POST-SOVIET TRANSFORMATIONS THROUGH THE PRISM OF TRANZITOLOGY
Journal Title: Регіональні студії - Year 2017, Vol 10, Issue
Abstract
The problems which arose before transitology taking into account contradictory course of post-soviet political transformations are considered in the article. The overview of main approaches is given. Proposals on modernizing the transit paradigm and ways of future researches are given. Sure, the paradigm of democratic transit played the positive role, however obviously, that realities of postsoviet space do not coincide with positions of this model. Absolute majority of postsoviet countries which examined by transit within the limits of the “third waves of democratization”, did not move up considerable appearance in the construction of democracy. Part from their re-consolidated authoritarian modes on new basis, and majority presently is in an indefinite phase between authoritarianism and democracy. Accordingly, useful to research of the modes of postsoviet space is concept of delegate democracy, and also scientific attention to efficiency and stability of the state in transit societies.
Authors and Affiliations
А. С. Трач
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