Michael McFaul
McFaul, Michael, Advancing Democracy Abroad: Why We should and How We Can
Before becoming US ambassador to Russia (January 2012) McFaul was a professor at Stanford University. A firm advocate of democracy promotion (which he distinguishes from advancing US geostrategic interests), he also argued for the USA re-establish its own civil rights credentials (e.g. after Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo). See: Michael McFaul, Importing revolution: Internal and external factors in Ukraine’s 2004 democratic breakthrough, In Valerie J. Bunce, Michael McFaul, Kathryn Stoner-Weiss, Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World (D. II.1. Comparative Assessments) New York, Cambridge University Press, 2009 , pp. 189-225 .
, Democracy and Authoritarianism in the Postcommunist World
ed. Bunce, Valerie; McFaul, Michael; Stoner-Weiss, Kathryn,Examines waves of change in 11 former communist nations, from 1989-1992, and the electoral defeat of authoritarian rulers from 1996 to 2005 in Bulgaria, Slovakia, Serbia, Georgia and Ukraine. This volume looks in particular at issues of transmission and the role of transnational and international actors, with a particular focus on the role of the EU. The final section discusses the conundrum posed by political developments in Russia, and also Belarus and Kyrgyzstan. Individual chapters are also cited under particular countries.
, Revolution in Orange: The Origins of Ukraine’s Democratic Breakthrough
ed. McFaul, Michael; Aslund, Anders,Selection of essays including assessments of the role of civil society and of the youth group Pora, an examination of western influence, and a concluding analysis of the ‘revolution’ in comparative perspective.
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