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MA Theses 2008/09  
Arapi, Arjola --
Babaeva, Diana The Integration of Muslim Minorities: Comparative Analysis of Germany and France
Barna, Katherine Citizen Participation and Online Media: Crossroads of Technology and News
Bosancianu, Constantin Experts and Partisans: An Examination of Social Network Effects on Political Participation
Bördős, Éva --
Condulescu, Tiberiu Geopolitics and Foreign Policy. The Case of Israel
Dimulescu, Valentina The Institution of Presidential Impeachment in Semi-Presidential Systems. Case Study of Romania.
Doroftei, Toader A Conditional Pattern of Political Cartelization. The Case of Romania.
Fazekas, Zoltan Do Previous Experiences Matter? Moderation Effects on Candidate Trait Evaluations
Gálffy, Csaba Embeddedness and Democratic Performance
Gross, Vlad Accountability in Eastern and Western European Democracies: An Empirical Analysis of a Radial Concept
Hardos, Pavol Post-communist Elites and Economic Reforms in Czechoslovakia 1989-1992
Hurme, Tommi Online Campaign Strategy, Web 2.0 Tools, and Voter Preference in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election
Jikia, Bakar --
Kiss, Csaba Economic voting in post-communist Romania. The case of the 2000 and 2004 elections.
Kolaric, Tamara Citizenship, elections, legitimacy - a way towards reducing the 'democratic deficit' of the European Union
Kovalenko, Mariia Media Freedom and Democracy: Does Culture Matter?
Kurian, Matej How to Steal the Vote: Typology of Elections in Non-democracies
Kutmanaliev, Joldon The Political Opposition and Coalition-Building in the Post-communist Region: Post-Revolutionary Political Dynamics
Mazhidova, Nargiza Online Participatory Journalism in Central Asia: Is There More Press Freedom?
Ndung'u, Daniel An Attempt to Deal with the Past: Exploring Kenya's Long Road to a Truth Commission
Nigmatov, Vadim Professionalization of Political Campaigns. A Case study of Russian Parties in the Parlamentary Elections 2007.
Panov, Trajche Influence of the Party Ideology Shift on Political Apathy
Parusinski, Jakub Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others: An Inquiry into the Mechanisms Linking Interjurisdictional Inequality and Decentralization
Pawlina, Anna --
Popa, Sebastian Assessing the Role of Voters' Political Information in Electoral Decisions: Bringing New Evidence Using Simulation Methods
Rsumovic, Nevena Representation of the Neighbor in the Serbian and Croatian Print Media
Shlyakhova, Elvira Decentralization in Ukraine: A Danger of Disintegration?
Sirinic, Daniela Isocratic Quest: Patterns of Participatory Inequality in New and Old European Democracies
Touzani, Fouad Al-Jazeera and the Democratic Transition in the Arab World: Empowering Arab Civil Society and Compensating for the Decline of Political Parties
Turcanu, Geanina Who Guards the Guardian's Guardian?
Weith, Paul Should the Political Knowledge of Voters be a Matter of Concern?
Wlachovska, Ivana Protest in Uzbekistan: Where are the Governmental Limits?
   
MA Theses 2007/08  
Abay, Fatih Populism and Democracy: Threat or Justifiable Alternative to Liberal Democratic Thinkng?
Afandiyev, Musallim Political Economy of Oil: The Case of Azerbaijan
Arkilic, Ayca The Romani Mobilization in Turkey
Atak, Kivanc Between Subversive and Constructive Terrains of Political Action: Civil Disobedience and the Problem of Violence and Punishment
Bakhtyr, Anton Acession to the EU: The Cases of Turkey and Ukraine
Balík, Peter Role of Small States in International Organizations: The Case of Slovakia in the United Nations Security Council
Beganyan, Lilit Development and Institutionalization of Post-Communist Party System: Comparative Analysis of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan
Bianchi, Elena Fighting with Post-Totalitarian Ghosts: Civic Education and Good Citizenship in Slovakia
Biryukov, Vadim Clan's State Capture and Regime Durability in the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan
Bokor, Tomas Democracy and Human Development: Empirical Inquiry into Effects of Democracy on Wealth, Health and Education
Broadhead, Stearns Equalizing Equals: Deliberation, Liberalism, and the Sites of Politics
Cioroianu, Iulia-Madalina The Economic Effects of Political Institutions: Are Post-Communist Countries Different?
Darchiashvili, Mariam Transition of Georgian State Television into the Public Broadcaster
DeBartolo, Peter NYPD Protest Policing: An Analysis of Discourse, Dissent, and Redefinition
Dmitrishin, Alexander Shifting Equilibria of European Financial Integration: Explaining Continuities and Changes
Dragieva, Lina Political Corruption Practices in Bulgarian Post-Communist Executive Power: Case Study Analysis of Bulgaria
Egupova, Evgeniya The Issue of Private Property Restitution in the Interstate Relations: The Sudeten German Case
Ermatov, Guljigit The Impact of Electoral Reform on Neopatrimonial Regime in Kyrgyzstan
Gheorghiu, Laura Valeria Political Institutions for an EU Federal Constitutional Treaty
Ghuchashvili, David EU's Double Standard Approach to EU Membership Applicant Countries: A Comparative Case Study of Bulgaria and Turkey
Ivanchenko, Liudmyla The Problem of Medical Insurance in Transitional Countries: Lessons for Ukraine
Kazaz, Serhan Hegemony Mediated: The Roots of Militaristic Media Discourse in Turkey
Koroteyew, Dmitrij Youth Electoral Participation: Evidence from Poland
Lubenova, Emilia Financing Politics - A Comparative Analysis of Bulgaria and Hungary
Mamulaishvili, Davit Impact of Varying Sequencing of Post-Communist Economic Reforms on Construction of Democratic Societies in the Republic of Georgia and Ukraine
Mikeladze, Davit Russian-Speaking Population in the Baltic States: A "Fifth Column" or an Integral Part of the Local Society?
Naumoski, Nikola Should 'Fake News' Be Taken Seriously? The Impact of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Omuralieva, Munara Kyrgyz Leadership and Ethnopolitics Before and After the Tulip Revolution: The Changed Position of Ethnic Russians and Uzbeks
Papadimitriou, Eleni Cyprus: The "Experiment" of Politics
Placani, Adriana Political Theory and Minority Groups: An Assessment of Liberalism's Commitments
Pokrovskaya, Elena In Response to the Autonomy-Based Anarchist Challenge to Political Philosophy
Posa, Tiberiu Comparison of Hungarian and Romanian Elite Theories from 1990-2007
Rahmetov, Anvarjon The Kyrgyz Tulip Revolution: A Social Movement Theory Perspective
Reid, Arielle --- No thesis info ---
Sferlazza, Steven The United States in Conflict: A Comparative Study of Persian Gulf Conservatism and the American Foreign Policy Tradition
Shebaltseva, Aleksandra Is Russia a Constitutional Democracy? Checks and Balances in the Russian Constitutional System
Shuliankova, Iryna Contemporary Populism: Comparative Analysis of Belarus and Venezuela
Sutlovic, Leda Rawls, Feminist Criticism and Justice in the Family: Do We Really Need a Kitchen Police?
Turcu, Cristina The Impact of US Educational Programs on the Post-Communist Democratization Process In the Republic of Moldova Compared with Armenia
Vasilchenko, Polina Russia's Broadcast Media Structure: Ownership and (In-) dependence from the State
Zibareva, Svetlana Directing from Above: Political Censorship in the Russian Media
   
MA Theses 2007/08  
Abay, Fatih Populism and Democracy: Threat or Justifiable Alternative to Liberal Democratic Thinkng?
