Post-Soviet Politics: Post-Soviet Politics
About the Book Series
The last decade has seen rapid and fundamental change in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Although there has been considerable academic comment on these changes over the years, detailed empirical and theoretical research on the transformation of the post-Soviet space is only just beginning to appear as new paradigms are developed to explain change. Post-Soviet Politics is a series focusing on the politics of change in the states of the former USSR. The series publishes original work that blends theoretical development with empirical research on post-Soviet politics. The series includes work that progresses comparative analysis of post-Soviet politics, as well as case study research on political change in individual post-Soviet states. The series features original research monographs, thematically strong edited collections and specialized texts. Uniquely, this series brings together the complete spectrum of work on post-Soviet politics, providing a voice for academics world wide.
Turkey in Eurasia: Endeavors and Encounters
1st Edition
Edited
By Ayça Ergun, Mustafa Aydın
April 29, 2026
This book provides an analysis of Turkish foreign policy towards Eurasia in the post-Soviet era. Focussing on the sub-regions of the South Caucasus, Central Asia and Black Sea, it problematizes various relevant issues for individualized analysis of bilateral and multilateral relations. As such...
De Facto States in the Post-Soviet Area: Mechanisms of Formation, Operation and Survival
1st Edition
By Agnieszka Miarka
April 14, 2025
This book provides an insightful analysis and holistic account of the process of the formation of de facto states in the post-Soviet area. Looking beyond the stereotype of mere puppet subjects, the author explores the contemporary operation of separatist regions in Abkhazia and South Ossetia, ...
Non-Democratic Federalism and Decentralization in Post-Soviet States
1st Edition
By Irina Busygina, Mikhail Filippov
April 14, 2025
This book challenges the common perception of authoritarian regimes as incompatible with federalism and decentralization. It examines how the leaders of Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan have managed to exploit federalism and decentralization as useful instruments to help them preserve control, avoid...
Civic Activism in Authoritarian Space: Urban Development Interventions in Kazakhstan
1st Edition
By Sara O’Connor
March 31, 2025
This book is about citizenship under globalized governance, and how people in urban spaces maneuver overlapping authorities to advance their common interests. It shows how citizens can affect change in the policy implementation process by creating spaces and opportunities for political ...
Systemic and Non-Systemic Opposition in the Russian Federation: Civil Society Awakens?
1st Edition
By Cameron Ross
October 14, 2024
Over the period December 2011-July 2013 a tidal wave of mass protests swept through the Russian Capital and engulfed scores of cities and regions. Civil society, it appeared, had at last woken up. This fascinating book examines the rise and fall of the non-systemic opposition and the role of the ...
The Russia-Ukraine War of 2022: Faces of Modern Conflict
1st Edition
Edited
By Agnieszka Kasińska-Metryka, Karolina Pałka-Suchojad
October 04, 2024
This volume examines the war in Ukraine from a range of historical, military and feminist perspectives, exploring aspects such as the attitude of neighboring states, political leadership, local government, social mechanisms and the cultural and media policies of both Russia and Ukraine. The ...
Russia and EU in the New World Disorder: Revisiting Sovereignty and Balance of Power in the study of Russian Foreign Policy
1st Edition
By Aziz Elmuradov
May 27, 2024
This book makes an original contribution to Russia-EU literature by analyzing constructions and trans-formations of the Russian ‘Self’ in relation to the European "Other". It provides an orientation towards understanding Russian foreign policy discourse under Putin and offers a thorough analysis of...
Euro-Atlantic Discourse in Georgia: The Making of Georgian Foreign and Domestic Policy After the Rose Revolution
1st Edition
By Frederik Coene
September 30, 2021
How have discourses of Euro-Atlanticism been used in domestic and international affairs by the political elite in Georgia? After the 2003 Rose Revolution, as relations with Russia soured, a Euro-Atlantic orientation portrayed as a single and coherent strategy became the cornerstone of Georgian ...
The Politics and Complexities of Crisis Management in Ukraine: A Historical Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Gregory Simons, Mykola Kapitonenko, Viktor Lavrenyuk, Erik Vlaeminck
September 30, 2021
Ukraine gained its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. In the decades between the end of the cold war and the crisis of 2014, the country suffered a large decline in agricultural and industrial production, plunging economic indicators into a sharp decline and leading to large-scale poverty ...
Vocabularies of International Relations after the Crisis in Ukraine
1st Edition
Edited
By Andrey Makarychev, Alexandra Yatsyk
September 30, 2021
The conflict in Ukraine and Russia's annexation of Crimea has undoubtedly been a pivotal moment for policy makers and military planners in Europe and beyond. Many analysts see an unexpected character in the conflict and expect negative reverberations and a long-lasting period of turbulence and ...
Crises in the Post‐Soviet Space: From the dissolution of the Soviet Union to the conflict in Ukraine
1st Edition
Edited
By Felix Jaitner, Tina Olteanu, Tobias Spöri
June 30, 2021
The breakup of the Soviet Union led to the creation of new states and territorial conflicts of different levels of intensity. Scrutinising the post‐Soviet period, this volume offers explanations for both the frequency and the intensity of crises in the region.This book argues that the societies ...
Militant Right-Wing Extremism in Putin’s Russia: Legacies, Forms and Threats
1st Edition
By Miroslav Mareš, Martin Laryš, Jan Holzer
June 30, 2021
Militancy continues to be characteristic of many supporters of the Russian far right, encompassing a belligerent rhetoric, a strong perception of participants as political warriors and often the use of physical violence. How serious a threat does Russian militant right-wing extremism pose to Russia...