Overview

Beyond the Euromaidan examines the prospects for advancing reform in Ukraine in the wake of the February 2014 Euromaidan revolution and Russian invasion. It examines six crucial areas where reform is needed: deep internal identity divisions, corruption, the constitution, the judiciary, plutocratic ""oligarchs,"" and the economy. On each of these topics, the book provides one chapter that focuses on Ukraine's own experience and one chapter that examines the issue in the broader context of international practice. Placing Ukraine in comparative perspective shows that many of the country's problems are not unique and that other countries have been able to address many of the issues currently confronting Ukraine. As with the constitution, there are no easy answers, but careful analysis shows that some solutions are better than others. Ultimately, the authors propose a series of reforms that can help Ukraine make the best of a bad situation. The book stresses the need to focus on reforms that might not have immediate effect, but that comparative experience shows can solve fundamental contextual challenges. Finally, the book shows that pressures from outside Ukraine can have a strong positive influence on reform efforts inside the country.

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Author:   Henry E. Hale ,  Robert W. Orttung
Publisher:   Stanford University Press
Imprint:   Stanford University Press
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780804798457

ISBN 10:   0804798451
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   07 September 2016
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Establishing Ukraine's Fourth Republic: Reform after Revolution 2. No Way Out? Post-Soviet Ukraine's Memory Wars in Comparative Perspective 3. Democracy and Governance in Divided Societies 4. Corruption in Ukraine: Perpetuum Mobile or the Endplay of Post-Soviet Elites? 5. Corruption in Ukraine in Comparative Perspective 6. Ukrainian Constitutional Politics: Neopatrimonialism, Rent-seeking, and Regime Change 7. Constitutional Performance after Communism: Implications for Ukraine 8. Ukraine's Politicized Courts 9. Judicial Reform in Comparative Perspective: Assessing the Prospects for Ukraine 10. Oligarchs, the Partial Reform Equilibrium and the Euromaidan Revolution 11. Missing the China Exit: A World-Systems Perspective on the Ukrainian State 12. Stuck in Transition: Successes and Failures of Economic Reform in Ukraine 13. Economic Reforms in Ukraine in Comparative Perspective: Formal and Informal Dimensions 14. Conclusion: The Comparative Politics of Reform and Lessons for Ukraine

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This excellent volume identifies the principal obstacles that have restrained reform in Ukraine over the past twenty-five years. It offers smart recommendations for overcoming those barriers and, using a comparative approach, suggests models from other countries that could help put Ukraine on the path endorsed by the Maidan Revolutionto become a normal European state. Steven Pifer, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution; former US Ambassador to Ukraine

Author Information

Henry E. Hale is Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at The George Washington University. Robert W. Orttung is Associate Research Professor of International Affairs at The George Washington University.

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