Alexander Libman

Historical Legacies of Communism

Modern Politics, Society, and Economic Development

Reveals how the legacy of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union affects modern politics, society and economic development in post-Communist Russia....

Holding-Together Regionalism: Twenty Years of Post-Soviet Integration

An in-depth analysis of one of the most important and complex issues of the post-Soviet era, namely the (re-)integration of this highly interconnected...

Autocratic and Democratic External Influences in Post-Soviet Eurasia

As the Ukrainian Crisis shows both political regimes and national borders in Eurasia are still in a state of flux. Bringing together literatures on th...

Eurasian Integration

Challenges of Transcontinental Regionalism

The Eurasian continent, which has for over a century lagged behind in global markets, is currently gaining economic and political momentum. This book ...

Crises in Authoritarian Regimes

Fragile Orders and Contested Power

Krisen offenbaren die Fragilität der Ordnung und fordern die Macht heraus. Wie gehen autoritäre Regime mit ihnen um? Welche Stärken und Schwächen ...

Causes and Consequences of Democratization

The regions of Russia

In recent decades, the regions of Russia have taken different paths of regime transition. Despite the consolidation of an autocratic regime at nationa...

Authoritarian Regionalism in the World of International Organizations

Global Perspective and the Eurasian Enigma

The interconnection between international organizations (IOs) membership and democratization has become a topic of intense debate. However, the main f...

Re-Evaluating Regional Organizations

Behind the Smokescreen of Official Mandates

This book re-evaluates the regional organizations landscape and discusses how organizations with similar mandates can exercise strikingly different go...

Federalism in China and Russia

The book offers a comparative analysis of center-region relations in Russia and in China. The authors focus in particular on fiscal ties and incentive...

Consequences of Informal Autonomy

The Case of Russian Federalism

The book investigates the interplay of formal and informal institutions of the Russian federalism. It describes the evolution of these institutions in...

Federalism in China and Russia

Story of Success and Story of Failure?

The book offers a comparative analysis of center-region relations in Russia and in China. The authors focus in particular on fiscal ties and incentive...

Tax Return as a Political Statement

...