Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 5604038709
Evolution Post-Soviet Space
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Evolution Post Soviet Space
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25 Years of Transformations of Higher Education Systems in Post-Soviet Countries
Jeroen Huisman,Anna Smolentseva,Isak Froumin
Author : Jeroen Huisman,Anna Smolentseva,Isak Froumin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-24
Category : Education
ISBN : 9783319529806
25 Years of Transformations of Higher Education Systems in Post-Soviet Countries by Jeroen Huisman,Anna Smolentseva,Isak Froumin Pdf
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This open access book is a result of the first ever study of the transformations of the higher education institutional landscape in fifteen former USSR countries after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. It explores how the single Soviet model that developed across the vast and diverse territory of the Soviet Union over several decades has evolved into fifteen unique national systems, systems that have responded to national and global developments while still bearing some traces of the past. The book is distinctive as it presents a comprehensive analysis of the reforms and transformations in the region in the last 25 years; and it focuses on institutional landscape through the evolution of the institutional types established and developed in Pre-Soviet, Soviet and Post-Soviet time. It also embraces all fifteen countries of the former USSR, and provides a comparative analysis of transformations of institutional landscape across Post-Soviet systems. It will be highly relevant for students and researchers in the fields of higher education and and sociology, particularly those with an interest in historical and comparative studies.
Gendering Post-Soviet Space
Tatiana Karabchuk,Kazuhiro Kumo,Kseniia Gatskova,Ekaterina Skoglund
Author : Tatiana Karabchuk,Kazuhiro Kumo,Kseniia Gatskova,Ekaterina Skoglund
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811593581
Gendering Post-Soviet Space by Tatiana Karabchuk,Kazuhiro Kumo,Kseniia Gatskova,Ekaterina Skoglund Pdf
This volume combines approaches from three disciplines – economics, sociology, and demography – and empirically analyzes the key aspects of the labor market and social demography processes in post-Soviet transitional societies while focusing on the gender perspective. Here, readers will find empirical studies on such countries as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. The volume contributes to the literature by addressing the lack of academic empirical research on gender difference issues in the labor markets of post-Soviet countries as well as gender inequalities in fertility preferences, gender disparities among the youth and elderly, the gender pay gap, gender differences in employment, and female voices. The book brings together researchers of different disciplines from a variety of countries, distinguishing this project as international and interdisciplinary. The authors use the quantitative survey micro-data approach as well as the qualitative methods of interview data analysis to provide a comprehensive and detailed overview of the economic and social developments in the region regarding gender differences. The volume consists of three parts tackling the following topics: 1) gender differences and demography (family formation and fertility, youth and elderly employment); 2) gender differences and labor market (gender wage gap, motherhood wage penalty, gender differences among freelancers, and women in STEM science); and 3) gender differences, well-being, and gender equality attitudes (women’s voices, women’s collective actions, gender equality attitudes, and spending patterns of housewives).
Nation-Building and Identity in the Post-Soviet Space
Rico Isaacs,Abel Polese
Author : Rico Isaacs,Abel Polese
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317090182
Nation-Building and Identity in the Post-Soviet Space by Rico Isaacs,Abel Polese Pdf
Nation-building as a process is never complete and issues related to identity, nation, state and regime-building are recurrent in the post-Soviet region. This comparative, inter-disciplinary volume explores how nation-building tools emerged and evolved over the last twenty years. Featuring in-depth case studies from countries throughout the post-Soviet space it compares various aspects of nation-building and identity formation projects. Approaching the issue from a variety of disciplines, and geographical areas, contributors illustrate chapter by chapter how different state and non-state actors utilise traditional instruments of nation-construction in new ways while also developing non-traditional tools and strategies to provide a contemporary account of how nation-formation efforts evolve and diverge.
Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space
Johannes Socher
Author : Johannes Socher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-06-17
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192651723
Russia and the Right to Self-Determination in the Post-Soviet Space by Johannes Socher Pdf
The right to self-determination is renowned for its lack of clear interpretation. Broadly speaking, one can differentiate between a 'classic' and a 'romantic' tradition. In modern international law, the balance between these two opposing traditions is sought in an attempt to contain or 'domesticate' the romantic version by limiting it to 'abnormal' situations, that is cases of 'alien subjugation, domination and exploitation'. This book situates Russia's engagement with the right to self-determination in this debate. It shows that Russia follows a distinct approach to self-determination that diverges significantly from the consensus view in international state practice and scholarship, partly due to a lasting legacy of the former Soviet doctrine of international law. Against the background of the Soviet Union's role in the evolution of the right to self-determination, the bulk of the study analyses Russia's relevant state practice in the post-Soviet space through the prisms of sovereignty, secession, and annexation. Drawing on analysis of all seven major secessionist conflicts in the former Soviet space and a detailed study of Russian sources and scholarship, it traces how Russian engagement with self-determination has changed over the past three decades. Ultimately, the book argues that Russia's approach to the right of peoples to self-determination should not only be understood in terms of power politics disguised as legal rhetoric but in terms of a continuously assumed regional hegemony and exceptionalism, based on balance-of-power considerations.
Social Innovations in Post-Soviet Countries
Bakhrom Radjabov
Author : Bakhrom Radjabov
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2022-06-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000597837
Social Innovations in Post-Soviet Countries by Bakhrom Radjabov Pdf
This book evaluates the evolution of social innovation in post-Soviet Central Asia, Eastern Europe and Caucasus. Following the dissolution of the USSR, organisations such as the UNDP have encouraged local communities and governments to innovate in order to find solutions to existing social problems. This book demonstrates that progress with social innovations has varied, with countries with low government support such as Uzbekistan struggling, whereas countries with better government support and a more active civil society, such as Armenia and Ukraine, have seen more positive results. Covering the period 2012-2020 and a broad range of countries, including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, Moldova, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Armenia, and Georgia, this book provides an impressively broad-ranging critical analysis of post-Soviet social innovation. Including social innovations emerging as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, this will be an important comparative study for researchers and practitioners working on social innovation, and to those with an interest in post-Soviet development.
Post-Soviet Constitutions and Challenges of Regional Integration
Roman Petrov,Peter Van Elsuwege
Author : Roman Petrov,Peter Van Elsuwege
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781317326267
Post-Soviet Constitutions and Challenges of Regional Integration by Roman Petrov,Peter Van Elsuwege Pdf
This book explores the implications of European and Eurasian integration projects for the constitutional orders of post-Soviet countries. On the one hand, the process of Eurasian integration, culminating in the establishment of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), led to the creation of new institutions and mechanisms influencing the domestic legal order of the participating countries. On the other hand, the process of European integration, epitomised through the European Union (EU), constitutes an important source of reference for domestic constitutional developments in the countries which recently concluded a new generation of Association Agreements with the EU. This book analyses the implications of both processes. The book addresses the relevant experience of the countries from Central and Eastern Europe with transitional constitutionalism, mapping out the significance of European and Eurasian integration for protecting the rule of law in the post-Soviet space and identifying the constitutional implications and challenges of the EAEU and the new generation of Association Agreements. It also provides detailed country reports on national constitutional orders in the post-Soviet space and their adaptability to regional integration projects, authored by leading academics from the countries concerned, providing a number of general reflections about the evolution of post-Soviet constitutions in light of European and Eurasian integration projects.
Transitions in Post-Soviet Eurasia
Archana Upadhyay
Author : Archana Upadhyay
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000423235
Transitions in Post-Soviet Eurasia by Archana Upadhyay Pdf
This book discusses the ideological and historical relevance of the term ‘Eurasia’ as a concept in the global geopolitical and ethno-cultural discourse. It focuses on the contested meanings attached to the idea and traces its historical evolution and interpretations. The volume examines the contours and characteristics of power politics in the Eurasian landscape by exploring the dynamics of the contending and competing interests that have come to occupy the region, particularly in the aftermath of the disintegration of the Soviet Union. It further examines the multiple narratives that define the socio-political realities of the region and also the policies of the state actors involved, by reflecting upon the multifaceted dimensions of the Eurasian issues. These include nation building strategies, identity, ethnic conflicts, security, democratization, globalization, international migration, climate change and energy extraction. The geopolitical and civilizational aspects of Eurasianism, in which Russia occupies a pivotal geo-political place creates both opportunities and anxieties for other stakeholders in the region. The book also holistically analyses the developmental dimensions of the post-Soviet space and ‘Eurasianism’ as a concept and political practice in domestic, regional and global affairs. The book also analyses the developmental dimensions of the post-Soviet space and ‘Eurasianism’ as a concept and political practice in domestic, regional and global affairs.
