Lexington Books
Pages: 280
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7391-8158-4 • Hardback • July 2013 • $104.00 • (£80.00)
978-1-4985-5693-4 • Paperback • March 2017 • $48.99 • (£38.00)
978-0-7391-8159-1 • eBook • July 2013 • $46.50 • (£36.00)
Rachel Vanderhill is professor of government at Wofford College.
Michael E. Aleprete Jr. is associate professor of political science at Westminster College.
Chapter 1: Introduction: Authoritarian Persistence in History’s Aftermath
Michael E. Aleprete
Chapter 2: International Relations and Political Centralization during Putin’s First Term Michael E. Aleprete
Chapter 3: Petroleum vs. Western Aid: External Influences and Authoritarian Tendencies in Russia
Olga Beznosova
Chapter 4: Rent Seeking and Authoritarian Consolidation in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Assel Rustemova
Chapter 5: Central Asian Conceptions of Democracy: Ideological Resistance to Democratization
Mariya Omelicheva
Chapter 6: The Promulgation of Anti-democratic Norms in South Ossetia
Carmen Gayoso
Chapter 7: Azerbaijan: The State as a Crossroads of Internal Policy and External Interests
Rovshan Ibrahimov
Chapter 8: Ukraine: A Democratic Post-Soviet State?
Rachel Vanderhill
Chapter 9: Out of the Authoritarian Labyrinth: Post-2009 Moldova
Theodor Tudoroiu
Chapter 10: Authoritarian Belarus between Europe and Russia: Four Scenarios
Thomas Ambrosio
Chapter 11: Conclusions: The International Dimension of Authoritarian Persistence
Rachel Vanderhill
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Contributors
This edited collection focuses on a significant and timely, yet largely neglected, topic—the role of international factors in explaining authoritarian persistence. While focusing on former Soviet states, it is a “must read” for students and experts seeking to understand the relationship between authoritarianism and globalization.
— Nicole J. Jackson, professor of international studies, Simon Fraser University