The influence of the USA and Russia on the quality of democracy in post-communist Europe and Latin America

Political science literature argues that after the Cold War international linkages affect democracy at home. While a high linkage to a democracy will have a positive effect on democracy at home, a high linkage to a powerful autocracy will have a negative effect on the democracy of a country. A significant gap exists in the political science scholarship, as it only considers the structural determinants of international linkages. This is insufficient because it overlooks the role of elites (political and societal) that determine the form and density of international linkages. This project will fill this gap by focusing on the role of elites in states with a high level of international linkages to the US or Russia and their mutual relationships with elites in the US and Russia. Scientifically, by deploying a novel conceptualization of international linkages, the project will broaden the scope of scholarship on democratic backsliding and political regimes. Societally, the project will generate important knowledge about the influence of the US and Russia on less powerful states in CEE and LATAM countries and the role of international and domestic elites in this process.

Project team of FSV UK (4)

Mgr. Jaroslav Bílek, Ph.D.

Principal Investigator

jaroslav.bilek@fsv.cuni.cz

RNDr. Jan Kofroň, Ph.D.

Team member

kofronj@fsv.cuni.cz  |  jan.kofron@fsv.cuni.cz

Mgr. Michal Malý

Team member

michal.maly@fsv.cuni.cz

Mgr. Aleš Michal

Team member

ales.michal@fsv.cuni.cz

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