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9780765618115
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Ukraine made headlines around the world during the winter of 2004-05 as the colorful banners of the Orange Revolution unfurled against the snowy backdrop of Kyiv, signaling the bright promise of democratic rebirth. But is that what is really happening in Ukraine? In the early post-Soviet period, Ukraine appeared to be firmly on the path to democracy. The peaceful transfer of power from Leonid Kravchuk to Leonid Kuchma in the election of 1994, followed by the adoption of a western-style democratic constitution in 1996, seemed to complete the picture. But the Kuchma presidency was soon clouded b
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables, Figure, Appendices, and Maps; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Institutions and Democracy: Questioning the Connections; 3. Power and Institutions: Overview of the Argument; 4. The Evolution of Ukrainian Politics, 1989-2006; 5. Societal Divisions and the Challenge of Liberal Democracy in Ukraine; 6. The Constitution and Executive-Legislative Relations; 7. The Electoral Law: Cause or Effect of Weak Parties?; 8. Parliamentary Rules and Party Development; 9. How Power Politics Trumps Institutional Design
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10. Ukraine in Comparative Perspective: Electoral Authoritarianism in the Former Soviet Union and Beyond11. Beyond the Orange Revolution: An Agenda for Further Reform; Notes; Index; About the Author
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ISBN 9781317452997
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780765618115
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Understanding Ukrainian Politics: Power, Politics, and Institutional Design
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