Turkina, Ekaterina
(2009)
EU-Russia regional cooperation and energy networks in the Russian northwestern and southern regions: implications for democratic governance.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
This dissertation seeks to explain variation in democratic governance in the Russian regions, in particular, in the Northwestern and the Southern regions, which are included in the regional dimensions of the European Union Neighborhood Policy: the Northern Dimension and the Black Sea Synergy, respectively. Emphasizing a dynamic relationship between regional governance patterns in the EU-Russia regional cooperation and energy regional domains, regional ethno-cultural, historical, geopolitical, and economic contexts, and regional decision-making processes, it develops a model of sub-national democratic development and sub-national regionalism that links regional sustainable development and democratic governance to the multi-dimensionality of the external and internal pressures that shape and influence the behavior and the strategic actions of the regional actors, and predetermine the configuration of relationships among them. The propositions of the model are tested empirically using both quantitative (econometric analysis of longitudinal data and longitudinal network analysis) and qualitative (interview data) methods. The findings of the analyses have implications for our understanding of sub-national regionalism in the Wider Europe and for the study of democratization and regional development more generally.
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| Item Type: |
University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
26 June 2009 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
21 April 2009 |
| Approval Date: |
26 June 2009 |
| Submission Date: |
12 June 2009 |
| Access Restriction: |
5 year -- Restrict access to University of Pittsburgh for a period of 5 years. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs > Public and International Affairs |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
sub-national integration; cooperation networks; regional cooperation |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-06122009-112034/, etd-06122009-112034 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 19:47 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:44 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/8085 |
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