Post-Rose Revolution Georgia : How democratization went wrong - and why authoritarianism also may have backfired

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Euxeinos : Governance and Culture in the Black Sea Region ; 2013 (2013), 9. - pp. 15-21. - Center für Governance und Kultur in Europa. - eISSN 2296-0708
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This essay outlines how the redesign of Georgian political institutions after the Rose Revolution was largely driven by the power-seeking strategies of the new elite. Building on previous critical assessments of the post-revolution reforms, the author argues that the new elite engaged in the “strategic institutional transfer”. While publically touting western institutions as a basis for reform, the reformers strategically neglected crucial components of the institutions which they aimed to transfer. This ultimately strengthened authoritarian institutions behind a democratic façade. To conclude, the author discusses discuss how this power-seeking strategy may have recently backfired in the recent parliamentary elections and potentially “accidentally” contributed to the democratization of Georgia.
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ISO 690DOBBINS, Michael, 2013. Post-Rose Revolution Georgia : How democratization went wrong - and why authoritarianism also may have backfired. In: Euxeinos : Governance and Culture in the Black Sea Region. Center für Governance und Kultur in Europa. 2013(9), pp. 15-21. eISSN 2296-0708
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@article{Dobbins2013PostR-50226,
  year={2013},
  title={Post-Rose Revolution Georgia : How democratization went wrong - and why authoritarianism also may have backfired},
  url={https://gce.unisg.ch/en/euxeinos/archive/09},
  number={9},
  volume={2013},
  journal={Euxeinos : Governance and Culture in the Black Sea Region},
  pages={15--21},
  author={Dobbins, Michael}
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