Russia, EU and the post-Soviet democratic failure /
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[Book]
First Statement of Responsibility
Bidzina Lebanidze.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Wiesbaden :
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Springer VS,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2020]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource (XV, 329 pages) :
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illustrations.
SERIES
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Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Regime outcomes and degree of democracy in the post-Soviet states -- Domestic prerequisites for democratization -- Russia, EU and their vulnerable neighbors: Measuring the external leverage in the post-Soviet states -- Between neighborhood and colony: European and Russian strategies in the post-Soviet space -- Direct external influence: Elections in the post-Soviet states.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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By studying the influence of the two main external actors in post-Soviet space, the EU and Russia, this study contributes to the increasing body of literature that studies the causes of democratic recession and authoritarian backlash in post-Soviet states and the role of regional actors in these processes. Empirically, the study finds the EU to be both a democracy-promoting and democracy-hindering actor in post-Soviet states. Russias impact, on the other hand, is far more negative than the literature on democratization and autocracy promotion typically suggests. It negatively affects both the quality of democracy of post-Soviet states and limits the EU's options for promoting democracy in its neighborhood. Content Regime outcomes and degree of democracy in the post-Soviet states Domestic prerequisites for democratization Russia, EU and their vulnerable neighbors: Measuring the external leverage in the post-Soviet states Between neighborhood and colony: European and Russian strategies in the post-Soviet space Direct external influence: Elections in the post-Soviet states Target Groups Scholars and students of democratization, European politics, Europeanization and post-Soviet politics Policy practitioners working on democratization, post-Soviet region, European foreign policy, ENP, EaP and Russian foreign policy Author Bidzina Lebanidze is Research Associate at the University of Bremen and Associate Professor (of International Relations) at the Ilia State University.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Democracy-- Russia (Federation)
Democratization-- Government policy-- European Union countries.
Human rights-- Russia (Federation)
Political corruption-- Russia (Federation)
Political persecution-- Russia (Federation)
Democracy.
Democratization-- Government policy.
Diplomatic relations.
Human rights.
Political corruption.
Political persecution.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
European Union countries, Foreign relations, Russia (Federation)
Russia (Federation), Foreign relations, European Union countries.