Understanding Ukrainian politics : power, politics, and institutional design / Paul D'Anieri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

D'Anieri, Paul J., 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Power (Social sciences)--Ukraine.

Power (Social sciences).

Ukraine--Politics and government--1991-.

Ukraine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (312 p.)

Place of Publication:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the early post-Soviet period, Ukraine appeared to be firmly on the path to democracy. But the Kuchma presidency was clouded by dark rumors of corruption and even political murder, and, by 2004, the country was in full-blown political crisis. This book looks beyond these dramatic events and aims to identify the actual play of power in Ukraine.

Contents:

Introduction

Institutions and democracy : questioning the connections

Power and institutions : overview of the argument

The evolution of Ukrainian politics 1989-2004

Societal divisions and the challenge of liberal democracy in Ukraine

The constitution and executive-legislative relations

The electoral law : cause or effect of weak parties?

Parliamentary rules and party development

How power politics trumps institutional design

Ukraine in comparative perspective : electoral authoritarianism in the former Soviet Union and beyond

Beyond the Orange Revolution : an agenda for further reform.

Notes:

"First published 2007 by M.E. Sharpe"--t.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-286) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-69848-X

1-317-45299-2

1-280-91288-X

9786610912889

0-7656-2168-1

9781315698489

OCLC:

437183482