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Authoritarian Backlash: Russian Resistance to Democratization in the Former Soviet Union

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  • ISBN13:

    9780754673507

  • ISBN10:

    0754673502

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-01-28
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

Ambrosio examines five strategies that an increasingly authoritarian Russia has adopted to preserve the Kremlin's political power: insulate, bolster, subvert, redefine and coordinate. Each strategy seeks to counter or undermine regional democratic trends both at home and throughout the former Soviet Union. Policies such as these are of great concern to the growing literature on how autocratic regimes are becoming more active in their resistance to democracy. Through detailed case studies of each strategy, this book makes significant contributions to our understandings of Russian domestic and foreign policies, democratization theory, and the policy challenges associated with democracy promotion.

Table of Contents

Preface
The authoritarian backlash against democracy
The external promotion of democracy and authoritarianism
Political trends in the former Soviet Union: an overview
Insulate: shielding Russia from external democracy promotion
Redefine; rhetorical defenses against external criticism
Bolster: Russian support for authoritarianism in Belarus
Subvert: undermining democracy in Georgia and Ukraine
Coordinate; working with others to resist democratization
The Russian 2007-2008 election cycle
The future of democracy and the challenge of authoritarianism
Appendix
Bibliography
Index
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