The Roma in the Balkans and in Central and Eastern Europe

2005 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 60-64
Author(s):  
J.-F. Berger
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
The Balkans

Explaining Peaceful Change in Central and Eastern Europe

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander Tabachnik ◽  
Benjamin Miller
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
State Capacity ◽  
The State ◽  
National Identities ◽  
Great Power ◽  
Soviet System ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Two Independent Variables

This chapter explains the process of peaceful change in Central and Eastern Europe following the demise of the Soviet system. It also explains the failure of peaceful change in the Balkans and some post-Soviet countries, such as the Ukrainian conflict in 2014. The chapter accounts for the conditions for peaceful change and for the variation between peaceful and violent change by the state-to-nation theory. The two independent variables suggested by the theory are the level of state capacity and congruence—namely the compatibility between state borders and the national identities of the countries at stake. Moreover, according to the theory, great-power engagement serves as an intervening variable and in some conditions, as explained in the chapter, may help with peaceful change.

THE INITIATIVE «ONE BELT, ONE ROAD» AND THE BALKANS: THE ASSESSMENTS OF THE EXPERT COMMUNITY AND THE MEDIA OF CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE (2017-2020)

2021 ◽  
pp. 59-83
Author(s):  
Artem Ulunyan
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Global Strategy ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
One Belt One Road ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Atlantic Community ◽  
Expert Community ◽  
Party State

The article examines the assessments of the global strategic concept «One Belt, One Road» of the PRC by the representatives of the Central and Eastern European expert community and by the Albanian media. After the Cold War, the formation processes of national states in the post-Yugoslavian space have started in the Balkans, and the region has come under tight probe of the Euro-Atlantic community, of Russia and Turkey as well as of the Peoples Republic of China, which had not displayed earlier such a keen interest in this region. In the context of the global strategy outlined by the party-state leadership of mainland China, the Balkans and Central Eastern Europe have turned into important connecting link in the Chinese geostrategic concept «One Belt, One Road». In the 2010 s, the PRC has begun to establish a wide-range network of transport corridors, designed to start a «new edition» of the historical «Silk Road» and to serve as an instrument for the economic advancement of the PRC on a transcontinental scale. This policy of economic expansion of the PRC, encompassing regions and continents on its way, is being actively discussed in the expert community of Central and Eastern European states from the standpoint of identifying both specific mode of actions engaged by the party-state leadership of the PRC, as well as local conditions, interests and probable results of the implementation of the Chinese project. The author notes that expert assessments range from positive to sharply negative, which indicates the absence of a definitive opinion on this issue. In Albania, a Balkan state closely linked to both Central and Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans, especially due to the presence of a large Albanian ethnic component in a number of countries of the region, the participation in the implementation of the project «One Belt, One Road» was strongly influenced by economic and political relations with the Euro-Atlantic community.

scholarly journals Cyganie vs Romowie w Hiszpanii. Przynależność etniczna, język i tożsamość

1970 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 133-149
Author(s):  
Maja Biernacka
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Iberian Peninsula ◽  
Fifteenth Century ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Spanish Society ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Language Issues

The paper scrutinizes the particularities of the terms Gypsy and Romaní and selected differences between them in the context of the Spanish society. The first notion refers to the ethnicity which has been historically linked with the Iberian Peninsula since the first half of the fifteenth century and the term Romaní is used with reference to nomadic groups mainly from the Balkans. While the notion ‘Gypsy’ has been abandoned in Central and Eastern Europe as disparaging, its equivalent i.e. gitano is legitimate and acceptable in Spain. The article also draws upon some of qualitative research carried out by the author in Spain, i.e. participant observation and unstructured interviews conducted with the Gypsies with a focus on identity and language issues.

scholarly journals Development of Public Administration and Governance in Central and Eastern Europe: Content Analysis of The NISPAcee Journal

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 229-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Žiga Kotnik ◽  
Polonca Kovač
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Public Management ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
New Public Management ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Public Governance ◽  
Text Documents ◽  
The Balkans

Abstract Public administration (PA) as a discipline and public governance as a closely related concept have been developing constantly and rather rapidly in recent years. A particularly lively progress is characteristic of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), owing to its post-communist legacy and subsequent transition. This paper outlines the mainstream topics of PA development within The NISPAcee Journal, which covers the CEE region and beyond. The principal objective of the paper is to systematically and quantitatively codify a series of text documents that comprises 142 articles published between 2008 and 2016 in The NISPAcee Journal, in order to identify the characteristics of PA development in the region. The paper investigates three hypotheses: first, whether the quality of the articles changed throughout 2008 – 2016; second, whether The NISPAcee Journal attests a multidisciplinary orientation in terms of scientific contributions from different disciplines, and third, whether The NISPAcee Journal reflects the West-East knowledge transfer among PA academia. The three hypotheses were tested against seven analytical dimensions. The research findings reveal that governance is the prevailing cognitive paradigmatic approach of The NISPAcee Journal. Europeanisation is the common thread of almost all articles, with a particular emphasis on the ideological elements of the Neo-Weberian and New Public Management doctrines. Qualitative methodology is still the prevailing research method, and the occurrence of mixed methodology is rare. The topical orientation of the analysed manuscripts is very diverse. A considerable emphasis is placed on the analysis and development of PA as a discipline. The majority of researchers originate from CEE countries and focus their studies on Eastern Europe, the Balkans, and the Caucasus. Scientific partnership between the Eastern and the Western academic worlds is still scarce. Given the low level of exchange of best academic practices between Western and Eastern Europe, research results indicate the need for an increased internationalisation of the NISPAcee Journal and a more holistic approach to tackle the future challenges of global and regional PA and public governance more adequately.

