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Cooper, Scott. "National Currencies and Identity Formation in Former Soviet States" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL, Aug 30, 2007 <Not Available>. 2011-06-08 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p209552_index.html>

Cooper, S. B. , 2007-08-30 "National Currencies and Identity Formation in Former Soviet States" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, Hyatt Regency Chicago and the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, IL Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2011-06-08 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p209552_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Abstract: The establishment of a national currency is one way for sovereign states to demonstrate their independence and to create unifying symbols of nationhood. Currency choices are thus important not only for economic reasons but also for symbolic political reasons. I examine the 15 post-Soviet successor states in the years immediately following the breakup of the USSR to determine whether variation in levels of national identity formation drove their currency choices. Specifically, I test Abdelal’s hypothesis that the sequence of departure from the ruble zone can be explained by the level of national identity formation in each country. I find that his argument by itself cannot explain a number key cases. For example, two of the earliest departures were by Ukraine and Kyrgyzstan, neither of which had a coherent, unified national identity. And states with well-established national identities like Georgia and Moldova were still slow to leave the ruble zone. I argue that decisions to abandon the ruble zone were driven more by economic concerns and domestic political struggles in each state than by the strength of national identity.

Currency, Identity, and Nation-Building: National Currency Choices in the Post-Soviet States

Currency, Identity, and Nation-Building: National Currency Choices in the Post-Soviet States

The Accidental State and the Contested Nation: Can Politics Trump Identity? Some Evidence from Citizenship Policies in Russia and Ukraine, 1990-2002