Georgia
From Autocracy to Democracy
Published on 25. September 2020
Book
Hardback
296 pages
978-1-4875-0785-5 (ISBN)
Description
Reflecting on the deep and complex changes in Georgian politics over the last quarter of a century, this book highlights the domestic and international developments that have shaped Georgia as a state and society. Georgia: From Autocracy to Democracy covers a wide array of topics, including the economy, elections, judicial and educational systems, relations with the EU, and Georgia's interaction with its regional neighbours, including Russia, Turkey, and Iran.
In the book, Georgian policy-makers, practitioners, and scholars who have worked in the administration, in the opposition, in the Third Sector, and in academia provide first-hand perspectives on Georgia's political and economic life. They demonstrate unusual insight into the extraordinary transformations in Georgia over the last twenty-five years, from the authoritarianism of President Gamsakhurdia, through the experience of civil war in the 1990s, to democracy today.
In the book, Georgian policy-makers, practitioners, and scholars who have worked in the administration, in the opposition, in the Third Sector, and in academia provide first-hand perspectives on Georgia's political and economic life. They demonstrate unusual insight into the extraordinary transformations in Georgia over the last twenty-five years, from the authoritarianism of President Gamsakhurdia, through the experience of civil war in the 1990s, to democracy today.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Toronto
Canada
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
14 Figures
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
566 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4875-0785-5 (9781487507855)
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Persons
Stephen F. Jones is a professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies at Mount Holyoke College.
Neil MacFarlane is the Lester B. Pearson professor of International Relations and Fellow at St Anne's College, University of Oxford.
Neil MacFarlane is the Lester B. Pearson professor of International Relations and Fellow at St Anne's College, University of Oxford.
Content
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration and Terminology
List of Contributors
Foreword by Giorgi Khelashvili
Preface by David Usupashvili
Introduction by Stephen F. Jones
Part I. Historical and Geographical Context
Key Themes
1. Persistent Patterns in Georgian Politics, Stephen F. Jones
2. New Shifts in Georgian Geography, Joseph Salukvadze and Zurab Davitashvili
3. Economic and Regional Factors in Georgia's Political Transformation, Mikheil Tokmazishvili
Part II. Georgia's Institutional Transformations
Key Themes
4. Higher Education and State-Building in Georgia, Marine Chitashvili
5. Taming the Courts: Judicial Reform in Georgia (1991-2017), Vakhtang Menabde
6. Elections, Political Parties, and Social Change in Georgia (2003-2016), David Sichinava
Part III. Georgia and the International System
Key Themes
7. Georgia's European Dilemma, Natalie Sabanadze
8. Russian Policy towards Georgia, Neil MacFarlane
9. Georgia in the International Political Economy, Mamuka Tsereteli
10. Afterword, Neil MacFarlane
Endnotes
Index
Note on Transliteration and Terminology
List of Contributors
Foreword by Giorgi Khelashvili
Preface by David Usupashvili
Introduction by Stephen F. Jones
Part I. Historical and Geographical Context
Key Themes
1. Persistent Patterns in Georgian Politics, Stephen F. Jones
2. New Shifts in Georgian Geography, Joseph Salukvadze and Zurab Davitashvili
3. Economic and Regional Factors in Georgia's Political Transformation, Mikheil Tokmazishvili
Part II. Georgia's Institutional Transformations
Key Themes
4. Higher Education and State-Building in Georgia, Marine Chitashvili
5. Taming the Courts: Judicial Reform in Georgia (1991-2017), Vakhtang Menabde
6. Elections, Political Parties, and Social Change in Georgia (2003-2016), David Sichinava
Part III. Georgia and the International System
Key Themes
7. Georgia's European Dilemma, Natalie Sabanadze
8. Russian Policy towards Georgia, Neil MacFarlane
9. Georgia in the International Political Economy, Mamuka Tsereteli
10. Afterword, Neil MacFarlane
Endnotes
Index