| Authoritarian Backlash: Russian Resistance to Democratization in the Former Soviet Union Contributor(s): Ambrosio, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0754673502 ISBN-13: 9780754673507 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $161.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-communism & Socialism |
| Dewey: 320.947 |
| LCCN: 2008032626 |
| Series: Post-Soviet Politics |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.19 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Authoritarian Russia has adopted five strategies to preserve the Kremlin's political power: insulate, bolster, subvert, redefine and coordinate. Thomas Ambrosio examines each of these in turn, all of which seek to counter or undermine regional democratic trends both at home and throughout the former Soviet Union. Policies such as these are of great concern to the growing literature on how autocratic regimes are becoming more active in their resistance to democracy. Through detailed case studies of each strategy, this book makes significant contributions to our understandings of Russian domestic and foreign policies, democratization theory and the policy challenges associated with democracy promotion. |