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Nations in Transit 2012

Author : Sylvana Habdank-Kolaczkowska
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781442220461
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (24 download)

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Download or read book Nations in Transit 2012 written by Sylvana Habdank-Kolaczkowska and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1995, Freedom House's Nations in Transit series has monitored the status of democratic change from Central Europe to Eurasia, pinpointing the region's greatest reform opportunities and challenges for the benefit of policymakers, researchers, journalists, and democracy advocates alike. Covering 29 countries, Nations in Transit provides comparative ratings and in-depth analysis of electoral process, civil society, independent media, national and local democratic governance, judicial framework, and corruption. Nations in Transit 2012 evaluates developments in these areas from January 1 to December 21, 2011.

Nations in Transit 2013

Author : Freedom House
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781442231184
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Nations in Transit 2013 written by Freedom House and published by . This book was released on 2013-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1995, Freedom House's Nations in Transit series has monitored the status of democratic change from Central Europe to Eurasia, pinpointing the region's greatest reform opportunities and challenges for the benefit of policymakers, researchers, journalists, and democracy advocates alike. Covering 29 countries, Nations in Transit provides comparative ratings and in-depth analysis of electoral process, civil society, independent media, national and local democratic governance, judicial framework, and corruption. Nations in Transit 2013 evaluates developments in these areas from January 1 to December 31, 2012.

Welfare State Transformation in the Yugoslav Successor States

Author : Marija Stambolieva
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134758685
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Welfare State Transformation in the Yugoslav Successor States written by Marija Stambolieva and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-28 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Welfare states are the product of economic, political and social interactions, and undergo changes as these interactions transform. Existing welfare state theories mainly tend to explain the emergence and development of the welfare state in the western, industrialized and capitalist world. While the states of Central and Eastern Europe have recently been integrated in the academic discourse, the countries of the former Yugoslavia have been predominantly excluded from comparative analysis. Issues of nationalism and ethnic polarization have been prevalent there while socio-economic issues have been put on the back burner. This book explores what happened to the strong social states and relatively equal societies which existed in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Macedonia, and looks into what accounts for these diverse outcomes. By investigating the applicability of the theories on welfare state development and typologization, it fills in the gap in the welfare state literature. It offers an original typology of social citizenship that takes into account the diversity of welfare policy formations across the region. The aim of this typology is not to compete with existing ones, but rather to offer a framework for better understanding of states that do not necessarily fit into known explanatory categories. In a global context of changing economic circumstances and contending political responses, macroeconomic policy and welfare state reform become order of the day. By featuring the ways that states adjust to new pressures, this book’s arguments may come in handy to those trying to make sense of the crisis and the powers that drive the policy solutions.

The Transit Regime for Landlocked States

Author : Kishor Uprety
Publisher : World Bank Publications
ISBN 13 : 082136300X
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (213 download)

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Book Synopsis The Transit Regime for Landlocked States by : Kishor Uprety

Download or read book The Transit Regime for Landlocked States written by Kishor Uprety and published by World Bank Publications. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: & Quot;The Transit Regime for Landlocked States" assesses the strengths and limits of existing international law related to the free access of landlocked states to and from the sea. The book analyzes whether the provisions of international law satisfy the economic demands of landlocked states, the majority of which are among the world's poorest nations. The book reviews the several principles of international law that dominated the evolution of the rights of access. It discusses both general and specific conventions, as well as treaty regimes emanating therefrom, and examines some restrict.

Freedom in the World 2012

Author : Freedom House
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781442217959
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (179 download)

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Download or read book Freedom in the World 2012 written by Freedom House and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of the state of human freedom around the world investigates such crucial indicators as the status of civil and political liberties and provides individual country reports.

How Corruption and Anti-Corruption Policies Sustain Hybrid Regimes

Author : Oksana Huss
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3838214307
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (382 download)

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Download or read book How Corruption and Anti-Corruption Policies Sustain Hybrid Regimes written by Oksana Huss and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaders of hybrid regimes in pursuit of political domination and material gain instrumentalize both hidden forms of corruption and public anti-corruption policies. Corruption is pursued for different purposes including cooperation with strategic partners and exclusion of opponents. Presidents use anti-corruption policies to legitimize and institutionalize political domination. Corrupt practices and anti-corruption policies become two sides of the same coin and are exercised to maintain an uneven political playing field. This study combines empirical analysis and social constructivism for an investigation into the presidencies of Leonid Kuchma (1994–2005), Viktor Yushchenko (2005–2010), and Viktor Yanukovych (2010–2014). Explorative expert interviews, press surveys, content analysis of presidential speeches, as well as critical assessment of anti-corruption legislation are used for comparison and process tracing of the utilization of corruption under three Ukrainian presidents.

