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  • The Pitfalls of Family Rule

    Patronage Norms, Family Overreach, and Political Crisis in Kazakhstan and Beyond

    by Barbara Junisbai ...
    In The Pitfalls of Family Rule**, Barbara Junisbai questions the conceptual divide separating democracy from nondemocracy as well as that separating "strong" authoritarian rulers from "weak" ones.** Focusing on patronage, endemic to post-Soviet Eurasia but also present the world over, she untangles the spoils agreements that bind elites to strongman presidents. Incorporating multiple case studies, ... Read more

    $30.59 USD

  • The Nazarbayev Generation

    Youth in Kazakhstan

    by Aziz Burkhanov, Ulan Bigozhin, Douglas Blum, Reuel R. Hanks, Sabina Insebayeva, Azamat K. Junisbai, Barbara Junisbai, Karlygash Kabatova, Daniyar Kosnazarov, Diana T. Kudaibergenova, Nazgul Mingisheva, Zhanar Nagayeva, Dina Sharipova, Galym Zhussipbek, Peter Rollberg, Rico Isaacs, Alexandra Tsay ...
    Series series Contemporary Central Asia: Societies, Politics, and Cultures
    This social and cultural analysis provides a new understanding of Kazakhstan’s younger generations that emerged during the rule of Nursultan Nazarbayev, who has been presiding over Kazakhstan for the thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Half of Kazakhstan’s population was born after he took power and have no direct memory of the Soviet regime. Since the early 2000s, they have lived ... Read more

    $40.99 USD

  • Mass Media in the Post-Soviet World

    Market Forces, State Actors, and Political Manipulation in the Informational Environment after Communism

    by Marlene Laruelle, Marlene Laruelle, Peter Rollberg, Peter Rollberg, Andreas Umland, Tudor Vlad, Lee B. Becker, Jack Snyder, Maria Lipman, Jonathan Becker, Marta Dyczok0, Oleg Manaev1, Barbara Junisbai2, Azamat Junisbai3, Nicola Ying Fry4, Kornely Kakachia5, Tamara Pataraia6, Michael Cecire7, Elisabeth Schimpfossl8, Ilya Yablokov9, Sarah Oates0, Luca Anceschi1, Abdulfattoh Shafiev2, Marintha Miles3, Olena Nikolayenko4, Navbahor Imamova5 ...
    Series Book 178 - Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society
    This collection covers the major trends of the media environment of the post-Communist world and their recent development, with special focus on Russia and the post-Soviet space. The term ‘media environment’ covers not just traditional print and electronic media, but new media as well, and ranges from the political to entertainment and various artistic spheres. What role do market forces play in ... Read more

    $32.99 USD

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    The Chinese Challenge to American Primacy

    by Kishore Mahbubani ...
    **From a former president of the United Nations Security Council, an authoritative look at the US, China, and the defining geopolitical contest of the twenty-first century“An excellent and important book on the biggest question in international affairs: how will the relationship between the US and China evolve?” —Martin Wolf, chief economics commentator,** Financial TimesChina and the United ... Read more

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  • Great Games, Local Rules

    The New Great Power Contest in Central Asia

    by Alexander Cooley ...
    The struggle between Russia and Great Britain over Central Asia in the nineteenth century was the original "great game." But in the past quarter century, a new "great game" has emerged, pitting America against a newly aggressive Russia and a resource-hungry China, all struggling for influence over the same region, now one of the most volatile areas in the world: the long border region stretching ... Read more

    $35.09 USD

  • Cool War

    The United States, China, and the Future of Global Competition

    by Noah Feldman ...
    A bold and thought-provoking look at the future of U.S.-China relations, and how their coming power struggle will reshape the competitive playing field for nations around the worldThe Cold War seemingly ended in a decisive victory for the West. But now, Noah Feldman argues, we are entering an era of renewed global struggle: the era of Cool War. Just as the Cold War matched the planet’s reigning ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Kosovo between War and Peace

    Nationalism, Peacebuilding and International Trusteeship

    Edited by Tonny Brems Knudsen, Carsten Bagge Laustsen ...
    Series series Cass Series on Peacekeeping
    A major contribution to the debate about the reconstruction of Kosovo, and to the general discussion surrounding the revived 'trusteeship institution' model in the context of the UN internationalism of the 1990s and the War on Terror following 9/11.Bringing together leading international scholars, this book presents the latest empirical research alongside detailed theoretical analysis. Examining ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • The Dilemmas of Statebuilding

    Confronting the contradictions of postwar peace operations

    Edited by Roland Paris, Timothy D. Sisk ...
    Series series Security and Governance
    This book explores the contradictions that emerge in international statebuilding efforts in war-torn societies.Since the end of the Cold War, more than 20 major peace operations have been deployed to countries emerging from internal conflicts. This book argues that international efforts to construct effective, legitimate governmental structures in these countries are necessary but fraught with ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Russia–EU Relations and the Common Neighborhood

    Coercion vs. Authority

    by Irina Busygina ...
    Series series Post-Soviet Politics
    Examining Russia–EU relations in terms of the forms and types of power tools they use, this book argues that the deteriorating relations between Russia and the EU lie in the deep differences in their preferences for the international status quo. These different approaches, combined with economic interdependence and geographic proximity, means both parties experience significant difficulties in ... Read more

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  • Making the World Safe for Dictatorship

    by Alexander Dukalskis ...
    Authoritarian states work hard to manage their images abroad. They invest in foreign-facing media, hire public relations firms, tout their popular celebrities, and showcase their successes to elite and popular foreign audiences. However, there is a dark side to these efforts that is sometimes overlooked. Authoritarian states try to obscure or censor bad news about their governments and often ... Read more

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  • The Foreign Policy of the European Union

    Assessing Europe's Role in the World

    by Federiga Bindi ...
    An all-inclusive, exhaustive evaluation of the foreign policy of the European UnionFourteen years ago the 2009 Lisbon Treaty put into place the legal and structural foundations for the European Union to play a role as a global actor. In the decade since, the EU itself has undergone intense political and economic stress, from debt crises to the rise of nationalist parties and the strains of Brexit. ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

  • International Multiparty Mediation and Conflict Management

    Challenges of Cooperation and Coordination

    by Sinisa Vukovic ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Security and Conflict Management
    This volume aims to provide a detailed explanation of the effects of cooperation and coordination on international multiparty mediation in conflicts.Contemporary scholarship stresses that the crucial ingredients for a successful multiparty mediation are ‘consistency in interests’ and ‘cooperation and coordination’ between mediators. This book seeks to supplement that understanding by investigating ... Read more

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