Understanding Ukrainian Politics : Power, Politics, and Institutional Design.
Ukraine made headlines around the world during the winter of 2004-05 as the colorful banners of the Orange Revolution unfurled against the snowy backdrop of Kyiv, signaling the bright promise of democratic rebirth. But is that what is really happening in Ukraine? In the early post-Soviet period, Ukr...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2015.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables, Figure, Appendices, and Maps; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Institutions and Democracy: Questioning the Connections; 3. Power and Institutions: Overview of the Argument; 4. The Evolution of Ukrainian Politics, 1989-2006; 5. Societal Divisions and the Challenge of Liberal Democracy in Ukraine; 6. The Constitution and Executive-Legislative Relations; 7. The Electoral Law: Cause or Effect of Weak Parties?; 8. Parliamentary Rules and Party Development; 9. How Power Politics Trumps Institutional Design.
- 10. Ukraine in Comparative Perspective: Electoral Authoritarianism in the Former Soviet Union and Beyond11. Beyond the Orange Revolution: An Agenda for Further Reform; Notes; Index; About the Author.