LEADER 04216nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910787543803321 005 20220304023907.0 010 $a0-8122-0281-3 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812202816 035 $a(CKB)2670000000418183 035 $a(OCoLC)859162363 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10748407 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000981473 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11505170 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000981473 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10973365 035 $a(PQKB)11347051 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse29714 035 $a(DE-B1597)449139 035 $a(OCoLC)979740703 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812202816 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3442055 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10748407 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL682403 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3442055 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000418183 100 $a20080715d2009 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aUncertain democracy$b[electronic resource] $eU.S. foreign policy and Georgia's Rose Revolution /$fLincoln A. Mitchell 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (191 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a1-322-51121-7 311 0 $a0-8122-4127-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [156]-172) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tPreface --$tChapter 1. Georgia and the Democracy Promotion Project --$tChapter 2. Illusions of Democracy --$tChapter 3. The Accidental Revolution --$tChapter 4. How Democratic Was the Rose Revolution? --$tChapter 5. Governance by Adrenaline --$tChapter 6. The U.S. Role in the Rose Revolution --$tChapter 7. Georgia and the United States After the Revolution --$tChapter 8. Georgia and the Fading of the Color Revolutions --$tPostscript-War with Russia and Georgia's Future --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aIn November of 2003, a stolen election in the former Soviet republic of Georgia led to protests and the eventual resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze. Shevardnadze was replaced by a democratically elected government led by President Mikheil Saakashvili, who pledged to rebuild Georgia, orient it toward the West, and develop a European-style democracy. Known as the Rose Revolution, this early twenty-first-century democratic movement was only one of the so-called color revolutions (Orange in Ukraine, Tulip in Kyrgyzstan, and Cedar in Lebanon). What made democratic revolution in Georgia thrive when so many similar movements in the early part of the decade dissolved? Lincoln A. Mitchell witnessed the Rose Revolution firsthand, even playing a role in its manifestation by working closely with key Georgian actors who brought about change. In Uncertain Democracy, Mitchell recounts the events that led to the overthrow of Shevardnadze and analyzes the factors that contributed to the staying power of the new regime. The book also explores the modest but indispensable role of the United States in contributing to the Rose Revolution and Georgia's failure to live up to its democratic promise. Uncertain Democracy is the first scholarly examination of Georgia's recent political past. Drawing upon primary sources, secondary documents, and his own NGO experience, Mitchell presents a compelling case study of the effect of U.S. policy of promoting democracy abroad. 606 $aDemocracy$zGeorgia (Republic) 606 $aElections$zGeorgia (Republic) 607 $aGeorgia (Republic)$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aGeorgia (Republic)$xHistory$yRose Revolution, 2003 607 $aGeorgia (Republic)$xPolitics and government$y1991- 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zGeorgia (Republic) 610 $aPolitical Science. 610 $aPublic Policy. 615 0$aDemocracy 615 0$aElections 676 $a947.5808/6 700 $aMitchell$b Lincoln Abraham$01097257 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910787543803321 996 $aUncertain democracy$93809418 997 $aUNINA