Russia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Europe Since 1989: Transformation and Tragedy
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Nearly three decades after the fall of the Berlin Wall, early hopes for the integration of the post-Soviet states into a "Europe whole and free" seem to have been decisively dashed. Europe itself is in the midst of a multifaceted crisis that threatens the considerable gains of the post-war liberal European experiment. In Russia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Europe Since 1989, Katherine Graney provides a panoramic and historically-rooted overview of the process of "Europeanization" in Russia and all fourteen of the former Soviet republics since 1989. Graney argues that deeply rooted ideas about Europe's cultural-civilizational primacy and concerns about both ideological and institutional alignment with Europe continue to influence both internal politics in contemporary Europe and the processes of Europeanization in the post-Soviet world. By comparing the effect of the phenomenon across Russia and the ex-republics, Graney provides a theoretically grounded and empirically rich window into how we should study politics in the former USSR.
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THE THESIS
This book investigates why the post-Cold War project of integrating Russia and the former Soviet republics into a unified European liberal order has largely failed. Katherine Graney, a scholar of post-Soviet politics, utilizes a comparative framework to analyze the cultural and institutional barriers that have hindered Europeanization. She argues that persistent notions of European civilizational primacy and conflicting ideological alignments continue to dictate the political trajectories of these states.
THE SCOPE MAP
What You Will Find
- A comparative analysis of Europeanization processes across Russia and all fourteen former Soviet republics.
- An examination of the cultural and civilizational narratives shaping post-1989 political developments.
- A theoretical framework for evaluating institutional alignment between the post-Soviet space and the European Union.
Scope Limits
- The text does not provide a day-to-day chronicle of every political event in each republic since 1989.
- It does not offer specific policy prescriptions for future diplomatic relations between the EU and the Russian Federation.
THE AUTHORITY PERSPECTIVE
Scholars and students of international relations frequently cite this work for its comprehensive comparative approach to the post-Soviet region. Experts highlight the text as a valuable resource for understanding the structural and ideological tensions that define contemporary European geopolitics.
Page Count:
472
Publication Date:
2019-09-24
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
ISBN-10:
019005509X
ISBN-13:
9780190055097
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International relations
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