LEADER 04743nam 2200793 a 450 001 9910826090503321 005 20211005032444.0 010 $a1-283-89859-4 010 $a0-8122-0709-2 024 7 $a10.9783/9780812207095 035 $a(CKB)3240000000065394 035 $a(OCoLC)806246648 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10642193 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000703520 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11419887 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000703520 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10691215 035 $a(PQKB)10047994 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17651 035 $a(DE-B1597)449566 035 $a(OCoLC)979954245 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780812207095 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3441858 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10642193 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL421109 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3441858 035 $a(EXLCZ)993240000000065394 100 $a20111021d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe color revolutions /$fLincoln A. Mitchell 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cUniversity of Pennsylvania Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (252 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-8122-4417-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [223]-235) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tChapter 1. Introduction --$tChapter 2. Pre-Color Revolution Regimes --$tChapter 3. Electoral Breakthroughs --$tChapter 4. The U.S. Role --$tChapter 5. Russia --$tChapter 6. Democracy After the Color Revolutions --$tChapter 7. Exporting Color Revolutions --$tChapter 8. Misreading Democratic Breakthroughs: U.S. Policy After the Color Revolutions --$tChapter 9. The End of an Era --$tAppendix: Studying Color Revolutions --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex --$tAcknowledgments 330 $aFrom late 2003 through mid-2005, a series of peaceful street protests toppled corrupt and undemocratic regimes in Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan and ushered in the election of new presidents in all three nations. These movements-collectively known as the Color Revolutions-were greeted in the West as democratic breakthroughs that might thoroughly reshape the political terrain of the former Soviet Union. But as Lincoln A. Mitchell explains in The Color Revolutions, it has since become clear that these protests were as much reflections of continuity as they were moments of radical change. Not only did these movements do little to spur democratic change in other post-Soviet states, but their impact on Georgia, Ukraine, and Kyrgyzstan themselves was quite different from what was initially expected. In fact, Mitchell suggests, the Color Revolutions are best understood as phases in each nation's long post-Communist transition: significant events, to be sure, but far short of true revolutions. The Color Revolutions explores the causes and consequences of all three Color Revolutions-the Rose Revolution in Georgia, the Orange Revolution in Ukraine, and the Tulip Revolution in Kyrgyzstan-identifying both common themes and national variations. Mitchell's analysis also addresses the role of American democracy promotion programs, the responses of nondemocratic regimes to the Color Revolutions, the impact of these events on U.S.-Russian relations, and the failed "revolutions" in Azerbaijan and Belarus in 2005 and 2006.At a time when the Arab Spring has raised hopes for democratic development in the Middle East, Mitchell's account of the Color Revolutions serves as a valuable reminder of the dangers of confusing dramatic moments with lasting democratic breakthroughs. 606 $aProtest movements$zFormer Soviet republics 606 $aOpposition (Political science)$zFormer Soviet republics 606 $aRegime change$zFormer Soviet republics 606 $aDemocratization$zFormer Soviet republics 607 $aFormer Soviet republics$xPolitics and government 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zFormer Soviet republics 607 $aFormer Soviet republics$xForeign relations$zUnited States 610 $aEuropean History. 610 $aHistory. 610 $aHuman Rights. 610 $aLaw. 610 $aPolitical Science. 610 $aPublic Policy. 610 $aWorld History. 615 0$aProtest movements 615 0$aOpposition (Political science) 615 0$aRegime change 615 0$aDemocratization 676 $a947.0009/049 700 $aMitchell$b Lincoln Abraham$01097257 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826090503321 996 $aThe color revolutions$93990398 997 $aUNINA