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• Introduction: whats in a colour?
• Donnacha A" Beachain and Abel Polese, Part I - The spreading of colour revolutions: achievements and limits, Georgia - Francoise Companjen, Ukraine - Nathaniel Copsey, Kyrgyzstan
• David Lewis, Moldova
• Ryan Patrick Kennedy, Armenia - Mikayel Zolyan, Azerbaijan - Vicken Cheterian, Part II
• Antidotes for the coloured virus: the regimes strike back, Belarus
• Ustina Marcus, Russia
• Thomas Ambrosio, Uzbekistan
• Matteo Fumagalli and Simon Tordjman, Tajikistan
• Robert Kevlihan and Amri Sherzamonov, Kazakhstan
• Rico Isaacs, Turkmenistan - Donnacha A" Beachain, Conclusion - Donnacha A" Beachain and Abel Polese.
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During the first decade of the 21st century, a remarkable phenomenon swept through the former Soviet Union changing the political, social and cultural landscape. Popularly known as the 'Colour Revolutions', these non-violent protests overthrew autocratic regimes in three post-Soviet republics: the Georgian Rose Revolution (2003), the Ukrainian Orange Revolution (2004), and the Kyrgyzstani Tulip Revolution (2005). This book examines the significance of these regime-change processes for the post-Soviet world in particular and for global politics in the 21st century. Engaging comprehensively with the former Soviet republics, the contributors to this book ask why there wasn't a revolution in a post-Soviet republic such as Russia, despite apparently favourable conditions. They also explore the circumstances that ensured some post-Soviet countries underwent a successful colour revolution whilst others did not. Identifying the conditions for successful colour revolutions, this book asks whether there is a revolutionary blueprint that may be exported to other areas around the world that are under autocratic rule. Carefully considering the ideologies of the post-Soviet ruling regimes, this book demonstrates the manner by which political elites integrated nationalism, authoritarianism and populism into public debates. It analyzes the diverse anti-regime movements, discussing the factors that led to the rise of such factions and outlining how these opposition groups were constituted and operated. In addition, it assesses the impact of external forces including the influence of the USA, the EU, and, Russia. By examining the colour revolution phenomenon in its entirety, this book marks a significant contribution to both our micro and macro understanding of this tide of transformation.
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• Chapter 1. Introduction
• Chapter 2. Pre-Color Revolution Regimes
• Chapter 3 . Electoral Breakthroughs
• Chapter 4. The U.S. Role
• Chapter 5. Russia
• Chapter 6. Democracy After the Color Revolutions
• Chapter 7. Exporting Color Revolutions
• Chapter 8. Misreading Democratic Breakthroughs: U.S. Policy After the Color Revolutions
• Chapter 9. The End of an Era Appendix. Studying Color Revolutions Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments.
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From late 2003 through mid-2005, a series of peaceful street protests toppled corrupt and undemocratic regimes in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan and ushered in the election of new presidents in all three nations. These movements-collectively known as the Color Revolutions-were greeted in the West as democratic breakthroughs that might thoroughly reshape the political terrain of the former Soviet Union. But as Lincoln A. Mitchell explains in The Color Revolutions, it has since become clear that these protests were as much reflections of continuity as they were moments of radical change. Not only did these movements do little to spur democratic change in other post-Soviet states, but their impact on Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan themselves was quite different from what was initially expected. In fact, Mitchell suggests, the Color Revolutions are best understood as phases in each nation's long post-Communist transition: significant events, to be sure, but far short of true revolutions. The Color Revolutions explores the causes and consequences of all three Color Revolutions-the Rose Revolution in Georgia, the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, and the Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan-identifying both common themes and national variations. Mitchell's analysis also addresses the role of American democracy promotion programs, the responses of nondemocratic regimes to the Color Revolutions, the impact of these events on U.S.-Russian relations, and the failed "revolutions" in Azerbaijan and Belarus in 2005 and 2006. At a time when the Arab Spring has raised hopes for democratic development in the Middle East, Mitchell's account of the Color Revolutions serves as a valuable reminder of the dangers of confusing dramatic moments with lasting democratic breakthroughs.
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