Routledge Europe-Asia Studies
About the Book Series
The Routledge Europe-Asia Studies Series focuses on the history and current political, social and economic affairs of the countries of the former ‘communist bloc’ of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Asia. As well as providing contemporary analyses it explores the economic, political and social transformation of these countries and the changing character of their relationships with the rest of Europe and Asia.
Russia and the World: The Internal-External Nexus
1st Edition
Edited
By Natasha Kuhrt
October 14, 2024
This volume brings together analyses of key domestic, foreign and security policy issues during the Putin and Medvedev administrations. Indeed, the chapters demonstrate the extent to which domestic and foreign policy issues are inextricably linked, in particular in the domain of security, whether '...
Hybridisation of Political Order and Contemporary Revisionism
1st Edition
Edited
By Nik Hynek, Vít Střítecký
May 27, 2024
This volume argues that contemporary political and security revisionism should not be considered a homogenous attack against the international order but rather a bag of tailor-made strategies to exploit opportunities found in various, highly localised contexts. Scholars with backgrounds in ...
Justice, Crime, and Citizenship in Eurasia: A Sociolegal Perspective
1st Edition
Edited
By Erica Marat, Lauren A. McCarthy
May 27, 2024
What role does law play in post-communist societies? This book examines the law as a social institution in Eurasia, exploring how it is shaped in everyday interactions between state and society, organisations and individuals, and between law enforcement and other government entities. It bridges the...
Post-Soviet Conflict Potentials
1st Edition
Edited
By Cindy Wittke
May 27, 2024
Instead of resurrecting old images and nourishing new narratives about a ‘New Cold War’, Post-Soviet Conflict Potentials features politically and legally oriented critical investigations into conflict potentials and dynamics in the post-Soviet region and beyond. Contributions coming from the ...
The European Union, Russia and the Post-Soviet Space: Shared Neighbourhood, Battleground or Transit Zone on the New Silk Road?
1st Edition
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By Viktoria Akchurina, Vincent Della Sala
May 27, 2024
This book is an exploration of how the European Union (EU) and other regional actors construct, understand and use different forms of power in a political space that is increasingly referred to as "Greater Eurasia". The contributors examine the extent that the understanding of power shapes how ...
The Russian Revolution and Stalinism
1st Edition
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By Graeme Gill, Roger D. Markwick
September 25, 2023
This book focuses upon significant aspects of Stalinism as a system in the USSR. It sheds new light on established questions and addresses issues that have never before been raised in the study of Stalinism. Stalinism constitutes one of the most striking and contentious phenomena of the twentieth ...
The Russian-speaking Populations in the Post-Soviet Space: Language, Politics and Identity
1st Edition
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By Ammon Cheskin, Angela Kachuyevski
September 25, 2023
In the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea, this volume examines the relationship Russia has with its so-called ‘compatriots abroad’. Based on research from Belarus, Estonia, Kazakhstan, Latvia and Ukraine, the authors examine complex relationships between these individuals, their home states, ...
New Media in New Europe-Asia
1st Edition
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By Jeremy Morris, Natalya Rulyova, Vlad Strukov
December 18, 2020
This volume offers an in-depth investigation of the role of new media in the political, social and cultural life in the region of Europe-Asia. By focusing on new media, which is understood primarily as internet-enabled networked social practice, the book puts forward a political and cultural ...
Activist Citizenship in Southeast Europe
1st Edition
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By Adam Fagan, Indraneel Sircar
June 30, 2020
This volume explores recent episodes of progressive citizen-led mobilisation that have spread across Southeast Europe over the past decade. These protests have allowed citizens the opportunity to challenge prevailing notions of citizenship and provided the chance to redress what is perceived to be ...
Authoritarian Powers: Russia and China Compared
1st Edition
Edited
By Stephen White, Ian Mcallister, Neil Munro
December 17, 2019
The statistics detailing the socioeconomic growth of Russia and China are impressive. On some projections, China will be the world’s largest economy by 2050, and Russia will be the sixth largest. Yet despite this impressive record of economic growth, a striking feature of both countries is the ...
Geoffrey Swain: Against the Grain
1st Edition
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By Terry Cox
December 13, 2019
Acclaimed historian, and retired Alec Nove Chair in Russian and East European History at the University of Glasgow, Geoffrey Swain, has written extensively on the history of Russia and Eastern Europe during the twentieth century, in particular on Russia during the Civil War, Latvia during the first...
Russian Modernisation: Structures and Agencies
1st Edition
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By Markku Kivinen, Terry Cox
May 14, 2019
Russia’s post-Soviet modernisation is complex and subject to changing interpretations among Russian political leaders and observers of Russia. This has created serious problems for understanding Russia and the changes it is currently undergoing. With this in mind, a new Finnish Centre of Excellence...