Russia and Central Asian Politics · 2020. 2. 24. · 6 • Oil and (natural) gas politics. Tajik...
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Russia and Central Asian Politics February 24, 2020
Bakchiserai, home of the Crimean Khanate (1478 to 1774)
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Announcements
• First assignment is due Thursday night midnight.
• For political science majors, multiple scholarships* are available for next year (including for study abroad). Application deadline: March 2.
• http://www.wmich.edu/politics/scholarships/undergraduate
* Last year's total was $20,000+.
Post-Communist Diversity
The Rest of the FSU The Rest of the FSU
The Rest of the FSU
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Caucasian Topography
• Mountain ranges (Caucasus and Little Caucasus) dominate the region.
• Land link between West Asia and European Russia.• Sandwiched between Black and Caspian Seas.
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PAKISTANAFGHANISTAN
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TajikistanPyanj River(border w/Tajikistan)
Border withPakistan
Kunlun Mtns(China)
Wakhan Corridor
Themes
• Multiple regime types.
Kazakhstan's non-democratic election.
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• Repression.
Ending a protest in Belarus.
• Reversals (color revolutions).
Georgia's Rose Revolution.
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• Personality cults.
Turkmenistan's Niyazov.
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• Oil and (natural) gas politics.
Tajik pipeline.
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• Identity politics.
Armenian national pride.
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• Religion and politics.
Praying in Azerbaijan.
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• Water politics.
Irrigation in Uzbekistan.
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Categorization of Regime Types
Guardianship Democracy Anarchy
Robert Dahl's broad categorization:
Categorization of Regime Types
Non-Democracies Hybrid Regimes Democracies Anarchy
Military Juntas DelegativeDemocracy
UnconsolidatedDemocracies
Self-Governing Societies*
One-Party States Competitive Authoritarianism
Consolidated Democracies
State Collapse
Sultanism
ElectoralAuthoritarianism
Totalitarianism
More conventional, more detailed categorization:
* None exist as contemporary nation-states.
Countries in this course are in emboldened categories.
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Regime Types
• Sultanism– Belarus– Turkmenistan– Uzbekistan
• Electoral Authoritarianism– Azerbaijan– Kazakhstan– Tajikistan
Regime Types
• Unconsolidated democracies– Armenia– Georgia– Kyrgyzstan– Ukraine
• Competitive Authoritarianism– Russia
Site of "color revolutions"
• Georgia 2003• Ukraine 2004• Kyrgyzstan 2005