{"product_id":"democracy-in-a-russian-mirror-hardback-9781107053397","title":"Democracy in a Russian Mirror (Hardback) 9781107053397","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDemocracy in a Russian Mirror\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book examines the current state of Russia and the prospects for democracy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAdam Przeworski (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107053397, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 21 May 2015\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e354 pages, 2 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm, 0.69 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'This edited volume examines contemporary Russia in light of democratic theory and democratic theory in light of the Russian experience. It brings together a top-notch group of scholars of democracy and a well-known group of experts on Russian politics from Russia. Their contributions are helpful in understanding how democracy and its individual elements work and illuminate the limits and contradictions of modern democratic countries.' Timothy Frye, Marshall D. Shulman Professor of Post-Soviet Foreign Policy, Columbia University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWhat can we learn about democracy from the experience of post-Soviet Russia? What can we learn about the prospects for democracy in Russia from the experience of 'really existing democracies'? Must some 'pre-requisites', cultural or material, be fulfilled for democracy to become possible? This book examines the current state of Russia and the prospects for democracy, posing several challenges to our understanding of democracy. Thirteen contributors expand the debate over these questions, offering a variety of insights, interpretations, and conclusions vital to understanding the conditions of emergence and survival of successful democracies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Russia: 1. Peculiarities of Russian politics Andranik Migranyan\u003cbr\u003e 2. Imitating democracy, imitating authoritarianism Stephen Holmes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Russian perspectives on democracy, political emancipation, and integrity Mikhail Ilyin\u003cbr\u003e 4. Color revolutions and Russia Valery Solovei\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Democracy in a Russian Mirror: 5. Judging democracy as form of government for given territories: utopia or apologetics? John Dunn\u003cbr\u003e 6. Democracy: ancient and modern, good and bad Pasquale Pasquino\u003cbr\u003e 7. The role of elections in democracy Boris Makarenko\u003cbr\u003e 8. Elections and the challenge of more democracy José María Maravall\u003cbr\u003e 9. Democracy between elections Ian Shapiro\u003cbr\u003e 10. General settings, regional\/national factors and the concept of non-western democracy Alexei D. Voskressenski\u003cbr\u003e 11. 'Non-western democracy' in the West Adam Przeworski\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Paths of Political Change: 12. Instituting political change John Ferejohn\u003cbr\u003e 13. Political institution and political order(s) Adam Przeworski\u003cbr\u003e 14. How do transitions to democracy get stuck and where? Boris Makarenko and Andrei Melville\u003cbr\u003e Afterword: open issues and disagreements.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political structures: democracy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structures: democracy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structures:%20democracy%20%5BJPHV%5D%22\"\u003eJPHV\u003c\/a\u003e], Political science \u0026amp; theory [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political science \u0026amp; theory\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20science%20\u0026amp;%20theory%20%5BJPA%5D%22\"\u003eJPA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46006044885272,"sku":"9781107053397","price":96.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107053397i_61e8237b-1456-4e86-b5b6-75f56a174f54.jpg?v=1691361639","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/democracy-in-a-russian-mirror-hardback-9781107053397","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}