{"product_id":"democratic-transformation-and-obstruction-nelli-babayan-9780415748667","title":"Democratic Transformation and Obstruction: EU, US, and Russia in the South Caucasus","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlthough \"democracy promotion\" has become a popular term for policy makers and scholars, democratization is rarely a smooth or linear transition. While some countries quickly democratize, others lag behind despite a long period of democracy promotion activities. Furthermore, while democracy promotion itself has been widely studied, there is a paucity of literature available assessing the outcome or the impact of democracy promotion.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book investigates democracy promotion by the European Union and the United States of America, and seeks to uncover why intensive democracy promotion has resulted in limited democratic progress. Exploring case studies of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia, this book examines the conditions in which democracy promotion is more likely to result in democratic transformation. In addition, it introduces the concept of the \"democracy blocker,\" a powerful authoritarian regional actor that is capable of blocking democratization in other countries. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book will be of interest to students and scholars of Political Science, Democracy, Democratization, EU Studies, US Politics, Comparative Politics, and Foreign Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nelli Babayan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415748666\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415748667\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Nelli Babayan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48153009029375,"sku":"9780415748667","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb8dc82f-4fa7-411c-a214-8ca25308e592.jpg?v=1770780672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/democratic-transformation-and-obstruction-nelli-babayan-9780415748667","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}