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- Title
Nationalism and the Transition to Democracy: The Post-Soviet Experience.
- Authors
Gill, Graeme
- Abstract
The political trajectories of the post-Soviet states are varied, with democracy being the outcome in only a minority of these countries. The different outcomes are striking, given the similarity of starting points. The key to understanding a democratic outcome lies in the different relationships between old regime elites and civil society-based opposition forces, and the ethnic balance in the country. Nationalism, reflected in the popular front movements, was crucial for a democratic outcome.
- Subjects
DEMOCRACY; CIVIL society; NATIONALISM; POLITICAL science; POLITICAL systems
- Publication
Demokratizatsiya, 2006, Vol 14, Issue 4, p613
- ISSN
1074-6846
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3200/DEMO.14.4.613-626