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The causes of post-mobilization leadership change and continuity : a comparative analysis of post-color revolution in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia / Vasili Rukhadze.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rukhadze, Vasili, author.
- Series:
- New comparative politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Political leadership--Ukraine.
- Political leadership.
- Political leadership--Kyrgyzstan.
- Political leadership--Georgia (Republic).
- Coalition governments.
- Georgia (Republic).
- Coalition governments--Ukraine.
- Coalition governments--Kyrgyzstan.
- Coalition governments--Georgia (Republic).
- Ukraine--Politics and government--1991-2014.
- Ukraine.
- Politics and government.
- Kyrgyzstan--Politics and government--1991-.
- Kyrgyzstan.
- Georgia (Republic)--Politics and government--1991-.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 238 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Vasili Rukhadze examines the factors that contributed to post-uprising leadership durability in the Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia in 2004-12, after these countries underwent their so-called "Color Revolutions." Using structured, focused comparison and process tracing, he argues that the key independent variable influencing post-mobilization leadership durability is ruling coalition size and cohesion. He demonstrates that if the ruling coalitions are large and fragmented, as in the Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, the coalitions disintegrate, thus facilitating the downfall of the governments. Alternatively, if the ruling coalition is small and cohesive, as in Georgia, the coalition maintains unity, hence helping the government to stay in power. This study advances the debate on regime changes. By drawing a clear distinction between political leaderships that come to power as a result of popular uprisings and governments that take power through normal democratic processes, military coup, or any other means, the research offers one of the first studies on post-mobilization leadership. Rukhadze helps scholars differentiate between the factors that affect durability of post-uprising leadership from those factors that impact durability of all other political leadership, in turn equipping researchers with new tools to study power politics.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Introduction, Research Design, Methodology, and Literature Review p. 1
- Chapter 3 The Case of Ukraine p. 49
- Chapter 4 The Case of Kyrgyzstan p. 73
- Chapter 5 The Case of Georgia p. 92.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-238) and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472129195
- 0472129198
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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