Afandiyev, Musallim Political Economy of Oil: The Case of Azerbaijan
Arkilic, Ayca The Romani Mobilization in Turkey
Atak, Kivanc Between Subversive and Constructive Terrains of Political Action: Civil Disobedience and the Problem of Violence and Punishment
Bakhtyr, Anton Acession to the EU: The Cases of Turkey and Ukraine
Balík, Peter Role of Small States in International Organizations: The Case of Slovakia in the United Nations Security Council
Beganyan, Lilit Development and Institutionalization of Post-Communist Party System: Comparative Analysis of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan
Bianchi, Elena Fighting with Post-Totalitarian Ghosts: Civic Education and Good Citizenship in Slovakia
Biryukov, Vadim Clan's State Capture and Regime Durability in the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan
Bokor, Tomas Democracy and Human Development: Empirical Inquiry into Effects of Democracy on Wealth, Health and Education
Broadhead, Stearns Equalizing Equals: Deliberation, Liberalism, and the Sites of Politics
Cioroianu, Iulia-Madalina The Economic Effects of Political Institutions: Are Post-Communist Countries Different?
Darchiashvili, Mariam Transition of Georgian State Television into the Public Broadcaster
DeBartolo, Peter NYPD Protest Policing: An Analysis of Discourse, Dissent, and Redefinition
Dmitrishin, Alexander Shifting Equilibria of European Financial Integration: Explaining Continuities and Changes
Dragieva, Lina Political Corruption Practices in Bulgarian Post-Communist Executive Power: Case Study Analysis of Bulgaria
Egupova, Evgeniya The Issue of Private Property Restitution in the Interstate Relations: The Sudeten German Case
Ermatov, Guljigit The Impact of Electoral Reform on Neopatrimonial Regime in Kyrgyzstan
Gheorghiu, Laura Valeria Political Institutions for an EU Federal Constitutional Treaty
Ghuchashvili, David EU's Double Standard Approach to EU Membership Applicant Countries: A Comparative Case Study of Bulgaria and Turkey
Ivanchenko, Liudmyla The Problem of Medical Insurance in Transitional Countries: Lessons for Ukraine
Kazaz, Serhan Hegemony Mediated: The Roots of Militaristic Media Discourse in Turkey
Koroteyew, Dmitrij Youth Electoral Participation: Evidence from Poland
Lubenova, Emilia Financing Politics - A Comparative Analysis of Bulgaria and Hungary
Mamulaishvili, Davit Impact of Varying Sequencing of Post-Communist Economic Reforms on Construction of Democratic Societies in the Republic of Georgia and Ukraine
Mikeladze, Davit Russian-Speaking Population in the Baltic States: A "Fifth Column" or an Integral Part of the Local Society?
Naumoski, Nikola Should 'Fake News' Be Taken Seriously? The Impact of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Omuralieva, Munara Kyrgyz Leadership and Ethnopolitics Before and After the Tulip Revolution: The Changed Position of Ethnic Russians and Uzbeks
Papadimitriou, Eleni Cyprus: The "Experiment" of Politics
Placani, Adriana Political Theory and Minority Groups: An Assessment of Liberalism's Commitments
Pokrovskaya, Elena In Response to the Autonomy-Based Anarchist Challenge to Political Philosophy
Posa, Tiberiu Comparison of Hungarian and Romanian Elite Theories from 1990-2007
Rahmetov, Anvarjon The Kyrgyz Tulip Revolution: A Social Movement Theory Perspective
Reid, Arielle --- No thesis info ---
Sferlazza, Steven The United States in Conflict: A Comparative Study of Persian Gulf Conservatism and the American Foreign Policy Tradition
Shebaltseva, Aleksandra Is Russia a Constitutional Democracy? Checks and Balances in the Russian Constitutional System
Shuliankova, Iryna Contemporary Populism: Comparative Analysis of Belarus and Venezuela
Sutlovic, Leda Rawls, Feminist Criticism and Justice in the Family: Do We Really Need a Kitchen Police?
Turcu, Cristina The Impact of US Educational Programs on the Post-Communist Democratization Process In the Republic of Moldova Compared with Armenia
Vasilchenko, Polina Russia's Broadcast Media Structure: Ownership and (In-) dependence from the State
Zibareva, Svetlana Directing from Above: Political Censorship in the Russian Media
   
MA Theses 2007/08  
Abay, Fatih Populism and Democracy: Threat or Justifiable Alternative to Liberal Democratic Thinkng?
Afandiyev, Musallim Political Economy of Oil: The Case of Azerbaijan
Arkilic, Ayca The Romani Mobilization in Turkey
Atak, Kivanc Between Subversive and Constructive Terrains of Political Action: Civil Disobedience and the Problem of Violence and Punishment
Bakhtyr, Anton Acession to the EU: The Cases of Turkey and Ukraine
Balík, Peter Role of Small States in International Organizations: The Case of Slovakia in the United Nations Security Council
Beganyan, Lilit Development and Institutionalization of Post-Communist Party System: Comparative Analysis of Armenia and Kyrgyzstan
Bianchi, Elena Fighting with Post-Totalitarian Ghosts: Civic Education and Good Citizenship in Slovakia
Biryukov, Vadim Clan's State Capture and Regime Durability in the Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan
Bokor, Tomas Democracy and Human Development: Empirical Inquiry into Effects of Democracy on Wealth, Health and Education
Broadhead, Stearns Equalizing Equals: Deliberation, Liberalism, and the Sites of Politics
Cioroianu, Iulia-Madalina The Economic Effects of Political Institutions: Are Post-Communist Countries Different?
Darchiashvili, Mariam Transition of Georgian State Television into the Public Broadcaster
DeBartolo, Peter NYPD Protest Policing: An Analysis of Discourse, Dissent, and Redefinition
Dmitrishin, Alexander Shifting Equilibria of European Financial Integration: Explaining Continuities and Changes
Dragieva, Lina Political Corruption Practices in Bulgarian Post-Communist Executive Power: Case Study Analysis of Bulgaria
Egupova, Evgeniya The Issue of Private Property Restitution in the Interstate Relations: The Sudeten German Case
Ermatov, Guljigit The Impact of Electoral Reform on Neopatrimonial Regime in Kyrgyzstan
Gheorghiu, Laura Valeria Political Institutions for an EU Federal Constitutional Treaty
Ghuchashvili, David EU's Double Standard Approach to EU Membership Applicant Countries: A Comparative Case Study of Bulgaria and Turkey
Ivanchenko, Liudmyla The Problem of Medical Insurance in Transitional Countries: Lessons for Ukraine
Kazaz, Serhan Hegemony Mediated: The Roots of Militaristic Media Discourse in Turkey
Koroteyew, Dmitrij Youth Electoral Participation: Evidence from Poland
Lubenova, Emilia Financing Politics - A Comparative Analysis of Bulgaria and Hungary
Mamulaishvili, Davit Impact of Varying Sequencing of Post-Communist Economic Reforms on Construction of Democratic Societies in the Republic of Georgia and Ukraine
Mikeladze, Davit Russian-Speaking Population in the Baltic States: A "Fifth Column" or an Integral Part of the Local Society?
Naumoski, Nikola Should 'Fake News' Be Taken Seriously? The Impact of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Omuralieva, Munara Kyrgyz Leadership and Ethnopolitics Before and After the Tulip Revolution: The Changed Position of Ethnic Russians and Uzbeks
Papadimitriou, Eleni Cyprus: The "Experiment" of Politics
Placani, Adriana Political Theory and Minority Groups: An Assessment of Liberalism's Commitments
Pokrovskaya, Elena In Response to the Autonomy-Based Anarchist Challenge to Political Philosophy
Posa, Tiberiu Comparison of Hungarian and Romanian Elite Theories from 1990-2007
Rahmetov, Anvarjon The Kyrgyz Tulip Revolution: A Social Movement Theory Perspective
Reid, Arielle --- No thesis info ---
Sferlazza, Steven The United States in Conflict: A Comparative Study of Persian Gulf Conservatism and the American Foreign Policy Tradition
Shebaltseva, Aleksandra Is Russia a Constitutional Democracy? Checks and Balances in the Russian Constitutional System
Shuliankova, Iryna Contemporary Populism: Comparative Analysis of Belarus and Venezuela
Sutlovic, Leda Rawls, Feminist Criticism and Justice in the Family: Do We Really Need a Kitchen Police?
