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Cultural imperialism and the decline of the liberal order, Russian and Western soft power in Eastern Europe, G. Doug Davis and Michael O. Slobodchikoff

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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non fiction

Cultural imperialism and the decline of the liberal order

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G. Doug Davis and Michael O. Slobodchikoff

Russian, Eurasian, and Eastern European politics

Russian and Western soft power in Eastern Europe

The end of the Cold War heralded in a new era for liberalism. Eastern European states adopted democracy and capitalism to gain acceptance by the West. Yet, a mere two decades later, liberalism was in crisis. The rise of illiberal democracies and nationalist movements in the second decade of the twenty-first century have left scholars baffled. How could this happen? Dr's. Davis and Slobodchikoff show that the decline of the liberal order lies within its own ideology: as it champions freedom, liberalism requires its adherents to give up their cultural traditions and adopt the global ethos to be legitimate. Through a systematic analysis of Western and Russian soft power in Poland and Serbia, the authors explain the decline of liberalism and the battle over the balance of power in Eastern Europe. --, Provided by publisher

Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2:, Western Cultural Imperialism. Chapter 3:, Russian Smart Power in Eastern Europe. Chapter 4:, Poland. Chapter 5:, Serbia. Chapter 6:, Soft Power and Western Cultural Decay