Democratization’s Vicious Circle or How Georgia Failed to Change
Journal: Connections The Quarterly Journal
Year: 2014

IntroductionGeorgia's first peaceful transition of power, through the parliamentary elections in 2012, has been celebrated as an important achievement in the democratization of the country. At the same time, the new government has initiated several high-profile criminal cases against representatives of the former government, including the president and the prime minister, creating solid bases for critical assessment of further prospects for the democratic consolidation of Georgia.1 The new gover