Turcu, Cristina The Impact of US Educational Programs on the Post-Communist Democratization Process In the Republic of Moldova Compared with Armenia
Vasilchenko, Polina Russia's Broadcast Media Structure: Ownership and (In-) dependence from the State
Zibareva, Svetlana Directing from Above: Political Censorship in the Russian Media
   
MA Theses 2006/07
Baricevic, Vedrana Constitutional Identity in the Socialist Yugoslavia and the Successor States: Did a Break with the Past Really Occur?
Baryla, Bartlomiej The Democratic Governance in the EU: Does the Direct Civic Participation in Science-based Policymaking Translate to the Higher Legitimacy of Legislation?
Brett, Tyler Spanish Constitutionalism. The Legitimization of the Spanish Constitution
Bunea, Adriana Civil Society as "Mushrooming" NGOs? Western Assistance and the Re-building of the Civic Sphere in Post-communist Romania and Poland
Chousein, Sule The Impact of Human Rights Reforms on the Consolidation of Democracy in Turkey
Dinic, Rastislav The Old Lie: Tamir and Macintyre on Nationalism and Dying for the Liberal State
Gavazov, Marin Why Welfare-to-Work Policies Aimed at Lone Mothers Were Drafted More Radical in the Netherlands than in the UK in the 1996-2001: In search for Answers
Hristov, Hristo Development of Post-communist Party Systems: Bulgaria and Romania in Comparative Perspective
Ibenskas, Raimondas The Impact of the Form of Government on Party System Institutionalization in Post-communist Europe
Jiglau, George Iulian A Comparative Study on the Formation and Success of Ethnic Parties in Post-communist States
Jijelava, David Understanding Transatlantic Relations: Realist and Constructivist Approaches
Kechaqmadze, Mikheil Anti-Revolution Strategy and Methods of the Post-Soviet Regimes
Kubiniec, John --- No thesis info ---
Lackovic, Stjepan Constitutional Patriotism as an Alternative to Nationalist Construction of Polity
Le, Jeffrey Driving without Mirrors - U.S. Foreign Policy in Post-9/11 Central Asia: Explanations from the Inside
Li, Elena Asylum Policies in the UK: The Underlying Reasons of Restrictiveness
Lleshi, Sokol Confronting the Burden of the Past through Fiction: A Subversive Narrative Against the Meta-narrative of Power
Manassarian, Isabella How European is Bulgaria? The Case of Party System and Politics
Manta, Razvan Fiscal Decentralization in Romania: Assessment of Recent Developments
Mátyási, József EMU-entry and Social Pacts in Central and Eastern Europe: The Cases of Poland and Hungary
Medzihorsky, Juraj A New Grey Zone: Intellectuals, Think Tanks, and Politics in Post-Communist Slovakia
Muresan, Ioana Playing the Game of Heating Systems. The Case of Romania
Nagorski, Wyatt The Quest for Leadership in Post-1989 Central Eastern Europe: Poland's Rise to the Middle
Okcuoglu, Dilan The Morality of Secession: A Normative Evaluation of the Kurdish Case in Turkey
Onuoha, Godwin The Role of States in Industrial Development: A Comparison of the Oil Industry in Nigeria and Brazil
Onyshkiv, Yuriy A Constructivist Approach to the Explanation of the Emergence of Russia's Near Abroad
Parfenova, Elena The Impact of Revolutions on Media Freedom in the Transition Countries: On the Example of Georgia and Kyrgyzstan
Podolyan, Olena The Role of Political Actors in Institutional Evolution during Constitution Making: The Case of Ukraine
Popadic, Petar Canadian Constitutionalism and the Meech Lake Accord
Pupovac, David Nonvoting in Serbia 2006-2007: The Constitutional Referendum and the Parliamentary Election
Radenovic, Marko Heresthetical Maneuvers and the Federalism Dimension in Recent US Supreme Court Cases
Reich, Orsolya The Liberal States and the Others
Rozhanovskaya, Nina Shift in Russian Position Towards the CIS Organization: Elite-Change Explanation of Policy Change
Scepanovic, Vera The Industrial Relations Trap: Labour Weakness in European Peripheries, Spain and Poland Compared
Selmeczi, Anna Biopolitics of Hunger. Understanding Contemporary World Hunger through the Concepts of Michel Foucault and Giorgio Agamben
Shlyk, Alexander Coalitions of Trade Unions and Social Movements in Poland: Towards Revitalization of Labor?
Solomon, Stephen Too Much Propaganda: Audience Perceptions of US vs. British Radio Broadcasts During the 1956 Revolution in Hungary
Stanescu, Ciprian Political and Social Sustainability of Consociational Governance in Northern Ireland
Stefanov, Daniel Political Effects of First Past the Post Electoral System in Divided Societies
Stojiljkovic, Ana Ethnic Lobbying in the US
Szalai, András Tempted by the Unreachable - Two-Level Model of US Behavior in the Kyoto Process -
Szekely, Istvan Gergo Ethnic Voting as Issue Voting? Non-participation and Crossover Voting among Ethnic Hungarians in Romania and Slovakia
Varga, Peter Transnational European Media: Overcoming National Barriers to European Publics
Vidu, Maria Limits in the Theory of Political Neutrality
Yaroshenko, Liubov The Impact of the European Union upon Democratization in Ukraine
Zinchuk, Jennifer --- No thesis info ---
 
MA Theses 2005/06
Alieva, Esen How Strong is the Opposition to European Integration in Central and Eastern Europe (2003-2005)
Badanjak, Sanja Explaining the Rise in Political Representation of Women: The Case of Croatia
Bagramyan, Kristina Diaspora - Enforced Identity: Construction of the Victim Identity in the Film "Ararat"
Balázs, Ádam The 'Great Hungary' Narrative - A Fictive Plot Within the Hungarian 20th Century
Brassil, Eric Consociationalism and Its Limits: A Case Study of Iraq's Constitutional Configuration
Ciobanu, Claudia Socially Constructed Scarcity on Lake Victoria, Tanzania
Clapsa, Dmitri Parliamentarism and its Drawbacks in the Transitional Context: The Case of Moldova
Dashnyam, Enkhnasan The Parliament of Mongolia in the 1992 Constitution: Origins and Effectiveness of the Parliamentary Model
Dmochowska, Maria Dividing Society: Political Cleavages in the Law and Justice Discourse (2001-2005)
Dornescu, Ioan The Relation Between Blogging and Mainstream Mass Media
Gherghina, Sergiu The Relationship between the Strength of Parliament and Party Development in Post-Communist Countries
Grdesic, Marko Transition, Labor and Political Elites in Slovenia and Croatia
Grigoryan, Armen The Democratization in Visegrad Four Countries and Their Constitutional Arrangements
Hramadtsou, Maksim Belarus: Socialism, Capitalism or ...? An Attempt of the Theoretical Categorization of the Belarusian Economic System
Ibrahim, Mohammed Sustaining Political and Economic Reform in Emerging Democracy: Lessons from Nigeria's Transition 1999-2005
Imerlishvili, Eka Preaching Politics from the TV Pulpit
Jancarik, Peter Understanding Democracy in the European Union: Democratic Deficit as a Powerful Myth?
Kartashyan, Adelina How the Moment of Reflection is Constituted
Lesay, Ivan Reforming Pensions in Central Europe: Path Dependence and Path Departure in the Pension Systems of Former Czechoslovakia
Madi Ulker, Ozlem The Rise of FDI Flows into Turkey (2002-2005): A Political-Economy Analysis
Mikayelyan, Liana The Impact of US Government Funded Organizations on Educational Development in Armenia
Molochko, Ivan Anti-corruption Initiatives in Russia and the United States: Parliamentary Sphere
Onyenze, Collins Ethno-Religious Conflicts And The Media: the Analysis of the Nigeria Situation
Pejcinova, Ana Afghanistan: Creation of a Warlord Democracy
Penkova, Angelina Technology and the State: Constructing E-Bulgaria
Polyakov, Konstantin The Paradox of Restrictive Monetary Policy in Russia in the 1990's
Prohnitchi, Elena Explaining Extreme Volatility in Moldova. A Test of Economic, Institutional and Structural Explanations.
