Articles & Reviews

Exporting Civil Society: The Post-Communist Experience · March 2008
Multilateral organizations, donor governments and international politicians have pushed the conception of civil society as a requisite for the political transformation of post-communist countries
The Problem of Lasting Change: Civil Society and the Colored Revolutions in Georgia and Ukraine · 2008
Civil society played a vital role in the colored revolutions of Georgia and Ukraine, exemplified by the activism of the youth groups Kmara and Pora.
From Democracy Fatigue to Populist Backlash · October 2007
Almost two decades after the fall of communism, the political landscape of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is marked by vivid contrasts.
How Capitalism Was Built · 2007
Anders sees the financial crises of the late 1990s, not as a failure of shock therapy, but a sign that liberalization did not go far enough and the crises forced governments to essentially finish t
Promoting the Rule of Law Abroad: In Search for Knowledge · January 2007
The book was inspired by an expanding field of rule-of-law promotion projects and asks whether this new community of rule-of-law promoters has
The EU’s Transformative Power: Europeanization through Conditionality in Central and Eastern Europe · November 2006
The book analyzes the ways the Europeanization process has interacted with post-communist politics during the first eastward enlargement wave.
Pigs, Wolves and the Evolution of Post-Soviet Competitive Authoritarianism, 1992-2005 · July 2006
In understanding why some autocratic regimes have been more stable than others, this paper focuses on the strength of autocratic regime structures, rather than the role of opposition parties or oth
Effects of U.S. Foreign Assistance on Democracy Building: Results of a Cross-National Quantitative Study · July 2006
This study analyzes the effect of external democracy promotion, and, more specifically, the impact of USAID Democracy and Governance projects.
Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine’s Democratic Breakthrough Anders Aslund and Michael McFaul · July 2006
Nine authors contributed to this compilation, which analyzes various factors that contributed to the democratic breakthrough of Ukraine’s Orange Revolution.
Promoting Independent Media: Strategies for Democracy Assistance · January 2006
Kumar argues that media is a central facet of democracy and democracy building, stating that "a free media is the lifeblood of democracy".
Critical Mission: Essays on Democracy Promotion Thomas Carothers · January 2004
Carothers begins by identifying what he calls “gray zone” states – postcommunist states which have some of the characteristics of transitional democracies, but whos
Problems of Democratic Transition and Consolidation: Southern Europe, South America, and Post-Communist Europe · January 1996
This comparative political work contrasts the paths to democratic transition followed by three regions – Southern Europe, South America and Post-Communist Eastern Europe.

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