Cultural Imperialism and the Decline of the Liberal Order - Russian and Western Soft Power in Eastern Europe

The end of the Cold War heralded in a new era for liberalism. Eastern European states adopted democracy and capitalism to gain acceptance by the West. Yet, a mere two decades later, liberalism was in crisis. The rise of illiberal democracies and nationalist movements in the second decade of the twenty-first century have left scholars baffled. How could this happen? Dr's. Davis and Slobodchikoff show that the decline of the liberal order lies within its own ideology: as it champions freedom, liberalism requires its adherents to give up their cultural traditions and adopt the global ethos to be legitimate. Through a systematic analysis of Western and Russian soft power in Poland and Serbia, the authors explain the decline of liberalism and the battle over the balance of power in Eastern Europe.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Western Cultural Imperialism
Chapter 3: Russian Smart Power in Eastern Europe
Chapter 4: Poland
Chapter 5: Serbia
Chapter 6: Soft Power and Western Cultural Decay

About the author

By G. Doug Davis and Michael O. Slobodchikoff

Product details

• Authors: G Doug Davis, G. Doug Davis, G. Doug Slobodchikoff Davis, Davis G. Doug, Michael O Slobodchikoff, Michael O. Slobodchikoff, Slobodchikoff Michael O.
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9781498585866
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-8586-6
• No. of pages: 150
• Series: Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern; Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern; Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European Politics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Eastern Europe, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Politics & government, Political science & theory, Politics and government, Political science and theory