Presidents, Oligarchs and Bureaucrats: Forms of Rule in the Post-Soviet SpaceSusan Stewart The combination of basic theoretical concepts and detailed empirical analysis in this book is set to advance the theoretical debate on regime character and transition paths in the post-Soviet region. |
Contents
UKRAINE AND GEORGIA | 7 |
PARTI THEORY | 15 |
Democracy and a Level Playing Field | 29 |
Problems of a Catchall Concept? | 43 |
NeoSoviet Authoritarianism | 63 |
Trajectories of Political | 89 |
Putins Political System in Comparative Context | 107 |
Elections and Treatment of the Opposition in PostSoviet Georgia | 139 |
Politics in Georgia before | 167 |
In between | 187 |
The Dilemma of Inclusion | 203 |
The Conditions of Modern Politics | 223 |
Conclusion | 241 |
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