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Informationen zum Autor By Nadia M. Diuk Klappentext In the past twenty years, the countries that used to make up the former Soviet Union have seen plenty of change. There have been revolutions, youth-led protest movements, and other forms of incredible political upheaval. At the center of all of this were young leaders fighting to be heard and clamoring for change. In Nadia Diuk's meticulously researched and insightful book. The Next Generation in Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan, she shows how those young leaders have risen up and become a part of the new political system. Using unique public opinion polling data and personal interviews, she explores how the new generation of leaders is shaping the political system and how the young people of today continue to exhort pressure for reform. This book is important to anyone interested in Eastern European studies, political transitions, protest movements, or youth and politics. Zusammenfassung Using polling data! news stories! government reports! and interviews! Nadia M. Diuk shows how the next generation of leaders in shaping three of the most important countries in the former Soviet Union. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Youth-the Next GenerationThe First Free GenerationStruggles for PowerPortrait of a GenerationNews, Leisure, and LifestyleChapter 2: The History of Youth"Toward a Shining Future"Youth in a Time of TransitionGlasnost, Perestroika, and the KomsomolYouth and the OligarchsYouth on the ThresholdLeaders and LideryEducation and National IdentityChapter 3: Ukraine; Land of ParadoxesYouth as an Agent of Change?Land of ParadoxesThe Revolution on GraniteReconsolidation of the EliteState Sponsored YouthGongadze: Prologue to the Orange RevolutionStruggle for the Youth VoteCivil Society GrowsYouth in the Orange Revolution and AfterSeeking an IdentityChapter 4: Azerbaijan: From Mugham to FacebookIdentity and the Next GenerationWar in KarabaghFathers and SonsThe Pull of PatriarchalismPolitics, Culture, and Civil SocietyThe Orange EffectIdentity and InternetChapter 5: Russia: Redefining the NationRussia ReduxThe Elusive Middle ClassLeadership and Generational ChangeYouth on the Move: the 1990sYouth and PoliticsOrange SurpriseOur Youth-NashiDepoliticized NationChapter 6: Three Countries in Comparative PerspectiveNational Identity and LanguageRelations with Other Countries and Foreign TravelYouth and the International DimensionToward a Political IdentityEquality vs. FreedomValues and BeliefsWhat Kind of Politics?Chapter 7: Looking to the FutureConflict, Collaboration or Co-optation?Next Generation RisingAppendix: 2003 and 2010 Youth Surveys Conducted in Azerbaijan, Russia and Ukraine ...
