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By Hale
Hale, 2014
This book introduces a novel framework for interpreting global events often categorized as democratization, rising authoritarianism, or revolution. It proposes that in regions with weak rule of law and widespread corruption, apparent political shifts are frequently predictable phases within longer-term cyclic dynamics known as patronal politics. The analysis is grounded in detailed historical accounts of the political trajectories of post-Soviet states outside the European Union since 1991.