Democratization And Instability In Ukraine Georgia And Belarus

Author : Strategic Studies Institute
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781312392717
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Democratization and Instability in Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus written by Strategic Studies Institute and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph analyzes the interconnections between the democratic institutionalization of the newly independent states of Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus, their political (in)stability, and economic development and prosperity. By introducing the concept of regime mimicry into the field of public administration, this monograph extends the epistemological frameworks of the democratization school to the phenomenon of political culture. Successes and failures of the democratic institutionalization processes in these countries largely depend on the ways their institutional actors reacted to internal and external disturbances of their domestic political, econmic, and cultural environments. While Georgia's political culture revealed the highest degree of flexibility in accepting the externally-proposed institutional frameworks and practices, the bifurcate political culture in Ukraine impeded its democratic institutionalization, while the rigid political culture in Belarus completely stalled the process of institutional transformations.

Author : Strategic Studies Strategic Studies Institute
Publisher : CreateSpace
ISBN 13 : 9781505874679
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.7X/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Democratization and Instability in Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus written by Strategic Studies Strategic Studies Institute and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes the interconnections between the democratic institutionalization of the newly independent states using the examples of Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus, their political (in)stability, and economic development and prosperity. By introducing the concept of regime mimicry into the field of public administration, the author expands the epistemological frameworks of the democratization school to the phenomenon of political culture. Successes and failures of the democratic institutionalization processes in these countries largely depend on the ways their institutional actors reacted to internal and external disturbances of their domestic political, economic, and cultural environments. While Georgia's political culture revealed the highest degree of flexibility in accepting the externally proposed institutional frameworks and practices, the bifurcate political culture in Ukraine impeded its democratic institutionalization, while the rigid political culture in Belarus completely stalled the process of institutional transformations.

Author : Elisabeth Olhouser
Publisher : Nova Science Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781634633840
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Democratization in Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus written by Elisabeth Olhouser and published by Nova Science Publishers. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nations democratize at a different pace: some achieve high governance standards, lasting political stability, and robust economies; others are lingering in their desires to look and act like their democratic counterparts. While no country strictly follows similar patterns of democratic institutionalization, there is a variable that defines the rate of success of their efforts: their political culture. This book discusses the democratization in Ukraine, Georgia and Belarus.

Author : Department of Defense
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781521398227
Total Pages : 139 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus: an Analysis of Democracy and Democratic Institutions, Stability, Economic Development, Prosperity, Orange Revolution, Chernobyl written by Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2017-05-29 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nations democratize at a different pace: Some achieve high governance standards, lasting political stability, and robust economies; others are lingering in their desires to look and act like their democratic counterparts. While no country strictly follows similar patterns of democratic institutionalization, there is a variable that defines the rate of success of their efforts: their political culture.This manuscript analyzes the interconnections between the democratic institutionalization of the newly independent states using the examples of Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus, their political (in)stability, and economic development and prosperity. By introducing the concept of regime mimicry into the field of public administration, the author expands the epistemological frameworks of the democratization school to the phenomenon of political culture. Successes and failures of the democratic institutionalization processes in these countries largely depend on the ways their institutional actors reacted to internal and external disturbances of their domestic political, economic, and cultural environments. While Georgia's political culture revealed the highest degree of flexibility in accepting the externally proposed institutional frameworks and practices, the bifurcate political culture in Ukraine impeded its democratic institutionalization, while the rigid political culture in Belarus completely stalled the process of institutional transformations.The Strategic Studies Institute is pleased to offer this monograph, which gives valuable insights into the matters of democratization in politically volatile new environments. The three patterns of political cultures identified in the monograph can be easily generalized and applied in most instances of new nation-building projects. The recommendations for the U.S. military and the government produced by the analysis provide the roadmap for short- and long-term partnerships in the countries of post-Soviet space.

