Open AccessElectoral Reform in a Post-Soviet Republic
Author(s) -
Mikheil Shavtvaladze
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
politikon
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1583-3984
pISSN - 2414-6633
DOI - 10.22151/politikon.18.2
Subject(s) - electoral reform , electoral system , political science , trustworthiness , soviet union , political economy , focus (optics) , economic system , economics , law , democracy , politics , physics , computer security , optics , computer science
The paper aims to contribute to the comparative electoral studies in post-soviet sphere, with particular focus on Georgia. Specifically, I tried to examine the major features of the recent electoral reform in Georgia in line with the "theory of post-soviet regime change" and analyzed the extent of the reform's trustworthiness in terms of holding free and fair competitive elections in Georgia. The summary of conclusions drawn from the analysis shows that this particular case of electoral reform can be adequately explained by the theory on post-soviet regime change.