Rudya, Alina The Advantages of Non-Violent Resistance: The Case of Pora
Semanova, Martina Liberal Challenge to Civil Disobedience: John Rawls versus Mahatma Gandhi and James M. Buchanan
Shvartzman, Zoya An Assault on U.S.-Promoted Neoliberal Democracy in Latin America and the U.S. Response: The Case of Venezuela
Sommad, Ismail Mobile Technology and Election Campaigns: SMS Campaigning in Palestine Elections (2005-2006)
Stoychev, Stoycho Types of Ethnic Minority Representation in Central and Eastern Europe
Stoycheva, Beloslava The Politics of Constructing the Bulgarian Female Officer: Contemporary Discourses about Women in the Bulgarian Military
Suciu, Ana-Maria Quality of Governance in Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union: A Matter of Culture, Institutions, or Wealth?
Taghiyev, Elgun Authoritarianism and Presidentialism in Post-Soviet Countries
Todor, Arpad Decentralization and State Capacity. Pathways for State Restructuring in Post-communist Societies.
Torres, Gonzalo The LGBT Media Movement in Transitions to Democracy. A Comparative Analysis of the Hungarian and Spanish Cases.
Valdre, Margus Securitization of the Contemporary World: NATO Security Discourses
Vankovych, Ulyana You Shall Conform, without Instruction as to What: Possibility of Autonomy for the Liberal Subject within Mass Culture
Viriasova, Inna Truth about Freedom: Definitions and Practices of Freedom in Liberal and Neo-Liberal Governmentality
Voicu, Alexandru The Party on the Ground in Romania
 
MA Theses 2004/05
Aliyev, Huseyn Al Qaeda after 9/11: Stronger or Weaker?
Ananyeva, Marianna Political Corruption and Its Causes: A Cross-National Study
Asipovich, Hanna Media Effects in Authoritarian States: The 2004 Referendum Campaign in Belarus
Ayan, Pelin Institutionalization of Sustainable Development in Unconsolidated Democracies. A Comparative Study of Slovakia and Turkey.
Babayan, Nelli Can You Teach Me? International Democracy Promotion in the South Caucasus.
Bajarunas, Dionizas American Conceptualization of Public Diplomacy. The Case Study of Justifications during the War on Terror.
Barna, Claudia Hindered Regionalization? The Impact of the European Union on Regional Development in Two Romanian Regions.
Bernaciak, Magdalena Labor Transnationalism: Cross-Border Cooperation Between Polish and German Trade Unions
Chakhaia, Lela The Role of Domestic Politics in the Implementation of IMF-Supported Programs: A Case-Study of Georgia
Chelova, Mariya The Typology of Hybrid Regimes in Post-Soviet Belarus and Ukraine
Crivoliubic, Olga Transformation of the State Television into the Public Service Television: The Case of Moldova
Davtyan, Tatevik Understanding Support for Democracy in the Context of Regime Performance and Political Culture in Armenia
Gabedava, Mariam Presidents of Gorgia. Comparative Study of Presidential Powers of Gamsakhurdia, Shevardnadze and Saakashvili
Gajewska, Katarzyna Restrictions in Labor Free Movement After the EU-Enlargement 2004: Explaining Variation Among Countries
Galushko, Artem The Role of Free Media in the Former Soviet Republics: The Case of Ukraine 1991-2004
Ganske, Christian Putin's Regional Policy and Its Impact on the Political Economy of Partial Economic Reform in Russia's Regions
Garaz, Stela The Impact of the Form of Government on Party Organization
Haeberle, Armin The Relative Dependence of an Institution. The German System of Industrial Relations.
Hatieganu, Vlad Who Are the Romanian Non-Voters? Typologies from the Romanian 2004 Elections
Imecs, Orsolya Beszelo. The Most Important Organ of the Second Public Sphere in Hungary.
Jaiani, Vasil Does Party Ideology Matter in the Executive - Legislature Relationship within Western European Regimes?
Kiss, Marcell Constructing State and Society. South Korean Democratization in Comparative Perspective.
Kobakhidze, Nino Political Representation and Parties in Government. The Case of 13 Western European Parliamentary Democracies.
Maierean, Andreea Raluca The Media Coverage of the Romanian Revolution
Mazulyte, Audrone Foreign Direct Investment and Export Specialization in Latvia
Mercea, Dan Mihai Party and Candidate Campaign Web Site Designs: A Study of the 2004 Romanian General Elections
Nesheva, Lyubomira 'EU Pharma Law Review': Pharmaceutical Policies in Poland and Bulgaria
Nigohosyan, Daniel Promoting Democracy from Without: The Role of Foreign Factors for the Success of the Electoral Revolutions in Serbia (2000), Georgia (2003), and Ukraine (2004)
Otieno, Isaack Civil Society and Constitution-Making: The Case of Kenya 1998-2004
Ozgur Baklacioglu, Nurcan Constituting Identity in Crossborder Discourse: Migrants in Bulgarian-Turkish Politics
Panchugov, Hristo Organizing a Charismatic Party. Case Study of Bulgaria.
Pavlyuchenko, Anna Party System Institutionalization in Ukraine
Poder, Kaire How to Catch a Seal? The Study of Cooperative Norms in Swedish Communities of Estonia in the 19th and 20th Century
Polakowski, Michal Social Policies of Central and Eastern Europe in the Comparative Perspective
Serafim, Iulia Artisitic Autonomy in Soviet Cinematography. Reverse Discourse, Subversion or Dissent?
Slade, Gavin Symbolic Power. Discourse and Vladimir Putin's State-Building Project 1999-2001.
Solakhyan, Marina The Effects of Coercive and Reconciliatory Counter-Terrorism Measures on the Level of Terrorism: A Comparative Study
Szelewa, Dorota Childcare Services in Hungary and Poland: Explaining the Difference
Tatar, Marius Consolidating Democracy by International Assistance for Civil Society: The Role of Advocacy Coalitions in Liberalizing Access to Public Information in Romania
Todorakov, Vladimir The Bulgarian Constitutional Court in the Context of Democratic Consolidation During Transition
Tregub, Olena Political Censorship of Media in 'Hybrid Regimes': Russia and Ukraine Compared (1991-2004)
Zavrabyan, Naira Bicameralism and Democracy in the Republic of Tajikistan
Zhelev, Stefan The Evolution of Ahmed Dogan's Notion of an Ethnic Party /Puzzles from the Bulgarian Transitional Political Reality/
Zherebkin, Maksym Mobilizing Political Support During the "Orange Revolution": The Constitutive Role of Ideological Practices
 
MA theses 2003/04
Aladashvili, Elena Influence of Western Education on Rose Revolution in Georgia (November 23, 2003)
Amrullayev, Emin The Emergence and Survival of Secularization in an Islamic Society: The Case of Turkey
Bartosova, Beata Explanation of the Party System Consolidation of Slovak Republic: Comparison with Poland Hungary and the Czech Republic
Bekbolotov, Kumar On the Role of Media and Informal Politics in the Political Opposition Struggle in Kyrgyzstan
Bognar, Botond The Importance of the European Security Strategy through the Lens of Institutionalism
Braun, Daniel The Czech and Slovak Republics: Two Nations - Two Transition Paths?
Csak, Balazs Human Rights in the European Union: The Difficulties in Making a Consensus
Dadikyan, Lilit Semi-Presidentialism and Executive Legislative Relations: Comparative Analysis of Armenia, France and Russia
Dobreva, Alina Psychological and Communication Theories of Media Influence in the Context of Post-Communist Transition
Domnariu, Horia Cyber Social Activism. Zapatistas, Indymedia and the Internet.
Gousseva, Ioulia Banking System and Regulation in Russia: Problems and Potential Applicability of the US Regulatory Approaches
Guliyev, Farid Post-Soviet Azerbaijan: Transition to Sultanistic Semi-Authoritarianism? An attempt at Conceptualization.
Gultom, Samuel Popular Movement and Democratic Struggle in Indonesia: A Case Study on the Reformasi Movement, 1998 - 1999
Horn, Daniel Do Small Settlement Schools Provide Education of Inferior Quality?