scholarly journals Introductory Comments

2016 ◽  
pp. 1-2
Author(s):  
Jolanta Sujecka
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Thematic Section ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Slavia Orthodoxa

Introductory CommentsThe fifth yearly volume of the Colloquia Humanistica comprises a thematic section on Nation, Natsiya, Ethnie. The subject it discusses has thus far received little attention as a research problem in the Slavia Orthodoxa, the Slavia Romana, the Balkans but also in Central and Eastern Europe. Uwagi wstępnePiąty numer rocznika "Colloquia Humanistica" przedstawia dział tematyczny, poświęcony kategoriom narodu, nacji i etni. Temat ten, w takiej perspektywie, którą proponujemy, nie spotkał się dotąd z należytym namysłem badawczym w sferze Slavia Otrhodoxa, Slavia Romana i na Bałkanach, jak też w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej.

scholarly journals The Three Seas Initiative as a Political Challenge for the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 55-73 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marek Górka
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Developmental Differences ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The North ◽  
Political Challenge ◽  
Infrastructure Investments

Abstract The Three Seas Initiative (TSI) is an informal association that focuses mainly on the economic integration of EU member states through the cooperation of specific sectors. It is meant to strengthen the single market and bonds among countries in Central and Eastern Europe. It also seeks to reduce developmental differences between these countries and the older EU member states. This study explores the background of the TSI, which was jointly conceived by the presidents of Poland and Croatia with the goal of strengthening ties among countries in the area between the Black, Baltic and Adriatic seas. The association brings together 12 states across Central and Eastern Europe and the Balkans: Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Romania and Austria. As well as enhancing their political ties, it aims to develop cross-border cooperation and implement macro-regional projects. The analysis highlights both the diverging interests of the TSI countries and their common predicament. These states are connected by the fact that they stand to lose the most from the two-speed Europe idea that some Western politicians have imposed. They are also at a clear disadvantage when it comes to infrastructure investments. In the past, the European Union has emphasized East–West cooperation and overlooked the North–South communication and energy corridors. The Three Seas Initiative founders are trying to determine the best form of cooperation for the Central and Eastern Europe region.

“Shadow of Empires”: Ways and Means of Stability in Central and Eastern Europe Viewed by the British Diplomats and Political Leaders in the 1920s

2021 ◽  
pp. 82
Author(s):  
Iskander Magadeev
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Economic Interests ◽  
Economic Space ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
International Stability ◽  
National Archives ◽  
Foreign Office ◽  
Post War ◽  
The One

Using the evidence from the National Archives of Great Britain and published diplomatic documents, this article analyses the role, which the “shadow of empires” played in the British diplomatic estimates of the 1920s regarding the international stability in Central and Eastern Europe. This “shadow” is interpreted as the influence caused by the idea that the past images and realities of the international relations in Central and Eastern Europe before 1914, dominated by empires, could re-emerge. The author defined three main manifestations of this pattern. First, the fears that Germany and Russia would drift towards each other at the expense of Poland, and the feeling of risks, which emanated from the eventual growth of the Russian influence in the Balkans. Second, the British desire to reestablish the common economic space of the former Austro-Hungary in Danubian Europe. Finally, the criticism of nationalism of created/re-created states and the attempts to group them in confederations or blocs, which was rather widespread in the Foreign Office circles. The author concludes that the “shadow of empires” played a significant role in the British estimates of the post-war stability in Central and Eastern Europe though its influence and nature remained controversial. It was characterised, on the one hand, by the pragmatism and the desire to defend the British strategic and economic interests, but on the other, by the stereotypes and biased conceptions.

scholarly journals Early Birds, Late Risers, and Sleeping Beauties: Bank Credit Growth to the Private Sector in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Balkans

2003 ◽  
Vol 03 (213) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivanna Vladkova Hollar ◽  
Giovanni Dell'Ariccia ◽  
Carlo Cottarelli ◽  
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Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Bank Credit ◽  
Credit Growth ◽  
The Balkans ◽  
Sleeping Beauties
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