Democracy or autocracy on the march? The colored revolutions as normal dynamics of patronal presidentialism
In: Communist & Post-Communist Studies, Jg. 39 (2006-09-01), Heft 3, S. 305-329
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Abstract: What impact have Eurasia''s 2003–2005 “colored revolutions” had on the state of democracy and autocracy in the region? The logic of patronal presidentialism, a set of institutions common to post-Soviet countries, suggests that the revolutions are at root succession struggles more than democratic breakthroughs generated by civic activists and foreign democratizing activity. This helps explain why Georgia is experiencing a new retreat from ideal-type democracy while only Ukraine, whose revolution weakened the patronal presidency, has sustained high political contestation after its revolution. This means that autocratic leaders clamping down on non-governmental organizations, free media, and their foreign supporters may have learned the wrong lessons, perhaps making their countries more susceptible to violent revolution than they were before. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
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Democracy or autocracy on the march? The colored revolutions as normal dynamics of patronal presidentialism
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Hale, Henry E. |
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Zeitschrift: | Communist & Post-Communist Studies, Jg. 39 (2006-09-01), Heft 3, S. 305-329 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2006 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0967-067X (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2006.06.006 |
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