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Military Clergy in the Modern Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
(2013-07-23)The work studies recently announced policy of introducing military clergy into the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. I assess main documents related to this decision as well as historical and political aspects of ... -
Modern Friendship: The "New Turkey" and Soviet Cultural Diplomacy, 1933-1934
In the interwar period, the Soviet Union and Turkey embarked on an unprecedented partnership, characterized by high profile economic, diplomatic, and cultural exchanges. The enthusiasm of these interactions surprised ... -
Narratives and Hegemony in the Finnish Eduskunta - A Narrative Policy Framework Analysis of Finnish Energy Policy Narratives
Finland is a critical case in climate policy because of the prestigious position it occupies on the world stage as a bastion of good governance, yet its climate policies have serious flaws, the same ones that hinder movement ... -
Networked Authoritarianism in the Russian Federation: Domestic Internet Policy and the 2018 Election
The Kremlin’s strategy toward the internet has evolved markedly over the past decade, leading to the adoption of a variety of legislative and regulatory measures designed to exert increased control over the Russian internet. ... -
Orientalism and Knowledge Production of Terrorism in the Post-9/11 United States: the Case of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and the Boston Marathon Bombing
The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing resulted in the arrest of 19-year-old Dzhokhar (“Jahar”) Tsarnaev, a Muslim immigrant from Chechnya. Two years later, he was convicted in federal court and sentenced to death. Even before ... -
Planning for a Communist Future: Professionalization, Nationalism, and Planning Practice in Soviet Moscow, 1964-1974
This paper explores the growth of historic preservation institutions in Soviet Moscow during the late 1960s and 70s. Beginning with the decade long creation of the General Plan of 1971 and exploring elements of ... -
Planning for a Communist Future: Professionalization, Nationalism, and Preservation Practice in Soviet Moscow, 1964-1974
(University of Washington, 2016-05)This paper explores the growth of historic preservation institutions in Soviet Moscow during the late 1960s and 70s. Beginning with the decade long creation of the General Plan of 1971 and exploring elements of ... -
A Policy Analysis of Russia's Proposed Special Education Standards
(2013-02-25)This paper explores the special education standards that are under development in Russia as of 2012. The paper applies a policy analysis lens to examine the standards' potential impact on the educational experience of ... -
Policy Takers or Policy Makers: Moscow’s Aversion to Incorporating Western Values
How did the western principles embraced by The Final Act of 1975 play a role in the downfall of the Soviet Union? To what extent have they had a subsequent, lasting influence on the policies of the Russian federation more ... -
Reconciliation without Forgiveness: The EU in Promoting Postwar Cooperation in Serbia and Kosovo
This paper examines the role and depth of interstate reconciliation in the postwar relationship between Serbia and Kosovo via their interactions with the European Union. Examined within this paper are models of interstate ... -
Representation and Merit in the Military: Explaining the Origins and Persistence of Recruitment and Promotion Patterns in the Turkish Officer Corps (1848-2015)
This research offers a systematic study of the sources of inequality and merit in the military. It explores the origins and persistence of representation and promotion patterns in the military's officer corps. Going beyond ... -
The Republican Idea in the History of the Czech Lands
(2013-07-23)<italic>The idea of a republican structured political order has been around for millennia. In human history, republics have existed in various forms and sizes with varying degrees of success. The examples from history are ... -
Resources for Crafting Sovereignties in Breakaway Abkhazia and South Ossetia: Politics of Nationhood within the Rivalry between Russia and Georgia
This thesis is aimed at analysis of nation making in Georgia’s breakaway territories engaging certain aspects of foreign and domestic affairs that might be viewed as sources for crafting sovereignties in Abkhazia and South ... -
Ruining Dessert: On Chocolate Cake and White Supremacy in Poland
This thesis seeks to establish how deeply anti-Black racism has become ingrained in Polish culture through the everyday example of murzynek, a chocolate cake that became popular with home cooks in twentieth century Poland. ... -
Russia's fight against drug trafficking: Challenges in developing local law enforcement capabilities
(2013-07-25)This thesis discusses trafficking as a distinct form of organized crime. It highlights the different qualities of mafias and trafficking networks, the two dominant forms of organized crime in Russia. The four distinct ... -
Russian Federation as Central Planner: Case Study of Investments into the Russian Far East in Anticipation of the 2012 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Conference
(2013-02-25)This paper uses statistical data reporting economic and social indicators in Primorsky Krai and the city of Vladivostok to assess the potential success of the 2012 Russian federal investments to the region in anticipation ... -
Russian Information Operations and the Rise of the Global Internet
For centuries the pursuit of competing political objectives has led to military conflict. Prussian military theorist Major-General Carl von Clausewitz wrote, “War is thus an act of force to compel our enemy to do our will.” ... -
The Russian Railways and Imperial Intersections in the Russian Empire
(2013-02-25)This thesis explores concepts of empire. It explores the complexity of international relations between empires - called "imperial intersections". The thesis explores the construction of Russian railways, their fundamental ... -
Russian-EU Energy Interdependence and Security in Europe
(2013-07-23)Does the current level of economic interdependence between the Russian Federation and members of the European Union (EU) promote stability in Europe? As a key component of national security, energy security is a high ... -
Same Soil, Different Roots: The Use of Ethno-Specific Narratives During the Homeland War in Croatia
This work looks at the way interpretations and misrepresentations of the history of World War II changed and evolved and their ultimate consequence on the Homeland War in Croatia from 1991 to 1995 between the resident Serb ...