After Communism: Perspectives on DemocracyDonald R. Kelley University of Arkansas Press, 2003 M01 1 - 304 pages In this collection, top scholars of Soviet and post-Soviet studies convene to explore communism's aftermath. They consider state building and consitutionalism; the transition to market capitalism and democracy across Eastern Europe; the political development of Muslim states; the complex and differential developments of electoral systems; the risks and opportunities of nationalism; and new political and economic activities in Russia, from corruption to contracts. Editor Donald Kelley introduces the volume with a synthesis of the theoretical and empirical findings of the volume, and his brief chapter introductions place each contribution in relation to the other essays and to larger debates on democratization. |
Contents
One What is to be Done? Donald R Kelley | 1 |
Two The Complexity of Democratic Consolidation Donald R Kelley | 7 |
Lessons from the PostSocialist Experience Valerie Bunce | 31 |
How Russians Are Coping Richard Rose | 61 |
institutional Development in PostCommunist Russia Thomas F Remington | 89 |
Six Social Relations and Political Practices in PostCommunist Russia Michael Urban | 119 |
State Building and the Rule of Law Robert Sharlet | 143 |
Eight Democracy and Counterinsurgency in Central Asia Gregory Gleason | 161 |
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