Democratization and Instability in Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781505874679)

This book analyzes the interconnections between the democratic institutionalization of the newly independent states using the examples of Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus, their political (in)stability, and economic development and prosperity. By introducing the concept of regime mimicry into the field of public administration, the author expands the epistemological frameworks of the democratization school to the phenomenon of political culture. Successes and failures of the democratic institutionalization processes in these countries largely depend on the ways their institutional actors reacted to internal and external disturbances of their domestic political, economic, and cultural environments. While Georgia's political culture revealed the highest degree of flexibility in accepting the externally proposed institutional frameworks and practices, the bifurcate political culture in Ukraine impeded its democratic institutionalization, while the rigid political culture in Belarus completely stalled the process of institutional transformations.

Author: U. S. Army War College Press, Strategic Studies Institute
ISBN-10: 150587467X
ISBN-13: 9781505874679
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 01/01/2015
Pages: 204
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.43d