1 option
Warlords and coalition politics in post-Soviet states / Jesse Driscoll.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Driscoll, Jesse, 1978- author.
- Series:
- Cambridge studies in comparative politics.
- Cambridge studies in comparative politics
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Warlordism--Georgia (Republic).
- Warlordism.
- Warlordism--Tajikistan.
- Coalition governments--Georgia (Republic).
- Coalition governments.
- Coalition governments--Tajikistan.
- Georgia (Republic)--Politics and government--1991-.
- Georgia (Republic).
- Tajikistan--Politics and government--1991-.
- Tajikistan.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Other Title:
- Warlords & Coalition Politics in Post-Soviet States
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The break-up of the USSR was unexpected and unexpectedly peaceful. Though a third of the new states fell prey to violent civil conflict, anarchy on the post-Soviet periphery, when it occurred, was quickly cauterized. This book argues that this outcome had nothing to do with security guarantees by Russia or the United Nations and everything to do with local innovation by ruthless warlords, who competed and colluded in a high-risk coalition formation game. Drawing on a structured comparison of Georgian and Tajik militia members, the book combines rich comparative data with formal modeling, treating the post-Soviet space as an extraordinary laboratory to observe the limits of great powers' efforts to shape domestic institutions in weak states.
- Contents:
- 1. Revisionist history
- 2. Predator collusion: a high-stakes game
- 3. Kto kogo?
- 4. Warlord coalitions and militia politics
- 5. Coup-proofing
- 6. Implications
- Case selection and external validity
- Mathematical proofs
- Ninety-seven anonymous warlords.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-316-28867-6
- 1-316-32276-9
- 1-316-30938-X
- 1-107-63645-0
- 1-316-32944-5
- 1-316-33278-0
- 1-316-32610-1
- 1-107-47804-9
- 1-316-31940-7
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.