Feb 17, 2012

News

NED VP Authors Book on Youth Politics

The Next Generation in Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan now available

Nadia Diuk, NED vice president of programs in Africa, Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, is the author of the newly-released book, The Next Generation in Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan: Youth, Politics, Identity, and Change.

In the past twenty years, the countries that made up the former Soviet Union have seen revolutions, youth-led protest movements, and other forms of incredible political upheaval. At the center of all of this were young leaders fighting to be heard and clamoring for change. Diuk uses unique public opinion polling data and personal interviews to trace youth attitudes towards politics in Russia, Ukraine, and Azerbaijan, showing how they have been shaped in ways very different from one another by their past experiences. But across these differences, these young leaders have risen up to shape and become a part of the new political system while continuing to exert pressure for reform. This book will be useful for anyone interested in Eastern European studies, political transitions, protest movements, or youth and politics.  

Diuk is also the author of Hidden Nations and New Nations Rising.

“The Next Generation will be critical to anyone seeking to understand political change in the former Soviet Union.” (-Francis Fukuyama)

“A timely and important contribution regarding the complex relationship between democracy and the politically-awakened youth of the key newly independent states of the former Soviet space.” (-Zbigniew Brzezinski)

The book is available in bookstores and online. :: VISIT