Politics and Society in Ukraine

ISBN-13: 9780367317355 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 363 str.

Paul D'anieri;Robert S. Kravchuk;Taras Kuzio

Opis

With the expansion of NATO, Ukraine is frequently described as the ?linchpin? of security in Central Europe. And after Russia, it is the largest and most important of the post-Soviet states. Yet it is a country about which most westerners know very little, subsumed as it was for decades beneath the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. Ukrainian Pol

Spis treści

Introduction: The "Quadruple Transition" in Ukrainian Politics and Society, 1 The Demise of the Soviet Union and the Emergence of Independent Ukraine, 2 Nation Building and National Identity, 3 Religion, State, and Society, 4 Ukraine's Weak State, 5 Politics and Civil Society, 6 Economic Crisis and Reform, 7 Foreign Policy: From Isolation to Engagement, 8 Ukrainian Defense Policy and the Transformation of the Armed Forces, 9 Conclusion: Problems and Prospects for Ukraine in the Twenty-First Century

O autorze

Paul D'anieri, Taras Kuzio, Robert S Kravchuk.