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How do autocratic governments exploit communication technology in
their efforts to maintain power? Can prodemocracy activists
successfully use that same technology to support the overthrow of
autocratic rulers? Rachel Vanderhill addresses these two questions,
exploring in detail how social media are both aiding and
undermining autocratic regimes in the Middle East, North Africa,
and the former Soviet republics.
While the international system has been evolving in an increasingly
liberal direction, the level of democratic practice within the
post-Soviet region has, on the whole, declined. Two decades after
the popular uprisings against communism, many governments in the
region have successfully blunted both popular and international
pressures for democratic consolidation. Each selection in this
volume explores how international factors interact with domestic
conditions to explain the persistence of authoritarianism
throughout the region. The selections in the volume cover several
countries, including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, South
Ossetia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus; special attention is paid
to the Russian Federation since it is both a member of the region
and acts as an external actor influencing the political development
of its neighbors. This volume is especially relevant as the world
again experiences the surprising overthrow of long-running
authoritarian regimes. The failure of democratic consolidation
among post-Soviet states offers important lessons for policymakers
and academics dealing with the recent wave of political transitions
in the Middle East and Asia.
While the international system has been evolving in an increasingly
liberal direction, the level of democratic practice within the
post-Soviet region has, on the whole, declined. Two decades after
the popular uprisings against communism, many governments in the
region have successfully blunted both popular and international
pressures for democratic consolidation. Each selection in this
volume explores how international factors interact with domestic
conditions to explain the persistence of authoritarianism
throughout the region. The selections in the volume cover several
countries, including Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, South
Ossetia, Ukraine, Moldova, and Belarus; special attention is paid
to the Russian Federation since it is both a member of the region
and acts as an external actor influencing the political development
of its neighbors. This volume is especially relevant as the world
again experiences the surprising overthrow of long-running
authoritarian regimes. The failure of democratic consolidation
among post-Soviet states offers important lessons for policymakers
and academics dealing with the recent wave of political transitions
in the Middle East and Asia.
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