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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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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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Gerard Toal & John O’Loughlin – Inside South Ossetia: A Survey of Attitudes in a De Facto State

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This article reviews the contending scripts used to understand South Ossetia and the basis of its claim to be a state. Presenting the results of a public opinion survey of Ossetians living in the territory in late 2010, trust in local institutions and leadership, and ethnic Ossetian attitudes towards other groups, return and property, as well as relations with Russia and Georgia are discussed 녹스 멀티 드라이브.

Toal, G., & O’Loughlin, J. (2013). Inside South Ossetia: a survey of attitudes in a de facto state. Post-Soviet Affairs, 29(2), 136-172 다운로드.

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Eveline Baumann – Post-Soviet Georgia: It’s a Long, Long Way to “Modern” Social Protection…

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This paper is about the ups and downs of setting up a social protection system in Georgia. Whereas in the aftermath of the dismantling of the USSR, a shock therapy was not feasible from a political and economic point of view, the Rose Revolution and the perspective of Georgia “going West” have given an impetus to ultra-liberal social reforms 사랑에 빠진 걸까요 다운로드. However, against the background ofrecurrent social tensions, one cannot exclude a shift towards a more democratic provision of social services.

Baumann, E 다운로드. (2012). Post-Soviet Georgia: It’s a Long, Long Way to” Modern” Social Protection… Economies et Socihes, Serie « Developpement, croissance et progres », F, n° 46, 2/2012, p 스티브 잡스 자서전 pdf 다운로드. 259-285

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Licinia Simão & Maria Raquel Freire – The EU’s Neighborhood Policy and the South Caucasus: Unfolding New Patterns of Cooperation

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This paper looks at the European Union process of engagement in the South Caucasus in the context of its Neighborhood Policy. It looks at how divergent perceptions of the region impact on regional policy choices, with an emphasis on regional cooperation Flaticon download. It is argued that regional cooperation should overcome the artificially constructed “South Caucasus” regional label and unfold along different patterns and variable compositions 다운로드. The paper advances the proposal for a Eurasian/Black Sea security complex, framing in a wider format regional bounds, while maximizing them in new cooperation frames, inverting the tendency for imposed labels and uncooperative stances in the area 솜노트 다운로드.

Simão, L., & Freire, M. R. (2008). The EU’s Neighborhood Policy and the South Caucasus: Unfolding New Patterns of Cooperation 다운로드. Caucasian Review of International Affairs, 2(4), 47-61.

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