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A Quarter Century of Post-Communism Assessed
I General Trends and Regional Patterns
: What Has a Quarter Century of Post-Communism Taught Us About the Correlates of Democracy?
Structural Explanations for Regime Outcomes
Data
Analysis of Data
The Structural Correlates of Democracy: A Closer Look
Wealth and Democracy
Fuels Dependence
Proximity to the West
Religion
Taking Stock of the Strengths and Limitations of Structural Explanations
Alternatives to Structural Explanations
Constitutional Arrangements
Leadership
Conclusion
Bibliography
: Post-Communist Transition Under the Umbrella of Uneven EUropeanisation: East Central Europe, the Baltic States and the Balkans
A Different Desire for Post-Communist Reform, But a Similar Need for Foreign Assistance
The Different Level of Foreign Assistance as a Consequence of the Different Choices Made at the Beginning of Post-Communist Transition
The Slow Progress of the Western Balkans After the Completion of the 2004/2007 Enlargement: Domestic Problems, or a Lack of EU Assistance and Interest?
Socio-political Conditions and Open Issues in the Western Balkan States
The EU Response
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
: Trajectories of Political Development in the Post-Soviet States
Culture and Regime Forms
The Role of Agency
The Nature of Regime Change
Regime Change and Political Trajectory
Notes
Bibliography
: Curbing Post-Communist Corruption: External Pressure vs. Domestic Commitment
The Corruption Situation
Bulgaria and Romania: Some Comparisons and Contrasts
The Russian Conundrum
Georgia’s Success
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
II Central and Eastern Europe
: The V4 Countries and the EU: A Comparative Perspective
Foreign Trade
Main Trade Partners and Product Groups
Trade in Value Added: Domestic and Foreign Value-Added in Total Exports
Foreign Direct Investment
Research and Development
Structural Challenges and Integration to the EU’s Knowledge Markets
Labour Migration
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
: Constitutional Identity? The Hungarian Model of Illiberal Democracy
Terminology and Conceptualization
Illiberal Developments, Anti-Democratic Backlash
Illiberalism and the Emergence of a New Political Community: The National System of Cooperation
Illiberal Democracy as Constitutional Identity
Causes and Explanations
Values and Political Culture
Orban and His Strategy: The Rhetoric and Politics of the “Dark Side”
A Little Help from the Constitutional Structure...
Economic Hardship
Shift and Legacy: Concluding Remarks
Notes
Bibliography
: Establishing the Rule of Law in Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Contribution of the EU Civilian Missions
EULEX in Kosovo
EUPM in BiH
In lieu of Conclusions
Bibliography
: Old Paradigms of Ethnicity and Post-Soviet Transition in the Baltic States
Estonia and Latvia
Unnoticed Transformation of Lithuania
Conclusions
Notes
Bibliography
III Ukraine, Russia and Kazakhstan
: Ukraine’s Democratisation Path Post-Orange Revolution: Examining the Internal and External Impediments to Successful Democratic Reform in Ukraine
Ukraine’s History with Democratisation
Why Has Ukraine Failed to Democratise?
Internal Impediment: The Oligarchization of Power in Ukraine
External Impediment: The Competing Regime Promotion Strategies of the EU and Russia in Ukraine
Rectifying the Internal and External Impediments to Democratic Ukraine: A Plausible Future Pathway?
Notes
Bibliography
: Post-Communist Russia and the West: From Crisis to Crisis?
Cycle of Crises? Bosnia, 1994, to Syria, 2013
Norms and Interests in Russian Foreign Policy
The Putin Era
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
: Russia’s Security-Related Decision-Making: The Case of Crimea
Crimea: The Timeline
Crimea: The Motives
The Actual Decision
Participants
The Security Council
Information Input
Military-Operational
Political
International Reaction
Economic Implications
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
: Kazakhstan and the Eurasian Economic Union: The Dilemmas of Alliance-Making in the Post-Soviet Period
Interpreting the Eurasian Economic Union: Flawed Obsession with Geopolitics
The EEU at a Glance
Nazarbaev’s Eurasianism
The EEU Debate in Kazakhstan: Issues of Economic Development and National Sovereignty
Relations with Russia
Recrudescent Multi-Vectorism
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
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