The role of external factors in advancing non-liberal democratic forms of political rule: a case study of Russia's influence on Central Asian regimes

Jackson, N

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“…This is similar to what the United States used to be accused of during the Cold War, but such efforts by various actors continue today. Russia is the most conspicuous (Tolstrup 2009, Jackson 2010. For example, after the OSCE's active role in the colored revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine, Russia (unsuccessfully) pushed for institutional reforms to curtail the independence of OSCE observers (Fawn 2006).…”

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International Influences on Elections in New Multiparty States

Kelley

2012

Annu. Rev. Polit. Sci.

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Practitioners and politicians have long debated the wisdom of pushing countries to hold elections, with some arguing for its necessity and others warning of its futility and even danger. Yet, research on how varying types of international activities affect the conduct and structure of elections still has a long way to go to be able to inform this debate. This article discusses the myriad international forms of engagement with elections and reviews the research on their ability to improve election quality. It also explores the more nefarious international activities, which are even less well understood than the efforts to improve elections. Given the mixed outcomes and findings, much work remains to be done, especially in specifying the conditions under which various effects occur. Such work has both practical and theoretical merits and can shed light on broader scholarly inquiries about the international dimensions of democratization.

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Section: The Dark Sidementioning

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International Influences on Elections in New Multiparty States

Kelley

2012

Annu. Rev. Polit. Sci.

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“…This model of 'democracy' is premised on the idea of the strong state as a fundamental condition for Russia's national survival and an important factor in the success of its political, security and economic reforms. The Russian leadership has advocated this perspective by stating, repeatedly, how the establishment of a strong state was a prerequisite for the revival of Russia's great power status (Jackson 2010). Strong state has been framed as an enduring feature of the Russian political tradition, which has also favoured a popular leader personifying the sovereign state irrespective of his democratic credentials (Smith 2006).…”

Section: Russia's Views On Democracy and Governancementioning

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“…Moscow and Beijing, therefore, have sought some convergence between their own and Central Asian states' perspectives on governance and international relations (Bader, Grävingholt, and Kästner 2010;Kavalski 2007). Russia and China have espoused a set of competing ideas for political and economic development, and presented attractive models for maintaining stability and generating prosperity without democratization (Jackson 2010;Kavalski 2010aKavalski , 2010b). …”

Section: Non-western Frames Of Democracy and Alternative Models Of Gomentioning

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“…The Russian government's discourse has tinged the revolutionary changes in several post-Soviet countries with pejorative connotations, framing them as an on-going process of colonization and domination of the former Communist states by the West (Silitski 2010). In place of public criticisms of the growing authoritarianism of Central Asian governments, the Russian authorities have granted approval to political processes in these states by endorsing the results of elections and assisting their leadership in countering Western pressures to democratize (Jackson 2010).…”

Section: Russia's Views On Democracy and Governancementioning

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Competing perspectives on democracy and democratization: assessing alternative models of democracy promoted in Central Asian states

Omelicheva

2014

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

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“…Russia's policy in the "near abroad" has also been subject to a scholarly debate that has concentrated especially on its political influence, namely: the promotion of authoritarian forms of governance (Jackson 2010) and Russia's management of (in-) stability in the neighborhood (Tolstrup 2009). In addition, the motives behind and instruments in Russian foreign policy have attracted academic interest (Ambrosio 2009;Bader, Grävingholt, and Kästner 2010;Tolstrup 2015), and scholars have analyzed different forms of Russian soft and hard power (Bogomolov and Lytvynenko 2012;Hill 2006;Leonard and Popescu 2007;Sherr 2013).…”

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Beyond geopolitics: exploring the impact of the EU and Russia in the “contested neighborhood”

Ademmer

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Wolczuk

2016

Eurasian Geography and Economics

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While the geopolitical rivalry between the European Union (EU) and Russia over their common neighborhood has increasingly attracted academic and public attention, relatively little is known of its actual influence on domestic institutions and policies. This special issue aims to address this deficit by investigating the joint impact of the EU and Russia on the domestic dynamics of sectoral reform in neighboring countries (NCs) -a key declared goal of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) and the Eastern Partnership (EaP) -in the areas of trade, natural resources, and migration and mobility. It examines the nature of the instruments deployed by the EU and Russia to change domestic reform processes and their impact on domestic actors in the post-Soviet space. This introductory article outlines the key research questions to which answers have been sought by experts in their respective fields and summarizes their key empirical findings in the context of broader conceptual debates. Overall, the contributions to this special issue find a strong disconnect between participation in the EU's or Russia's macro-frameworks for regional integration and domestic sectoral reforms. We show that despite the increasing external competition over the post-Soviet space, domestic actors remain the key agents to account for the pattern of change in the contested neighborhood.

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The role of external factors in advancing non-liberal democratic forms of political rule: a case study of Russia's influence on Central Asian regimes

Cited by 61 publications

References 25 publications

International Influences on Elections in New Multiparty States

International Influences on Elections in New Multiparty States

Competing perspectives on democracy and democratization: assessing alternative models of democracy promoted in Central Asian states

Beyond geopolitics: exploring the impact of the EU and Russia in the “contested neighborhood”

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