Conflict, Cleavage, and Change in Central Asia and the Caucasus

ISBN-13: 9780521597319 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 444 str.

Karen Dawisha; Bruce Parrott

Opis

In this volume, leading specialists provide an analysis of elite politics, factionalism, party and interest group formation, and social and ethnic groupings in Kazakhastan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.

Recenzje

'Chapters on Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia provide a systematic analysis of elite politics, factionalism, party and interest group formation, and social and ethnic divisions. Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott contribute theoretical and comparative chapters on post-communist political development. This book provides students and scholars with detailed analysis by leading authorities, plus the latest research data on recent political and economic trends in each country.' Transition Studies Review

Spis treści

1. Introduction: perspectives on postcommunist democratization Bruce Parrott; 2. Systemic change and political outcomes Karen Dawisha; Part I. The Caucasus: 3. Political transformations in post-communist Armenia: images and realities Nora Dudwick; 4. Azerbaijan's struggle toward democracy Audrey L. Altstadt; 5. Democratization in Georgia Darrell Slider; Part II. Central Asia: 6. Democratization and the growth of political participation in Kazakhstan Martha Brill Olcott; 7. Kyrgystan: the fate of political liberalization Eugene Huskey; 8. Thwarted democratization in Tajikistan Muriel Atkin; 9. Turkmenistan: the quest for stability and control Michael Ochs; 10. 'Democratization' in Uzbekistan William Fierman; 11. Conclusion Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott.