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Regulatory Reform in the Energy Industry of Post-Soviet Countries: Same Name, Different Content [PDF]
This paper analyses the issues of regulatory reform in the energy industry of post- Soviet countries. We identify the characteristics of the transformation that these countries go through: it is the introduction of a) a new legal culture and b) a ...
Christian von Hirschhausen +1 more
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Ідея здорового способу життя та її трансформація в орієнтації і практики стилю життя в пострадянських країнах [PDF]
, 2012 The major subject matter of the proposed article is the transition of socialistic healthy way of life ideology into its modern counterpart. The article also addresses the notion of health-oriented lifestyle in frames of the vision and reality and ...
Paholok, Olga, Пахолок, О.
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Embedded Interactions and Selective Disclosure: Network Effects on Conversations aboard Skylab
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.How do absent others influence our interactions? We argue in this paper that interactions are embedded within networks formed by chains of specific relationships between known third parties. The anticipation of future interactions with external others conditions our interpretation of the current situation and affects our behavior in the interaction. We
Michael Schultz +2 more
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SOVIET POSTERS IN LITHUANIA IN 1940–1953 [PDF]
Knygotyra, 2006 The Soviet occupation and their ideology brought to Lithuania a new poster quality. The paper analyzes the problem of posters propaganda and manipulation, the inheritance of the not traditional documents and their inventory.
Bajoraite, Alma
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International Sport in the Struggle for Political Cooperation [PDF]
, 2014 Political signifi cance of sport is usually bound with international rivalry and confl ict. However, sport tends to have a role in fostering international dialogue and cooperation as well.
Kobierecki, Michał Marcin
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Guanxi and Wasta: 20 Years of Evolution and Future Directions for Informal Network Research
Thunderbird International Business Review, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article provides an examination of the evolution of networking in China and the Arab world over two decades and provides an update to, and new insights arising from, an article called Guanxi and Wasta; A Comparison, published in Thunderbird International Business Review in 2006.
Kate Hutchings +3 more
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Высшее образование в России, 2017 The article considers the theoretical and methodological foundations for research practices applied while studying the Soviet period in the history ofRussia.
Alexander B. Bezborodov
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Australian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.Abstract Remarkably little is known about what factors drive success or failure in foreign policy. In part, this is because there is little fundamental agreement on what constitutes success or failure in this domain in the first place. This article engages with these shortcomings by comparing two similar regional order‐building initiatives overseen by ...
Benjamin Day
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Fluctuating Memory: Rotating Images of the “Big Brother” and “Aggressor”
Kultura (Skopje), 2015 The paper deals with some peculiarities of formation of the post-Soviet memory in Georgia. The impact of changeable political reality on this process is discussed in particular.
Nino Chikovani, Ketevan Kakitelashvili
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Textual Dualism and Augmented Reality in the Russian Empire
Future Internet, 2012 While the current focus on how digital technology alters our conception of the self and its place in the broader perceived reality yields fascinating insight into modern issues, there is much to be gained by analyzing the presence of dualist and ...
Jeremy Antley
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