Challenges and Barriers to the European Union Expansion to the Balkan Region

Author : Costa, Bruno Ferreira
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1799890570
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (998 download)

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Download or read book Challenges and Barriers to the European Union Expansion to the Balkan Region written by Costa, Bruno Ferreira and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-01-21 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite all efforts to create a political union capable of improving European citizens’ quality of life, there are several barriers to the European Union’s (EU) expansion to the Balkan Region. The EU enlargement and expansion to the Balkan Region is one of the Union’s greatest challenges and political objectives in recent years. In the turmoil of economic, social, and sanitarian crises, where is the space to debate the enlargement of the EU? Challenges and Barriers to the European Union Expansion to the Balkan Region presents the EU’s structure, the process of enlargement, and the challenges related to the Balkan region. This book addresses critical issues and challenges in the EU and the emerging trends for the EU’s future. Covering topics such as enlargement policy, integration, NATO, and political challenges, this book is a valuable resource for post-grad students of political science and international affairs, faculty of higher education, researchers, academicians, politicians, world leaders, and policymakers.

Law and Development of Middle-Income Countries

Author : Randall Peerenboom
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107028159
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)

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Download or read book Law and Development of Middle-Income Countries written by Randall Peerenboom and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2014-02-10 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This interdisciplinary volume addresses the special challenges that middle-income countries confront from both a theoretical and a practical perspective.

European Institutions, Democratization, and Human Rights Protection in the European Periphery

Author : Henry F. Carey
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1498502059
Total Pages : 439 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book European Institutions, Democratization, and Human Rights Protection in the European Periphery written by Henry F. Carey and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2014-10-10 with total page 439 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the efforts of European regional organizations in promoting democracy, human rights, and the rule of law among states seeking membership. In country-specific chapters, experts test prevailing theories about how effective the regional organizations' efforts at improvement have been.

Justice, Conflict and Wellbeing

Author : Brian H. Bornstein
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1493906232
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (939 download)

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Download or read book Justice, Conflict and Wellbeing written by Brian H. Bornstein and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-08-12 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Justice, conflict and wellbeing are large topics that occupy researchers from a variety of disciplines, as well as laypeople and policy makers. The three concepts are closely connected: conflict often (though not always) impairs wellbeing, whereas justice often (though not always) enhances it; perceived injustice is a common source of conflict, at multiple levels and calls for justice are a common response to conflict. In addition, each construct has subtypes, such as distributive and procedural justice, individual and group conflict and physical and psychological wellbeing. Although there are established traditions of research on the topics in multiple disciplines, there is little cross-fertilization across disciplines. This volume brings together researchers from social, clinical and educational psychology; law and political science. The unifying theme is how injustice and conflict pose threats to wellbeing, at the micro (individual) and macro (groups and societies) levels. Multi- and interdisciplinary research are at the vanguard of science in the twenty-first century and the present work applies multi and interdisciplinary perspectives to the important real-world topics of justice, conflict and wellbeing.

Media Law in Montenegro

Author : Aneta Spaic
Publisher : Kluwer Law International B.V.
ISBN 13 : 9041189416
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book Media Law in Montenegro written by Aneta Spaic and published by Kluwer Law International B.V.. This book was released on 2017-05-29 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this analysis of media law in Montenegro surveys the massively altered and enlarged legal landscape traditionally encompassed in laws pertaining to freedom of expression and regulation of communications. Everywhere, a shift from mass media to mass self-communication has put enormous pressure on traditional law models. An introduction describing the main actors and salient aspects of media markets is followed by in-depth analyses of print media, radio and television broadcasting, the Internet, commercial communications, political advertising, concentration in media markets, and media regulation. Among the topics that arise for discussion are privacy, cultural policy, protection of minors, competition policy, access to digital gateways, protection of journalists’ sources, standardization and interoperability, and liability of intermediaries. Relevant case law is considered throughout, as are various ethical codes. A clear, comprehensive overview of media legislation, case law, and doctrine, presented from the practitioner’s point of view, this book is a valuable time-saving resource for all concerned with media and communication freedom. Lawyers representing parties with interests in Montenegro will welcome this very useful guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative media law.

Crisis and Change in Post-Cold War Global Politics

Author : Erica Resende
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319785893
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (197 download)

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Download or read book Crisis and Change in Post-Cold War Global Politics written by Erica Resende and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume analyzes crises in International Relations (IR) in an innovative way. Rather than conceptualizing a crisis as something unexpected that has to be managed, the contributors argue that a crisis needs to be analyzed within a wider context of change: when new discourses are formed, communities are (re)built, and new identities emerge. Focusing on Ukraine, the book explore various questions related to crisis and change, including: How are crises culturally and socially constructed? How do issues of agency and structure come into play in Ukraine? Which subjectivities were brought into existence by Ukraine crisis discourses? Chapters explore the participation of women in Euromaidan, identity shifts in the Crimean Tatar community and diaspora politics, discourses related to corruption, anti-Soviet partisan warfare, and the annexation of Crimea, as well as long distance impacts of the crisis.

