritarian
Consolidation in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Assel Rustemova Chapter 5:
Central Asian Conceptions of Democracy: Ideological Resistance to
Democratization Mariya Omelicheva Chapter 6: The Promulgation of
Anti-democratic Norms in South Ossetia Carmen Gayoso Chapter 7: Azerbaijan:
The State as a Crossroads of Internal Policy and External Interests Rovshan
Ibrahimov Chapter 8: Ukraine: A Democratic Post-Soviet State? Rachel
Vanderhill Chapter 9: Out of the Authoritarian Labyrinth: Post-2009 Moldova
Theodor Tudoroiu Chapter 10: Authoritarian Belarus between Europe and
Russia: Four Scenarios Thomas Ambrosio Chapter 11: Conclusions: The
International Dimension of Authoritarian Persistence Rachel Vanderhill
Bibliography Contributors