Browsing Russian, East European & Central Asian studies by Issue Date
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Justice and Development in the Marketplace: Business and Politics in AKP-Era Turkey
(2013-02-25)Though market liberalization has certainly had a tremendous impact on Turkey, much of the country's recent success is due to the active role of the government in promoting economic growth. Whereas a multitude of divisions ... -
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 ... -
Beyond Bologna and Bolashak: Work & Travel U.S.A. as a Context for Student Agency in Kazakhstan's Internationalization of Higher Education
(2013-02-25)This thesis examines student participation from Kazakhstan in the Summer Work & Travel U.S.A. program. Kazakhstan's government emphasizes the Bologna Process, the government-funded Bolashak scholarship, and the new elite ... -
Centrally Planned Innovation: A SWOT Analysis of Russia's Silicon Valley
(2013-02-25)Russia has long been dependent on its abundant natural resources (oil, gas, and timber) as the main source of domestic revenue. In 2010, President Dmitri Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin took the initiative to ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The Asian Role in the Arctic's Development
(2013-07-23)Due to the Arctic's warming climate, the region is developing at a record pace. Fueled by the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and natural resources, commerce in the Arctic is expanding to include non-Arctic states, most notably ... -
Building Gendered Human Security Inside and Out: A Case Study in Post-Conflict Kosovo
(2013-07-25)Set against the backdrop of war-torn Kosovo, my thesis focuses on civil society development in the area of gendered human security. In 1999, this small nation (then under the control of UNMIK) experienced the largest influx ... -
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 ... -
Judging the book by its cover? Latvian integration beyond the headlines
(2013-07-25)Since the fall of the Soviet Union, Latvia has struggled to appropriately integrate its sizable Russian-speaking minority population, which makes up more than a quarter of the total Latvian population. Indeed, the country ... -
Guerrilla Art and Protest in Modern Russia
(2013-07-25)This paper looks at the connection between guerrilla art and protest in modern Russia, specifically in the major cities of St. Petersburg and Moscow. A historical context is provided to show the long tradition of guerrilla ... -
Citizenship in Latvia: Does it Pay?
(2013-07-25)Twenty years after the fall of the Soviet Union, a significant portion of the Russian-speaking population in Latvia remain non-citizens, meaning they lack the right to vote or work in specific industries. This thesis ... -
Chinese Migration to Central Asia: Contrasting Experiences between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
(2013-07-25)This paper argues that state and institutional processes are intertwined with ground-level interactions to create circumstances for Chinese migrants to either accept or reject the authority of their host environments. ... -
Value-added Timber Processing in 21st Century Russia: An Economic Analysis of Forest Sector Policies
(2013-07-25)Beginning in 2007, the Russian government implemented a series of policies, including export tariffs on roundwood, in order to develop a more competitive timber-processing sector and increase the production and export of ... -
Changes on the European Gas Market: Implications for Gazprom
(2014-02-24)Following the recession of 2008-2009, Gazprom has faced declining demand and rising competition on the European gas market. In addition, the company has encountered rising competition on the domestic gas market and an ... -
Institutions of Activism: Museums and Ukraines Revolution of Dignity
(University of Washington, 2015-12-01)Amidst unprecedented protests over the winter of 2013-2014, many museums in Ukraine transformed from Soviet era hold-overs to active civil society participants who discovered that they could use their unique ...