Georgia : : From Autocracy to Democracy / / Neil MacFarlane, Stephen F. Jones.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
• VerfasserIn: Jones, Stephen F.,; MacFarlane, Neil,
• MitwirkendeR: Chitashvili, Marine,; Davitashvili, Zurab,; Jones, Stephen F.,; Khelashvili, Giorgi,; Macfarlane, Neil,; Menabde, Vakhtang,; Sabanadze, Natalie,; Salukvadze, Joseph,; Sichinava, David,; Tokmazishvili, Mikheil,; Tsereteli, Mamuka,; Usupashvili, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 14 Figures

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 European Union, and Georgia’s 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 Georgia’s political and economic life. They demonstrate exceptional insight into the extraordinary transformations in Georgia over the last twenty-five years, from the authoritarianism of President Zviad Gamsakhurdia, through the experience of civil war in the 1990s, to democracy today.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- 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 -- Introduction -- 1. Recurring Patterns in Georgian Politics -- 2. New Shifts in Georgian Geography -- 3. Economic and Regional Factors in Georgia’s Political Transformation -- Part Two: Georgia’s Institutional Transformations -- Introduction -- 4. Higher Education and State Building in Georgia -- 5. Taming the Courts: Judicial Reform in Georgia, 1991–2018 -- 6. Elections, Political Parties, and Social Change in Georgia, 2003–2018 -- Part Three: Georgia and the International System -- Introduction -- 7. Georgia’s European Dilemma -- 8. Russian Policy towards Georgia -- 9. Georgia in the International Political Economy -- Afterword -- Contributors -- Index