Horvath, Anna Extending the Policy Frame of Mainstreaming: The Case of the Roma
Jersovas, Mantas The Rise and Fall of the Oligarchs in Russia: The Changing Balance between the State and Social Groups
Kertai, Barbara Pop Culture Politics
Kesarchuk, Olga The Parties of Power in Russia and Ukraine: A Comparative Analysis
Kleinberga, Vineta European Social Policy: Why not a 'Double Movement' at the European Level?
Klymovych, Mariya Global Governance Institutions and the Global Problem Solving
Kollar, Eszter A Critical Approach to the Theory of Deliberative Democracy
Kudrna, Zdenek Getting the Institutions Right: Reforms and Banking Sectors in the Czech Republic and Romania
Lup, Oana The Impact of Social Networks on Individuals' Political Behavior. Do Social Networks Provide Effective Informational Shortcuts?
Meliksetyan, Elen Political Transformations in the Republic of Armenia from 1988 to 2003. Why Armenian Democracy is not Consolidated?
Meszmann, Tibor Protection of National Minorities by Their Kin-State. A Normative Frame and the Case of Hungary.
Mihalka, Cristina Minority Protection and Extraterritoriality: The Case of the Hungarian Status Law
Myyr, Reet Different Party Funding Systems: Estonia and Latvia
Nasirdinov, Taalai The Ambiguous Ideology of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Under the 'Managed Democracy' in Russia: The 2003 Duma Election
Nikitina, Yevheniya Choice of Gradual or Radical Strategy of Transition as the Result of Internal Balance of Power: Cases of Russia and Ukraine
Nyaluke, David Economic Reform in Tanzania: Theoretical Applicability of Eastern European Experience
Pak, Valeriy Economic Integration Processes in the CIS Region: Single Economic Space - Feasibility of A New Initiative
Palagnyuk, Yuliana Historical Path Dependency and Media Freedom: Poland and Ukraine in the 1990s
Popescu, Victoria-Mihaela Driving and Braking Actors of Enlargement: A States' and Institutional Comparative Approach
Rasell, Michael The Validity of the Post-Communist Concept. Mass and Elite Attitudes in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union.
Ruginyte, Dovile Popular Media and Cultural Democratization: The Role of Talk Shows and Reality Shows in Re-drawing the Boundaries between Public and Private in Lithuania
Sadris, Edgars Recruitment to High-risk Activism: The Case of January Barricades and Russian Minority in Latvia
Sevella, Juraj Role of Vladimir Me?iar's Political Leadership in Determining Path of Slovakia's Political Development in 1993-1998
Shapkina, Veta Individual in Social Reality: 'Traditional', Re-traditionalization and Individualization. What Challenges the Dominant Social Order in Uzbekistan?
Shevnina, Xenia Russia on Its Way to the WTO: A Bargaining Game Example
Sorokopud, Nina Comparative Analysis of Investment Policies of Hungary and Ukraine
Stojkova, Aleksandra The Process of Sustaining Democracy in Macedonia
Tabagari, Alexander Possibilities and Challenges of Developing Countries in Terms of Globalization: Unparalleled Growth and Inequality Increase
Uba, Christopher The Mass Media and Consolidation of Democracy in Nigerian Media
Vidmar, Ales European Union's Ideology: From a Good Idea to Poor Public Relations
Wahyuningroem, Sri The Discursive Practice of Women's Identity Politics in Indonesia
 
MA theses 2002/03
Abesadze, David Transformation of Religious Movements: Turkey and Western Europe Compared
Bakiev, Azizbek Freedom of Religion in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan: Protecting Constitutional Order or Derogating Human Rights?
Bakule, Karlina The Theory of the Third Way: an Answer to the Challenges Posed by Reflexive Modernization and New Risk Society?
Begoyan, Anush Transportation of Caspian Oil and Regional Security: Securitisation of the Baku-Ceyhan Project
Caraciobanu, Alexandra Hungarian Higher Education in Romania: Academic Choices and Corresponding Prospects on the Labour Market
Chobanova, Yordanka Maastricht Monetary Convergence Criteria. The case of Bulgaria and Hungary.
Danilova, Maria Putin's Federal Reforms: Success or Failure?
Danyi, Endre Transforming Political Communication in Network Societies. From Digital Protesting to Viral Political Marketing.
Dimitrova, Spaska Journalistic Evidence, Historical Memory and Stereotypes of the Years of Socialism - The New Bulgarian Political Identity in Past Continuous
Fitzpatrick, Angela Exporting Democracy: An Evaluation of Democracy Assistance to Romania and its Effectiveness as an American Foreign Policy Tool
Gahramanova, Aytan Ethnic Mobilization and Political Opportunities
Ghica, Luciana Regional Intergovernmental Cooperation in Central and South Eastern Europe after 1989. The Question of Regional Identity.
Gorchakova, Olga The European Parliament 1979-1999: Addressing the Problem of Steady Decline in Turnout
Guliyev, Arar Special Interests Groups and American Foreign Policy in Azerbaijan in the 90s
Hakobyan, Diana The Strategies of the Catholic Church: Church and State Relations in Post-Communist Poland and Hungary
Jumabayeva, Madina Ethnicization of Collective (National) Identity: State Policy and Nation Building in Kazakhstan
Kerenyi, Szabina Formation of Green Parties: Western Patterns and the Case of Hungary
Khakimova, Tahmina Trafficking in Women from the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan: An Analyses of Current Policy and Recommendations
Klimov, Blagoy Geopolitics vs. Globalization in the Balkans: The New Rivalries in the Energy and Transport Sectors
Kristofik, Matus Body - Centered Subjectivity Liberating Feminist Movement
Maksymenko, Olga European Union's "Wider Europe - Neighborhood" Initiative: A Change in EU's Policy Towards Ukraine?
Minarik, Tamas Attitudes toward Regime in Hungary
Misleanu, Magdalena Romanian Roma's Attitude Towards the Collection and Use of Statistical Data on an Ethnic Basis. The Demand for Ethnic Data in Romania.
Nenadovic, Maja The Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 25: Origins and Impact on U.S. Policy towards Multilateral Peacekeeping Operations and Humanitarian Interventions
Omarov, Ruslan Present-Day NATO: Challenges and Perspectives
Pavlova, Anastasia Factors of State Capture in the Mid-1990s Russia
Radulescu, Adina Denise Electoral Defeat and Internal Party Conflicts. The Case of the Romanian Social Democratic Party (PDSR).
Raugze, Ilona Local Government- NGO Cooperation in the Provision of Public Services: Assessment of the Purchase-of-Services Contracting Mechanism in Latvia
Regent, Nikola Machiavelli: History and Greatness
Sheripkanova, Guljamal Political Capabilities of a Small State in Foreign Policy-Making: Case Study of Kyrgyzstan
Skripka, Tatiana Inconsistencies in the European Union's Democracy Promotion: The Case of the Chechen Military Conflict in Russia
Stanisheva, Maria The Success of a Maverick Party in Bulgaria: A Pattern for Consolidation?
Stefanov, Lyubomir The Union of Democratic Forces (1989-2001): The Road to a Christian Democratic Party
Stefuriuc, Irina Campaign Presidentialization and Personal Voting in Romania: A Longitudinal Analysis, 1995-2002
Szekely, Noemi Taylor's Communitarianism in Dialogue with Liberalism: in Search of Its Viability
Szuly, Kinga The Role of Local Governments in the Hungarian Privatization Process. Some Aspects of Property Management and the Case of Gas Service Utility Shares.
Uberi, Mariam Constitutional Justice and Politics: The Example of the Constitutional Court of Georgia
Vagi, Peter Institutional Setup of the Core Executive and the Communication Structure of the Hungarian Government: A Comparative Analysis of the Core Executive and the Communication Structure of the Hungarian Governments of 1998-2002 and 2002-til Date
Zueva, Tatiana Fragmentation of Russia's Party System
 
MA theses 2001/02
Abbasov, Elshan The Transformation of the Azerbaijani Media System
Abdurakhmanov, Yusupjon Russian Party System Formation: From Polarization to Moderation
Aliyev, Fuad Institutional Development of the National Bank of Azerbaijan and Its Role in Market Reforms
Ashirov, Begench Towards a Better Understanding of the Emergence and Maintenance of the Authoritarian State in Turkmenistan
Balode, Ieva Environmental Movements' Nationalisitic and Separatist Trends in the Soviet Union in Late 80s: The Cases of the Baltic States, Ukraine and Russia
Bautina, Marina Superpresidentialism in Russia: The Only Viable Model?
