Conceptualizing Regional International Societies: Examining the Post-Soviet Space

This thesis contributes to the English school's growing literature on regional level international societies. Thus far English school scholars have demonstrated the existence of a post-Soviet regional international society. However, what is lacking is a clear defining of the members and institutions of this society. This paper gives particular attention to three questions: who are the actors, what are the primary and secondary institutions, and what role do these institutions play within the post-Soviet regional international society? Doing so contributes to the growing literature on the post-Soviet sub-global international society. In addition, it may be the case that Russian dominion is reflected through the network of secondary institutions in the post-Soviet international society. This thesis further investigates how the creation of this diplomatic structure allows Russia to contest the global diplomatic structure and project its great power status.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Arts

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Department dc:contributor.department

Political Science

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2017

Author dc:creator

• Manning, Chelsea Alizabeth

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Stivachtis, Yannis A.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Weisband, Edward
• Pula, Besnik

• English School of International Relations
• Regional International Society
• Post-Soviet Space
• Russia
• Dominion
• Authoritarianism

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:11633

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/86171