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.
Hybridisation of Political Order and Contemporary Revisionism
1st Edition
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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
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By Erica Marat, Lauren 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
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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, ...
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...
The Ukraine Conflict: Security, Identity and Politics in the Wider Europe
1st Edition
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By Derek Averre, Kataryna Wolczuk
February 14, 2019
It is not hyperbole to suggest that the foundations of post-cold war security in Europe have been badly damaged by the conflict in Ukraine since 2014. Russia’s annexation of Crimea and intervention in eastern Ukraine appear to have created a ‘simmering’ conflict, which may take years to ...
Many Faces of the Caucasus
1st Edition
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By Nino Kemoklidze, Cerwyn Moore, Jeremy Smith, Galina Yemelianova
August 23, 2018
Studies of the Caucasus in the West have been dominated by issues of security and ethnic conflict based on Eurocentric theoretical paradigms. By contrast, this volume offers contributions from researchers working within a range of disciplines, including history, social anthropology, sociology ...
Russia's Authoritarian Elections
1st Edition
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By Stephen White
August 23, 2018
Russia is the world’s largest country, and its politics affect the entire international community. Formally, who exercises the power of government is decided, as in Western democracies, by competitive elections that are held at regular intervals. But there have increasingly been doubts about the ...
Russian Regional Politics under Putin and Medvedev
1st Edition
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By Cameron Ross
August 23, 2018
Many authors have alluded to the unique nature of Russia’s dual transition and its difficult task of simultaneously reforming its economy and polity. But there is in fact a third transition still far from completed that is of no less importance, the need to reconfigure central-regional relations ...
Transition Economies after 2008: Responses to the crisis in Russia and Eastern Europe
1st Edition
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By Martin Myant, Jan Drahokoupil
August 23, 2018
The economic crisis of 2008, starting from the US banking crisis, affected economic and political development in varied ways around the world. This edited volume examines the impact of the crisis on Eastern Europe and Russia, and the resulting policy responses. Taken as a whole, the economies of ...