Bonacci-Skenderovic, Dunja Ideologies in "Croatian Spring"
Borz, Gabriela Party System Change Dimensions and Determinants in Western Europe
Burean, Toma Political Representation in Hungary
Cazan, Raul Environmental Issues Covered in the Romanian Press: The Case of Dracula Park
Domeikaite, Jurgita The Role of the European Union's Audiovisual Policy in the Formation of European Union Identity
Dudek, Marta NGO's Autonomy from the State. Differences in Interpretation of Autonomy and Dependence in Case of Service Providing and Advocacy Organizations.
Elizarov, Roman The Imbalance in the Investment Sphere of Russian Economy: The Main Tendencies and the Mechanisms of Evolution
Franc, Milan Globalisation, State and New Elites
Franges, Anzej The Influence of Privatization Methods on the Speed of Privatization
Giorgadze, Julieta State and Church in Georgia
Grecu, Claudiu Razvan Coalition Governments and Government Formation in Five Countries: Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria and Romania
Guzeviciute, Gintare The Change in Telecommunications Market from Monopoly to Wider Liberalisation after Privatisation of Hungarian MATAV Ltd. and Lithuanian Telekomas: Comparative Study
Henjak, Andrija Social Change and Party System Change - Explaining the Link
Ivanova, Zane Constitution-Making in Post-Communist Latvia
Kovago, Emese Citizenship Identity and Social Inclusion
Kovats, Roland Seconds of Fame. Hungarian Think Tanks in the Economic Transformation.
Kutilek, Petr Farewell to the sunflowers? Analyzing the Performance of Western European Green Parties in the 1990s and Beyond
Lojkine, Dmitri A Constitution for Europe?
Macikas, Andrius Intra-Country Regional Disparities: The Case of Lithuania
Mambetalieva, Kymbat Inter-ethnic Relations in Kyrgyzstan from a Social Psychological Perspective: Social Identity Theory
Mikulikova, Marta Preserving or Escaping the German Model of Industrial Relations? The Case of Volkswagen and its Subsidiaries in Central Europe
Monko, Marcin Political and Economic Control in State-Owned Enterprises. Comparative Study of Polish and Swedish Cases
Nenadic, Danijela From Social Movement to Political Organization: The Case of Otpor
Olejnyik, Istvan Media Representation of Genetics in the Hungarian Press
Pasovsky, Dragan Transnational Coalition of Non-Governmental Organizations
Prokopyev, Oleksiy The Ukraine's Kuchmagate: Political Scandal in Illiberal Democracy
Resteman, Olimpia Explaining The Lack of Civil Society Discourse in Romania
Robotin, Monica The Electorate of Extreme Right: The Case of Greater Romania Party
Ryabova, Elena Revival of Islamic Radicalism in Central Asia: Is the Danger Real?
Simon, Eszter The Influence of Interpersonal Relationships in Decision-making: John Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and Robert McNamara in the Cuban Missile Crisis
Skudlarska, Anna Ethnic Minority Media Influence on the Identity of Minorities and Legal Aspects - Case Study Poland
Smirnova, Olga Internet Restriction in Russia: A Possibility of Building a Cyber Wall
Talevski, Zlatko Consociational Devices: Constitutional Changes and the Framework Agreement in the Republic of Macedonia
Tsvetkova, Alexandra Communism in Russia: Getting Weaker or Stronger?
Usatova, Yuliya Cotton Dependency and Poverty in Uzbekistan: Explaining the Poverty Trap Through Sectoral Analysis
Vasilyan, Syuzanna Towards Constitutionalism for the Republic of Armenia
Vladulescu, Monica-Ioana Islamic Revival and Its Western Representation
Wojnarowski, Jakub Failure of the Movement. Farmers' Social Movement in Poland During the Transition.
 
MA theses 2000/01
Ailioaie, Sebastian The Road Ahead Towards Electronic Government in Romania
Bachvarova, Albena The Politics of Health Care Reform in Bulgaria
Becirevic, Edina The International Crimimal Court: Ideals and Reality
Bergeneva, Azhar Formation of Small Entrepreneurship in the Republic of Kazakhstan
Bobak, Katarzyna Electoral Campaign Financing in Poland (1989-2001)
Brisku, Adrian The Albanian Political Elite in Transition: 1990-2001
Cenker, Cerem Social Capital: Last Resort of the Lender? An Assessment of the World Bank's Recent Interest in Social Capital.
Dotzi, Eva The "Ideal Person": An Analytical Approach towards the Liberal Conception of the Self
Evgeniev, Evgeni Success and Failure of IMF Conditionality in Transition Economies: the Case of Bulgaria
Frunchak, Svitlana Intellectuals in Political and National Dissent. The Ukrainian "60-s movement": From Cultural Discontent to Political Struggle.
Gago, Tomas Slovakia in the Context of the Eastward EU Enlargement
Ganjourov, Dorji The Shape of Russia - China Relationship on National and Cross-Border Levels in the Period of 1992-1997
Ghazaryan, Yulia Multiculturalism: A Democratic Strategy for Promoting Social Integration in the Baltic States
Hadjililova, Katrin Types of Capital and Forms of Power in the University Field: The Case of Bulgaria
Huluban, Sebastian Domestic Sources of Post-Communist Foreign Policy. Institutional Analysis of Hungary and Romania.
Ismayilov, Ibrahim Nagorno - Karabakh: Ethnic Conflict or Geopolitics?
Janik, Zdenek Public Reason and Moral Disagreements
Jarenova, Lucie Manufacturing Dissent: A Revolution in Czech Public Television. How did the Television Revolution Contribute to the Consolidation of Democracy in the Czech Republic?
Kaljulate, Helen The Influence of Threat Perceptions on the Inclusiveness of Estonian Citizenship
Klinger, William The Charter of Carnaro: A Constitution for the "Free State of Fiume" (1920)
Kumin, Ferenc Baja On-Line. First Steps towards E-Democracy and E-Government in Hungary.
Kurucz, Erika Roma Education Policy in Hungary after the Political Transition
Kyoulevtcheliev, Nikolay Domestic Public Perceptions as a Factor in Foreign Policy Decision-Making: the Interplay between Bulgarian Government, Mass Media and Public Opinion in the Context of the Kosovo Crisis
Lackoi, Krisztina Cultural Relations as an Instrument of Hungarian Foreign Policy: A Case-Study of the Hungarian Cultural Centre
Lesovici, Roxana Cristina A Decade of Transition - What Accounts for Different Outcomes in Poland and Romania?
Lindi, Elo Transformation of Elite in a Small State: Case-Study of Estonia
Lingurar, Valeriu Reading Rawls Epistemologically: Implicit Ideas about the Power of Theory in Justice as Fairness
Lopatina, Natalia The European Security and Defence Policy in Theory and Practice
Maskaliunaite, Asta Aspects of Revolutionary Rhetoric: France (1792-1794) and Lithuania (1990-1992)
Mkhitarian, Anna Recognition of the Armenian Genocide in the United States and France
Muntean Daniel, Aurelian Trade Unions and Political Participation in East-Central Europe. A Cross-National and Longitudinal Comparison
Obydenkova, Anastassia Decentralization Reforms in the Post-Franco Period in Spain: Is Spain a Federation in the Making?
Onkhotoyev, Andrey Competitive Advantage: Regional Economic Policy
Pamperin, Nicholas E-Commerce and Regulation: The Case of Global Public Policy
Panaitescu, Stefania An Assessment of Romania's Prospects of Accession to the European Union
Platonova, Inna Energy Leverage: Russian Threat to Ukraine's Sovereignty?