Public Service Evolution in the 15 Post-Soviet Countries
Alikhan Baimenov,Panos Liverakos
Author : Alikhan Baimenov,Panos Liverakos
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-01-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811624629
Public Service Evolution in the 15 Post-Soviet Countries by Alikhan Baimenov,Panos Liverakos Pdf
A unique study of public service evolution in the 15 post-soviet countries from independence to date. It reveals the diversity in their transformation shaped by historical and cultural traditions and the soviet legacy they inherited, as well as by the impact of the political will of ruling elites, all of which influenced the socio-economic and governance models these countries adapted. Its value lays with the fact that it is a collaborative outcome of prominent practitioners, who actively participated in the transformation process, and leading scholars representing all 15 post-soviet countries. It is valuable addition to the body of knowledge of public administration, allowing for improved understanding of the complexity and depth of change that has taken place over the past 30 years. It provides an in-depth analysis of the public service reform process; a subject relevant to the countries of the Region and beyond.
State and Evolution
E. T. Gaidar,Yegor Gaidar
Author : E. T. Gaidar,Yegor Gaidar
Publisher : University of Washington Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0295983493
State and Evolution by E. T. Gaidar,Yegor Gaidar Pdf
“What was the revolution of the 1990s for Russia?” writes Yegor Gaidar, the first post-Soviet prime minister of Russia and one of the principal architects of its historic transformation to a market economy. “Was it a hard but salutary road toward the creation of a workable democracy with workable markets, a way for Russia to develop and survive in the twenty-first century? Or was it the prologue to another closed, stultified regime marching to the music of old myths and anthems?”
Russia and the Former Soviet Space
Vasile Rotaru,Miruna Troncotă
Author : Vasile Rotaru,Miruna Troncotă
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781527507470
Russia and the Former Soviet Space by Vasile Rotaru,Miruna Troncotă Pdf
This book represents a fresh contribution to the contemporary academic debate regarding the determinants of current Russian foreign policy assertiveness. More precisely, it addresses the ways in which perceived security threats have been used by Russia to legitimize its interventions in the former Soviet Space. It is argued here that the security dimension has been successfully used by the Kremlin for the domestic justification of its aggressive actions in neighbouring countries, and that the narrative of the ‘besieged fortress’ was applied to both the war in Georgia and the intervention in Ukraine. Bringing together a number of authors from Russia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia, Moldova, Romania, Germany and the UK, the volume presents both local, regional and Western European perspectives on the various events analysed here. It will appeal to a wide range of students and professors specialized in Russia and the former Soviet space in the fields of international relations, international law, foreign policy analysis and security studies, as well as to think tanks and policy makers.
Transition in Post-Soviet Art
Octavian Esanu
Author : Octavian Esanu
Publisher : Central European University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Art
ISBN : 9786155225116
Transition in Post-Soviet Art by Octavian Esanu Pdf
"With an abridged translation of the Dictionary of Moscow Conceptualism."
