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Making and Breaking Democratic Transitions
Vladimir Gelʹman
其他書名
The Comparative Politics of Russia's Regions
出版Rowman & Littlefield, 2003
主題History / Russia / GeneralPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / Political Ideologies / DemocracyPolitical Science / Comparative PoliticsPolitical Science / International Relations / GeneralPolitical Science / Public Affairs & AdministrationPolitical Science / American Government / LocalPolitical Science / World / Russian & Soviet
ISBN07425256009780742525603
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=aDiOAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Focusing on the vastly different outcomes of post-Soviet regime transitions, this study explores why some societies have become more democratic and some have not. Based on in-depth comparative analyses, the book assesses political developments in six of Russia's regions (Saratov, Nizhnii Novgorod, Volgograd, Ryazan', Ul'yanovsk, and Tver' oblasts) since 1988. The authors consider the influence of Soviet governance systems on the emergence of cleavages and new actors in the post-Soviet period. They also analyze the impact of institutional changes on regional regimes and the success or failure of formal institutions as a framework for political competitiveness. Placing their detailed field data within the larger comparative and theoretical context of political transitions, the authors are able to explain the mixed outcomes of post-communist regime change in Russia and other post-Soviet nations. With its innovative model of path-contingent democratization and its new typology of political regimes and regime transitions, this book will be essential reading for all scholars of democracy.