Ghiţa Ionescu and Comparative Communist Politics

1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-214
Author(s):  
Peter Ferdinand
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Soviet Empire ◽  
Break Up ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Main Ideas

GHIŢA IONESCU'S MAIN WORKS ON COMPARATIVE COMMUNIST POLITICS were The Politics of the European Communist States which appeared in 1967 and Comparatiue Communist Politics which appeared in 1972. They generalized upon the more historical and empirical studies which had appeared earlier in the 1960s: Communism in Romania, The Reluctant Ally: A Study of Communist Neo-Colonialism and The Break-up of the Soviet Empire. They established his reputation as one of the foremost scholars of communist states in Central and Eastern Europe. This article will consider the main ideas of the two key works and relate them to broader trends in the evolution of his thinking. Chiefly, though, it will concentrate upon his 1967 work, since the 1972 one was much shorter and it also largely recapitulated the same ideas.

scholarly journals Pegida as a European Far-Right Populist Movement

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helga Druxes ◽  
Patricia Anne Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Far Right ◽  
Economic Expansion ◽  
Labor Migrants ◽  
East Bloc ◽  
Break Up ◽  
The Ideal

Historian Geoff Eley argues that the idea of Europe has contracted from the ideal of a pluralistic community with the potential to integrate cultural “Others” to a “narrowly understood market-defined geopolitical drive for the purposes of competitive globalization.” Global deregulation, he states, has produced streams of labor migrants and the tightening of Europe’s external borders, while the economic expansion of Europe to more member countries since 1992 has opened up new divisions and inequalities among them. Aftereffects from the break-up of the East bloc can be felt in the escalation of antiminority violence in Central and Eastern Europe, as well as “the smouldering slow burn of the legacies of colonialism” in Western Europe. These diverse pressures and anxieties coalesce on the spectral figure of the Islamic fundamentalist at Europe’s gates.

scholarly journals Necrocartography: Topographies and topologies of non-sites of memory

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 13-24
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Szczepan ◽  
Kinga Siewior
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Research Material ◽  
The Holocaust ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Everyday Experiences ◽  
The 1960S

Based on the experience of spatial confusion and inadequacy common during visits to uncommemorated sites of violence, the authors propose expanding the topological reflection in the research on the spatialities of the Holocaust, as well as to introduce topology into the analysis of the everyday experiences of users of the postgenocidal space of Central and Eastern Europe. The research material is composed of hand-drawn maps by Holocaust eyewitnesses – documents created both in the 1960s and in recent years. The authors begin by summarizing the significance of topology for cultural studies, and provides a state-of-the-art reflection on cartography in the context of the Holocaust. They then proceed to interpret several of the maps as particular topological testimonies. The authors conclude by proposing a multi-faceted method of researching these maps, “necrocartography”, oriented by their testimonial, topological and performative aspects.

scholarly journals Self-censorship narrated: Journalism in Central and Eastern Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Schimpfössl ◽  
Ilya Yablokov ◽  
Olga Zeveleva ◽  
Taras Fedirko ◽  
Peter Bajomi-Lazar
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Eastern Bloc ◽  
State Socialism ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
History Of ◽  
Communist Countries ◽  
The Relationship

Bringing together empirical studies of former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe, this Special Issue explores the relationship between censorship and self-censorship. All the cases under consideration share a history of state-led censorship. Importantly, however, the authors argue that journalism in the former Eastern bloc has developed features similar to those observed in many countries which have never experienced state socialism. This introduction presents the theoretical framework and the historical backgound that provide the backdrop for this Special Issue’s contributions, all of which take a journalist-focused angle.

scholarly journals Regional trade integration in Central and Eastern Europe: State of play after 15 years of EU membership

2021 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 225-250
Author(s):  
Michał Kulbacki ◽  
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Adrian Michalczuk ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Trade Integration ◽  
Regional Trade ◽  
Narrow Scope ◽  
Country Level ◽  
Eu Membership ◽  
Value Contribution

Aim/purpose–The purpose of this paper is to analyze regional trade integration of 10 Central and Eastern Europe countries (CEE-10) during the 2004-2018 period, identify regional-and country-level integration patterns and attribute them to potential causes indicated by the literature.Design/methodology/approach–The paper employed literature-based trade integration indicators to data on CEE-10 trade in goods and conducted a review of empirical studies investigating trade integration determinants in CEE.Findings–The results evidence an advancing regional trade integration with decreasing pace in recent years. The study has found all CEE countries to be more integrated with the region. Moreover, several integration patterns have been distinguished.Research implications/limitations–The study found a significant literature gap con-cerning CEE regional trade integration and its determinants. Its limitations refer to: lack of product-groups-level trade data and narrow scope of trade flows (in goods only).Originality/value/contribution–The paper’s value-added stems from a multi-perspectiveanalysis of the CEEregional trade integration and a discussion of region-and country--level integration patterns.Keywords: Central and Eastern Europe, regional trade integration, trade integration, global value chains, economic integration.JEL Classification:F14, F15,F60.

Local Governance in Central and Eastern Europe

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomila V. Lankina ◽  
Anneke Hudalla ◽  
Hellmut Wollmann
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Local Governance
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