Russia, the Former Soviet Republics, and Europe Since 1989

Katherine Graney is Professor of Political Science at Skidmore College, where she has also held the Joseph C. Palamountain Chair in Political Science and directed the Gender Studies Program. She earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1999. She has published widely on ethnic politics, gender and other aspects of contemporary politics in Russia.

• Preface AcknowledgementsList of Abbreviations Used in Text List of News Sources Cited in Text List of Maps and Figures in TextPart One: Theories and Histories: Europeanization and the Post-Communist World Since 1989Chapter One: From Europhilia to Europhobia? Trajectories and Theories of Europeanization in the Post-Communist World Since 1989 Chapter Two: Europe as a Cultural-Civilizational Construct Chapter Three: Political Europeanization Since 1989 Chapter Four: Security Europeanization Since 1989 Chapter Five: Cultural-Civilizational Europeanization Since 1989 Part Two: Case StudiesChapter Six: Russia: Eternal and Incomplete Europeanization Chapter Seven: The Baltic States: Successful "Return to Europe" Chapter Eight: Belarus, Ukraine, and Moldova: Almost European? Chapter Nine: The Caucasus States: The Endpoint of Europe or Europe's New Eastern Boundary? Chapter Ten: The Central Asian States Chapter Eleven: Conclusion: The Continuing Influence of the Eurocentric-Orientalist Cultural Gradient on European, Russian and Post-Soviet PoliticsBibliography

There are very few books that attempt to systematically compare the political trajectory of all 15 post-soviet states since the revolutions of 1989. Graney, however, seeks to fill this massive gap in the literature. She focuses on the theme of Europeanization, since the question of drawing closer to Europe has been central to regional foreign and security policies and to domestic national identity debates. .. Although economic policy is not directly addressed, apart from some tables on trade flows, Graney's assessment is informed and insightful throughout. This volume is a singular achievement in covering social, political, and security issues across all 15 former Soviet republics. Both theoretically informed and empirically grounded, it will be invaluable to those teaching post-Soviet politics and for courses on European politics concerned with the EU's eastern policy.