Table of Contents

Center-Periphery Relations and Their Importance for the Successor States by Terry D. Clark and Daniel R. Kempton Part I The Challenges to Assessing Federalism in Russia by Daniel R. Kempton Komi and Russia: The Development of Regional Politics by James Alexander Bargaining with Moscow: The Case of Sakha by Daniel R. Kempton Negotiating Autonomy for Tatarstan and Chechnya by Ann E. Robertson The Kaliningrad Oblast--A Troublesome Excalve by Ingmar Oldberg Federal Reform and Resource Conflict: The Nenets Autonomous Okrug? by Helge Blakkisrud Assessing Russia's Evolution to Federalism by Danieal R. Kempton Part II Studying Local Politics in the Former Soviet Union by Terry D. Clark Regionalism in Post-Soviet Ukraine by Paul Kubicek Center-Periphery Relations in Lithuania: National-Local Links in Lithuaniar by Terry D. Clark Central Power and Regional and Local Government in Uzbekistan by Lawrence R. Robertson and Roger D. Kangas Identity/Difference in Central Asia: Tribes, Clans, and Mahalla by Anthony Bichel Conclusions and Assessments: Strategies in Center-Periphery Relations by Daniel R. Kempton and Terry D. Clark Index

About the Author

Daniel Kempton is an associate professor and chair of the Department of Political Science at Northern Illinois University./e He has published widely on Russian politics and related topics. Terry Clark is an associate professor of political science and director of the graduate program in internationl relations at Creighton University./e He has published extensively on emerging democratic institutions in post-communist Europe.

Reviews

?Center-periphery relations in postcommunist regimes have been identified as both an important source and an indicator of democratization. Consequently, they have attracted much attention in scholarly work. This volume focuses on two dimensions of center-periphery relations: the development of federalism in the Russian Federation and the emergence of regional and local autonomy in the unitary states of Ukraine, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, and Central Asia. The volume makes a number of contributions to understanding the linkages between center-periphery relations and democracy. Each case study explores the emergence, development, and limits of federalism or local autonomy; each also provides useful insight into strategies that have been deployed. The two editors contribute introductory chapters for each of the major sections in which they identify criteria for determining the conditions of viable federalism and regional and local politics. They also provide two concluding chapters for each section, summarizing and assessing the patterns of development that emerge in their case studies. This approach provides unity. The conclusions, based on patterns identified in the case studies, indicate a mixed record and leave open the question as to whether evolving relations will contribute to lasting stability and democracy. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above.?-Choice

"Center-periphery relations in postcommunist regimes have been identified as both an important source and an indicator of democratization. Consequently, they have attracted much attention in scholarly work. This volume focuses on two dimensions of center-periphery relations: the development of federalism in the Russian Federation and the emergence of regional and local autonomy in the unitary states of Ukraine, Lithuania, Uzbekistan, and Central Asia. The volume makes a number of contributions to understanding the linkages between center-periphery relations and democracy. Each case study explores the emergence, development, and limits of federalism or local autonomy; each also provides useful insight into strategies that have been deployed. The two editors contribute introductory chapters for each of the major sections in which they identify criteria for determining the conditions of viable federalism and regional and local politics. They also provide two concluding chapters for each section, summarizing and assessing the patterns of development that emerge in their case studies. This approach provides unity. The conclusions, based on patterns identified in the case studies, indicate a mixed record and leave open the question as to whether evolving relations will contribute to lasting stability and democracy. Recommended for upper-division undergraduates and above."-Choice