The causes of post-mobilization leadership change and continuity: a comparative analysis of post-color revolution in Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia

"Vasili Rukhadze examines the factors that contributed to post-uprising leadership durability in the Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia in 2004-12, after these countries underwent their so-called "Color Revolutions." Using structured, focused comparison and process tracing, he argues th...

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Main Author: Rukhadze, Vasili (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press August 2021
Series:New comparative politics
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Summary:"Vasili Rukhadze examines the factors that contributed to post-uprising leadership durability in the Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia in 2004-12, after these countries underwent their so-called "Color Revolutions." Using structured, focused comparison and process tracing, he argues that the key independent variable influencing post-mobilization leadership durability is ruling coalition size and cohesion. He demonstrates that if the ruling coalitions are large and fragmented, as in the Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, the coalitions disintegrate, thus facilitating the downfall of the governments. Alternatively, if the ruling coalition is small and cohesive, as in Georgia, the coalition maintains unity, hence helping the government to stay in power. This study advances the debate on regime changes. By drawing a clear distinction between political leaderships that come to power as a result of popular uprisings and governments that take power through normal democratic processes, military coup, or any other means, the research offers one of the first studies on post-mobilization leadership. Rukhadze helps scholars differentiate between the factors that affect durability of post-uprising leadership from those factors that impact durability of all other political leadership, in turn equipping researchers with new tools to study power politics"--
Physical Description:xii, 245 Seiten
ISBN:9780472132652

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