Uncertain Democracy: U.S. Foreign Policy and Georgia's Rose RevolutionUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, 2009 - 180 pages Lincoln Mitchell tracks the course of events leading up to the recent revolution in the former Soviet republic of Georgia, analyzes the contributing factors, and explores the role of the United States both in contributing to the revolution and in Georgia's failure to live up to its democratic promise. |
Contents
2 | 21 |
3 | 43 |
4 | 69 |
6 | 112 |
7 | 127 |
PostscriptWar with Russia and Georgias Future | 149 |
| 165 | |
Acknowledgments | 179 |
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Abashidze Abkhazia Ajara American Aslan Abashidze assis authoritarian Bush Bush’s campaign civic civil society coalition Cold War consolidation corruption country’s critical democ democracy assistance democracy in Georgia democracy promotion democratic democratic breakthrough democratizing countries demonstrations efforts electoral ernment exit poll fair elections foreign policy former Soviet Union fraud freedom funding Geor Georgian democracy Georgian government Georgian politics gian goals government’s important Iraq issues kashvili Kmara Kvemo Kartli Labor leaders leadership less ment Mikheil Saakashvili minister nadze Natalashvili NGOs Nino Burjanadze November opposition parties Orange Revolution organizations parliament parliamentary elections percent political parties position post-Rose Revolution post-Soviet president presidential election programs racy reform Revival Rights role Rose Revolution Russia semidemocratic Shevard Shevardnadze regime South Ossetia Soviet Union strategy strong tance Tbilisi tion U.S. democracy assistance U.S. government United viewed vote voter lists Zurab Zhvania