From ethnic conflict to stillborn reform : the former Soviet Union and Yugoslavia / Shale Horowitz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Horowitz, Shale Asher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democratization.

Post-communism.

Ethnic conflict.

Economic conditions.

Politics and government.

Former Soviet republics--Politics and government.

Former Soviet republics.

Former Soviet republics--Economic conditions.

Ethnic conflict--Former Soviet republics--Case studies.

Post-communism--Former Soviet republics.

Democratization--Former Soviet republics.

Former Yugoslav republics--Politics and government.

Former Yugoslav republics.

Former Yugoslav republics--Economic conditions.

Ethnic conflict--Former Yugoslav republics.

Post-communism--Former Yugoslav republics.

Democratization--Former Yugoslav republics.

Yugoslav War, 1991-1995.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

281 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

College Station, TX : Texas A&M University Press, [2005]

Summary:

From Ethnic Conflict to Stillborn Reform is the first complete treatment of the major postcommunist conflicts in both the former Yugoslavia-Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia-and the former Soviet Union-Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Tajikistan. It is also the first work that focuses not on causes but rather on consequences for democratization and market reform, the two most widely studied political outcomes in the developing world.

Building on existing work emphasizing the effects of economic development and political culture, this book offers a new, comprehensive treatment of how war affects political and economic reform.

Author Shale Horowitz employs both statistical evidence and historical case studies of the eight new nations to determine that ethnic conflict entangles, distracts, and destabilizes reformist democratic governments, while making it easier for authoritarian leaders to seize and consolidate power. As expected, economic backwardness worsens these tendencies, but Horowitz finds that powerful reform-minded nationalist ideologies can function as antidotes.

The comprehensiveness of the treatment, use of both qualitative and quantitative analysis, and focus on standard concepts from comparative politics make this book an excellent tool for classroom use, as well as a ground-breaking analysis for scholars.

Contents:

Introduction

Democratization and market reform in war-torn post-communist states

Theory, statistical tests, and literature review

The former Soviet Union

Azerbaijan

Armenia

Georgia

Moldova

Tajikistan

The former Yugoslavia Croatia

Bosnia-Herzegovina's Muslims, Croats, and Serbs

Serbia

Conclusions

War and the contradictions of reform nationalism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-269) and index.

ISBN:

1585443964

OCLC:

56482142