Beyond the Euromaidan

Comparative Perspectives on Advancing Reform in Ukraine

AvHenry E. Hale,Robert W. Orttung

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Engelska, 2016

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Beyond the Euromaidan examines the prospects for advancing reform in Ukraine in the wake of the February 2014 Euromaidan revolution and Russian invasion. It examines six crucial areas where reform is needed: deep internal identity divisions, corruption, the constitution, the judiciary, plutocratic "oligarchs," and the economy. On each of these topics, the book provides one chapter that focuses on Ukraine's own experience and one chapter that examines the issue in the broader context of international practice.Placing Ukraine in comparative perspective shows that many of the country's problems are not unique and that other countries have been able to address many of the issues currently confronting Ukraine. As with the constitution, there are no easy answers, but careful analysis shows that some solutions are better than others. Ultimately, the authors propose a series of reforms that can help Ukraine make the best of a bad situation. The book stresses the need to focus on reforms that might not have immediate effect, but that comparative experience shows can solve fundamental contextual challenges. Finally, the book shows that pressures from outside Ukraine can have a strong positive influence on reform efforts inside the country.

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Utgivningsdatum:2016-09-07
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:336
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781503600102
Förlag:Stanford University Press

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Henry E. Hale is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University. Robert W. Orttung is Associate Research Professor of International Affairs at The George Washington University.

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"This excellent volume identifies the principal obstacles that have restrained reform in Ukraine over the past twenty-five years. It offers smart recommendations for overcoming those barriers and, using a comparative approach, suggests models from other countries that could help put Ukraine on the path endorsed by the Maidan Revolution—to become a normal European state."—Steven Pifer, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine "Beyond the Euromaidan is a fantastic collection of essays from some of the world's best experts on Ukraine on one of the most pressing issues of our time: prospects for reform in Ukraine. You cannot understand, evaluate, or support Ukraine's current political and economic reform agenda without first reading this book."—Michael McFaul, Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and Professor of Political Science, Stanford University; former U.S. Ambassador to Russia

Innehållsförteckning

1. Establishing Ukraine's Fourth Republic: Reform after Revolution2. No Way Out? Post-Soviet Ukraine's Memory Wars in Comparative Perspective3. Democracy and Governance in Divided Societies4. Corruption in Ukraine: Perpetuum Mobile or the Endplay of Post-Soviet Elites?5. Corruption in Ukraine in Comparative Perspective6. Ukrainian Constitutional Politics: Neopatrimonialism, Rent-seeking, and Regime Change7. Constitutional Performance after Communism: Implications for Ukraine8. Ukraine's Politicized Courts9. Judicial Reform in Comparative Perspective: Assessing the Prospects for Ukraine10. Oligarchs, the Partial Reform Equilibrium and the Euromaidan Revolution11. Missing the China Exit: A World-Systems Perspective on the Ukrainian State12. Stuck in Transition: Successes and Failures of Economic Reform in Ukraine13. Economic Reforms in Ukraine in Comparative Perspective: Formal and Informal Dimensions14. Conclusion: The Comparative Politics of Reform and Lessons for Ukraine