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Russia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Europe Since 1989 Katherine Graney (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College)

Russia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Europe Since 1989 By Katherine Graney (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College)

Russia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Europe Since 1989 by Katherine Graney (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College)


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Russia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Europe Since 1989: Transformation and Tragedy by Katherine Graney (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College)

Nearly three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, early hopes for the integration of the post-Soviet states into a "Europe whole and free" seem to have been decisively dashed. Europe itself is in the midst of a multifaceted crisis that threatens the considerable gains of the post-war liberal European experiment. In Russia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Europe Since 1989, Katherine Graney provides a panoramic and historically-rooted overview of the process of "Europeanization" in Russia and all fourteen of the former Soviet republics since 1989. Graney argues that deeply rooted ideas about Europe's cultural-civilizational primacy and concerns about both ideological and institutional alignment with Europe continue to influence both internal politics in contemporary Europe and the processes of Europeanization in the post-Soviet world. By comparing the effect of the phenomenon across Russia and the ex-republics, Graney provides a theoretically grounded and empirically rich window into how we should study politics in the former USSR.

Russia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Europe Since 1989 Reviews

There are very few books that attempt to systematically compare the political trajectory of all 15 post-soviet states since the revolutions of 1989. Graney, however, seeks to fill this massive gap in the literature. She focuses on the theme of Europeanization, since the question of drawing closer to Europe has been central to regional foreign and security policies and to domestic national identity debates. .. Although economic policy is not directly addressed, apart from some tables on trade flows, Graney's assessment is informed and insightful throughout. This volume is a singular achievement in covering social, political, and security issues across all 15 former Soviet republics. Both theoretically informed and empirically grounded, it will be invaluable to those teaching post-Soviet politics and for courses on European politics concerned with the EU's eastern policy. * Peter Rutland, CHOICE *

About Katherine Graney (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College)

Katherine Graney is Professor of Political Science at Skidmore College, where she has also held the Joseph C. Palamountain Chair in Political Science and directed the Gender Studies Program. She earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1999. She has published widely on ethnic politics, gender and other aspects of contemporary politics in Russia.

Table of Contents

Preface Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Used in Text List of News Sources Cited in Text List of Maps and Figures in Text Part One: Theories and Histories: Europeanization and the Post-Communist World Since 1989 Chapter One: From Europhilia to Europhobia? Trajectories and Theories of Europeanization in the Post-Communist World Since 1989 Chapter Two: Europe as a Cultural-Civilizational Construct Chapter Three: Political Europeanization Since 1989 Chapter Four: Security Europeanization Since 1989 Chapter Five: Cultural-Civilizational Europeanization Since 1989 Part Two: Case Studies Chapter Six: Russia: Eternal and Incomplete Europeanization Chapter Seven: The Baltic States: Successful "Return to Europe" Chapter Eight: Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova: Almost European? Chapter Nine: The Caucasus States: The Endpoint of Europe or Europe's New Eastern Boundary? Chapter Ten: The Central Asian States Chapter Eleven: Conclusion: The Continuing Influence of the Eurocentric-Orientalist Cultural Gradient on European, Russian and Post-Soviet Politics Bibliography

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Russia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Europe Since 1989: Transformation and Tragedy by Katherine Graney (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, Skidmore College)
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2019-10-14
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