scholarly journals The agency of reformers in new European financial centres: A historically informed financial geography

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-75
Author(s):  
Tom Hashimoto
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Historical Narratives ◽  
Securities Markets ◽  
Financial Centre ◽  
Institutional Frameworks ◽  
Financial Geography ◽  
Market Liberalisation

While institutional frameworks are the dominant approach to analysing the geography of finance, this article focuses on how individual policymakers influence the characteristics of financial institutions and set, or even alter, financial centre development. The historical narratives from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) that this article presents reveal post-socialist reformers’ contrasting philosophies and approaches, despite their shared goals of market liberalisation and European integration. These reforms (or lack thereof) differentiated the securities markets in Warsaw, Prague, and Budapest, especially with respect to financial intermediary mechanisms. Although the legacies of such reforms continue to shape an uneven landscape of financial centres in CEE, this article proposes reformer-centred narratives as an alternative to deterministic institutional thinking. The article argues that historical narratives that foreground the actions and ideas of key policymakers need to be included in the observation framework of financial centre development, in a similar way to how scholars analyse foreign policy by focusing on the heads of governments and ministers.

scholarly journals Kraje Europy Środkowej i Wschodniej i rozszerzenie NATO a polityka zagraniczna Federacji Rosyjskiej w latach 1992‑1994

Politeja ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (7 (34/2)) ◽  
pp. 181-194
Author(s):  
Igor Grieckij
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Civil Society ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Russian Government ◽  
National Interests ◽  
Nato Enlargement ◽  
History Of

Central and Eastern Europe countries and NATO enlargement in foreign policy of Russian Federation in 1992‑1992 The beginning of the 1990s is one of the most interesting and controversial periods in the history of Russian foreign policy. At that time, extensive reforms were introduced in Russia in the framework of transition to market economy and institutions of civil society. Russia’s foreign policy has undergone great changes, as well, many of its fundamental provisions were subject to significant adjustment. In particular, the new leadership of Russia is no longer considered NATO as an enemy, and even let in a possibility of Russia’s prospects for NATO membership in future. However, by 1994, the Kremlin’s position on that issue has changed dramatically. This article examines the nature of these changes in Russia’s foreign policy, as well as the reasons why the Russian government perceived negatively the CEE countries’ aspirations to join NATO, and considered it as a threat to its national interests.

scholarly journals INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE "POLITICS AND CHANGE IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE"

2021 ◽  
pp. 254-274
Author(s):  
V. Burganova ◽  
A. Nowak ◽  
M. Dulevych ◽  
O. Kahraman ◽  
A. Elkhair ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Scientific Conference ◽  
Systemic Transformation ◽  
Communist Countries

The scientific conference for students majoring in 291 International Relations, Public Communications and Regional Studies at the initiative of the Head of the Department of International Relations Olga Brusylovska brought together Masters of ONU and Bachelors of AMU in Poznan. The conference took place on June 1, 2021 online. Among the issues considered at the conference were: the analysis of international relations and foreign policy of the states (Elkhair A., ​​Superson I., Novatska O., Switalska N., Palyonova G., Lubinska M.), systemic transformation of post-communist countries (Burganova V., Nowak A., Dulevych M., Kahraman O., Navasardian D., Rzeczycki A., Polyakova E., Robeyko A., Shevchenko Y., Malicki T., Zazalitinova V., Domina O.).  

scholarly journals India’s foreign policy towards Central and Eastern Europe in 2014-2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-194
Author(s):  
Michał Dahl
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Policy ◽  
Czech Republic ◽  
Eastern Europe ◽  
Central And Eastern Europe ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
The Other ◽  
Economic Expansion ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
Trade Turnover ◽  
Interesting Direction

It has been said that Central and Eastern Europe can be seen as an interesting direction for Indian political and economic expansion. Both the data on diplomatic activity and India’s trade with the countries of CEE, however, prove that the region is not of key importance for New Delhi’s foreign policy. On the other hand, a steadily growing trade turnover allows assuming that the current situation will gradually change. The conclusions may be confirmed by the analysis of New Delhi’s diplomacy directions in the region. The Indian leaders (not the most important figures, taking into account symbolism and real significance) visited in the years 2014-2019 the CEE countries with the highest trade turnover with India, namely Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania. They also paid visits to Bulgaria, Croatia and Serbia, that is countries with which India’s trade turnover is relatively low, but steadily growing. It may indicate a desire to establish more active diplomatic and economic involvement in this region than previously.

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