[PDF] The Caucasus And Central Asia eBook

Author : Arda Özkan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 23,59 MB
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1793651264

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The Caucasus region and Central Asia covers a large part of the Eurasian. Both regions, where Russia and China have a serious influence and visibility, also have a location that reflects the hegemonic expectations of both these actors. In this context, domestic political developments and even internal conflicts in the region can be linked to the policies of Russia and China to a certain extent and have the potential to affect the motives of these two powers. Although Central Asia is rich in natural resources, it is landlocked and has lagged other nations in terms of agricultural production and industrial development. Although the Caucasus is divided into the North, the territory of Russia, and the South, where three independent states are located, it is insufficient in terms of production and development. The Caucasus stands out especially with energy projects and its feature of being a commercial corridor.

Author : Bayram Balci
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 31,38 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 019091727X

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Provides a sophisticated account of both the internal dynamics and external influences in the evolution of Islam in the region

Author : Rajan Menon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 13,95 MB
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1315501716

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This comprehensive exploration of the international environment examines not only traditional political-military concerns but also economic, ethnic, and environmental issues and the role of crime, terrorism, the drug trade, and migration in the security environment of Russia and its neighbours to the south. This approach takes account of both the internal and external aspects of security problems and their interplay. The participation of international authors facilitates the consideration of each problem from all relevant points of view.

Author : Richard Auty
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 39,76 MB
Release : 2006-08-21
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134194145

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Drawing upon recent progress in development economics and political science, the book provides fresh analysis of the Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries transition to a market economy by tracing the impact of natural resource endowment. The book examines the synergies between energy-rich and energy-poor states and highlights the practical consequences of both well-managed and poorly-managed deployment of energy. Featuring contributions from prominent specialists on resource-driven economies, the book argues that unless CCA elites change the way in which they deploy natural resource, revenues regional development will fall short of its potential with possible disastrous consequences. The contributors apply the experience of the developing market economies to demonstrate that the region still holds considerable potential to become an important, stable supplier of raw materials and a source of industrial demand to the global economy. However, the CCA is equally likely to become a threat to the global economy as a consequence of the misuse of energy revenues to promote the interests of predatory political elites.

Author : Touraj Atabaki
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 22,58 MB
Release : 2004-11-10
Category : History
ISBN : 1134319940

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This book focuses on the dynamics among transnational forces within and beyond Central Asia and explores the roles played by diaspora communities in Central Asia and the Caucasus.

Author : Mohiaddin Mesbahi
Publisher :
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 30,94 MB
Release : 1994
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813013084

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Leading Western, Russian, and Central Asian scholars address the two circumstances that continue to affect the Muslim states of the former Soviet Union: The enduring impact of the Soviet experience on ethno-social and political life; and the prospects for the recovery of their own identities now that the Soviet system has collapsed.

Author : Robert Elgie
Publisher : Springer
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 19,77 MB
Release : 2016-05-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1137387815

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This edited collection examines the politics of semi-presidential countries in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Semi-presidentialism is the situation where there is both a directly elected fixed-term president and a prime minister and cabinet that are collectively responsible for the legislature. There are four countries with a semi-presidential constitution in this region - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Kyrgyzstan. The authors introduce the concept of semi-presidentialism, place the countries in a general post-Soviet context, and compare them with Kazakhstan. They investigate the relationship between semi-presidentialism in the formal constitution and the verticality of power in reality, explore the extent to which semi-presidentialism has been responsible for the relative performance of democracy in each country, and chart the relationship within the executive both between the president, prime minister and ministers, and between the executive and the legislature.

Author : Rajan Menon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 30,83 MB
Release : 2016-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1315501724

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This comprehensive exploration of the international environment examines not only traditional political-military concerns but also economic, ethnic, and environmental issues and the role of crime, terrorism, the drug trade, and migration in the security environment of Russia and its neighbours to the south. This approach takes account of both the internal and external aspects of security problems and their interplay. The participation of international authors facilitates the consideration of each problem from all relevant points of view.

Author : Amanda E Wooden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 40,59 MB
Release : 2009-06-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1134207441

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Most books on the Caucasus and Central Asia are country-by-country studies. This book, on the other hand, fills a gap in Central Eurasian studies as one of the few comparative case study books on Central Eurasia, covering both the Caucasus and Central Asia; it considers key themes right across the two regions highlighting both political change and continuity. Comparative case study chapters, written by regional experts from a variety of methodological backgrounds, provide historical context, and evaluate Soviet political legacies and emerging policy outcomes. Key topics include: the varied types and sources of authoritarianism; political opposition and protest politics; predetermined outcomes of post-Soviet economic choices; social and stability impacts of natural resource wealth; variations in educational reform; international norm influence on gender policy and the power of human rights activists. Overall, the book provides a thorough, up-to-date overview of what is increasingly becoming a significant area of concern.