β Scribed by Stephen F. Jones; Neil MacFarlane
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Reflecting on the deep and complex changes in Georgian politics over the last quarter of a century, this book highlights the domestic and international developments that have shaped Georgia as a state and society. Georgia: From Autocracy to Democracy covers a wide array of topics, including the economy, elections, judicial and educational systems, relations with the EU, and Georgiaβs interaction with its regional neighbours, including Russia, Turkey, and Iran.
In the book, Georgian policy-makers, practitioners, and scholars who have worked in the administration, in the opposition, in the Third Sector, and in academia provide first-hand perspectives on Georgiaβs political and economic life. They demonstrate unusual insight into the extraordinary transformations in Georgia over the last twenty-five years, from the authoritarianism of President Gamsakhurdia, through the experience of civil war in the 1990s, to democracy today.
Contents
List of Figures and Tables
Foreword: Networks, Mentors, as Agents of Change?
Preface: Reflections on the Georgian State
Acknowledgments
Notes on Transliteration and Terminology
Introduction
Part One. Historical and Geographical Context
1 Recurring Patterns in Georgian Politics
2 New Shifts in Georgian Geography
3 Economic and Regional Factors in Georgiaβs Political Transformation
Part Two. Georgiaβs Institutional Transformations
4 Higher Education and State Building in Georgia
5 Taming the Courts: Judicial Reform in Georgia, 1991β2018
6 Elections, Political Parties, and Social Change in Georgia, 2003β2018
Part Three. Georgia and the International System
7 Georgiaβs European Dilemma
8 Russian Policy towards Georgia
9 Georgia in the International Political Economy
Afterword
Contributors
Index
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