Democratization and Security in the Post-Soviet Space

• Autorzy: Michał Słowikowski
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

National security concerns are closely intertwined with the political transformation's vector in the post-Soviet space. In the case of some former Soviet republics, security concerns play such a signifi cant role in their state-building eff orts that they can speed up the democratization process. It is argued that the approach to its own security that Russia implements has a fundamental twofold impact on the political developments in the countries in the area. First, Russian aggressive politics in the area partly explains why some of the post-Soviet countries wish to join Western institutions and thus follow the democratization path. Second, Russia stubbornly undermines their pro-western and pro-democratic vector of development. As a result, irrespective of some positive tendencies emerging recently, the prospect of democratization in the post-Soviet space remains uncertain. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

National security; Democracy; Political changes; Political and systemic transformations; Political system; Post-communist countries

PL

Bezpieczeństwo narodowe; Demokracja; Przemiany polityczne; Przekształcenia ustrojowo-systemowe; System polityczny; Kraje postkomunistyczne

• Czasopismo: Rocznik Instytutu Europy Środkowo-Wschodniej
• Rocznik: 2013
• Numer: R. 11, z. 5
• Strony: 103--121

Twórcy

autor

Michał Słowikowski

• University of Lodz, Poland

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