Information on "Society" and "Former Soviet Bloc"
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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»
May 2012
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May 2012
The Language Issue in Ukraine
Author: Tadeusz A Olszański
Publisher: Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)
As a consequence of historical events, a significant part of the Ukrainian population uses Russian in their everyday life, while knowing Ukrainian to only a small degree or not at all. More on «The Language Issue in Ukraine»
January 2012
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2012
Migration Processes and Challenges in Contemporary Russia
Author: Marya Rozanova
Publisher: Kennan Institute
According to United Nations data, Russia ranks second after the United States among host countries of transnational migrants. More on «Migration Processes and Challenges in Contemporary Russia »
February 2010
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Feb 2010
The EU’s Eastern Partnership
Author: Tamara Pataraia
Publisher: Caucasus Institute for Peace, Democracy and Development (CIPDD)
This policy paper reviews the main objectives and development priorities of the Eastern Partnership. More on «The EU’s Eastern Partnership»
March 2008
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12 Mar 2008
Return Migration of Ethnic Germans from the Post-Soviet Space
Author: Benedicte Michalon
Publisher: Social Research Center (SRC)
This paper examines the flow of Germans and Jews emigrating from the former Soviet Union. More on «Return Migration of Ethnic Germans from the Post-Soviet Space»
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»
January 2007
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2007
Assessing the Development Gap
Author: Irina Sinitsina, Alexander Chubrik, Irina Denisova, Vladimir Dubrovskiy, Marina Kartseva, Irina Makenbaeva, Magdalena Rokicka, Michael Tomazishvili
Publisher: Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE)
This report identifies major existing gaps in the four socio-economic dimensions (economic, human, environmental and institutional) and reveals those gaps which could potentially hinder social and economic integration of neighbor states with the EU. More on «Assessing the Development Gap»
August 2006
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Aug 2006
Borders and Security Governance
Author: Marina Caparini, Otwin Marenin, Alice Hills, Rey Koslowski, Virginie Guiraudon, Daphné Gogou, Monika Sie Dhian Ho, Kurt Schelter, Peter Hobbing, Jörg Monar, Eberhard Bort, Sandra Lavenex, Louise I Shelley, Martha Cottam, Edgardo Buscaglia, Samuel González-Ruíz
Publisher: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
This book is based on the conference 'Managing International and Inter-Agency Cooperation at the Border' held in Geneva on 13-15 March 2003. More on «Borders and Security Governance»
May 2004
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May 2004
Conflict in Kyrgyzstan?
Author: Michele E. Commercio
Publisher: Kennan Institute / Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (WWICS)
The author of this paper argues that various phenomena within certain Soviet successor states emphasize the need to reevaluate the definition of conflict, shifting the focus from process to outcome. More on «Conflict in Kyrgyzstan?»
May 2003
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May 2003
Managing the Challenges of Illegal Arms Transfers
Author: Leonid Polyakov
Publisher: Research & Assessment Branch (R&AB)
This publication discusses the challenge of illegal arms transfers in post-Soviet states. More on «Managing the Challenges of Illegal Arms Transfers»
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