The Color Revolutions

Lincoln A. Mitchell

Published by University of Pennsylvania Press 2012

The Color Revolutions

Lincoln A. Mitchell

https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812207095

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About this book

This book explores the origins of the Color Revolutions in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan, asking what made them possible and what their impact was in each of these three countries. Ultimately, it argues that they had little impact on democratic development and were as much reflections of continuity as of radical change.

Author / Editor information

Lincoln A. Mitchell is Associate Research Scholar at the Harriman Institute, Columbia University and author of Uncertain Democracy: U.S. Foreign Policy and Georgia's Rose Revolution, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Reviews

"Although analytic reflections on the Color Revolutions are accumulating, nothing available matches this book's scope and depth. Mitchell's account, consistently searching and thorough, balanced and judicious, leads to some surprising and weighty conclusions that challenge the existing conventional wisdom on the Color Revolutions. It will likely stand for many years as the definitive work on the subject."—Thomas Carothers, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

"The Color Revolutions represents an important contribution to our understanding of what actually happened at the time and provides extremely useful insight about what the future might—or might not—hold for other countries where the desire for democracy is great but the roots of democracy are weak."—Richard Miles, former U.S. ambassador to Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Bulgaria

"Lincoln Mitchell has written a sober, concise, and thought-provoking analysis of the color revolutions in the former Soviet Union. As both a scholar and practitioner, he offers a unique and nuanced perspective on issues central to those revolutions and to regime change more broadly. His book is a must-read for anyone who wants a clear-eyed vision of the opportunities and pitfalls of democracy promotion in the twenty-first century."—Lucan Way, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Toronto

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Chapter 1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Pre-Color Revolution Regimes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Chapter 3. Electoral Breakthroughs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	44
Chapter 4. The U.S. Role Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter 5. Russia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
Chapter 6. Democracy After the Color Revolutions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
Chapter 7. Exporting Color Revolutions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Chapter 8. Misreading Democratic Breakthroughs: U.S. Policy After the Color Revolutions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	167
Chapter 9. The End of an Era Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	187
Appendix: Studying Color Revolutions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	200
Notes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	211
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	223
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245

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Language: English
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 256
Keywords: Political Science; History; Public Policy; Human Rights; Law; European History; World History

eBook

Published: June 22, 2012
ISBN: 9780812207095