Authoritarian Backlash: Russian Resistance to Democratization in the Former Soviet Union (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780754673507)

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.

Author: Thomas Ambrosio
ISBN-10: 0754673502
ISBN-13: 9780754673507
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 01/28/2009
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.63d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 10/01/2009
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2009 pg. 174