Porchkhidze, Irakli Corruption: Danger within a Case of Georgia
Prunak, Mariya The President and the Government. Comparative Constitutional Analysis of the French Fifth Republic, the Weimar Republic (1919-1933) and Ukraine.
Railaite, Ausra Why Foreign Aid? A Case Study of Israel.
Rudecka, Inga Bicameralism in Post-Communist Constitutionalism. Case Study on the Polish Senate.
Salkin, Svetoslav A Model of Bureaucratic Corruption
Sireteanu, Mariana The Breakdown of Political Integrity of the Republic of Moldova: Factors and Process
Sokirianskaia, Ekaterina Explaining the Secessionist Conflict in Chechenya: A Theoretical Case-Study
Tang, Tanel Lessons from the Baltic Transition - Explaining the Estonian Success
Terzimehic, Leila Construction of Bosnia and Herzegovina's Ethnic Identities According to the Structure of its Foundational Documents: The Case of the Missing Citizens
Toth, Peter Corporate Governance in Slovakia
Vargha, Orsolya The Enlargement of the European Union Facing Institutional Challenges
Zebrowski, Nikola Effects of NATO Accession on Poland's Bilateral Relation with Russia
 
MA theses 1999/00
Aranyosi, Istvan The Myopically Rational Voter. Simple Learning Models for Resolving the Paradox of Voting.
Ass, Nataliya Foreign Investment Policy in Ukraine
Avxhiu, Sokol The Greek Minority in Albania and the Greek - Albanian Interstate Relations in 1990 - 1997.
Azarova, Aitalina Nationalism and State Control over the Mass Media: The Case of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Bejan, Adriana Romanian Privatization Programs: Why did they Fail?
Bustikova Siroky, Lenka The Structure Meets its Agency: A Critical Analysis of Theda Skocpol's States and Social Revolutions
Canham, Michael Post-Communist Central and Eastern European Health Care Systems in Transition: The Case of Hungary
Chachkhiani, Ketevan Russian and International Peacekeeping in the CIS (Case Studies of Georgia, Moldova and Tajikistan)
Cisar, Ondrej The Structure of Representation of Interests in the Political Field: The Case of Territorial Decentralization in the Czech Republic and Poland
Czurylowicz, Ivan The Conceptual Analysis of National Interest
Drike, Ilze Public Communication Campaign on the European Union in Latvia
Gogaj, Gent Caricaturing the Balkans: The American Political Cartoon and the Kosova War
Gogia, Giorgi Small States in World Politics - A Case of Georgia
Imamov, Yakub Opposition Political Parties and Movements in Central Asia: A Comparative Analysis of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
Kaptar, Oleh Morality of Secession
Karsakova, Liia 1998 Currency Crisis in Russia: Explaining Policy Decisions
Khrystich, Kristina Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Ukraine in Transition (1995-1999)
Kitzinger, David The Theory of Moral Panics
Kochanowicz, Joanna The Politics of Policy Process Health Care Reform in Hungary and Poland
Kroos, Karmo Why There Is So Little Reform in Higher Education: Dual Identity of Estonian Intellectuals
Lazar, Daniel The Politics of Financial System Reforms in Romania
Levchuk, Vitaliy Financial-Industrial Groups and the State in Russia: The Strongest Takes All?
Lyssenko, Galina The Major Obstacles to the Economic Integration Within the Commonwealth of Independent States
Miklos, Andras Liberal Nationalism and Liberal Multiculturalism
Mohammeddinov, Mikhail Mercosur and the Development of Integration in Latin America
Nedialkova, Hristina The Future of Democracy. No place for Optimism in Mancur Olson's Theory?
Ondracka, David Development and Ideological Moves of Center-Right Political Parties in Central Europe - Cases of Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia
Oprunenco, Alexandru The Politics of Privatization in the Republic of Moldova
Piroska, Dora The Neo-Liberal Discourse and the Transitory State: The Case of the Hungarian and Bulgarian Banking Sectors
Reszketo, Petra How to Design a Responsive Regulatory Agency? A Theoretical Approach and the Practice in Hungary.
Sahakyan, Lusine The Armenian Party System
Sansyzbayeva, Dilyaram Kazakhstani Industrial Policy: Targets and Reality
Sevo, Nebojsa The Issue of the Autonomy of Vojvodina through the Prism of Media
Slavkovic, Irina The Kosovo War Coverage - Propaganda Shaped Images. The New York Times and Politika on the Kosovo Conflict.
Spassov, Ivan The Evolving Role of the Intellectuals in Bulgaria before and after 1989: Traditions, Social Context
Stanev, Ilin Rule Evasion as Source of Institutional Change: The Case with Bulgarian Privatization - 1994-1997
Stantchev, Damian Problems and Trends of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Development in Transition: The Bulgarian Case
Sticka, Michal Heads of State in Parliamentary Democracies: A Constitutional Theory
Szalai, Judit Reason and the State in Spinoza's Political Works
Szasz, Elemer Georg Lukacs: Philosophy, Aesthetics and the Ideological Critique of Fascism
Tanyi, Attila Liberal Patriotism - Duties and Obligations in the Non-Ideal World
Turmanidze, Koba State Against the Invisible. The Case of Georgian Informal Economy.
 
MA theses 1998/99
Abbott, Susan From Constitution Making to Rights Enumeration: A Post-Communist Perspective
Anderson, Todd Consolidating the Partition: Dayton, the Minority Return Process, and the End of Multi-Ethnicity in Bosnia-Herzegovina
Blese, Inga Intellectuals, National Identity, and Mass Media in Latvia: 1986-1991
Boulatcheva-Riaguzova, Tatiana The Internet and its Impact on the Future of Democracy in Russia and the Western World
Careja, Romana Ten Years After 1989: Political Participation in Romania
Cela, Taulant Vance-Owen Peace Plan for Bosnia-Herzegovina 1992-93. A Security Dilemma or a Failure?
Dasovic, Josip Political Sophistication and Electoral Effects in a Post-Communist Setting: The Case of Croatia
Dervishi, Anxhela Political and Social Aspects of Albanian Privatization
Didenko, Roman Problems of Administrative Reform: The Case of Ukraine
Digol, Diana Chances and Perspectives of the Regional Security Community in Post-Cold War Europe
Dragomir, Delia Race Equality: How to Change Perspectives?
Fedotov, Dmitriy Hungarian Anti-Inflationary Policy
Gevorgyan, Marina The Role of Mass Media in Presidential Elections of 1996 and 1998 in Armenia
Goldun, Inessa Mass Media and Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine in March 1998
Gwiazda, Anna How will the Creation of a Single European Currency Influence International Monetary Regime?
Hairapetyan, Garik Caspian Oil and its Implication on the Regional Foreign Policy: The Case of Nagorno-Karabakh
Hambardzumyan, Andranik Can Armenia Have Democracy?
Ilieva, Marina Economic Reforms and Political Transformation in Hungary
Ivanov, Svetlozar Values in the Content of the Election Platforms of the Bulgarian Socialist Party and the Union of Democratic Forces (1990-1997)
Kalnina, Liene Nationalism and its Changes: The Case of the Baltic States
Khachatryan, Ani Analysis of the Education Financing and Management Reform Project: Armenia
Kiss, Marian The Modern State and Civil Obligation of Military Service
Kondova, Galia Restructuring and Privatization of the Hungarian and Bulgarian Banking Sectors: a Comparative Analysis
Lemmik, Juhani Institutional Sources of Change: Administrative Reorganization in Estonia, 1995-1999
Lotuashvili, Ekaterina The First Internet War: Information Warfare in the Kosovo Crisis and its Central European Audience
Lungu, Ioana Nationalism, a Fatality? The Connection Between Nationalism and Institutional Framework.