Power and Identity in the Post-Soviet Realm
Steven Bottlik, Zsolt Berki, Marton Jobbitt
Author : Steven Bottlik, Zsolt Berki, Marton Jobbitt
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783838213996
Power and Identity in the Post-Soviet Realm by Steven Bottlik, Zsolt Berki, Marton Jobbitt Pdf
With the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the demise of the Cold War’s bipolar world order, Soviet successor states on the Russian periphery found themselves in a geopolitical vacuum, and gradually evolved into a specific buffer zone throughout the 1990s. The establishment of a new system of relations became evident in the wake of the Baltic States’ accession to the European Union in 2004, resulting in the fragmentation of this buffer zone. In addition to the nations that are more directly connected to Zwischeneuropa (i.e. ‘In-Between Europe’) historically and culturally (Belarus, Moldova, Ukraine), countries beyond the Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia), as well as the states of former Soviet Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan) have also become characterized by particular developmental pathways. Focusing on these areas of the post-Soviet realm, this collected volume examines how they have faced multidimensional challenges while pursuing both geopolitics and their place in the world economy. From a conceptual point of view, the chapters pay close attention not only to issues of ethnicity (which are literally intertwined with a number of social problems in these regions), but also to the various socio-spatial contexts of ethnic processes. Having emerged after the collapse of Soviet authority, the so-called ‘post-Soviet realm’ might serve as a crucial testing ground for such studies, as the specific social and regional patterns of ethnicity are widely recognized here. Accordingly, the phenomena covered in the volume are rather diverse. The first section reviews the fundamental elements of the formation of national identity in light of the geopolitical situation both past and present. This includes an examination of the relative strength and shifting dynamics of statehood, the impacts of imperial nationalism, and the changes in language use from the early-modern period onwards. The second section examines the (trans)formation of the identities of small nations living at the forefront of Tsarist Russian geopolitical expansion, in particular in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Southern Steppe. Finally, in the third section, the contributors discuss the fate of groups whose settlement space was divided by the external boundaries of the Soviet Union, a reality that resulted in the diverging developmental trajectories of the otherwise culturally similar communities on both sides of the border. In these imperial peripheries, Soviet authority gave rise to specifically Soviet national identities amongst groups such as the Azeris, Tajiks, Karelians, Moldavians, and others. The book also includes more than 30 primarily original maps, graphs, and tables and will be of great use not only for human geographers (particularly political and cultural geographers) and historians, but also for those interested in contemporary issues in social science.
The European Union, Russia and the Post-Soviet Space
Viktoria Akchurina,Vincent Della Sala
Author : Viktoria Akchurina,Vincent Della Sala
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781000630237
The European Union, Russia and the Post-Soviet Space by Viktoria Akchurina,Vincent Della Sala Pdf
This book is an exploration of how the European Union (EU) and other regional actors construct, understand and use different forms of power in a political space that is increasingly referred to as "Greater Eurasia". The contributors examine the extent that the understanding of power shapes how states and the EU act on a range of questions from energy to the balance of power in Eurasia. They explore how the EU’s and other regional actors’, primarily Russia’s, understanding of power determines whether the post-Soviet space is a neighbourhood, a battleground or an arena for geopolitical and geostrategic confrontation. The chapters deal with a range of issues from negotiations between the EU and Azerbaijan, to how the EU and Russia are trying to shape relations in Central Asia. The volume represents an innovative way of understanding the changing dynamics of the relationship between Russia and the EU, with some original empirical data, and presents these dynamics within a broader conceptual and geographic framework. It also contributes to emerging debates about how the ideational construction of political space may provide insight into how actors behave. The chapters in this book were originally published as a special issue of the journal Europe-Asia Studies.
What Does It Mean to Be Post-Soviet?
Madina Tlostanova
Author : Madina Tlostanova
Publisher : Duke University Press Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2018-07-19
Category : Art
ISBN : 0822371278
What Does It Mean to Be Post-Soviet? by Madina Tlostanova Pdf
In What Does It Mean to Be Post-Soviet? Madina Tlostanova traces how contemporary post-Soviet art mediates this human condition. Observing how the concept of the happy future—which was at the core of the project of Soviet modernity—has lapsed from the post-Soviet imagination, Tlostanova shows how the possible way out of such a sense of futurelessness lies in the engagement with activist art. She interviews artists, art collectives, and writers such as Estonian artist Liina Siib, Uzbek artist Vyacheslav Akhunov, and Azerbaijani writer Afanassy Mamedov who frame the post-Soviet condition through the experience and expression of community, space, temporality, gender, and negotiating the demands of the state and the market. In foregrounding the unfolding aesthesis and activism in the post-Soviet space, Tlostanova emphasizes the important role that decolonial art plays in providing the foundation upon which to build new modes of thought and a decolonial future.
