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1. 1. From Enshrined Language of the State, to Secondary Language of Tourism, Trade and Education : The Development of Policies Regarding the Russian Language in the South Caucasus Region, During and After the Soviet Union

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

   Author : Felix Sigeback; [2023]
   Keywords : South Caucasus; language policy; postcolonialism; Russia; Armenia; Georgia; Azerbaijan; Russian; Soviet studies; post-Soviet studies;

   Abstract : The aim of my own research is to bind together the limited research done regarding the topic,and to use the research of Russian in the Baltic post-soviet state of Lithuania as a backdrop and comparison. The analysis is postcolonial and comparative, using the concepts of linkage and leverage of Levitsky and Way. READ MORE

3. 2. Revealing competition in post-Soviet economies : Belarus’ and Kazakhstan’s Comparative Advantage in times of trade shocks

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media; Uppsala universitet/Institutet för Rysslands- och Eurasienstudier

   Author : Daniel Meleaku; [2022]
   Keywords : RCA; Competitiveness; Comparative Advantage; Agriculture; EAEU; Integration; Import ban; Russia; Belarus; Kazakhstan; RCA; Канкурэнтаздольнасць; Параўнальная перавага; Сельскагаспадарчы сектар; ЕАЭС; Інтэграцыя; Забарона на імпорт; Расія; Беларусь; Казахстан; RCA; Конкурентоспособность; Сравнительное преимущество; Сельское хозяйство; ЕАЭС; Интеграция; Запрет на ввоз; Россия; Беларусь; Казахстан;

   Abstract : In 2014, Russia imposed an import ban against a large variety of western food products. The ban served as a shield against foreign competition, including from Russia’s neighbours. In 2015-2016, a major drop in the Russian rouble’s exchange rate heightened Russia’s food products’ competitiveness versus its neighbours’. READ MORE

4. 3. Conflict in Central Asia - A Soviet Affair

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Hugo Axelsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Soviet Union; Central Asia; relative deprivation; state coercion; historical legacies; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : After the fall of the Soviet Union, two prominent Islamic groups, the IMU in Uzbekistan and the IRPT in Tajikistan, took to arms against their governments. To explain the contexts of these movements, this thesis utilises historical legacy theory to establish a continuity between the Soviet and post-Soviet regimes, which together with relative deprivation theory can explain why violent religious conflicts arose in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan after the collapse of the USSR. READ MORE

5. 4. From democratic success to democratic backsliding: A comparative case study of Poland’s democratic backsliding in contrast to Estonia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Andi Shamon; [2022]
   Keywords : Democratic backsliding; Poland; Estonia; Democracy; Eastern Europe; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Democratic backsliding is becoming a bigger trend around the globe. This study examines how democratic backsliding has transpired in two post-Soviet countries, Poland and Estonia. READ MORE

6. 5. Economic Interdependence and Conflict: The case of the post-Soviet space

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Linn Alice Backlund; [2022]
   Keywords : Trade; Interdependence; Conflict; Former Soviet Union; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : There is still little consensus on whether trade promotes peace or not This thesis aims at investigating the relationship between economic interdependence and conflicts in post-Soviet countries, contributing to the empirical literature on the regional level. Using dyadic measures of trade and conflict, I investigate the relationship between interdependence and onset conflict, ongoing conflict, and conflict intensity. READ MORE