Prospects For Democracy In Belarus
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Prospects For Democracy In Belarus
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Author : Joerg Forbrig
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Prospects For Democracy In Belarus written by Joerg Forbrig and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Belarus categories.
Contemporary Belarus
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Author : Elena Korosteleva
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-08-27
Contemporary Belarus written by Elena Korosteleva and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-08-27 with History categories.
Belarus is unique among the states of the former Soviet bloc, in that after a decade of transition', the country remains stalled' and backward-oriented. Political and economic changes are characterised by half-measures, and recently a new suppression of dissent has been introduced; the country balances between the prospect of democracy and a retreat to authoritarianism. These developments contrast starkly with the many democratic changes in neighbouring states and suggest a possible alternative path for future development in Eastern Europe. This book provides a thorough overview of current developments in Belarus. It looks at historical, political, economic and social changes, and at international relations, especially relations with Russia and the European Union, considering all these factors both in their domestic and international contexts and defines the type of democracy, if any, which exists in Belarus, exploring the prospects for further democratisation.
Will Belarus Choose The West
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Author : Živilė Kriščiūnienė
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019
Will Belarus Choose The West written by Živilė Kriščiūnienė and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019 with Belarus categories.
The democratic world just celebrated the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. How far east was it considered a historic victory and how much longer will it take for its shadow to disappear in Belarus? Opening doors to token opposition representation in parliament, more frequent overtures to the West, and the promotion of national symbols may seem like the early spring of Belarusian rebirth after more than 25 years of Alyaksandr Lukashenka’s dictatorship. But are these signs of a thaw and a repetition of the events of 1989?
Prospects For Democratic Regime Change In Cuba And Belarus Civil Society And Political Culture
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Author : Nico Rausch
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2008-09
Prospects For Democratic Regime Change In Cuba And Belarus Civil Society And Political Culture written by Nico Rausch and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09 with Political Science categories.
Master's Thesis from the year 2008 in the subject Politics - Political Systems - General and Comparisons, grade: 1,3, Vilnius University, 60 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: This thesis studies the prospects for democratic transition in Cuba and Belarus. The theoretical part argues that civil society is an important variable in transition theory and a necessary condition for democratic transition. It furthermore argues that in relation with the political culture of one society and the respective type of regime present in one country it is decisive for a successful democratization. Therefore the theoretical framework to study democratic transition should be widened from elites to masses and from a short term perspective to a long term one. This is somewhat different from other studies that concentrate on structural factors like economic development, economic crisis or international influence to explain democratic transition. This thesis undertakes a qualitative comparative analysis of two nontransition cases, Belarus and Cuba, to avoid the selection bias of researching only successful cases of democratic transition and to solve the problem of not finding any individually necessary or jointly sufficient conditions for democratization. The aforementioned factors are analyzed for each case, comparing the main findings and drawing conclusions. The analysis shows that the state of civil society in both countries can only be characterized as embryonic. In the case of Belarus the relatively good starting position of the embryonic civil society after the dissolution of the USSR was not used to strengthen itself. The civil society forces lost continuously support and strength and therefore the ability to fight for democratic transition. The weakness of the Belarusian civil society was therefore a factor that led to a stabilizing of the authoritarian regime.
Examining The Prospects For Democratic Change In Belarus
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Author : United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Examining The Prospects For Democratic Change In Belarus written by United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Belarus categories.
Eu Policy In Belarus
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Author : Jessie-Leigh O'Leary Thomas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013
Eu Policy In Belarus written by Jessie-Leigh O'Leary Thomas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Belarus categories.
This thesis addresses the impact of an external actor's democracy promotion policies on domestic democratic development. More specifically, it is a case study of the European Union as an external actor, using Belarus as the domestic polity of focus. My research questions are: (1) What have been the policies of the EU intended to encourage democracy in Belarus? and (2) What have been the impacts of these policies on Belarus' level of democracy in comparison to the rest of Central and Eastern Europe? To respond to these questions, a definition and method of measuring democracy is proposed, and Belarus' level of democracy as it relates to that of neighboring countries is evaluated. I theorize that external agents have a significant role in this process, largely through diffusion. The most important forms of diffusion highlighted in this thesis are linkage, leverage, neighbor, and that occurring via transnational advocacy networks. Conditionality, or the notion of an external actor offering a domestic polity a set of incentives and/or disincentives for modifying its standards, behaviors, practices, etc. is the method by which the EU most frequently attempts to affect democratization. For this reason, EU democracy promotion policies based on conditionality are the focus of this paper. I proceed by analyzing three specific, conditionality-based policy instruments the EU has utilized over the past decade to encourage democratization in Belarus. Each instrument's purported objectives, incentives and conditionality requirements are considered before its impacts are assessed according to the corresponding political developments in Belarus at that time. This serves as a relevant indicator of whether or not the policy was successful in meeting its objectives, and may provide further insights into the types of policies which appear to be successful in effecting democratic progress. The results found that the policies the EU has implemented thus far have had varying degrees of success: the Eastern Neighborhood Policy, very strict in its conditionality requirements, had very little impact; the Eastern Partnership, a more multilateral, collaborative approach with more lenient requirements for participation produced slightly better results until 2010 when there was a violent political crackdown in Belarus; lastly, the Dialogue on Modernization, which places a greater emphasis on civil society, has made greater strides in supporting and legitimizing opposition groups in Belarus - motivating certain members of the Belarusian political elite to express their desire to participate, a positive sign. My findings also suggest that initial signs of progress do not necessarily signal substantive, long-lasting change will occur. Further research into the EU's ability to influence democratic change in Belarus is necessary.
Belarus
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Author : Piotra P. Murzionak
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-03-18
Belarus written by Piotra P. Murzionak and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-18 with Political Science categories.
Belarus, a middle-sized nation with more than a thousand years of history, is not well known beyond periodic media headlines. Modern scholarly and popular literature covers only fragments from Belarus’s long history and current geopolitical, social, and cultural issues. Belarusian history in this book differs in many aspects from history and myths created by Russian scholars and propagated worldwide. The author argues for the existence of a Western-Ruthenian (Belarusian-Ukrainian) civilization as a sub-civilization of Western civilization and thus different from Eurasian civilization. With original, detailed. and critical views on Belarusian history from the ninth century to the present, it explores the latest information about Belarusian society regarding mentality, identity, religion, current elites, the Revolution of Hope 2020. It then analyzes the future prospects of Belarus based on an assessment of modern trends in human societal and political development. It provides detailed analysis of current activities of Belarusian national and ruling elites and their ideologies vis-à-vis the building of a nation-state.
Examining The Prospects For Democratic Change In Belarus December 4 2007 110 1 2010
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language : en
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Release Date : 2010
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Examining The Prospects For Democratic Change In Belarus
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Author : United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Examining The Prospects For Democratic Change In Belarus written by United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Belarus categories.
Examining The Prospects For Democratic Change In Belarus
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Author : United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010
Examining The Prospects For Democratic Change In Belarus written by United States. Congress. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Belarus categories.