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Unity Or Separation
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by Daniel R. Kempton, Terry D. Clark, Terry D. Clark (Editor)
Daniel R. Kempton
Unity Or Separation
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by Daniel R. Kempton, Terry D. Clark, Terry D. Clark (Editor)
Daniel R. Kempton
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Overview
Many analysts initially believed that the process of Soviet disintegration would inevitably open a Pandora's box of ethnic nationalism and regional self-determination. But, despite obvious setbacks such as Chechnya, the developments of the last decade have shown that while forces of disintegration remain a very real threat, the fifteen successor states have managed to stay largely intact. One explanation for this somewhat unexpected success is the varied strategies of center-periphery relations adopted by the post-Soviet states, tailored to meet the unique of circumstances faced by each former republic of the Soviet Union. The contributors to this up-to-date volume examine the specific cases of success and failure in center-periphery relations in the former USSR, and offer some provocative overall conclusions about the progress made and the impact on the process of democratization.
The cases examined in this volume are drawn from Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, among others. These case studies demonstrate that realtions between national and local governments have been evolving differently in each of the successor states in the but in each case there has been a conscious attempt to create stacble center-periphery relations, which give a degree of autonomy to minority groups while still providing for a stable state and democratic development. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of the former Soviet Union and those interested in federalization and center-periphery.
The cases examined in this volume are drawn from Russia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, among others. These case studies demonstrate that realtions between national and local governments have been evolving differently in each of the successor states in the but in each case there has been a conscious attempt to create stacble center-periphery relations, which give a degree of autonomy to minority groups while still providing for a stable state and democratic development. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of the former Soviet Union and those interested in federalization and center-periphery.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780275970116 |
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Publisher: | Bloomsbury Academic |
Publication date: | 11/30/2001 |
Pages: | 344 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.72(d) |
About the Author
Daniel Kempton is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at Northern Illinois University./e He has published widely on Russian politics and related topics.
Terry Clark is an associate professor of political science and director of the graduate program in internationl relations at Creighton University./e He has published extensively on emerging democratic institutions in post-communist Europe.
Terry Clark is an associate professor of political science and director of the graduate program in internationl relations at Creighton University./e He has published extensively on emerging democratic institutions in post-communist Europe.
Table of Contents
Center-Periphery Relations and Their Importance for the Successor States by Terry D. Clark and Daniel R. KemptonPart I
The Challenges to Assessing Federalism in Russia by Daniel R. Kempton
Komi and Russia: The Development of Regional Politics by James Alexander
Bargaining with Moscow: The Case of Sakha by Daniel R. Kempton
Negotiating Autonomy for Tatarstan and Chechnya by Ann E. Robertson
The Kaliningrad OblastA Troublesome Excalve by Ingmar Oldberg
Federal Reform and Resource Conflict: The Nenets Autonomous Okrug? by Helge Blakkisrud
Assessing Russia's Evolution to Federalism by Danieal R. Kempton
Part II
Studying Local Politics in the Former Soviet Union by Terry D. Clark
Regionalism in Post-Soviet Ukraine by Paul Kubicek
Center-Periphery Relations in Lithuania: National-Local Links in Lithuaniar by Terry D. Clark
Central Power and Regional and Local Government in Uzbekistan by Lawrence R. Robertson and Roger D. Kangas
Identity/Difference in Central Asia: Tribes, Clans, and Mahalla by Anthony Bichel
Conclusions and Assessments: Strategies in Center-Periphery Relations by Daniel R. Kempton and Terry D. Clark
Index
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