Conflict between Russia and its Neighbors since 1992: The Cases of Belarus and Ukraine

dc.contributor"European Union (EU)" and "Horizon 2020"
dc.contributor.authorDriedger, Jonas J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-01T09:19:58Z
dc.date.available2018-11-01T09:19:58Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractRussia’s recent aggressions against Georgia and Ukraine have sparked intense discussions among journalists, scholars, and policymakers. However, these debates have not produced a universally accepted, theoretically grounded and empirically reliable explanation for the recurrence of conflict between Russia and its post-Soviet neighbors. While many studies have dealt with the causes of great power expansionism and the security policies of less powerful states, no theory has yet been developed to capture the intrinsically interactive nature underlying conflict behavior of unequal neighbors. To make a first step into this direction, this paper develops and tests two competing positions on variance in conflict between unequal neighbors: Autocratic Imperialism and Geopolitics. The paper develops these two positions by first conceptualizing unequal neighbors as a theoretically distinct form of state dyad, and, second, applying on unequal neighbors existing paradigms of international relations theory. The paper then derives hypotheses from these positions, which it then tests by using structured and focused comparison as well as congruence analysis on two cases of unequal neighbors: Russia and Belarus as well as Russia and Ukraine, both from 1992 to 2014. The paper finds that both positions fail these tests, albeit Autocratic Imperialism more so than Geopolitics. The concluding discussion of the conceptual and empirical problems that each position encountered yields some important hints towards the construction of a middle-range theory that would explain the conflict behavior of unequal neighbors in a more valid and reliable way.et
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10062/62568
dc.language.isoenget
dc.publisherUniversity of Tartu Presset
dc.relationinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/691818///UPTAKEet
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorking Paper No. 10/2018;
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesset
dc.rightsAutorile viitamine + Mitteäriline eesmärk + Tuletatud teoste keeld 3.0 Eesti*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ee/*
dc.subjectPeace and Conflictet
dc.subjectCoercive Statecraftet
dc.subjectInternational Relations Theoryet
dc.subjectBelaruset
dc.subjectRussiaet
dc.subjectUkraineet
dc.subjectRegional Hegemonyet
dc.subjectrahu- ja konfliktiuuringudet
dc.subjectrahvusvaheliste suhete teooriaet
dc.subjectValgeveneet
dc.subjectVenemaaet
dc.subjectUkrainaet
dc.subjectregionaalne hegemooniaet
dc.titleConflict between Russia and its Neighbors since 1992: The Cases of Belarus and Ukraineet
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleet

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