Author : Anders Åslund
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0881325066
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book How Ukraine Became a Market Economy and Democracy written by Anders Åslund and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of Europe's old nations steeped in history, Ukraine is today an undisputed independent state. It is a democracy and has transformed into a market economy with predominant private ownership. Ukraine's postcommunist transition has been one of the most protracted and socially costly, but it has taken the country to a desirable destination. Åslund's vivid account of Ukraine's journey begins with a brief background, where he discusses the implications of Ukraine's history, the awakening of society because of Mikhail Gorbachev's reforms, the early democratization, and the impact of the ill-fated Soviet economic reforms. He then turns to the reign of President Leonid Kravchuk from 1991 to 1994, the only salient achievement of which was nation-building, while the economy collapsed in the midst of hyperinflation. The first two years of Leonid Kuchma's presidency, from 1994 to 1996, were characterized by substantial achievements, notably financial stabilization and mass privatization. The period 1996–99 was a miserable period of policy stagnation, rent seeking, and continued economic decline. In 2000 hope returned to Ukraine. Viktor Yushchenko became prime minister and launched vigorous reforms to cleanse the economy from corruption, and economic growth returned. The ensuing period, 2001–04, amounted to a competitive oligarchy. It was quite pluralist, although repression increased. Economic growth was high. The year 2004 witnessed the most joyful period in Ukraine, the Orange Revolution, which represented Ukraine's democratic breakthrough, with Yushchenko as its hero. The postrevolution period, however, has been characterized by great domestic political instability; a renewed, explicit Russian threat to Ukraine's sovereignty; and a severe financial crisis. The answers to these challenges lie in how soon the European Union fully recognizes Ukraine's long-expressed identity as a European state, how swiftly Ukraine improves its malfunctioning constitutional order, and how promptly it addresses corruption.

Author : Irina Busygina
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315443945
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Russia–EU Relations and the Common Neighborhood written by Irina Busygina and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-20 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examining Russia–EU relations in terms of the forms and types of power tools they use, this book argues that the deteriorating relations between Russia and the EU lie in the deep differences in their preferences for the international status quo. These different approaches, combined with economic interdependence and geographic proximity, means both parties experience significant difficulties in shaping strategy and formulating agendas with regards to each other. The Russian leadership is well aware of the EU’s "authority orientation" but fails to reliably predict foreign policy at the EU level, whilst the EU realizes Russia’s "coercive orientation" in general, but cannot predict when and where coercive tools will be used next. Russia is gradually realizing the importance of authority, while the EU sees the necessity of coercion tools for coping with certain challenges. The learning process is ongoing but the basic distinction remains unchanged and so their approaches cannot be reconciled as long as both actors exist in their current form. Using a theoretical framework and case studies including Belarus, Georgia and Ukraine, Busygina examines the possibilities and constraints that arise when the "power of authority" and the "power of coercion" interact with each other, and how this interaction affects third parties.

Author : 韦民
Publisher : BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 551 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book 小国与国际安全 written by 韦民 and published by BEIJING BOOK CO. INC.. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 本书采用理论演绎和案例分析的方法，主要选择了挪威、格鲁吉亚、卡塔尔、老挝和新加坡几个典型小国，对它们的安全战略进行理论剖析，力图从中找到共同的规律。

Author : Robert Nalbandov
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 1612348009
Total Pages : 592 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Not by Bread Alone written by Robert Nalbandov and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its independence in 1991, Russia has struggled with the growing pains of defining its role in international politics. After Vladimir Putin ascended to power in 2000, the country undertook grandiose foreign policy projects in an attempt to delineate its place among the world’s superpowers. With this in mind, Robert Nalbandov examines the milestones of Russia’s international relations since the turn of the twenty-first century. He focuses on the specific goals, engagement practices, and tools used by Putin’s administration to promote Russia’s vital national and strategic interests in specific geographic locations. His findings illuminate Putin’s foreign policy objective of reinstituting Russian global strategic dominance. Nalbandov argues that identity-based politics have dominated Putin’s tenure and that Russia’s east/west split is reflected in Asian-European politics. Nalbandov’s analysis shows that unchecked domestic power, an almost exclusive application of hard power, and determined ambition for unabridged global influence and a defined place as a world superpower are the keys to Putin’s Russia.

Author : Scott Nicholas Romaniuk
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137557699
Total Pages : 1098 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy written by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-26 with total page 1098 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Palgrave Handbook of Global Counterterrorism Policy examines a comprehensive range of counterterrorism policies, strategies, and practices across dozens of states and actors around the world. It covers the topics of terrorism and counterterrorism both thematically and by region, allowing for discussions about the underpinning dynamics of these fields, consideration of how terrorism and counterterrorism are evolving in the modern period, and in-depth analyses of individual states and non-state actors, and their approaches to countering terrorism and terrorist threats. It draws upon a multidisciplinary range of established scholars and upcoming new researchers from across multiple fields including political science and international relations, sociology, and history, examining both theory and practice in their respective chapters. This volume is an essential resource for scholars and practitioners alike.

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book U.S. Army War College Key Strategic Issues List written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: