Do Russia and the European Union have any substantial influence over the political trajectories of post-Soviet states? Shedding new light on the interplay between domestic and external drivers of regime change, Jakob Tolstrup analyzes the impact of Russia and the EU on the democratization and autocratization processes in Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine.
Jakob Tolstrup is assistant professor of political science at Aarhus University.
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"This is a timely, if not prescient, book.... [Tolstrup provides] a rich description of the democratic (or mostly nondemocratic) development of Belarus, Moldova, and Ukraine and the influence Russia and the EU have had."—Frank Schimmelfennig, Slavic Review
"Extremely impressive.... Provides a nuanced view of the important role that external actors have played in promoting both democracy and autocracy."—Thomas Ambrosio, North Dakota State University
"Offers illuminating comparative insights and makes several important contributions to the literature on the international dimension of democratization."—Sergiy Kudelia, Baylor University
