Independent Ukraine: Nation-State Building and Post-Communist Transition

ISBN-13: 9780765602237 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 312 str.

Taras Kuzio

Opis

Exploring the post-Communist transition that has taken place in the Ukraine, this text covers: nation and state building; national identity and regionalism; politics and civil society; economic transition; and security policy.

Spis treści

Part A. Nation and State Building 1. State, Nation, and Elites in Independent Ukraine 2. The Post-Soviet Transition in Ukraine: Prospects for Stability 3. State and Institution Building in Ukraine Part B. National Identity and Regionalism 4. Regionalism and Ethnic and Linguistic Cleavages in Ukraine 5. Civil Society and Nation Building in Ukraine 6. Identity, Language, and Transformation in Eastern Ukraine: A Case Study of Zaporizhzhia Part C. Politics and Civil Society 7. The Politics of Constitution Making in Ukraine 8. Party System Formation and Voting Behavior in the Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections of 1994 Part D. Economics and Society 9. Ukraine: A Four-Pronged Transition 10. Ukraine: The Legacies of Central Planning and the Transition to a Market Economy 11. Ukraine's Economy: Strategic Issues for Successful Recovery Part E. Foreign and Defense Policies 12. National Identity and Foreign Policy: The East Slavic Conundrum 13. Ukrainian Security Policy: The Relationship between Domestic and External Factors

O autorze

Kuzio, Taras