This article analyses the democratic involution in Hungary, which was followed by the
country embracing a pro-Russian policy in 2010. These processes came to be viewed as a …

In this article, I provide a survey of the recent and rapidly growing theoretical and empirical
literature on autocracy promotion. In a relatively concise way, the reader is able to grasp all …

The interconnection between international organizations (IOs) membership and
democratization has become a topic of intense debate. However, the main focus of the …

This book addresses the complex origins of the Ukrainian crisis. It places the crisis in a
longer-term perspective and shows how the domestic political regime interpreted, balanced …

In recent years a series of crises have erupted on the European Union's eastern borders.
Russia's annexation of Crimea and the subsequent conflict in eastern Ukraine presented the …

This conclusion summarizes the major findings of this special issue and discusses their
implications for research on democratization and international democracy promotion. First, I …

This special issue examines Western efforts at democracy promotion, reactions by illiberal
challengers and regional powers, and political and societal conditions in target states. We …

This study profiles the digital readiness of university students in Georgia and Ukraine for fully
online collaborative learning, theorized as an educational pathway to democratic …

While the geopolitical rivalry between the European Union (EU) and Russia over their
common neighborhood has increasingly attracted academic and public attention, relatively …

Russia's recent actions in its neighbourhood have not only upset Western policies but have
also reinvigorated arguments that Russia may be promoting autocracy to counteract …