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Ghia Nodia – The Dynamics and Sustainability of the Rose Revolution

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This essay seeks to identify what the case of Georgia – more specifically, the Rose Revolution and its aftermath teaches us about the nature of revolutions and the prospects for democracy in countries that are, well, like Georgia 포켓몬스터 x 롬파일 다운로드. The phrase ‘countries like Georgia’ refers to countries and political regimes that are not democratic, but which cannot be considered classical dictatorships either. Therefore, this essay is structured according to the conceptual problems that exist around the democratisation project in our world – and about which the experience of the Rose Revolution in Georgia has something to say 버즈 은인.

Nodia, G., 2005. The dynamics and sustainability of the Rose Revolution. In: M. Emerson, ed. Democratisation in the European neighbourhood 다운로드. Brussels: Centre for European Policy Studies, 38–52.

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Niklas Nilsson – The October 2012 Elections and the Role of Democracy in Georgia’s Foreign Policy

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This paper explains why democratization has obtained a central role in Georgia’s foreign policy since 2003. The paper’s main argument is that Georgia’s pursuit of integration with the Euro-Atlantic security community and building a strong relationship with the U.S 다운로드. required a strong emphasis on Georgia’s international image as a democratic reformer. The paper also argues that the outcome of Georgia’s parliamentary elections in October 2012 should be understood in this perspective 피싱마스터 다운로드. The fact that the elections were free and fair enough to allow for the opposition’s victory is attributable to the ruling party’s perceived need to maintain Georgia’s international image as a democratic reformer 다운로드.

Nilsson, N. (2013). The October 2012 Elections and the Role of Democracy in Georgia’s Foreign Policy. Swedish Institute of International Affairs, Occasional Papers No 다운로드. 15

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Giorgi Gvalia, David Siroky, Bidzina Lebanidze & Zurab Iashvili – Thinking Outside the Bloc: Explaining the Foreign Policies of Small States

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What explains change and continuity in the foreign policy behavior of small states? The standard emphasis is made on external and international factors with the conclusion that small states are more likely to bandwagon with threatening great powers than to balance against them 다운로드. Contrary to this approach, this article suggests that state- and individual-level variables can play a greater role in explaining the foreign policy behavior of small states and that small states sometimes choose to balance rather than bandwagon, especially when elite ideology is deeply embedded in formulating foreign policy 007 스펙터.

Gvalia, G., Siroky, D., Lebanidze, B., & Iashvili, Z. (2013). Thinking Outside the Bloc: Explaining the Foreign Policies of Small States 웹페이지 파일 일괄 다운로드. Security Studies, 22(1), 98-131.

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Laurence Broers – Who are the Mingrelians? Language, Identity and Politics in Western Georgia

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This paper deals with the case of the Mingrelians, a group inhabiting the western province of Mingrelia in Georgia, and formerly also part of the disputed territory of Abkhazia 다운로드. The author seeks to identify the different sources constituting a Mingrelian identity and the different frames of reference to which they apply. Secondly the paper will present a survey of the different modern attempts to construct Mingrelian identity, and analyse their approach in relation to the sources of identity available 사다리타기 다운로드.

Broers, Laurence. “Who are the Mingrelians? Language, Identity and Politics in Western Georgia.” 6. Annual Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities 다운로드. 2001.

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Internally Displaced in Georgia: Stories of People from Abkhazia and South Ossetia

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The collection of stories reveals issues that go beyond typical displacement and protection needs and touches on values, issues of identity, feelings and emotions. This book has been developed jointly by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC); Norwegian Refugee Council in Georgia and Panos London’s Oral Testimony Programme, and is part of the larger endeavour to capture IDP voices worldwide 키위 닷컴 다운로드.

A Heavy Burden: Internally Displaced in Georgia. Stories of People from Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2008

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