Organized Crime, Political Transitions and State Formation in Post-Soviet Eurasia

Based on over 130 interviews with criminals, law enforcement officials and government representatives from post-Soviet Georgia, Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, this book situates organized crime in the debate on state formation and examines the diverging patterns in organized crime following the aftermath of these countries' Coloured Revolutions.

Author: A. Kupatadze
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 01/25/2012
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.40w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780230299801

About the Author
ALEXANDER KUPATADZEis a scholar with many years of experience in studying organized crime and corruption issues in post-Soviet Eurasia. He obtained his PhD in International Relations from the University of St Andrews, UK, and has held teaching and research positions at the Transnational Crime and Corruption Center (TraCCC), Georgian Institute of Public Affairs in Tbilisi, Georgia, OSCE academy of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and Elliott School of International Affairs of George Washington University, USA.