Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World

Name: Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World
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ISBN: 9780521133081

ISBN-10: 0521133084

ISBN-13: 9780521133081

Edition: 2010

Authors: Valerie Bunce, Michael A. McFaul, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss

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List price: $54.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/30/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Prologue: Waves and Troughs of Democracy and Dictatorship




Waves of Regime Change: From Dictatorship to Democracyï¿½and Back?



The Missing Variable: The ï¿½International Systemï¿½ as the Link between Third and Fourth Wave Models of Democratization




A Regional Tradition: The Diffusion of Democratic Change under Communism and Postcommunism




Encouraging Democracy: The Role of The European Union



When Europeanization Meets Transformation: Lessons from the Unfinished Eastern European Revolutions




Democratization in Postcommunist Europe: Illiberal Regimes and the Leverage of the European Union




Choosing Regime Change: Democratizing Elections



A Postcommunist Transition in Two Acts: The 1996-7 Antigovernment Struggle in Bulgaria as a Bridge between the 1989-92, and 1996-2007 Democratization Waves in Eastern Europe




Defining and Domesticating the Electoral Model: A Comparison of Slovakia and Serbia




Georgia's Rose Revolution: From Regime Weakness to Regime Collapse




Importing Revolution: Internal and External Factors in Ukraine's 2004 Democratic Breakthrough




Resisting Reform: Backsliding Democracies and Enduring Autocracies



Resistance to Contagion: Sources of Authoritarian Stability in the Former Soviet Union




Comparing Oranges and Apples: The Internal and External Dimensions of Russia's Turn away from Democracy




Contagion Deterred: Preemptive Authoritarianism in the Farmer Soviet Union (the Case of Belarus)




A Horse of a Different Color: Revolution and Regression in Kyrgyzstan



Epilogue: The Changing Character of the Global Struggle f for Democracy



Index