Essays about: "soviet"

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  1. 6. The third way in Hungary between 1945 and 1956

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : Andras Bölöni; [2023]
    Keywords : 1956 revolution; Hungarian politics; third way idea; Wilhelm Röpke; socialism; Soviet Union; Eastern Bloc; conflict of ideologies; Stalinism; new phase policy; workers’ councils;

    Abstract : This thesis introduces the concept of the third way in politics, why focusing on how the idea was present in the political sphere in Hungary between 1945 and 1956. The time frame was chosen as in both years Hungarians saw a complete turmoil in their country, which could have been a chance to introduce a completely new system. READ MORE

  3. 7. The role of Islam in Russian foreign policy : A constructivist perspective

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Sarah Hoover; [2023]
    Keywords : Islam; foreign policy; Russia;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to obtain a deeper and more conclusive understanding of Russia’s public foreign policy with regards to the religious aspect through the research question - What indications for a religious agenda with respect to Islam are expressed in Russian foreign policy as it is presented in the international arena? A Muslim belt with a non-Soviet identity emerged along Russia's southern border after the fall of the Soviet Union. It was thus vital for Russia to define its attitude towards the Islamist threat and included the Islamic factor in its foreign policy. READ MORE

  4. 8. Legal Informality and Debt-Based Trade in Uzbekistan. A Case Study of Rural Ferghana Valley.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Elmurod Sobirov; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Debt-based trade and economic exchanges are becoming more and more widespread phenomena in the context of most post-Soviet Central Asian societies, especially in Uzbekistan. In the absence of viable state economic support, a functional banking system and an effective legal system, trust-based economic exchanges serve as an alternative means for conducting micro-level businesses in Uzbekistan. READ MORE

  5. 9. European Union and Trade Flows: The Case of Lithuania

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Eva Businskyte; [2023]
    Keywords : trade; European Union; Lithuania; gravity model; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the impact of EU integration on Lithuania's direction of trade flows. Using a gravity model and bilateral trade data from 1995 to 2020, the study aims to understand changes in trade flows after joining the EU and provide practical implications for policymakers, businesses, and investors. READ MORE

  6. 10. Elite Education for the People? : Nuances of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program in Polish High Schools

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, didaktik och utbildningsstudier

    Author : Paulina Kucharska; [2023]
    Keywords : Public Education; International Baccalaureate; IB; Internationalization of Education; Educational Trajectories; Educational Strategies; Symbolic Capital;

    Abstract : The International Baccalaureate (IB), a private curriculum associated largely with exclusive education for transnationally mobile upper classes, has recently began to quietly enter public, national education systems, offering its alternative, elite schooling in tuition-free state institutions. This paper explores the nuanced case of Poland, where IB diploma program is offered as one of the tracks within state schools, existing side-by-side and competing with the national curriculum. READ MORE