The 49th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2014)
The International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary (KVIFF), Czech Republic benefits from its unique location between Eastern and Western Europe. In recent years, under the artistic direction of Karel Och, it has shown an increased interest in American film ...
Natascha Drubek
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The EU’s Eastern Partnership: Normative or Geopolitical Power Projection? [PDF]
This paper examines the European Union’s Eastern Partnership (EaP) initiative through the lens of theoretical debate between constructivist and rationalist approaches with a specific focus on the normative and geopolitical dimensions of the EU’s power ...
Kamala VALIYEVA
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Determinants of agricultural land abandonment in post-soviet European Russia [PDF]
Socio-economic and institutional changes may accelerate land-use and land-cover change. Our goal was to explore the determinants of agricultural land abandonment within one agro-climatic and economic region of post-Soviet European Russia during the first
Baumann, Matthias +4 more
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Analysis of performance in running disciplines of the Sverdlovsk region athletes in the championships of Russia in the post-soviet period [PDF]
Статья посвящена анализу результативности выступлений легкоатлетов Свердловской области в беговых дисциплинах на Чемпионатах России в постсоветский период.
Акиев, А. Г. +2 more
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Constructing and Crossing Boundaries in a New (?) Europe [PDF]
During the last two decades, discourses over the transition process shifted toward a theoretical diversity and a deeper understanding of ‘how modernity was reworked in postsocialist context’.
Nagy, Erika
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The failed promise of foreign direct investment: some remarks on ‘malign’ investment and political instability in former Soviet states [PDF]
The policy of key international organisation continues to be informed by the assumption that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has an unambiguously positive effect on recipient nations.
Acc-Nikmehr, N., Beck, M.
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The post-Soviet regional integration process
This thesis examines the Russian-led regional integration processes that emerged after the dissolution of the USSR. The disintegration of the Soviet Union resulted in the break up of economic, social and technological ties between the member states. This situation led the countries in the post-Soviet area to face deep economic and social crises.
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Towards a fragmented neighbourhood: policies of the EU and Russia and their consequences for the area that lies in between [PDF]
In the current volatile climate, the EU needs a strategy towards Russia that goes beyond sanctions. In reviewing the European Neighbourhood Policy and the Eastern Partnership, the EU’s incoming leadership should be more sensitive towards the existing ...
Delcour, Laure, Kostanyan, Hrant
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Educating the Central Asian Librarian: Considering the International MLIS in Kazakhstan [PDF]
Why do Central Asian librarians enter the profession, and how do they decide which educational strategies to pursue in developing their careers? Using 13 conversations and 10 qualitative interviews with Kazakh and Kyrgyz librarians, this chapter finds ...
Emmelhainz, Celia
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Comparison Of Patterns Of Convergence Among “Emerging Markets” Of Central Europe, Eastern Europe And Central Asia [PDF]
Based on analysis of economic growth indicators for 1989-2014, this article distinguishes the “emerging markets” of Central and Eastern Europe (with Russia included), from the other economies that fall in the broad ‘emerging markets’ category.
Poznańska, Joanna +1 more
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