Transnational Influences in the Transition from Communism

Brown, Archie

doi:10.1080/1060586x.2000.10641485

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“…Much of this scholarship has focused on temporally proximate explanations of democratic change and consolidation (Fish 1998a(Fish , 1998b(Fish , 1999Frye 1997;Bunce 1999a;Di Palma 1990;Gel'man et al 2003;Brown 2000). These explanations appeared plausible: many post-communist states with variable democracy trajectories shared similar starting points in terms of their modernisation.…”

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Unbroken Links? From Imperial Human Capital to Post-Communist Modernisation

Lankina

2012

Europe-Asia Studies

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Unbroken Links? From Imperial Human Capital to Post-Communist Modernisation

Lankina

2012

Europe-Asia Studies

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“…In her study of political learning in Latin America, Bermeo asserted that ‘events in what one might call reference states are an especially important source of political learning’ and that nations become a ‘point of comparison for political actors in another state’ because of geographic proximity, cultural similarity and/or a shared history (Bermeo, 1992, p. 283). Weil likewise emphasized comparability in the spread of democratic values across countries, suggesting that ‘“demonstration effects” probably flow most effectively among “reference groups” of countries that believe their conditions are comparable’ (Weil, 1993, p. 198; see also Brown, 2000, pp. 186–8).…”

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Elites and the Diffusion of Foreign Models in Russia

Rivera

2004

Political Studies

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Globalization has sparked renewed interest in the diffusion of ideas and norms across boundaries. Although much work has focused on diffusion at the macro‐level and on the groups that transmit ideas, few researchers have studied the cognitive processes of political elites as they weigh the merits of various foreign‐inspired models. Drawing on a series of original, in‐depth interviews with Russian parliamentarians and high‐ranking bureaucrats conducted in 1996, this paper makes two contributions to the study of individual‐level borrowing in the Russian context. First, the openness of Russian elites to foreign borrowing is investigated; despite the public rhetoric about Russia's uniqueness, a substantial number of Russian elites are willing to borrow from foreign experience – particularly from models of European welfare capitalism. Second, three explanations of why policy‐makers prefer to emulate some countries rather than others are tested – because they are similar to their own country either geographically, historically or culturally (comparability); because they have geostrategic prominence (prestige); or because they excel economically and/or politically (performance). Comparability and prestige are found to be of lesser importance than performance to Russian elites when considering the merits of various foreign models. Given that Russia closely approximates a most‐likely case for validating explanations stressing comparability, this suggests that the array of foreign ideas that could become part and parcel of Russia's transition process is probably wider than is usually assumed. It also implies that, in general, the regional dimension of diffusion plays a smaller role than previously theorized.

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“…Усі проєкти вторгнення та анексії Куби чи Ямайки, запропоновані переважно південними штатами, були, на той час, відкинуті через внутрішню напруженість, яку вирішила Громадянська війна та перемога Півночі в 1865 році. Сполучені Штати почали будуватися, створюючи основи для першої імперської експансії, яка відбулася через війну проти Іспанії в 1898 році 3 .…”

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“…, Relations Between Latin America and the United States: Balance and Prospects, Politics and Social Movements in an Hegemonic World: Lessons from Africa, Asia and Latin America, р. 16 3. Aguirre L. (2005), Op.…”

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Influence of the United States of America on Politics of Latin American Countries

Kudelko

2022

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This article examines the history of relations between the United States and Latin American countries. The main stages of the development and the defining characteristics of each of them are outlined. It is studied how these actors coexisted after gaining the independence from Spain of most Latin American countries. This article also describes how US expanded its territory by the treaties and wars. The content of the Monroe Doctrine, the Big Stick Policy and the Neighborhood Policy are defined. It analyses impact of these policies on US and Latin American countries. Differences in relations in the period before the Second World War and during the Cold War are outlined. Article demonstrates examples of US interference in Latin American region. The actions of the USA concerning the influence on the domestic policy of the countries of this region during the aggravation of the Cold War are analyzed. Article describes actions that were used against communism in certain countries of the region It analyses Cuban Revolution and political crisis across the whole region in late 1970s - early 1980s and its impact on US. It is argued that the United States became a hegemon first in South America and later expanded its influence on a global scale. It is established that after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the presence of the United States in the region decreased, but they continue to actively interfere in the domestic politics of Latin American countries, albeit to a lesser extent. Article shows how globalization influenced Latin American countries and political changes that happened in this region. Author shares the opinion that USA still plays leading role in foreign policy of the region and as well trying to control to some extent everything that concerns domestic policy of the countries in the region of Latin America.

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Transnational Influences in the Transition from Communism

Cited by 92 publications

References 20 publications

Unbroken Links? From Imperial Human Capital to Post-Communist Modernisation

Unbroken Links? From Imperial Human Capital to Post-Communist Modernisation

Elites and the Diffusion of Foreign Models in Russia

Influence of the United States of America on Politics of Latin American Countries

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