Democratization and Instability in Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus

Authors

Robert Nalbandov Dr.

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This monograph analyzes the interconnections between the democratic institutionalization of the newly independent states of Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus, their political (in)stability, and economic development and prosperity. By introducing the concept of regime mimicry into the field of public administration, this monograph extends the epistemological frameworks of the democratization school to the phenomenon of political culture. Successes and failures of the democratic institutionalization processes in these countries largely depend on the ways their institutional actors reacted to internal and external disturbances of their domestic political, econmic, and cultural environments. While Georgia’s political culture revealed the highest degree of flexibility in accepting the externally-proposed institutional frameworks and practices, the bifurcate political culture in Ukraine impeded its democratic institutionalization, while the rigid political culture in Belarus completely stalled the process of institutional transformations.

ISBN

2284

Publication Date

6-1-2014

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Recommended Citation

Robert Nalbandov Dr., Democratization and Instability in Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus ( US Army War College Press, 2014),
https://press.armywarcollege.edu/monographs/494