Aspects of the orange revolution . IV Foreign assistance and civic action in the 2004 Ukrainian Presidential Elections. / / Ingmar Bredies, Andreas Umland and Valentin Yakushik (editors)

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910814566903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Stuttgart : , : Ibidem Verlag, , 2012
• ISBN: 3-8382-5808-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (244 p.)
• Collana: Soviet and post-Soviet politics and society
• Disciplina: 947.7086
• Soggetti: Ukraine History Orange Revolution, 2004; Ukraine Politics and government 1991-2014
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Tedesco
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: ""Contents""; ""List of Tables""; ""List of Pictures""; ""Introduction""; ""Domestic and Foreign Factors in the 2004 Ukrainian Presidential Elections""; ""I Political Transitions and External Forcesin Post-Soviet Societies""; ""Foreign Involvement and International Orientation in the Orange Revolution""; ""Democracy by Remote Control""; ""The Orange Revolution and the Distortion of the Citizenryâ€?s Will: Material for a Complaint by the Party of Regions""; ""Trans-national Actors in Democratizing States: The Case of German Political Foundations in Ukraine""; ""II Voices from the Ground: Reports by International Election Observers""""Ukrainians in the Mist: Gorilla Tactics in the Campaign for Ukraineâ€?s Highest Office""; ""Prelude to a Revolution: Reflections on Observing the 2004 Presidential Elections in Ukraine""; ""Observations from the Cherkasy Region""; ""From Sunset to Sunrise in a Territorial Election Commission: Some Observations during a Crucial Night""; ""Optimism and Gratitude: Reflections of an Election Observer in the Poltava Region""; ""III The Special Case of Electoral District No. 100""; ""Election Observation in a â€?Notorious Regionâ€?: The 100th Territorial Electoral District in the Kirovohrad Oblast""""The Repeat Second Round of the 2004 Presidential Elections in Kirovohrad""; ""My Experience of a Lifetime: Elections 2004 in Ukraine""
• Sommario/riassunto: The fourth volume of ""Aspects of the Orange Revolution"" continues ; the previous volume's discussion on the impact of foreign actors on Ukrainian politics. It provides both scholarly analyses and first-hand accounts. The collection not only investigates, but also gives voice to, some of those involved in the events of 2004. While most of the volume's contributors have an academic background, some of them report here from the perspective of official election or informal participant observers of the three rounds of the Ukrainian presidential elections. Part One juxtaposes some contrasting views