Unity or separation : center-periphery relations in the former Soviet Union / edited by Daniel R. Kempton and Terry D. Clark.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kempton, Daniel R.

Clark, Terry D. (Terry Dee), 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Central-local government relations--Russia (Federation).

Central-local government relations.

Federal government--Russia (Federation).

Federal government.

Central-local government relations--Former Soviet republics--Case studies.

Russia (Federation)--Ethnic relations.

Russia (Federation).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many analysts initially believed that the process of Soviet disintegration would inevitably open a Pandora's box of ethnic nationalism and regional self-determination. But, despite obvious setbacks such as Chechnya, the developments of the last decade have shown that while forces of disintegration remain a very real threat, the fifteen successor states have managed to stay largely intact. One explanation for this somewhat unexpected success is the varied strategies of center-periphery relations adopted by the post-Soviet states, tailored to meet the unique of circumstances faced by each former republic of the Soviet Union. The contributors to this up-to-date volume examine the specific cases of success and failure in center-periphery relations in the former USSR, and offer some provocative overall conclusions about the progress made and the impact on the process of democratization. The cases examined in this volume are drawn from Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, among others. These case studies demonstrate that realtions between national and local governments have been evolving differently in each of the successor states in the but in each case there has been a conscious attempt to create stacble center-periphery relations, which give a degree of autonomy to minority groups while still providing for a stable state and democratic development. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of the former Soviet Union and those interested in federalization and center-periphery.

Contents:

Intro

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 AN INTRODUCTION TO CENTER-PERIPHERY RELATIONS Daniel R. Kempton and Terry D. Clark

PART I RUSSIAN CENTER-PERIPHERY RELATIONS: A FEDERAL EXPERIMENT

CHAPTER 2 THREE CHALLENGES TO ASSESSING RUSSIAN FEDERALISM Daniel R. Kempton

CHAPTER 3 KOMI AND THE CENTER: DEVELOPING FEDERALISM IN AN ERA OF SOCIOECONOMIC CRISIS James Alexander

CHAPTER 4 THE CASE OF SAKHA: BARGAINING WITH MOSCOW Daniel R. Kempton

CHAPTER 5 YELTSIN, SHAIMIEV, AND DUDAEV: NEGOTIATING AUTONOMY FOR TATARSTAN AND CHECHNYA Ann E. Robertson

CHAPTER 6 THE KALININGRAD OBLAST- A TROUBLESOME EXCLAVE Ingmar Oldberg

CHAPTER 7 FEDERAL REFORM AND INTRAPERIPHERAL CONFLICT: THE CASE OF NENETS AUTONOMOUS OKRUG Helge Blakkisrud

CHAPTER 8 ASSESSING RUSSIAN FEDERALISM Daniel R. Kempton

PART II CENTER-PERIPHERY RELATIONS IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION: DIVERSE SOLUTIONS

CHAPTER 9 STUDYINGLOCAL POLITICS IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION Terry D. Clark

CHAPTER 10 REGIONALISM IN POST-SOVIET UKRAINE Paul Kubicek

CHAPTER 11 NATIONAL- LOCAL LINKS IN LITHUANIA Terry D. Clark

CHAPTER 12 CENTRAL POWER AND REGIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN UZBEKISTAN Lawrence R. Robertson and Roger D. Kangas

CHAPTER 13 IDENTITY/ DIFFERENCE IN CENTRAL ASIA: TRIBES, CLANS, AND MAHALLA Anthony Bichel

CHAPTER 14 CONCLUSIONS AND ASSESSMENTS: STRATEGIES IN CENTER- PERIPHERY RELATIONS Daniel R. Kempton and Terry D. Clark

INDEX

ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780313074820

0313074828

OCLC:

929144287