The Moulding of Ukraine : The Constitutional Politics of State Formation /
Wolczuk, Kataryna
The Moulding of Ukraine : The Constitutional Politics of State Formation / Kataryna Wolczuk. - Budapest : Central European University Press, 2013. - 338 p.
Ebook
With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, a number of new states were created that had little or no claim to any previous existence. Ukraine is one of the countries that faced not only political, social and economic transformation, but also state formation and the redefinition of national identity. This book uses Ukraine as a case study in trying to trace the key moments of decision making in the course of creating a new state while shedding the legacies of "Soviet-type" statehood. The Moulding of Ukraine offers a systematic examination of competing ideological visions of statehood and discusses them against the backdrop of historical traditions in Ukraine. This well-documented and lucidly written book is the only coherent account available in English of the process of constitutional reform, offering an insight into post-Soviet Ukrainian politics. A useful addition to university course reading lists in Ukrainian studies, post-Soviet studies, post-communist democratization, comparative constitutionalism, state-building and institutional design.
OpenEdition Books License
978-615-5211-64-5
Political Science Public Admin. & Development
Eastern Europe
Russia
Ukraine
history
post-Soviet period
politics
presidency government
statehood
Constitutional Commission
Ukrainian Revolution
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Socialist Party of Ukraine
Popular Movement for Perestroika in Ukraine (Rukh)
The Moulding of Ukraine : The Constitutional Politics of State Formation / Kataryna Wolczuk. - Budapest : Central European University Press, 2013. - 338 p.
Ebook
With the disintegration of the Soviet Union, a number of new states were created that had little or no claim to any previous existence. Ukraine is one of the countries that faced not only political, social and economic transformation, but also state formation and the redefinition of national identity. This book uses Ukraine as a case study in trying to trace the key moments of decision making in the course of creating a new state while shedding the legacies of "Soviet-type" statehood. The Moulding of Ukraine offers a systematic examination of competing ideological visions of statehood and discusses them against the backdrop of historical traditions in Ukraine. This well-documented and lucidly written book is the only coherent account available in English of the process of constitutional reform, offering an insight into post-Soviet Ukrainian politics. A useful addition to university course reading lists in Ukrainian studies, post-Soviet studies, post-communist democratization, comparative constitutionalism, state-building and institutional design.
OpenEdition Books License
978-615-5211-64-5
Political Science Public Admin. & Development
Eastern Europe
Russia
Ukraine
history
post-Soviet period
politics
presidency government
statehood
Constitutional Commission
Ukrainian Revolution
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic
Socialist Party of Ukraine
Popular Movement for Perestroika in Ukraine (Rukh)
