Organized Crime, Political Transitions and State Formation in Post-Soviet Eurasia

1. Introduction
Alexander Kupatadze

2. The Political-Criminal Nexus and Patterns of Dominance
Alexander Kupatadze

3. Impact of Soviet and Post-Soviet Organized Crime
Alexander Kupatadze

4. Ukraine — Privatization and Re-privatization: From Shadowy Takeovers to Corporate Raiding
Alexander Kupatadze

5. Georgia — Extortion: From Professional Criminals to the ‘Revolutionary Government’
Alexander Kupatadze

6. Kyrgyzstan — Drug Trafficking: From Sportsmeny and Ugalovniki to Police and Elites
Alexander Kupatadze

7. The Coloured Revolutions and Their Consequences
Alexander Kupatadze

8. Organized Crime, Political Transitions and State Formation
Alexander Kupatadze

9. Conclusion
Alexander Kupatadze

Keywords: Criminology and Criminal Justice, Crime and Society, Political Sociology, Organized Crime, Political Science, Political Communication, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general