International dimensions of authoritarian persistence : lessons from post-Soviet states /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Vanderhill, Rachel (Editor), Aleprete, Michael E., 1971- (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2013]
Subjects:	Authoritarianism > Former Soviet republics. Authoritarianism > Russia (Federation) Russia (Federation) > Foreign relations > 21st century.

Table of Contents:

1. Authoritarian persistence in history's aftermath / Michael E. Aleprete Jr.
2. International relations and political centralization during Putin's first term / Michael E. Aleprete Jr.
3. Petroleum vs. Western aid: external influences and authoritarian tendencies in Russia / Olga Beznosova
4. Rent seeking and authoritarian consolidation in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan / Assel Rustemova
5. Central Asian conceptions of "democracy": ideological resistance to democratization / Mariya Y. Omelicheva
6. The promulgation of anti-democratic norms in South Ossetia / Carmen A. Gayoso
7. Azerbaijan: the state as a crossroads of internal policy and external interests / Rovshan Ibrahimov
8. Ukraine: a democratic post-Soviet state? / Rachel Vanderhill
9. Out of the authoritarian labyrinth: post-2009 Moldova / Theodor Tudoroiu
10. Authoritarian Belarus between Russia and Europe: four scenarios / Thomas Ambrosio
11. Conclusions: the international dimension of authoritarian persistence / Rachel Vanderhill.