Recently added articles from Demokratizatsiya:
Still staging democracy: contestation and conciliation in postwar Georgia.
Jun 22, 2009; ... Abstract: Georgia's August War with Russia prompted a new wave of political mobilization against the government of President Mikheil Saakashvili after a previous effort faltered in 2007-2008. Despite its renewed vigor, the postwar opposition failed for at least three reasons: 1) increased ...
Understanding party politics in the former Soviet Union authoritarianism, volatility, and incentive structures.
Mar 22, 2009; ... Abstract: Party politics in the former Soviet Union is fundamentally different from party politics in Western democracies in many ways. Since 1991, two crucial aspects of party politics in the less-than-democratic former Soviet republics have been the impact of authoritarian practices on ...
The uncertain future: Sino-Russian relations in the twenty-first century.(Company overview)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Abstract: In the late 1960s, border skirmishes between the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China led to speculation that a war between the two countries was possible. In 2001, however, a settlement over their long-disputed border reflected increasing and wide-ranging cooperation ...
Political graft and education corruption in Ukraine: compliance, collusion, and control.(Company overview)
Sep 22, 2008; ... Abstract: In this article, the author considers corruption in higher education in Ukraine, including such aspects as corruption in admissions to higher education institutions, corruption in the academic process of teaching and learning, and corruption in administering the newly introduced ...
The first steps of Russia's public chamber: representation or coordination?
Sep 22, 2008; ... Abstract: Russian President Vladimir Putin created the Public Chamber to institutionalize a civil society that would provide feedback to the state while remaining within the boundaries of legitimate conflict. Putin's critics predicted that the Public Chamber would be a Kremlin puppet ....