A New Chance for Georgian Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6287822 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles H Fairbanks, Alexi Gugushvili (0000-0002-3933-9111) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 116-127 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of democracy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1045-5736 • E-ISSN: 1086-3214 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/jod.2013.0002 |
| OpenAlex | W1973775358 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 1 |
Something amazing happened in Georgia’s 1 October 2012 parliamentary elections. The government lost and it gave up power, aside from the now-weakened presidency that it will hold for another year. A new coalition known as Georgian Dream ran under the leadership of Georgia’s richest man, the billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili, and won 85 seats in the unicameral, 150-member Parliament. Georgia’s post-Soviet background and circumstances make the 2012 opposition win and subsequent orderly handover of power truly remarkable. Indeed, among the “competitive authoritarian” regimes found in what used to be the USSR, it is nearly unheard of. Georgia is lucky to be getting a fourth chance at democracy, after the opportunities under Zviad Gamsakhurdia (1990–92), Eduard Shevardnadze (1992–2003), and Saakashvili faded. But this chance remains a fragile one
Aside · Authoritarianism · Democracy · Economic history · Georgian · Opposition (politics · Parliament · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Presidency · Sociology · History · Law · Political Conflict and Governance · Post-Soviet Geopolitical Dynamics · Russia and Soviet political economy
Democracy in Hard Places
Rethinking Far-Right Education Policies
When Informal Institutions Change
Political Survival and Sovereignty in International Relations
After the Revolution
The Balance Strikes Back
Cleavages, electoral geography, and the territorialization of political parties in the Republic of Georgia
Partial democratization and healthcare reforms in a hybrid regime
Cherry Picking EU Conditionality
Oligarchs and Regional Political Machines
Opportunities Matter
Money can’t buy me land”
Collective memory and reputational politics of national heroes and villains
Foreign agents law in Georgia
Georgian Democracy
The Authoritarian Threat
Varieties of Limited Access Orders
Patterns of international organizations’ engagement in reform and policy making in the post-Soviet space
An oasis of democracy in an authoritarian sea? Civil society, social, and institutional trust in Georgia
| Unique citing works | 19 |
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| Citations per year | 1,58 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |