ABSTRACT

As the Ukrainian Crisis shows both political regimes and national borders in Eurasia are still in a state of flux. Bringing together literatures on the external influences of democratization, the post-Soviet space and support for autocracy Autocratic and Democratic External influences in Post-Soviet Eurasia provides a comprehensive overview of the interaction of domestic and international politics during times of regime transition. Demonstrating the interplay of these forces the book explores the rich variation in motives and channels of autocratic and democratic influences. International scholars consider two channels of external influence on regime transition; the role of supranational organizations established by non-democracies and the role of non-governmental organizations and through a set of carefully chosen case studies offer a new theoretical discussion on the phenomenon of multi-level regime transition.

part 1|41 pages

Democratic External Influences – Overlooked Dimensions

chapter 3|18 pages

Supranational Organizations

The EU and Post-Soviet Civil Society Network

chapter 4|21 pages

Non-Governmental Actors

Think Tanks and Rock Music in Belarus *

part 2|98 pages

Autocratic External Influences – Testing a Multilevel Approach

chapter 5|19 pages

National Level

How the EU and Russia Manage Their Unintended Impact on Their Common Neighbours

chapter 6|24 pages

Subnational Level

Russian Support for Secessionism and Pockets of Autocracy

chapter 7|26 pages

Supranational Organizations

Russia and the Eurasian Economic Union

chapter 8|20 pages

Non-Governmental Actors

Public Diplomacy and Russian Policy in the Post-Soviet States