Making and Breaking Democratic Transitions: The Comparative Politics of Russia's Regions (The Soviet Bloc and After) - Hardcover

Gel'man, Vladimir; Ryzhenkov, Sergei; Brie, Michael; Avdonin, Vladimir; Ovchinnikov, Boris

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0742525600 ISBN 13: 9780742525603

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, 2003

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

Vladimir Gel'man is associate professor, faculty of political sciences and sociology, European University at St. Petersburg. Sergei Ryzhenkov is deputy head of the Center for Modern Politics Studies, Moscow. Michael Brie is head of the foreign department of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Berlin. Vladimir Avdonin is professor at the Center for European Politics and Law, Ryazan' State Pedagogical University. Boris Ovchinnikov is a leading expert at the International Institute for Humanities and Political Studies, Moscow. Igor Semenov is an independent political analyst and consultant in Saratov.

Edition details

• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742525600
• ISBN 13: 9780742525603
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320