Democratization in Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus : success, stagnation, and context

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olhouser, Elisabeth, editor.

Series:

European political, economic and security issues series.

European Political, Economic, and Security Issues

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ukraine--Politics and government.

Ukraine.

Georgia--Politics and government.

Georgia.

Belarus--Politics and government.

Belarus.

Ukraine--Politics and government--1991-2014.

Georgia (Republic)--Politics and government--1991-.

Georgia (Republic).

Belarus--Politics and government--1991-.

United States--Foreign relations--Former Soviet republics.

United States.

Former Soviet republics--Foreign relations--United States.

Former Soviet republics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (170 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

""DEMOCRATIZATION IN UKRAINE, GEORGIA, AND BELARUS: SUCCESS, STAGNATION, AND CONTEXT""; ""DEMOCRATIZATION IN UKRAINE, GEORGIA, AND BELARUS: SUCCESS, STAGNATION, AND CONTEXT""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: DEMOCRATIZATION AND INSTABILITY IN UKRAINE, GEORGIA, AND BELARUS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""DEMOCRATIZATION/POLITICAL STABILITY/ SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT""; ""DEMOCRATIZATION IN NUMBERS""; ""POLITICAL CULTURE AS AN IDENTITY CONSTRUCT""; ""THREE HISTORICAL NARRATIVES""

""CAN DEMOCRACY LEAD TO POLITICAL STABILITY?""""POLITICAL CULTURE MATTERS""; ""DEMOCRATIZATION THROUGH “REGIME MIMICRY�""; ""“INPUTS� VERSUS “OUTPUTS�""; ""POLICY IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ANNEX 1. QUESTIONNAIRE""; ""Chapter 2: UKRAINE: CURRENT ISSUES AND U.S. POLICY""; ""SUMMARY""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""CURRENT POLITICAL SITUATION""; ""CURRENT ECONOMIC SITUATION""; ""UKRAINE�S FOREIGN POLICY""; ""U.S. POLICY""; ""Chapter 3: GEORGIA�S OCTOBER 2013 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: OUTCOME AND IMPLICATIONS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""BACKGROUND""

""THE ELECTORAL CAMPAIGN""""RESULTS AND ASSESSMENTS""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR GEORGIA""; ""IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. INTERESTS""; ""Chapter 4: GEORGIA [REPUBLIC]: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AND U.S. INTERESTS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""POLITICAL BACKGROUND""; ""ECONOMIC CONDITIONS""; ""FOREIGN POLICY AND DEFENSE""; ""U.S. RELATIONS""; ""Chapter 5: BELARUS: BACKGROUND AND U.S. POLICY CONCERNS""; ""SUMMARY""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION""; ""RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA""; ""RELATIONS WITH NATO AND THE EUROPEAN UNION""; ""U.S. POLICY""; ""INDEX""; ""Blank Page""

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed January 8, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63463-411-X

OCLC:

899276674