This monograph analyzes the interconnections between the democratic institutionalization of the newly independent states of Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus, their political (in)stability, and economic development and prosperity. By introducing the concept of regime mimicry into th…
This monograph analyzes the interconnections between the democratic institutionalization of the newly independent states of Ukraine, Georgia, and Belarus, their political (in)stability, and economic development and prosperity. By introducing the concept of regime mimicry into th…
Georgia's territory represents a real "natural geological laboratory," exposing magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks, ranging from the Neoproterozoic to the Quaternary. After a brief presentation of Georgia's history and culture, the authors present the stratigraphy, rock…
The camp and the camp -- War -- Intertext 1: Normal situation -- Chaos -- Nothing -- Intertext 2: Void -- Pressure -- The devil and the authoritarian state -- Intertext 3: The state and the state -- Death -- Intertext 4: Bright objects -- All that remains "For more than 60 mill…
"For more than 60 million displaced people around the world, humanitarian aid has become a chronic condition. No Path Home describes its symptoms in detail. Elizabeth Cullen Dunn shows how war creates a deeply damaged world in which the structures that allow people to occupy soc…
How does religion affect the transition to, and survival of democracy? Both scholars and policymakers have argued that the spread of democracy may be limited by cultural constraints imposed by certain religious traditions. In this study, I challenge the conventional wisdom and p…
The South Caucasus states of Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan have shared, since the dissolution of the Soviet Union, a common strategic environment. To survive as independent states in a turbulent region bordered by Russia, Turkey and Iran, each state has chosen to align themsel…
This paper provides a systematic study of the hominin dental remains recovered from Dmanisi between 1991 and 2002. The sample includes teeth from three mandibles, two crania, and a number of isolated but associated finds, which together represent three individuals. The goals of …
This dissertation explains why some political actors willingly surrender sovereignty to great powers and others choose to resist, often violently. It argues that political competition and conflict at a domestic level drive actors to surrender sovereignty. Where domestic politica…
This work is an anatomy of the nationalist challenge to incumbent power in the Soviet Union Republics and of its continuing reverberations in the successor states during the tumultuous years from 1988–1994. It is a study of commonality and variation. Similarities are readily app…
