Democratic Transition Research: From Western to Post-Soviet East European Scholarship

Oleinikova, O

Democratic Transition Research: From Western to Post-Soviet East European Scholarship

Oleinikova, O

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Publisher:: East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies, 2019, 6 (1), pp. 147 - 167 (20)
Issue Date:: 2019-04-02

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dc.contributor.author	Oleinikova, O https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0538-6462	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-04-02	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies, 2019, 6 (1), pp. 147 - 167 (20)	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	2292-7956	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	This paper is the first of its kind to provide a comparative overview of Western (Western European and North American) and post-Soviet East European transition theories and literature that can be used to understand specifics of post-Soviet transition in Eastern Europe. Bridging the two broad theoretical traditions of East and West, and taking Ukraine as a case study, this literature review adds to the transition literature a discussion that relates to the emergence and interplay of structure and agency theories since the 1950s. In particular, the review sets out the various ways in which the transition from post-Communist government to democracy has been theorized, from a structuralist to an agency-structure approach. Meanwhile, it puts new wind into the sails of the idea that the interplay of structure and agency is more relevant to understanding the transition in Ukraine—reflecting similar dynamics in other post-Communist Eastern European states. This review is a good starting source for those who want to understand the roots of democratic transition research and theories.	en_US
dc.publisher	East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies	en_US
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dc.title	Democratic Transition Research: From Western to Post-Soviet East European Scholarship	en_US
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Abstract:

This paper is the first of its kind to provide a comparative overview of Western (Western European and North American) and post-Soviet East European transition theories and literature that can be used to understand specifics of post-Soviet transition in Eastern Europe. Bridging the two broad theoretical traditions of East and West, and taking Ukraine as a case study, this literature review adds to the transition literature a discussion that relates to the emergence and interplay of structure and agency theories since the 1950s. In particular, the review sets out the various ways in which the transition from post-Communist government to democracy has been theorized, from a structuralist to an agency-structure approach. Meanwhile, it puts new wind into the sails of the idea that the interplay of structure and agency is more relevant to understanding the transition in Ukraine—reflecting similar dynamics in other post-Communist Eastern European states. This review is a good starting source for those who want to understand the roots of democratic transition research and theories.

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