Regions in Transition in the Former Soviet Area Ideas and Institutio
This book aims to understand the “texture” of the post-Soviet region, where waves of de-integration and re-integration have been resonating at different times and through diverse manifestations over the last quarter of century. The post-Soviet states have
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Regions in Transition in the Former Soviet Area
Alessandra Russo
Regions in Transition in the Former Soviet Area Ideas and Institutions in the Making
Alessandra Russo Sciences Po Bordeaux Centre Emile Durkheim Pessac, France and Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna Pisa, Italy
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Foreword
Regionalism in the former Soviet space is a thriving and dynamic field, but it displays a number of gaps. It tends towards the historical-descriptive end of academic endeavour; efforts to engage relevant bodies of theory are rare. It tends to be russo-centric, focusing on the region’s leading power and not giving full place and voice to Russia’s neighbours. To the extent that the international policy perspectives of small neighbours receive academic attention, the questions are largely how these states manage their relations with Russia or how they interact with external institutions (NATO, the EU) or major states (the USA). Like much analysis in area studies, academic work on the former Soviet area tends to be idiosyncratic, focusing on the region as it is and how it is developing, rather than situating it in a comparative frame. Finally, there is a tendency in work on former Soviet regionalism to focus on interstate institutions and on policy, rather than on how these states and their citizens understand the space in which they exist. D
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