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Authoritarian Regionalism in the World of International Organizations

Global Perspective and the Eurasian Enigma

By: Anastassia V. Obydenkova,Alexander Libman

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Authoritarian Regionalism in the World of International Organizations

Global Perspective and the Eurasian Enigma

By: Anastassia V. Obydenkova,Alexander Libman

The interconnection between international organizations (IOs) membership and democratization has become a topic of intense debate. However, the main focus of the literature so far has been on IOs created by democratic states and comprised mostly of democracies, for examples the European Union. In contrast to existing studies, this book focuses on another group of regional IOs, referred to as 'non-democratic IOs' which are organizations founded by autocracies. How do these newly emerged organizations interrelate and interact with the outside world? How do they counteract and confront the danger of democratization in their own member states and neighboring states? This book aims to address these questions by developing a new theory of authoritarian regionalism, and by combining both quantitative and qualitative analysis to test it. The quantitative analysis uses a large dataset of all regional organizations worldwide for the post-World War II period, with the aim of defining historical trends in development and the modification of regionalism over the last seven decades (1945-2015). Qualitative analysis refines and develops the argument by looking at the case of post-Soviet Eurasia. The book uncovers a new type of regionalism - 'authoritarian regionalism' and traces its historical roots as well as its implications for modern politics. The book is the first attempt to systematically investigate the functioning and the impact of authoritarian regionalism as a new phenomenon as well as its implications for democratization world-wide. The book contributes to the theory of regionalism, international organizations, studies of autocracies, foreign policy, and democratization world-wide.

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249

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Oxford University Press

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0192575724

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9780192575722

Historical Legacies of Communism

Modern Politics, Society, and Economic Development

By: Alexander Libman,Anastassia V. Obydenkova

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Historical Legacies of Communism

Modern Politics, Society, and Economic Development

By: Alexander Libman,Anastassia V. Obydenkova

Libman and Obydenkova reveal how legacies of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) have survived in the politics, economic development, culture, and society of post-Communist regions in the 21st Century. The authors show how this impact is not driven by Communist ideology but by the clientelistic practices, opportunism and cynicism prevalent in the CPSU. Their study is built on a novel dataset of the CPSU membership rates in Russian regions in the 1950s-1980s, alongside case studies, interviews and an analysis of mass media previously only available in Russian and discussed here in English for the first time. It will appeal to students and scholars of Russian and Eastern European politics and history, and anyone who wants to better understand countries which live or have lived through Communism: from Eastern Europe to China and East Asian Communist states.

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383

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Cambridge University Press

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1108901395

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9781108901390

Causes and Consequences of Democratization

The regions of Russia

By: Anastassia V. Obydenkova,Alexander Libman

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Causes and Consequences of Democratization

The regions of Russia

By: Anastassia V. Obydenkova,Alexander Libman

In recent decades, the regions of Russia have taken different paths of regime transition. Despite the consolidation of an autocratic regime at national level and the centralization steered by Vladimir Putin’s government, the variation across sub-national regimes persists. Using an innovative theoretical framework, this book explores both causes and consequences of democratization in the regions of Russia. It is the first study in the field to systematically integrate structural and agency approaches in order to account for economic, social, historical and international causes of democratization and to trace its consequences. By focusing on the challenging and under-studied topic of sub-national regimes, the book provides a unique perspective on regime transition and the new theoretical framework contributes to a better understanding of democratization world-wide. The book will be of key interest to scholars and students of democratization, sub-national regimes, East European politics, comparative politics, post-communism, and international relations.

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Routledge

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1317595130

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9781317595137

Book's by Anastassia V. Obydenkova

Authoritarian Regionalism in the World of International Organizations

Authoritarian Regionalism in the World of International Organizations

Historical Legacies of Communism

Historical Legacies of Communism

Causes and Consequences of Democratization

Causes and Consequences of Democratization

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