Comparative Politics 101: Democratization in Ukraine?

... the questions that authoritarian leaders have to find an answer to before they lose power or retain it. There is a myriad of social science theories about democratization, which is a study of [how] and, to a lesser extent, [why] countries part ways with ... ... external actors that want to nip democracy in the bud? Why Dr. McFaul and his collaborators' theory has failed in Russia is a topic for another discussion. Yet, Michael McFaul and Kathryn Stoner's theoretical framework is something ...