56.2 Disrupting Democracy: Natural Resources and Authoritarianism in Post-Soviet Countries
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Student Poster
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When:
11:00 AM, Friday 8 Nov 2019
(1 hour 50 minutes)
Where:
Grand Ballroom A/B
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DiversitySocial & Behavioral SciencesAdvocacy
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The fall of the Soviet Union left a legacy of fractured societies that led to a tumultuous development for many former Soviet states. The considerable differences in democratization between post-Soviet states can be explained by the relationship between autocratic regimes and the abundance of natural resources present within the country.