Bücher der Reihe Post-Soviet Politics

Examines the underlying factors of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict in the South Caucasus from 1905 to 1994, and explores the ways in which issues of ethnicity and nationalism contributed to that conflict. This book includes the impact of Soviet policies and structures, pinpointing how they contributed to the development of nationalism.

Offers evaluations of the multiple deficiencies to be found in Russia's sub-national authoritarianism, including: principal-agent problems in the relations between the layers of the 'power vertical', unresolved issues of regime legitimacy resulted from manipulative electoral practices, and the inefficient performance of regional governments.

Showing the evolving Medvedev presidency, the 2008 Georgian war and the impact of the economic downturn, this title examines the ways in which security has played and continues to play a central role in contemporary Russian politics. It is suitable for the students and researchers of Russian politics and security affairs.

Addressing a gap in the existing literature, this book examines a large volume of data extracted from news items from 20 different Georgian and International media channels over a ten-year period.

This book explains the instability and conflict-prone nature of the Soviet Union's successor states by scrutinizing their post-independence history and linking it to the emergence of overlapping economic, political and military crises.