Great Power Competition and the Path to Democracy: The Case of Georgia, 1991-2020 Burkadze Zarina
Great Power Competition and the Path to Democracy: The Case of Georgia, 1991-2020 Burkadze Zarina Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, newly formed transitional regimes took up the challenging…
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Great Power Competition and the Path to Democracy: The Case of Georgia, 1991-2020 Burkadze Zarina
Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, newly formed transitional regimes took up the challenging task of democratization, a task that was complicated by competition between great world powers over the future of such regimes. In doing so, it challenges the conventional wisdom that competition between promoters of democracy and autocracy reduces the effectiveness of efforts toward democracy.Using the compelling example of Georgia, author Zarina Burkadze argues that great power competition may distribute political power in a way that causes a democratic regime to emerge, supporting her argument with evidence from an impressive array of archival sources as well as from sixty-six interviews with state officials, This book explores the effects and implications of competition between Russia and Western nations, with specific reference to democratization in the case of Georgia.