Comparative Studies on the Democratization Processes in the South Caucasus

南高加索是一个不稳定的，未被充分研究的，但有趣的地区。由于里海的潜在石油储量，它对世界其他地区也是一个非常重要的地区。本研究调查了该地区的民主化进程，包括格鲁吉亚、亚美尼亚和阿塞拜疆，自共产主义政权崩溃以来。它批判性地分析了现有的国际关系和公司政治的民主化理论，研究表明了以下几点。首先，虽然现有研究假设国际社会倡导并实施了南高加索的民主化政策，但本研究表明，国际社会并没有始终如一地奉行民主化政策；其次，现有研究没有充分分析实施国际社会建议的政策的国内过程。另一方面，本研究表明，国内强硬派的反对和腐败往往扭曲了执行国际社会所倡导的政策的过程。

The South Caucasus is a volatile, understudied, yet interesting region It is also a veiy important area for the rest of the world, due to the potential oil reserves of the Caspian Sea. This study investigates the prncesses of democratization in this region, induding Geoi~ Amienia, and Azerbaijan, sinoe the xillapse of the communist regimes. It critically analyzes the existing theories of international relations and compamlive politics on democratizationThe study has demonstrated the following points. First, while the existing studies assume that the international community advocates and implements the policies of democratization upon the South Caucasus, this study shows that the international community has not consistently pursued the policies of democratizationSecond, the existing study does not fully analyze the domestic pmoesses of implementation of the policies recommended by the international community. On the other hand, this study shows that both the domestic oppositions of the hard-liners and the corruption have often distorted the pmoess of implementing the policies advocated by the international community.