واکنش‌های استبدادی: مقاومت روسی در برابر دموکراتیزاسیون در اتحاد جماهیر شوروی سابق (سیاست‌های پساشوروی)

Ambrosio examines five strategies that an increasingly authoritarian Russia has adopted to preserve the Kremlin's political power: insulate, bolster, subvert, redefine and coordinate. Each strategy seeks 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. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Figures and Tables......Page 8 About the Author......Page 10 Preface......Page 12 List of Abbreviations......Page 16 1 The Authoritarian Backlash Against Democracy......Page 18 2 The External Promotion of Democracy and Authoritarianism......Page 28 3 Political Trends in the Former Soviet Union: An Overview......Page 44 4 Insulate: Shielding Russia from External Democracy Promotion......Page 62 5 Redefine: Rhetorical Defenses Against External Criticism......Page 86 6 Bolster: Russian Support for Authoritarianism in Belarus......Page 122 7 Subvert: Undermining Democracy in Georgia and Ukraine......Page 148 8 Coordinate: Working with Others to Resist Democratization......Page 176 9 The Russian 2007–2008 Election Cycle......Page 202 10 The Future of Democracy and the Challenge of Authoritarianism......Page 218 Appendix Freedom House Ratings of the Former Soviet Union (1991–2007)......Page 234 Bibliography......Page 238 Index......Page 250 Ashgate Cover 1 Contents 6 List of Figures and Tables 8 About the Author 10 Preface 12 List of Abbreviations 16 1 The Authoritarian Backlash Against Democracy 18 2 The External Promotion of Democracy and Authoritarianism 28 3 Political Trends in the Former Soviet Union: An Overview 44 4 Insulate: Shielding Russia from External Democracy Promotion 62 5 Redefine: Rhetorical Defenses Against External Criticism 86 6 Bolster: Russian Support for Authoritarianism in Belarus 122 7 Subvert: Undermining Democracy in Georgia and Ukraine 148 8 Coordinate: Working with Others to Resist Democratization 176 9 The Russian 2007–2008 Election Cycle 202 10 The Future of Democracy and the Challenge of Authoritarianism 218 Appendix Freedom House Ratings of the Former Soviet Union (1991–2007) 234 Bibliography 238 Index 250 ISBN-13:,9780754673507 "Ambrosio examines five strategies that an increasingly authoritarian Russia has adopted to preserve the Kremlin's political power: insulate, bolster, subvert, redefine and coordinate. Each strategy seeks 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 understanding of Russian domestic and foreign policies, democratization theory, and the policy challenges associated with democracy promotion."--BOOK JACKET

Ambrosio examines five strategies that an increasingly authoritarian Russia has adopted to preserve the Kremlin's political power: insulate, bolster, subvert, redefine and coordinate. Each strategy seeks 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 understanding of Russian domestic and foreign policies, democratization theory, and the policy challenges associated with democracy promotion.

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.