Independent Belarus - Domestic Determinants, Regional Dynamics & Implications for the West

Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-916458-94-2
Verlag: Harvard University Press

Buch, Englisch, 512 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 753 g

The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 ushered in a period of democratization and market reform extending across the East-Central European region, with one important exception: Belarus. Ironically, Belarus's fledgling attempts at democracy produced a leader who has suspended the post-Soviet constitution and its institutions and created a personal dictatorship. Located in the center of the European continent, Belarus lies at the crossroads of an expanded NATO and the Russian "near abroad." This fact underlines the importance of Belarus to European security and to East-West relations. To discuss developments in Belarus, an international group of scholars and policymakers gathered at Harvard University in 1999. The broad spectrum of issues covered is examined in this volume, providing an understanding of Belarus today and its prospects for the future. In addition to the editors, contributors include Timothy Colton, David Marples, Uladzimir Padhol, Rainer Lindner, Patricia Brukoff, Leonid Zlotnikov, Arkadii Moshes, Andrei Sannikov, Yuri Drakokhrust, Dmitri Furman, John Reppert, Astrid Sahm, Kirsten Westphal, Hrihoriy Perepelytsia, Algirdas Gricius, Agnieszka Magzdiak-Miszewska, Hans-Georg Wieck, Sherman Garnett, Elaine Conkievich, and Caryn Wilde.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Balmaceda, Margarita M.

Clem, James I.

Tarlow, Lisbeth L.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Brukoff, Patricia

Colton, Timothy J.

Conkievich, Elaine M.

Drakokhrust, Yuri

Furman, Dmitri

Garnett, Sherman W.

Gricius, Algirdas

Lindner, Rainer

Marples, David R.

Moshes, Arkadii

Padhol, Uladzimir

Perepelytsia, Hrihoriy

Reppert, John C.

Sahm, Astrid

Sannikov, Andrei

Westphal, Kirsten

Wieck, Hans-Georg

Wilde, Caryn

Zlotnikov, Leonid

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Sahm, Astrid
Astrid Sahm is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Science, Mannheim University.

Wieck, Hans-Georg
Hans-Georg Wieck is the Former Head of the OSCE Advisory and Monitoring Group in Belarus

Zlotnikov, Leonid
Leonid Zlotnikov is an Economic Consultant at the International Finance Corporation, Minsk.

Colton, Timothy J.
Timothy J. Colton is Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies, and Director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, at Harvard University.

Padhol, Uladzimir
Uladzimir Padhol is Professor of Philosophy at the Belarusian People's University, Minsk.

Moshes, Arkadii
Arkadii Moshes is Head of Section and Researcher at the European Security and Arms Control Section, European Policy Department, Institute of Europe.

Sannikov, Andrei
Andrei Sannikov is a Member of both the Coordinating Council of Democratic Forces of Belarus and of the National Executive Council.

Lindner, Rainer
Rainer Lindner is a Researcher and Lecturer at the Department of History and Sociology, University of Konstanz, Germany.

Gricius, Algirdas
Algirdas Gricius is an Associate Professor of Political Science at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University.

Westphal, Kirsten
Kirsten Westphal is a Fellow at the Institute of Politics, Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.

Wilde, Caryn
Caryn Wilde is a Consultant and International Development Specialist currently advising USAID/Russia.

Reppert, John C.
John C. Reppert is Executive Director for Research, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

Furman, Dmitri
Dmitri Furman is Director of the Commonwealth of Independent States Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Europe.

Tarlow, Lisbeth L.
Lisbeth Tarlow is Associate Director, Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies, Harvard University.

Clem, James I.
James I. Clem is Executive Officer at the Harvard Academy for International and Area Studies.

Conkievich, Elaine M.
Elaine M. Conkievich is Deputy Head, Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe, Yerevan, Armenia.

Balmaceda, Margarita M.
Margarita M. Balmaceda is Assistant Professor at Seton Hall University.

Marples, David R.
David R. Marples is Professor of History at the University of Alberta.

Perepelytsia, Hrihoriy
Hrihoriy Perepelytsia is Head of the Military Department of the National Institute for Strategic Studies, Ukraine, and Associate Professor at the Institute of International Relations, Taras Shevchenko National University, Kyiv.

Drakokhrust, Yuri
Yuri Drakokhrust is an editor at the Belarusian Service of Radio Liberty, Prague, Czech Republic.