Authoritarian backlash
Subtitle: Russian resistance to democratization in the former Soviet Union
By: by Thomas Ambrosio.
Series: Post-Soviet politics
Publisher: Ashgate Pub. Company
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780754673507
Subjects: Authoritarianism -- Russia (Federation); Democratization -- Russia (Federation); Russia (Federation) -- Politics and government -- 1991-; Russia (Federation) -- Foreign relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The authoritarian backlash against democracy; title: The external promotion of democracy and authoritarianism; title: Political trends in the former Soviet Union : an overview; title: Insulate : shielding Russia from external democracy promotion; title: Redefine : rhetorical defenses against external criticism; title: Bolster : Russian support for authoritarianism in Belarus; title: Subvert : undermining democracy in Georgia and Ukraine; title: Coordinate : working with others to resist democratization; title: The Russian 2007-2008 election cycle; title: The future of democracy and the challenge of authoritarianism.