Freedom in the World 2008

Author : Freedom House (U.S.)
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0742563065
Total Pages : 907 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (425 download)

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Download or read book Freedom in the World 2008 written by Freedom House (U.S.) and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2008 with total page 907 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A survey of the state of human freedom around the world investigates such crucial indicators as the status of civil and political liberties and provides individual country reports.

Crises in the Post‐Soviet Space

Author : Felix Jaitner
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1351234447
Total Pages : 461 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (512 download)

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Download or read book Crises in the Post‐Soviet Space written by Felix Jaitner and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2018-06-13 with total page 461 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The breakup of the Soviet Union led to the creation of new states and territorial conflicts of different levels of intensity. Scrutinising the post‐Soviet period, this volume offers explanations for both the frequency and the intensity of crises in the region. This book argues that the societies which emerged in the post-Soviet space share characteristic features, and that the instability and conflict-prone nature of the Soviet Union’s successor states can be explained by analysing the post-independence history of the region and linking it to the emergence of overlapping economic, political and violent crises (called 'Intersecting Crises Phenomena’). Transformation itself is shown to be a decisive process and, while acknowledging specific national and regional characteristics and differences, the authors demonstrate its shared impact. This comparison across countries and over time presents patterns of crisis and crisis management common to all the successor states. It disentangles the process, highlighting the multifaceted features of post-Soviet crises and draws upon the concept of crisis to determine the tipping points of post-Soviet development. Especially useful for scholars and students dealing with the Soviet successor states, this book should also prove interesting to those researching in the fields of communist and post‐communist Studies, Eurasian politics, international relations and peace and conflict studies.

Armenian Civil Society

Author : Yevgenya Paturyan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030632261
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Armenian Civil Society written by Yevgenya Paturyan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-12-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes Armenian civil society in the context of post-communist democratization. It explores persistent challenges to civic engagement under Armenia’s semi-authoritarian regime, and also highlights success stories of public mobilization and social impact. Drawing on a broad range of methods and empirical sources, the book provides a comprehensive overview of the re-emerging diversity of Armenian civil society: from formal organizations to spontaneous activism. It combines a country-level analysis of broad patterns in the country’s political culture with the life stories of individual agents of change, contrasting public apathy with young activists’ enthusiasm. By exploring mobilization strategies and narratives in Armenian civil society, the book provides valuable new insights into the roots of the mass public uprising in spring 2018.

Being Muslim in Central Asia

Author :
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004357246
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Being Muslim in Central Asia written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-01-03 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores the changing place of Islam in contemporary Central Asia, understanding religion as a “societal shaper” – a roadmap for navigating quickly evolving social and cultural values. Islam can take on multiple colors and identities, from a purely transcendental faith in God to a cauldron of ideological ferment for political ideology, via diverse culture-, community-, and history-based phenomena. The volumes discusses what it means to be a Muslim in today’s Central Asia by looking at both historical and sociological features, investigates the relationship between Islam, politics and the state, the changing role of Islam in terms of societal values, and the issue of female attire as a public debate. Contributors include: Aurélie Biard, Tim Epkenhans, Nurgul Esenamanova, Azamat Junisbai, Barbara Junisbai, Marlene Laruelle, Marintha Miles, Emil Nasritdinov, Shahnoza Nozimova, Yaacov Ro'i, Wendell Schwab, Manja Stephan-Emmrich, Rano Turaeva, Alon Wainer, Alexander Wolters, Galina M. Yemelianova, Baurzhan Zhussupov

Freedom in the World 2011

Author : Freedom House
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1442209968
Total Pages : 862 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Freedom in the World 2011 written by Freedom House and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 862 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Freedom in the World, the Freedom House flagship survey whose findings have been published annually since 1972, is the standard-setting comparative assessment of global political rights and civil liberties. The survey ratings and narrative reports on 194 countries and 14 territories are used by policymakers, the media, international corporations, civic activists, and human rights defenders to monitor trends in democracy and track improvements and setbacks in freedom worldwide. The Freedom in the World political rights and civil liberties ratings are determined through a multi-layered process of research and evaluation by a team of regional analysts and eminent scholars. The analysts used a broad range of sources of information, including foreign and domestic news reports, academic studies, nongovernmental organizations, think tanks, individual professional contacts, and visits to the region, in conducting their research. The methodology of the survey is derived in large measure from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and these standards are applied to all countries and territories, irrespective of geographical location, ethnic or religious composition, or level of economic development.