ABSTRACT
This chapter assess the state and fate of democracy in the three South Caucasian republics through the prism of a broader i.e. of democratic repertoires and their transfer. It offers a theoretical framework; then sketches the context of democracy in the South Caucasus; and discusses the 'colour revolution' as an important democratic repertoire; and continues with a discussion of the concept of counter-democracy, from Pierre Rosanvallon. In a properly functioning democratic polity, demonstrations, occupations and strikes are normal components of repertoires, but they do not challenge the regime. A useful analytical framework is offered by Pierre Rosanvallon distinguishes three major expressions of popular sovereignty: the electoral-representative system; the wide range of forms of counter- democracy, which include Tilly's contestatory repertoires; and le travail reflexif et deliberatif du politique. The democratic future of the three republics will depend on the democratic quality of local government, on active civic participation, on the development of additional democratic repertoires within the field of counter-democracy.
