Essays about: "Post-Communism"

Found 4 essays containing the word Post-Communism.

1. 1. Post-communism and its connections to corruption in Eastern Europe : A qualitative study about corruption in Bosnia-Hercegovina and Romania

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Globala studier

   Author : Indira Begović; Cora Emilia Manole; [2017]
   Keywords : corruption; communism; post-communism; Eastern Europe; the Balkans; Romania; Yugoslavia; Bosnia-Herzegovina;

   Abstract : Corruption perception is a disputable subject. While corruption is hard to prove, corruption perception indexes are used in political measures such as denying adherence to international communities or international travel zones like Schengen. READ MORE

3. 2. Economics, political values and historic legacy : Determinants of public support for EU membership and European integration in post-communist Europe

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Gustav Peldán Carlsson; [2016]
   Keywords : EU; European integration; EU membership; Public opinion; Post-communism;

   Abstract : This study examines the explanatory power of the traditional explanations as to what determines public support for EU membership and European integration – the economic explanation and the political values‐based explanation – in the context of the post-communist member states of the EU. Further, an alternative explanation – the communist legacy explanation – is presented and tested. READ MORE

4. 3. Shades of yellow and green : barriers affecting the liquid biofuels for transport in Romania : a multi-level approach

   University essay from Lunds universitet/LUCSUS

   Author : Nicolae Lucian Negrut; [2016]
   Keywords : post-communism; barriers; multi-levels; liquid biofuels for transport; Romania; sustainability science; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : In the light of (super) wicked problems, as climate change is, a deep transformation of energy and transport systems is needed. Among other technological innovations, liquid biofuels were adopted also in Romania as an innovation that could contribute to the transition towards a more sustainable transport. READ MORE

5. 4. Pride and Prejudice A comparative case study on party response to LGBT-rights in Serbia and Croatia

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Benjamin Skogqvist; [2013-09-26]
   Keywords : Post-communism; political competition; ideology; ethnicity; federalism; ex-Yugoslavia; LGBT-rights; ethnic minority rights;

   Abstract : Substantial research has been devoted to the party systems in Eastern Europe since the demise of the communism, concerning how political parties respond to liberal reform and what competitive patterns it produce. The dominant explanations have been revolving around theories on ‘communist regime types’, explaining the agency of political parties as a product of the structural legacy. READ MORE