Conflict, Cleavage, and Change in Central Asia and the Caucasus [Paperback]

This volume examines the former Soviet states of Central Asia and the Caucasus.This book brings together distinguished specialists on the former Soviet states of Central Asia and the Caucasus to produce a systematic analysis of elite politics, factionalism, party and interest group formation, and social and ethnic groupings. Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott provide theoretical and comparative chapters on post-communist political development across the region. This book gives students and scholars detailed analysis by leading authorities, plus the latest research data on recent political and economic developments in each country.This book brings together distinguished specialists on the former Soviet states of Central Asia and the Caucasus to produce a systematic analysis of elite politics, factionalism, party and interest group formation, and social and ethnic groupings. Karen Dawisha and Bruce Parrott provide theoretical and comparative chapters on post-communist political development across the region. This book gives students and scholars detailed analysis by leading authorities, plus the latest research data on recent political and economic developments in each country.In this volume, leading specialists provide an analysis of elite politics, factionalism, party and interest group formation, and social and ethnic groupings in Kazakhastan, Kyrgystan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.1. Introduction: perspectives on postcommunist democratization Bruce Parrott; 2. Systemic change and political outcomes Karen Dawisha; Part I. The Caucasus: 3. Political transformations in post-communist Armenia: images and realities Nora Dudwick; 4. Azerbaijan's struggle toward democracy Audrey L. Altstadt; 5. Democratization in Georgia Darrell Slider; Part II. Central Asia: 6. Democratization and the growth of political participation in Kazakhstan Martha Brill Olcott; 7. Kyrgystan: the fate of political liberalization Eugene Huskey; 8. Thwarted dl3)