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    Regionalism, nationalism and realpolitik in Central Asia
    (Carfax Publ Co, 1997) N/A; Department of International Relations; Kubicek, Paul J.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/A
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    The politics of oil in the Caucasus and Central Asia
    (Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1997) N/A; Department of International Relations; Kubicek, Paul J.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/A
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    New states, new politics: building the post-soviet nations
    (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 1998) Department of International Relations; Kubicek, Paul J.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/A
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    Authoritarianism in central Asia: curse or cure?
    (Carfax Publ Co, 1998) N/A; Department of International Relations; Kubicek, Paul J.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/A
    The former Soviet republics of Central Asia-Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan-have largely resisted the movement toward democracy that has swept over other former communist states. Many factors can account for this: low levels of economic development, traditional culture, weak civil societies, the leading-role of the old nomenklatura in these new states, and ethnic cleavages. The larger question is what effect continued authoritarianism will have in these states. Should such governments be condemned as 'backwards' or do they serve a function, such as state-building, maintenance of inter-ethnic peace, or facilitators of economic growth? This article argues that the regimes of Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, on balance, do serve a positive purpose, preserving order and discouraging expression of radical nationalism. On the other hand, success for democracy in these countries is far from likely, and limited democratic experience in Kyrgyzstan shows that it carl exacerbate ethnic tensions and threaten economic reform. There are, of course, risks and problems associated with even the most benign forms of authoritarianism, but thus far many of these pitfalls have been avoided.
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    Turkish accession to the european union: challenges and opportunities
    (Heldref Publications, 2005) Department of International Relations; Kubicek, Paul J.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/A
    This article focuses on what Turkish membership and the debates over Turkish membership mean for Europe. The main issue is thus not whether Turkey will get in or whether Turkey possesses sufficient European credentials, but rather how inclusion of Turkey will transform Europe and what the debates over Turkey reveal about Europe's conception of its core values and identity. As will be seen, the discussion over Turkey reveals great fissures in the EU, and the final decision whether to include Turkey (and, if so, under what conditions) will constitute a definitive statement about what Europe wants itself to be.
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    Variations on a corporatist theme: interest associations in post-soviet Ukraine and Russia
    (Carfax Publ Co, 1996) N/A; Department of International Relations; Kubicek, Paul J.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/A
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    Organized labor in postcommunist states - will the western sun set on it, too?
    (Sheridan Press, 1999) Department of International Relations; Kubicek, Paul J.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/A
    Organized labor in postcommunist states is politically weak, marginalized by governments, and unable to mobilize its own members. Although some studies have assumed that with economic restructuring and recovery labor will again find a prominent role, marketization and globalization will undermie labor's position further. The same processes that undermined labor in western states are becoming manifest in postcommunist countries, and it is very doubtful if postcommunist organized labor will be able to survive as a movement.
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    Central Asia in transition: dilemmas of political and economic development - rumer,b
    (Routledge Journals, Taylor and Francis Ltd, 1997) N/A; Department of International Relations; Kubicek, Paul J.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/A
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    Post-Soviet Ukraine: in search of a constituency for reform
    (Taylor and Francis, 1997) N/A; Department of International Relations; Kubicek, Paul J.; Faculty Member; Department of International Relations; College of Administrative Sciences and Economics; N/A
    During its first years of independence, Ukraine suffered economic and political stagnation and stubbornly avoided serious reform. As president since July 1994 Leonid Kuchma has pushed through some significant reforms, but the social support for such reforms remains uncertain. Opinion polls suggest that the public has mixed views on the matter, and key sectors, including labour unions, heads of state industries and agricultural organizations, still rely heavily on assumptions of the state-planning era, and exploit their links with the state apparatus to preserve elements of the old system. New organizations struggle, for various reasons, to make their voice heard. Creating a solid body of support for reform is thus proving difficult, and perhaps the political 'bargain' between Kuchma and industrialists' groups offers greater hope than the application of economic theory.