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  • Post-Communist Romania at Twenty-Five

    Linking Past, Present, and Future

    Edited by Lavinia Stan, Diane Vancea ...
    2014 marked the 25th anniversary of the collapse of communist regimes in Eastern Europe. The events of 1989 are widely seen as having ushered in new all-encompassing reforms in almost all areas of life. In few other places were reforms more contested and divisive than in Romania, a country that suffered greatly under the sultanistic-cum-totalitarian dictatorship of Nicolae Ceausescu, faced the ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Post-Communist Progress and Stagnation at 35

    The Case of Romania

    Edited by Lavinia Stan, Diane Vancea ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This book examines Romania’s efforts to consolidate liberal democracy and market economy, as desired by the generation who effected change in 1989 and required by the European Union. The ousting of Nicolae Ceausescu, leader of an autarchic and nationalistic dictatorship, underscored the limitations of politically engineering change when rule of law is weak, institutions are misused, and ... Read more

    $192.99 CAD

  • Journal of Romanian Studies

    Volume 2,2 (2020)

    by Monica Ciobanu, Mihaela Şerban, Cosmin Sebastian Cercel, Ştefan Cristian Ionescu, Emanuela Grama0, Dragoş Petrescu1, Simona Livescu2 ...
    Series Book 2.2 - Journal of Romanian Studies
    The biannual, peer-reviewed Journal of Romanian Studies, jointly developed by The Society for Romanian Studies and ibidem Press, examines critical issues in Romanian studies, linking work in that field to wider theoretical debates and issues of current relevance, and serving as a forum for junior and senior scholars. The journal also presents articles that connect Romania and Moldova comparatively ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Journal of Romanian Studies

    Volume 2,1 (2020)

    by Peter Gross, Alexandra Chiriac, Petru Negura, Vladimir Solonari, Delia Popescu, Cynthia M. Horne, Brindusa Armanca0, Emanuel Copilas1, Dana S. Trif2 ...
    Series Book 2.1 - Journal of Romanian Studies
    The biannual, peer-reviewed Journal of Romanian Studies, jointly developed by The Society for Romanian Studies and ibidem Press, examines critical issues in Romanian studies, linking work in that field to wider theoretical debates and issues of current relevance, and serving as a forum for junior and senior scholars. The journal also presents articles that connect Romania and Moldova comparatively ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

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    How Reform Revived Totalitarianism

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  • Taking Stock of Shock

    Social Consequences of the 1989 Revolutions

    by Kristen Ghodsee, Mitchell Orenstein ...
    Kristen Ghodsee and Mitchell A. Orenstein blend empirical data with lived experiences to produce a robust picture of who won and who lost in post-communist transition, contextualizing the rise of populism in Eastern Europe. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, more than 400 million people suddenly found themselves in a new reality, a dramatic transition from state socialist and centrally ... Read more

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    Time for a Realistic Turnaround

    by Katinka Barysch, Christopher Coker, Leszek Jesień ...
    Series series Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies Research Papers
    In this paper, three long-time observers of Russia and the EU perform a reality check on the EU–Russia relationship. All three authors agree that a more realistic EU policy would deal with Russia as it is, not as the EU wants it to be. The reality of today’s Russia is complex, as is the policy formulation process in the EU. Nevertheless, the EU should start with a clearer idea of where its own ... Read more

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  • The Dragon Roars Back

    Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of Chinese Foreign Policy

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  • China-Europe Relations

    Perceptions, Policies and Prospects

    Edited by David Shambaugh, Eberhard Sandschneider, Zhou Hong ...
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    The Putin Years and Afterwards

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    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern World Economy
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  • The Party Leads All

    The Evolving Role of the Chinese Communist Party

    Edited by Jacques deLisle, Guobin Yang ...
    Series series Brookings-Wharton Papers on Urban Affairs
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  • China-US Competition

    Impact on Small and Middle Powers' Strategic Choices

    Edited by Simona A. Grano, David Wei Feng Huang ...
    Series series Political Science and International Studies (R0)
    This open access edited book brings together a closer examination of European and Asian responses to the escalating rivalry between the US and China. As the new Cold War has surfaced as a perceivable reality in the post-COVID era, the topic itself is of great importance to policymakers, academic researchers, and the interested public. Furthermore, this manuscript makes a valuable contribution to ... Read more

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