Conflict, Cleavage, and Change in Central Asia and the Caucasus (Democratization and Authoritarianism in Post-Communist Societies, Series Number 4)

In this volume, leading specialists provide an analysis of elite politics, factionalism, party and interest group formation, and social and ethnic groupings in Kazakhastan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Perspectives On Postcommunist Democratization / Bruce Parrott -- Democratization And Political Participation : Research Concepts And Methodologies / Karen Dawisha -- Political Transformations In Postcommunist Armenia : Images And Realities / Nora Dudwick -- Azerbaijan's Struggle Toward Democracy / Aubrey L. Altstadt -- Democratization In Georgia / Darrell Slider -- Democratization And The Growth Of Political Participation In Kazakstan / Martha Brill Olcott -- Krgyzstan : The Fate Of Political Liberalization / Eugene Huskey -- Thwarted Democratization In Tajikistan / Muriel Atkin --turkmenistan : The Quest For Stability And Control / Michael Ochs -- Political Development In Uzbekistan : Democratization? / William Fierman. Edited By Karen Dawisha And Bruce Parrott. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Edited by two leading analysts of post-communist politics, this book brings together distinguished specialists on the former Soviet states of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Chapters on Kazakstan, Kyrgyszstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia provide a systematic analysis of elite politics, factionalism, party--and interest--group formation, and social and ethnic divisions. Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott contribute theoretical and comparative chapters on postcommunist political development. This book will provide students and scholars with detailed analysis by leading authorities, plus the latest research data on recent political and economic trends in each country. This volume examines the former Soviet states of Central Asia and the Caucasus. Chapters on Kazakhstan, Kyrkyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia provide a systematic analysis of elite politics, factionalism, party and interest group formation, and social and ethnic groupings.