EPISODE · Feb 5, 2020 · 1H 17M
Belarus - a country that does not need democracy (or does it?)- Yuliya Brel (1.23.20)
from CREECA Lecture Series Podcast · host Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Brel considers the post-communist development of the Republic of Belarus and suggests an answer to the question of why the country failed to democratize. Employing modernization theory, the presentation analyzes the connection between economic development and democracy, and between civil society and democracy. It also explores the idea that the absence of a strong national consciousness might have contributed to the country’s inability to democratize.
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Brel considers the post-communist development of the Republic of Belarus and suggests an answer to the question of why the country failed to democratize. Employing modernization theory, the presentation analyzes the connection between economic development and democracy, and between civil society and democracy. It also explores the idea that the absence of a strong national consciousness might have contributed to the country’s inability to democratize.
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