Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies Scholarly Publications: Recent submissions
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Review of The Middle Minoan Three-Sided Soft Stone Prism (CMS Beiheft 9), 2 vols., by Maria Anastasiadou.
(Gnomon, 2013-01)A review of the two-volume work on Middle Minoan prisms, most by the Malia Workshop, by Maria Anastasiadou. -
Lexicalisation Patterns of Rendering Path Descriptions in Polish Translation from English
(2012-02-01)The article pertains to the powerful bi-categorial typology of languages developed by Talmy. The researcher generally points at satellite-framed languages and verb-framed languages in terms of conflating the semantic ... -
A Balkanism in Central Europe? Realis vs. Irrealis in Subordinate Clauses in Prekmurje Slovene
(Nakl. Kleinwächter and Slezská univerzita v Opavě, 2011)The paper examines the distinction between realis- and irrealis-marking complementizers (ka vs. da in the Prekmurje (Pannonian) dialect of Slovene and compares the phenomenon to the same distinction observed in Balkan ... -
Tracking the History of Romani Publications: Challenges Presented by Flawed Data
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2012-12)Romani is a language of northern Indic origin spoken natively by an estimated 2.5 million people, primarily in Eurasia but also in North America. The history of publication patterns in Romani has not been well documented. ... -
An Overview of Bankruptcy Law in the United States
(Chase Cambria, 2012-12-21)This overview of bankruptcy and other debtor-creditor law in the United States is designed for lawyers trained outside of the U.S. It summarizes federal and state law governing collection from debtors in bankruptcy and ... -
Competing Ideologies of Collaborative Research
(2013-01-15)Collaboration advocacy is born both of perceived necessity and ideology. Necessity, since for in situ language research, community partnerships and interdisciplinary work have resolved problems of non-collaborative research ... -
Russia's Foreign Policy Toward Iran: A Critical Geopolitics Perspective
(Taylor and Francis, 2012)Russia’s foreign policy stance on nuclear Iran has been a subject of debate. Why has Moscow oscillated between resistance to sanctions and support for punitive measures against Iran in the meantime supplying Tehran with ... -
Natural Disasters: Triggers of Political Instability?
(Taylor and Francis, 2011)Do different types of natural disasters – droughts, earthquakes, floods, storms, and others – trigger political instability? This study engages with this question. It revisits an ongoing debate over the nature of association ... -
Teaching with Lecture or Debate? Testing the Effectiveness of Traditional versus Active Learning Methods of Instruction
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Resolved: Academic Debate Should Be a Part of Political Science Curricula
(Taylor and Francis, 2007)Should political science educators use debate for teaching their undergraduate students? This paper argues for incorporation of academic debate into curriculum of undergraduate courses. It demonstrates the process of ... -
Self and Peer Evaluation in Undergraduate Education: Are Promises Worth Risking the Perils?
(Taylor and Francis, 2005)This study canvasses reliability of students’ self and peer evaluation, a method of assessment of university students that has recently gained renewed pedagogical interest and broad recognition. Two experiments, imbedded ... -
Reference Group Perspective on State Behaviour: A Case Study of Estonia's Counterterrorism Policies
(Taylor and Francis, 2009)For over a decade Estonia has been untouched by terrorist violence. However, notwithstanding the lack of a viable terrorist threat, the Estonian government adopted extensive counterterrorism measures. What explains the ... -
Between Commitement and Pragmatism: Assessing International Influence on Human Rights Practices in Georgia
(Taylor and Francis, 2010)What explains the discrepancy between the avowed commitment of the Georgian government to human rights and praxis of human rights in the post-Rose Revolution republic? This article engages with this question and attributes ... -
Ethnic Dimension of Religious Extremism and Terrorism in Central Asia
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Values and Ethics of Global Civil Society Actors: Insights from a Survey and Content Analyses
(Taylor and Francis, 2006)This study examines values, ethics, and principles of conduct that underlie activities of global civil society organizations. It uses an international web-based survey, and a content analysis of the codes of conduct for ... -
Combating Terrorism in Central Asia: Explaining Differences in States' Responses to Terror
(Taylor and Francis, 2007)This work examines differences in the level of violence of counterterrorism measures adopted by Central Asian states. Why do some Central Asian governments opt for wanton repression in the name of the struggle with terrorism, ... -
Security Rights Violations in Context of Counterterrorism: Analysis of the Post-Soviet Nations
(Taylor and Francis, 2010)This study purports to explain security rights violations of the suspected terrorism. It develops a theoretical model and assesses its predictions on a sample of post-Soviet states. The author uses original data on security ... -
The Illyrian Movement: A Croatian Vision of South Slavic Unity
(Oxford University Press, 2011)The article appears in a handbook that demonstrates the interconnection between language and ethnic identity, providing a systematic treatment of language and ethnic identity efforts, assessing their relative successes ... -
Planting Food or Fuel: Developing an Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Role of Culture in Farmers’ Decisions to Grow Second-Generation Biofuel Feedstock Crops
(Comparative Technology Transfer and Society, 2009-12)Recent interest in biofuels as an alternative energy source has spurred considerable changes in agricultural practice worldwide. These changes will be more pronounced as second-generation biofuels, such as switch grass, ...