| ID | 084468 |
| Title Proper | National Ideology and the Basis of the Lukashenka Regime in Belarus |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Leshchenko , Natalia |
| Publication | 2008. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | The rule of Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Belarus has created one of the most resilient authoritarian regimes in post-communist Europe but the sources of its stability have not been clearly understood until now. The article suggests that President Lukashenka's authority is sustained on the basis of a national ideology, which he uses to drive his economic, social and foreign policies. The Belarusian transition reveals a new type of national mobilisation in the post-communist area: egalitarian nationalism. It is suggested that this ideology provides the principal source of the failure of democratisation and the authoritarian consolidation in post-Soviet states such as Belarus. |
| `In' analytical Note | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 60, No. 8 ; Oct 2008 :p1419-1433 |
| Journal Source | Europe-Asia Studies Vol. 60, No. 8 ; Oct 2008 :p1419-1433 |
| Key Words | National Ideology ; Lukashenka ; Regime ; Belarus ; NISEPI |