Introduction: Regime Change as a Process

Marja Vuorinen; Tuomas Kuronen

Introduction: Regime Change as a Process

Marja Vuorinen
, Tuomas Kuronen

Företagsledning och organisation, Helsingfors

National Defense University

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Originalspråk	Engelska
Titel på värdpublikation	Regime Changes in 20th Century Europe : Reassessed, Anticipated and in the Making
Redaktörer	Marja Vuorinen, Tuomas Kuronen, Aki-Mauri Huhtinen
Antal sidor	16
Utgivningsort	Newcastle upon Tyne
Förlag	Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Utgivningsdatum	2016
Sidor	viii-xxiii
ISBN (tryckt)	978-1-4438-9934-5, 1-4438-9934-8
Status	Publicerad - 2016
MoE-publikationstyp	B2 Del av en bok eller annat samlingsverk

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In retrospect, historical change often appears to be both logical and inevitable. Yet, as a process, as a series of moments, it is by nature open-ended. The protagonists are unaware of the potential consequences of their choices, as well as the meaning of their actions in the greater scheme of things. An individual, in real time and in the middle of events, has little scope for understanding the whole. The dynamic of a regime change involves a journey away from a particular past towards a chosen future, while the practices of the old regime are called into question. The competing visions for a better future often include a reactionary option, looking back towards an older period, perceived as a golden age waiting to be restored. In the aftermath of a regime change the new cadres, seeking to consolidate their power, form the new conservative bloc of the society. When revolutionary forces again begin to gather, the regime disintegrates, and the cycle begins again. So far, regime changes have been analysed as unique, one-off events. This book traces what such processes, regardless of their ideological colour, have in common. How does political power change hands? What are the mental and material tools of change? From the last stages of World War I to the present Crimean crisis, the case studies in this book offer timeless insights for understanding ideological and military conflicts, including the undercurrents of the present Russo-Western relations.

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