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Foreword, David M. Andrews 2014 Claremont Colleges

Foreword, David M. Andrews

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

No abstract provided.


Table Of Contents, 2014 Claremont Colleges

Table Of Contents

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

No abstract provided.


Nationalism, Identity, And Rhetoric In Bosnia-Herzegovina: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Presidential Speeches, 2004–2012, Mary Miller 2014 University of Denver

Nationalism, Identity, And Rhetoric In Bosnia-Herzegovina: A Rhetorical Analysis Of Presidential Speeches, 2004–2012, Mary Miller

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Ethnic divisions undermine statebuilding efforts in Bosnia-Herzegovina almost twenty years after the end of a war among the three main ethnic groups in the country. The political elites influence on how nationalism and identity is experienced in Bosnia-Herzegovina and offer reflections on how the country can or cannot be united. To what extent do the political elites at the level of the presidency articulate more narrow, ethnic themes or a broader national identity in pubic speeches? The rhetoric used by the political elites is explored to find occurrences of ethnic polarization or a framing of national identity. The thesis is …


Expectations And Reality: Opinion Of The European Union In Ukraine, Andrew J. Zahuranec 2014 Mercyhurst College

Expectations And Reality: Opinion Of The European Union In Ukraine, Andrew J. Zahuranec

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

The internet has had a profound impact on how political scientists understand social movements. Using websites like Facebook and Twitter, demonstrators are able to share and organize their ideas, to develop political strategies, and recruit supporters. Activists communicate with one another and these messages can be analyzed to find patterns in how social movements frame themselves in reaction to current events. In short, the internet has an unprecedented capacity to show how political groups form. By examining posts on social media websites, this paper will assess the motivations of demonstrators involved in the Euromaidan protests and determine the movement’s ultimate …


Delayed Complementarity: How Schengen Area Membership Influenced German And Austrian Investment In Central And Eastern Europe, Romy L. Franks 2014 Brigham Young University

Delayed Complementarity: How Schengen Area Membership Influenced German And Austrian Investment In Central And Eastern Europe, Romy L. Franks

Claremont-UC Undergraduate Research Conference on the European Union

This paper considers the mutually beneficial relationship of German and Austrian foreign direct investment (FDI) in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) between 2004 and 2007, and the impact that the CEE states' belated membership in the Schengen Area had on further economic integration. It analyzes how excluding CEE member states from immediate membership in the Schengen Area upon their accession to the EU in 2004 and 2007 affected the economies of Germany, Austria, and the CEE member states. The paper argues that, in reviewing actual FDI and migration numbers following EU enlargements, fears over the potentially negative effects of labor …


Haji Bektash Veli And The Bektash Path In Albania And Macedonia, Arben Sulejmani 2014 George Fox University

Haji Bektash Veli And The Bektash Path In Albania And Macedonia, Arben Sulejmani

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

The Bektashi World Community officially represents the spiritual teachings of the Bektashi Sufi Order, one of the many mystical branches found within Islam. This religious order was founded in the 13th century by the Sufi saint Hajji Bektash Veli. The ultimate goal of the Bektash spiritual path is the perfection of the human soul. It is a path which fortifies its wayfarers with ethical and spiritual principles, which bring closeness to the Divine. Being founded on the revealed religion of Islam, Bektashism offers a unique and distinctive reading of the Qur’an, as well as the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, …


Self-Reliance Beyond Neoliberalism: Rethinking Autonomy At The Edges Of Empire, Karen Hébert, Diana Mincyte 2014 Carleton University

Self-Reliance Beyond Neoliberalism: Rethinking Autonomy At The Edges Of Empire, Karen Hébert, Diana Mincyte

Publications and Research

Across scholarly and popular accounts, self-reliance is often interpreted as either the embodiment of individual entrepreneurialism, as celebrated by neoliberal designs, or the basis for communitarian localism, increasingly imagined as central to environmental and social sustainability. In both cases, self-reliance is framed as an antidote to the failures of larger state institutions or market economies. This paper offers a different framework for understanding self-reliance by linking insights drawn from agrarian studies to current debates on alternative economies. Through an examination of the social worlds of semisubsistence producers in peripheral zones in the Global North, we show how everyday forms of …


The Lion & The Ringmaster: Croatia's Accession To The European Union, Jelena N. Bilandzich 2013 University of San Francisco

The Lion & The Ringmaster: Croatia's Accession To The European Union, Jelena N. Bilandzich

Master's Theses

July 1, 2013 marked Croatia's official induction into the European Union. For Croatia this was the culmination of a long negotiation process filled with concessions and challenges. This situation inspired the question of how Croatia's alliance with the EU has affected the state? In order to analyze this relationship the aspects of Croatian identity and sovereignty were explored, in addition to the EU's principles and problems regarding member and candidate states. The evidence found within this investigation came from a number of literary sources ranging from the academic to official government documents. Furthermore, nine interviews were conducted within Croatia, which …


Need A Push? Restoring Eu Influence In The Balkans, Cassidy Henry 2013 University of Kentucky

Need A Push? Restoring Eu Influence In The Balkans, Cassidy Henry

Ex-Patt Magazine

The credibility of the European Union is declining in the Western Balkans. Candidate states see the date for accession negotiations fading further into the future and doubt whether they’ll ever be able to join.


The Orthodox Church In The Ottoman Empire And Its Perspectives For Theological Dialogue, Svetoslav Ribolov 2013 University of Sofia

The Orthodox Church In The Ottoman Empire And Its Perspectives For Theological Dialogue, Svetoslav Ribolov

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Merdjanova's "Rediscovering The Umma: Muslims In The Balkans Between Nationalism And Transnationalism" - Book Review, Paul Mojzes 2013 Rosemont College

Merdjanova's "Rediscovering The Umma: Muslims In The Balkans Between Nationalism And Transnationalism" - Book Review, Paul Mojzes

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Islam In Modern Bulgaria: 1878 To Present Days, Radko Popov 2013 Hartford Seminary

Islam In Modern Bulgaria: 1878 To Present Days, Radko Popov

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Ways Of Measuring The Influence Of Religious Mass Media In The Ukraine, Maksym Balaklytskyi 2013 Karazin Kharkiv National University

Ways Of Measuring The Influence Of Religious Mass Media In The Ukraine, Maksym Balaklytskyi

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Fearless: Professor Janet Powers And Linnea Goebel, Janet M. Powers, Linnea C. Goebel 2013 Gettysburg College

Fearless: Professor Janet Powers And Linnea Goebel, Janet M. Powers, Linnea C. Goebel

SURGE

This week we would like to recognize Professor Janet Powers and recent graduate Linnea Goebel ’13 for their work in Bosnia this summer helping to set up a group of female embroiderers with an Amazon Marketplace account to sell their wares on the internet. [excerpt]


Invisible Victims: An Analysis Of Human Trafficking Vulnerability And Prevention In Bulgarian Romani Communities, Eric Helms 2013 University of Denver

Invisible Victims: An Analysis Of Human Trafficking Vulnerability And Prevention In Bulgarian Romani Communities, Eric Helms

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Human trafficking is an international problem that plagues every country in the world. Although no reliable concrete data exist on the extent of human trafficking internationally, it is estimated that thousands of women are trafficked into the European Union every year. According to research conducted by the European Roma Rights Centre in 2010, a disproportionately high percentage of these victims are of Roma ethnicity. Research from service providers, law enforcement and international organizations estimates that Roma comprise between 50 to 80 percent of human trafficking victims in Bulgaria with similar levels across Central and Eastern Europe. High levels of ethnic …


A Partnership With A Difference: The Baptists Of Serbia And Russia Are Developing A Partnership, William Yoder 2013 George Fox University

A Partnership With A Difference: The Baptists Of Serbia And Russia Are Developing A Partnership, William Yoder

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Hearing On The Trajectory Of Democracy - Why Hungary Matters, Senator Benjamin L. Cardin 2013 George Fox University

Hearing On The Trajectory Of Democracy - Why Hungary Matters, Senator Benjamin L. Cardin

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Testimony Concerning The Conditionof Religious Freedom In Hungary, Submitted To The U.S. Commission On Security And Cooperation In Europe (The Helsinki Commission), H. David Baer 2013 Texas Lutheran University

Testimony Concerning The Conditionof Religious Freedom In Hungary, Submitted To The U.S. Commission On Security And Cooperation In Europe (The Helsinki Commission), H. David Baer

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.


Domestic Institutional Interiors In Early Modern Europe. Edited By Sandra Cavallo And Silvia Evangelisti, Fiona WILLIAMSON 2013 Singapore Management University

Domestic Institutional Interiors In Early Modern Europe. Edited By Sandra Cavallo And Silvia Evangelisti, Fiona Williamson

Research Collection College of Integrative Studies

Domestic Institutional Interiors in Early Modern Europe. Edited by Sandra Cavallo and SilviaEvangelisti. Aldershot: Ashgate. 2009. pp. xiv + 267. £70.00. ISBN 9780754656470. This appealing and attractively presented collection of essays offers far more than thetitle suggests, illustrating how people from all social orders drew their understanding of ‘home’ and ‘family’ from the institution, instead of the traditional household ideal.


Croatia Joins Europe, Nikola Kovač 2013 Old Dominion University

Croatia Joins Europe, Nikola Kovač

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

On 1 July 2013 the Republic of Croatia will officially become the 28th member of the European Union. History of Croatia has always kept it on the brink of Europe. The case study of this enlargement examines the relations between Cr9atia and the European Union since Croatia became independent in 1991. This relation is divided into two eras, one of mutual distancing and the other of mutual rapprochement. The thesis aims to identify the dimensions of Croatian road to the EU membership which differ it from other accessions. Now, in the eve of enlargement both Croatia and the European Union …


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