Information on "Political Systems and Forms of Government" and "Former Soviet Bloc"
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January 2013
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Jan 2013
Change of Government in Georgia
Author: Sabine Fischer, Uwe Halbach
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
This report analyzes the autumn 2012 change of government in Georgia, hailed by the country as proof of its democratic maturity. More on «Change of Government in Georgia»
September 2012
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Sep 2012
The Oligarchic Democracy: The Influence of Business Groups on Ukrainian Politics
Author: Sławomir Matuszak
Publisher: Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)
This paper seeks to present the network of connections existing between big business and politics in Ukraine and at pointing to the key oligarchic groups and the political forces they support. More on «The Oligarchic Democracy: The Influence of Business Groups on Ukrainian Politics»
April 2012
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Apr 2012
What Can Arab Countries Learn From Post-Communist Transition?
Author: Marek Dabrowski
Publisher: Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
Many politicians and experts, especially those from Central and Eastern Europe, suggest that Arab states which have in 2011 undergone political uprisings against authoritarian regimes learn from the experience of the post-communist transition of the ... More on «What Can Arab Countries Learn From Post-Communist Transition?»
September 2011
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Sep 2011
Rückkehr zum Autoritarismus? Vormoderne, Moderne und Postmoderne im postsozialistischen Europa
Author: Agnieszka Balcerzak, Mensur Bašić, Björn Buß, Ewa Dąbrowska, Hella Dietz, Rosanna, Nadja Douglas, Regina Elsner, Evgeniya Gataulina, Sonja Grimm, Lisa Maria Groß, Denis Gruber, Matthias Guttke, Konstantin Kaminskij, Sören Keil, Eduard Klein, Janis Kluge, Ina Kubbe, Robert Kusche, Iveta Leitane, René Lenz, Maria Lichtenegger, Diana Lindner, Julia Lis, Michael Mayer, Inna Melnykovska, Elisabeth Militz, Yury Ovseenko, Birgitte Beck Pristed, Hannes Püschel, Nele Quecke, Peter Rassek, Miriam Schmitz, Ina Shakhrai, Adam Slaby, Kateryna Stetsevych, Claudia Stubler, Maria Tagangaeva, Alexander Vorbrugg, Orsolya Vorzsák, Ruben Werchan, Susann Worschech, Agnieszka Zagańczyk-Neufeld
Publisher: Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE)
Zwanzig Jahre nach der Auflösung des "sozialistischen Lagers" und der proklamierten Demokratisierung werden autoritäre Strukturen in Politik, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft vieler Staaten wieder verstärkt als Alternative wahrgenommen. More on «Rückkehr zum Autoritarismus? Vormoderne, Moderne und Postmoderne im postsozialistischen Europa»
August 2011
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Aug 2011
Do the Post-Communist Transitions offer Lessons for the Arab World?
Author: Adrian A Basora
Publisher: Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
This commentary discusses relevant analogies and differences between the Arab uprisings and the post-communist revolutions of 1989-91 and draws out lessons learned. More on «Do the Post-Communist Transitions offer Lessons for the Arab World? »
January 2010
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2010
Russia: Supporting Non-Democratic Tendencies in the Post-Soviet Space?
Author: Antje Kästner
Publisher: German Development Institute
Over the last decade, Russia has not only adopted a more authoritarian form of government, but has also become more active in the former USSR. More on «Russia: Supporting Non-Democratic Tendencies in the Post-Soviet Space?»
October 2009
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Oct 2009
Prospective Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries
Author: Ansgar Belke, Ingo Bordon, Inna Melnyovska, Rainer Schweickert
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper quantifies the impact of incentives related to potential membership on institutional change as measured by the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI). More on «Prospective Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries»
September 2009
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Sep 2009
Das Ende des Postsozialistischen Raums? (Ent-)Regionalisierung in Osteuropa
Author: Vera Axyonova, Franziska Blomberg, Štěpánka Busuleanu, Sahra Damus, Anja Franke, Matthew Frear, Tina Freyburg, Sabine Höger, Carolin Holzmeier, Hristofor Hrisoskulov, Victoria Hudson, Christoph Schnellbach, Veronika Siska
Publisher: Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE)
Diese Publikation beinhaltet Beiträge zur 17. Tagung junger Osteuropa-Experten zum Themenkreis der sozialen, politischen und wirtschaftlichen Differenzierung in Ost- und Ostmitteleuropa. More on «Das Ende des Postsozialistischen Raums? (Ent-)Regionalisierung in Osteuropa»
October 2008
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6 Oct 2008
From Hegemony to the New Geopolitical Competition
Author: Igor Torbakov
Publisher: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
This paper looks at Russia's conduct in the post-Soviet space in general and its policies toward Central Asia in particular. More on «From Hegemony to the New Geopolitical Competition»
September 2007
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25 Sep 2007
The Eastern EU Neighbourhood - An Area of Competing Policies
Author: Piret Ehin, Graham Avery
Publisher: Estonian Foreign Policy Institute (EVI)
This paper discusses the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and what response it is eliciting from Russia. More on «The Eastern EU Neighbourhood - An Area of Competing Policies»
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