Regional security governance in the former Soviet space? Researching institutions, actors and practices

This article aims at studying the articulation of different security models in the former Soviet space. On the one hand, it explores the extent to which an Eurasian system of security governance has emerged/is emerging; on the other hand, it advances the idea that security governance in the region results from the co-contribution of formal and informal security practices. In spite of several methodological limitations when tracing practices, the article presents a preliminary classification of the sources of informal security practices in the former Soviet space, and identifies two mechanisms to explain how regional security governance can be affected by informal security practices.