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Author: D. Auers
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2015-03-17
Total Pages: 441
ISBN-13: 1137369973
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book traces the development of the political institutions, electoral systems, parties, civil society, economic and social policies and foreign affairs of the three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania over the last quarter century.
Author: Norbert Götz
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2017-11-01
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 1351776584
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title was first published in 2003. The Baltic Sea region offers exceptionally rich material for the discussion of civil society. This is because it has witnessed the erosion of communist regimes, the crisis of the welfare state, the increasing importance of new social movements and the shift from a centralist paradigm to one oriented towards networks. This engaging book focuses on the phenomena and prospects for civil society in north-eastern Europe which have had a major impact on political and scholarly debates since 1989. Nineteen experts from the region provide a comprehensive and comparative account of the history, the present state and the perspectives of civil society in the Baltic Sea area. The reader will learn that civil society should not only be seen in opposition to the state and that it has a major impact on current developments of European integration.
Author: Tanel Kerikmäe
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-04-05
Total Pages: 544
ISBN-13: 3319544780
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first book to present the law of the Baltic States in one comprehensive and coherent volume in English. The Baltic States region, which was incorporated by the Soviet Union for 50 years and now is the only such territory in the EU, continues to be characterized by a number of unique traits, problems and developmental trends. This book addresses these facets of law – the status quo, problems and trends – by adopting a comparative perspective structure for all three Baltic States (divided into three main parts – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania). Each of these parts examines similar core aspects: General Frameworks, Public Law, and Private Law. Taking into account the peculiarities of each country, the individual chapters provide analyses of principles, problems and developments in specific legal branches. The authors of the book are recognized academics and professionals in the field of law. Taken together, their contributions offer a valuable tool and resource for anyone interested in the law of the Baltic States: students, legal practitioners, scholars, administrators, etc.
Author: Eva Blomberg
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2017-07-20
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 900427670X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGender Equality on a Grand Tour. Politics and Institutions – the Nordic Council, Sweden, Lithuania and Russia explores the politics around the establishment, development and transformation of gender equality institutions in the Nordic countries (on the example of Sweden), in the former communist countries east of the Baltic Sea region (the example of Lithuania) and in the northwestern part of Russia. The authors analyze the interplay between the internationalization and Europeanization of gender equality on the one hand and national and local contexts on the other. Gender Equality on a Grand Tour also is the first study to explore the role of one of the leading transnational actors in the region - the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers - in gender equality institutionalization in the Baltic Sea region.
Author: Ann M. Florini
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2012-10-24
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 0870033050
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the landmines campaign to the Seattle protests against the WTO to the World Commission on Dams, transnational networks of civil society groups are seizing an ever-greater voice in how governments run countries and how corporations do business. This volume brings together a multinational group of authors to help policy makers, scholars, business people, and activists themselves understand the profound issues raised. Contributors include Fredrik Galtung, Rebecca Johnson, Sanjeev Khagram, Chetan Kumar, Motoko Mekata, Thomas Risse, P.J. Simmons, and Yahya Dehqanzada.
Author: Witold Maciejewski
Publisher: Baltic University Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 686
ISBN-13: 9197357987
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Gundar J. King
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2014-08-26
Total Pages: 287
ISBN-13: 1482250721
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe product of more than twenty years of research, first-person observations, discussions, and policy analyses, Nation-Building in the Baltic States: Transforming Governance, Social Welfare, and Security in Northern Europe explores the characteristics of the Baltic states as positioned in the northeast corridor in terms of military strife and polit
Author: Jan W. van Deth
Publisher: Edward Elgar Pub
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 9781847207586
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe contributors to this new book analyse the opportunities for civil society associations to contribute to European integration and decision-making from various perspectives. the research demonstrates that the Europeanization process - in terms of civil society actors adapting to the European political space - has an uneven development.
Author: Anders Uhlin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2006-03-20
Total Pages: 247
ISBN-13: 1134208073
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe development of civil society has varied greatly across the former Soviet Union. The Baltic states have achieved a high level of integration with the West and European Union membership, while some regions in Russia lag far behind. Now for the first time there is a comparative study of civil society and democratization across post-Soviet national borders. Acknowledging the enormous variation throughout the region, the book offers unique data on developments in Russia, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Applying an innovative analytical framework derived from theories of democratization, civil society, social movements and transnational relations, the researchers have formulated broader comparisons and generalisations without neglecting the specific post-Soviet context. The book provides a systematic comparison across sectors as well as nations, and includes chapters on NGOs, the state and conflict, and transnationalisation. Quantitative survey data is combined with qualitative interviews and case study research to both confirm previous findings about the weakness of post-communist civil society and to qualify previous research.
Author: Alfred B. Evans
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 9780765615213
DOWNLOAD EBOOKUndertakes an analysis of the development of civil society in post-Soviet Russia. This book analyzes the Russian context and considers the roles of the media, business, organized crime, the church, the village, and the Putin administration in shaping the terrain of public life.
