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Tensions In Poland Over Ecumenical Dialogue, Krystyna Gorniak-Kocikowska

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

"If I would use the phrase, ‘the specter of secularization is haunting Poland right now,’ that would be probably a good description of the present mindset of great number of people in Poland. The presently existing tensions are not, I think, inter-religious or inter-church tensions. The inter-religious tensions are marginal due to the dominant position of the Roman Catholic Church on the national level.

The potentially tension-building problem is the issue of secularization. Because the Roman Catholic Church was very strong in Poland even in the times of Communism, secularization was not perceived then as a serious danger, unless people …

The Contemporary Status Of The Lutheran Evangelical Church In Hungary With A View To Churches Of Central European Countries, Béla Harmati

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Muslims In Post-Communist Bulgaria, Janice Broun

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Desecularization Of Contemporary Serbian Society, Mirko Blagojevic

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

For the contemporary Serbian sociology of religion it is evident that the process of desecularization has been present on the social scene of Serbia in the last fifteen years. Sociologists have provided arguments for this claim based on data gathered in Serbia during this period. The religious changes in question have been empirically recorded in all aspects of attachment to religion (mainly Eastern Orthodoxy) and the church (Serbian Orthodox Church), that is, in aspects of religious identification, doctrinal beliefs and religious behavior. Certain political subjects and social scientists feel that social life in Serbia is getting increasingly religious, and that …

Postcommunist Privatization And Productivity: What Have We Learned?, John S. Earle

Employment Research Newsletter

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Sanctions Against Belarus: Normative Unintended, Clara Portela

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

The goals pursued by the EU vis-à-vis Belarus through its sanctions policies are unequivocally normative. The EU refers to the ‘violations of international electoral standards’ in the 2006 presidential elections and the ‘crackdown on civil society and democratic opposition’ as the primary reasons for the imposition of sanctions. The EU sanctions strategy against Belarus has followed an incrementalist logic, unfolding in parallel to the evolution of the Belarusian state towards authoritarianism.

The Role Of Faith In The Midst Of Transformed Societies, Charles West

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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An Ethnically Well-Mixed Christian, Peter Kuzmič

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Marten Zwanenburg On Un Peacekeeping In Lebanon, Somalia And Kosovo: Operational And Legal Issues In Practice By Ray Murphy. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 392 Pp., Marten Zwanenburg

Human Rights & Human Welfare

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UN Peacekeeping in Lebanon, Somalia and Kosovo: Operational and Legal Issues in Practice by Ray Murphy. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. 392 pp.

Tensions Within Religious Communities In The Balkans, Paul Mojzes

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Aleksov's "Religious Dissent Between The Modern And The National: Nazarenes In Hungary And Serbia 1850-1914" - Book Review, Angéla Ilić

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Living On The Edge, Paul Crego

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Tensions Between Evangelical Protestants In The Former Soviet Union And America Since 1989 - A Reflective Commentary, Walter Sawatsky

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Caree Carries Subversive Memories: Recent Reflections On Ministry In Former Yugoslavia, Gerald Shenk

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Payton's "Light From The Christian East: An Introduction To The Orthodox Tradition" And Letham's "Through Western Eyes: Eastern Orthodoxy: A Reformed Perspective" - Book Review, Donald Fairbairn

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Liturgy And Revolution Part Ii: Radical Christianity, Radical Democracy, And Revolution In Georgia, W. Benjamin Boswell

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Setting The Background: An Assessment From North Of The Border, James R. Payton Jr.

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Aid Suspensions As Coercive Tools? The European Union’S Experience In The African-Caribbean-Pacific (Acp) Context, Clara Portela

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Since the signing of the Cotonou Agreement in 2000, the European Union (EU) has suspended development aid towards a number of African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in response to breaches of Human Rights and democratic principles by activating the so-called Human Rights clause (article 96). The present article analyses the use by the EU of aid suspensions as political tools and their efficacy in achieving the desired policy goals, in an attempt to identify and explain the determinants leading to the success of these measures. The investigation finds that the use of development aid suspensions is frequently effective. Classical …

On Inter-Church Dialogue In Serbia - Current Situation, Luka Ilić

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

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On Inter-Church Dialogue In Hungary - Current Situation, Angela Ilić

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The Productivity Effects Of Privatization In Ukraine: Estimates From Comprehensive Manufacturing Firm Panel Data, 1989-2005, J. David Brown, John S. Earle

Upjohn Institute Working Papers

This paper estimates the effect of domestic and foreign privatization on multifactor productivity (MFP) using long panel data for nearly the universe of initially state-owned manufacturing firms in Ukraine. The longitudinal dimension of the data is used to measure and control for pre-privatization selection bias and to estimate long-run impacts. The data imply steadily increasing MFP as a result of domestic privatization, reaching about 25 percent relative to state-owned firms after six years. Until recently, Ukraine has had relatively few cases of privatization to foreign investors, and estimates of the MFP impact are more sensitive to controls for selection bias, …

Orthodoxy And The New Russia, Jonathan Clarke, Duncan Reid Thd, Med

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

This paper examines the contemporary phenomenon of the reemergence of the Orthodox Church not only as the leading religious institution of post-Soviet Russia, but also as a core marker of identity. The disappearance of the Soviet Union has produced a profound crisis of idemity in Russia. Traditional markers of identity, particularly the Orthodox Church, have assumed an importance hardly anticipated before the collapse of the USSR.

Murzaku's "Catholicism, Culture, Conversion: The History Of The Jesuits In Albania (1841-1946)" - Book Review, Dermot Quinn

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Liturgy And Revolution Part 1: Georgian Baptists And The Non-Violent Struggle For Democracy, W. Benjamin Boswell

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Ideology Or Isolationism? Russian Identity And Its Influence On Orthodox-Catholic Relations Part Ii: Russian Identity And Roman Catholicism, Catherine Clare Caridi

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In Search Of Compromise Between “The Liberals" And "The Orthodox", Dr. Alexander Verkhovsky

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Knox's "Russian Society And The Orthodox Church: Religion In Russia After Communism" - Book Review, Scott M. Kenworthy

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Evolution Of Moral Principles And Human Rights In A Multicultural Society, Hegumen Philaret Bulekov

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Relationships Between Human Rights Concept And Religious Values, Alexander Kyrlezhev

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Van Den Bercken & Sutton, Eds. "Aesthetics As A Religious Factor In Eastern And Western Christianity. Selected Papers Of The International Conference Held At The University Of Utrecht, The Netherlands, In June 2004" - Book Review, Mikhail Sergeev

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