Warlords and Coalition Politics in Post-Soviet States / Jesse Driscoll.

By:

Driscoll, Jesse, 1978- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in comparative politicsPublisher: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015Description: 1 online resource : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781316319406
1316319407
9781107478046
1107478049
9781316329443
1316329445

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Warlords and coalition politics in post-Soviet statesDDC classification:

320.94758 23

LOC classification:

JZ1317.2 .D75 2015eb

Other classification:

POL011000

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Contents:

1. Revisionist history -- 2. Predator collusion: a high-stakes game -- 3. Kto kogo? -- 4. Warlord coalitions and militia politics -- 5. Coup-proofing -- 6. Implications -- Case selection and external validity -- Mathematical proofs -- Ninety-seven anonymous warlords.

Summary: "The breakup of the U.S.S.R. was unexpected and unexpectedly peaceful. Though a third of the new states fell prey to violent civil conflict, anarchy on the post-Soviet periphery, when it occurred, was quickly cauterized. This book argues that this outcome had nothing to do with security guarantees by Russia or the United Nations and everything to do with local innovation by ruthless warlords, who competed and colluded in a high-risk coalition formation game. Drawing on a structured comparison of Georgian and Tajik militia members, the book combines rich comparative data with formal modeling, treating the post-Soviet space as an extraordinary laboratory to observe the limits of great powers' efforts to shape domestic institutions in weak states"-- Provided by publisher.

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"The breakup of the U.S.S.R. was unexpected and unexpectedly peaceful. Though a third of the new states fell prey to violent civil conflict, anarchy on the post-Soviet periphery, when it occurred, was quickly cauterized. This book argues that this outcome had nothing to do with security guarantees by Russia or the United Nations and everything to do with local innovation by ruthless warlords, who competed and colluded in a high-risk coalition formation game. Drawing on a structured comparison of Georgian and Tajik militia members, the book combines rich comparative data with formal modeling, treating the post-Soviet space as an extraordinary laboratory to observe the limits of great powers' efforts to shape domestic institutions in weak states"-- Provided by publisher.