Colorful revolutions in Serbia, Georgia and Ukraine: A-state based approach

This study seeks to explore the transition to democracy in post-communist countries, with specific reference to the so-called `color? revolutions and societal transformations in Serbia, Georgia and Ukraine. By doing so, it scrutinizes the role of ruling elites and political institutions in respective transitions and social disorder, at the end of the process. Instead of a monist approach to external factors in the color revolutions, it undertakes the influence posed by dichotomic tension between the `demanding? civil society and `resisting? state/political elites.Key Words: Democratization, Color Revolutions, State, Civil Society, Institutionalization.