The Politics of Transition in Central Asia and the Caucasus: Enduring Legacies and Emerging Challenges

ISBN-13: 9780415368131 / Angielski / Twarda / 2009 / 288 str.

Amanda F. Wooden;Christoph H. Stefes

Opis

Most books on the Caucasus and Central Asia are country by country studies. This book, on the other hand, considers key themes right across the two regions, highlighting trends which apply across the regions, and pointing out differences. Key themes covered include:

• political and socio-economic development
• the role of the state
• local government
• opposition
• human rights
• elites,
• ethnic groups
• education
• the environment

This book provides a thorough overview of what is increasingly becoming a key area of concern in today's world.

Recenzje

This book has a number of strengths. It is a compilation of rich and accurate material on a range of topics for a number of countries in the region. It can be used as a source of information for policy makers, a textbook for graduate level studies, a starting point for research projects, or an enriching read for an accomplished expert. All in all, the book is a broad take on complex, diverse and divergent region. - Yevgenya Jenny Paturyan, an Assistant Director at the Turpanjian Center for Policy Analysis at the American University of Armenia.(2014)

Spis treści

Section 1: Frameworks for Analysis  1. Tempting Two Fates: The Theoretical Foundations for Understanding Central Eurasian Transitions Christoph H. Stefes and Amanda E. Wooden  2. Revealing Order in the Chaos: Field Experiences and Methodologies of Political and Social Research on Central Eurasia Amanda E. Wooden, Medina Aitieva and Tim Epkenhans  Section 2: Political Contexts of Transitional Variations  3. Expecting Ethnic Conflict: The Soviet Legacy and Ethnic Politics in the Caucasus and Central Asia Julie A. George  4. State Power and Autocratic Stability: Armenia and Georgia Compared Lucan Way  5. Central Asian Protest Movements: Social Forces or State Resources? Eric McGlinchey Section 3: Policymaking Legacies and Futures  6. Following Through on Reforms: Comparing Market Liberalization in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Pamela Blackmon  7. Caspian Energy Wealth: Social Impacts and Implications for Regional Stability Oksan Bayulgen  8. Beyond Treaty Signing: Internalizing Human Rights in Central Eurasia Christopher P.M. Waters  9. Internalization of Universal Norms: A Study of Gender Equality in Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan Irina Liczek and Jens Wandel  10. Education in Central Asia: Transitional Challenges and Impacts Carolyn Kissane  11. Multivaried and Interacting Paths of Change in Central Eurasia Amanda E. Wooden and Christoph H. Stefes

O autorze

Amanda E. Wooden is Assistant Professor of Environmental Politics & Policy at Bucknell University. Her research specializations are environmental security, environmental and energy policymaking, and water politics in Central Eurasia. In 2006-07, she served as Economic and Environmental Field Officer in Osh, Kyrgyzstan for the OSCE.  Christoph H. Stefes is Associate Professor of Comparative European & Post-Soviet Studies at the University of Colorado, Denver. His research focuses on political and economic developments in the South Caucasus. He is the author of Understanding Post-Soviet Transition: Corruption, Collusion and Clientelism.