Medley, Emily From Stalinism to Democratization: Life Strategies and the Changing Status of University Professors in Hungary
Momcilovic, Mladen Effectiveness of the UN 1992 Economic Sanctions Imposed on the FR Yugoslavia, 1992-1997
Nagy, Rita The Foreign Relations between the EU and Israel: The Middle East Peace Process
Niskota, Jozo The Importance of Investment Companies in the Croatian Privatisation and Post-Privatisation Period
Odushkin, Ostap Political Cleavages and their Translation into the Party System of Ukraine
Otgonnasan, Dorjzav Labour as a Factor Influencing the Continuity of the Korean Model of State-Societal Arrangements
Paljak, Piret East-Central European Electoral Systems
Petre, Otilia Delayed Transitions: Management of Time in Post-Communist Romania
Pukas, Serhiy On the Problem of Political Obligation
Rockenbauer, Nora Regional Administration Models in the EU and the Hungarian Regional Reform
Sata, Robert Education, Language Usage, and Interethnic Relations. Liberal and Illiberal Forms of Nationalism. Case Study: The Hungarian University in Romania.
Shidlovskaia, Lina Media and Electoral Campaigning: from the Soviet Union to Russia
Shynbatyrova, Yenlik UK Experience and Privatization in Kazakhstan (A Comparative Study between the UK Privatization Methods and the Reforms in Kazakhstan)
Sleahtici, Dumitru Co-operative Pan-Turkism as One of Main Directions of Turkish Foreign Policy and the Case of the Turkic Republics
Sobotka, Eva Defining the 'Ripe Moment' for Peace: the Role of Mediation in Northern Ireland Peace Process
Stefek, Ondrej Dual Television Broadcasting in Transitory Societies: The Case of Czech and Slovak Television Operators
Szalai-Szucs, Ildiko Nongovernmental Organizations and the State
Szepesi, Balazs The New Economic Geography and Its Implications for Regional Economic Policy
   
MA theses 1997/98
Adeishvili, Irakli Aspects of Spatial Division of Power: Regionalism in European Constitutions
Armeanu, Oana Democratization in Post-Communist Countries: The Relevance of Democratization Theories Based on Latin American and South European Cases
Astapova, Natalia Participation in Elections in Transitional Ukraine
Benedek, Marton Autonomy and Efficiency: The Problematic of Building Sustainable Partnership between the Hungarian Voluntary and Public Sectors
Berari, Corneliu The Problem of European Integration on the Current Agenda of the Romanian Political Parties
Bernas, Arkadiusz Symbolic Aspects of Political Discourse in Hungary and Poland after 1989
Cosovanu, Laura Democratizing States Between Peace and War
Danics, Viktoria The Hungarian Pension Reform: How Could the Government Do It in 18 Months?
Davis, Ryan Ordem e Progresso: An Analysis of the Sources of Military Behavior in the Brazilian and Portuguese Revolutions
Deenitchin, Iassen The Political Economy of Appreciation and Exchange Rate Regime Shift in the Czech Republic: Winners and Losers of Exchange Rate Arrangements within the Mix of Economic Policies
Felfoldi, Zoltan Ideologies, Ideological Labels and the Hungarian Electorate
Ferholt, Sarah The Privatization of Public Housing Management, an Alternative Approach
Fesnic, Florin Nicolae Structural Determinants of Voting Behaviour in Romania
Forbrig, Joerg Civil Society and Consolidation of Democracy in East Central Europe
Gheaus, Anca General Will as Collective Rationality
Ghinea, Diana The Network Challenge to Post-Communist Democracies
Gosselin, Tania The Emergence of a New Generation of Hungarian Journalists, 1988-1998
Hennig, Maximilian Explaining Policy Decisions: The Political Economy of Agrarian Reform in Post-Communist Hungary
Hwangbo, Jane The Problem of Ethnic Membership in John Rawls' Liberal Ideologies
Ilirjani, Altin Multiparty Coalition Governments. An Analysis of Political Power Using the Power Indices and the Laver-Shepsle Portfolio Allocation Model in Turkey, 1995-98
Jafarov, Rasim The Anatomy of Currency Crisis and Collapses in Mexico, Uruguay and Chile in 80-90s
Jusic, Tarik Media as a Weapon (The Role of the Media in Ethnic Conflicts; Case Study: Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Koltchanov, Boris Nation-Building in Latvia: The Impact of Ethno-Nationalism
Kovacs, Edit NATO Expansion: Decision-Making in the United States
Kratchanova, Iva Protection of Refugees and Forced Migrants in the Russian Federation
Leps, Jakub From Eisenhower to Nixon: The Shift in the American Foreign Policy Toward China
Mamedov, Ilgar Political Economy of Post-Communist Transition in Azerbaijan (1995-1997)
McCaughey, Patrick State Sovereignty and National Territorial Integrity Versus Self-Determination: A Comparison Between Northern Ireland and Kosovo
Micu, Bogdan Opportunity Structure and Political Attitudes
Mikayelyan, Hasmik Democratic Consolidation in Armenia and the Role of Nationalism
Mikhailova, Maria Political and Economic Reasons for the Inflation Crisis in Bulgaria (June 1996 - February 1997)
Molteni, Lino Hungarian Nongovernmental Organizations - Partners or Competitors with the Government?
Noutcheva, Gergana Multilevel Governance in the European Union: Between Hierarchical Control and Horizontal Co-operation in Europe's Social Dimension
Papa Stubbs, Jasmina The 'Prague Group' of Film-Makers: Exploring Film and Politics in 1980s Yugoslavia
Pavlenko, Rostyslav The Influence of the Post-Communist Evolution of Power on the Position of Ukraine in the Creation of the European Security Structure
Pesek, Sanja Print Media Treatment of the Social Conflict Between the Serbian State Authorities and the Kosovar Ethnic Minority
Pruna, Raluca Alexandra The Obligation to Obey the Law and Civil Disobedience. Rawls and Dworkin
Purlys, Vidmantas Civil-Military Relations and Civilian Control over the Military: The Political Science Debate and the Changing Patterns in East-Central Europe
Radnoti, Balazs Comparative Analysis of Rival Strategies in the Hungarian Commercial Cooling Industry
Rosca, Claudia The Cost of Not Privatising: The Romanian Experience
Sarv, Margit Minorities and Democratisation of Media: Russophone Minority in Estonia
Sebek, Jiri Rights in Conflict: The Case of the Same-Sex Partnership Claims in the Czech Republic
Segizbayeva, Bayan The Evolution of the Concept of Minorities and Minority Rights in the United Nations' System
Serebryanaya, Olga The Pragmatic Axiomatics of Political Action in M. Mamardashvili's Metatheory of Consciousness
Shchukin, Yakov Political Trust in Russia
Smilova, Ruzja Between the Expressivist and the Modus Vivendi View of Political Order: The Case of Rawl's Contractarianism
Somlev, Ilian Importance, Development and Effect of Foreign Direct Investment in Bulgaria
Stefanova-Ivanova, Zornitsa The National Television and Its Effects on the Creation of Images of Politicians During the Political Crisis in Bulgaria in Early 1997
Svensson, Sara Fighting Discrimination in the Public and the Private Sphere Ombudsman Institutions against Discrimination: The Swedish and the Hungarian Model
Szep, Attila The Role of the World Bank in the Transition of Higher Education in Eastern Europe: Hungary
Vajda, Eva Changing Concept of the Public Sphere
Yuldashev, Rustam The Infulence of Small and Middle-size Businesses on Economic Success in Taiwan
   
MA theses 1996/97
Akov, Nedelcho Privatisation Process in Hungary, Czech Republic and Poland
Ananienko, Pavel Determinants of Chinese Foreign Trade Policy
Benesova, Stanislava Slovakia's "Active" Civil Society: A Paradox of Democratic Consolidation
Chelestov, Nikolai Contemporary Ideological Legitimation of Russian Authority
Chiritoui, Bogdan Why Do They Not Buy Us?
Cular, Goran The Dynamics of Political Institutionalization
Feduniak, Sergiy Ukraine's Foreign Policy in the Post-Soviet Space: Search for Security
Findor, Andrej History in the Process of the Construction of Slovak National Identity
Gajic, Zorana The Right to Education as a Social Right in the Post-Communist Constitutions
Hohots, Viktor Ukraine and Future European Security
Hudon, Catherine Political and Economic Cooperation in Central Europe
Ionascu, Alexei Russian Means of Influence and the Implications for the Transition in CIS Countries
Ionita, Sorin Parties and Party Systems in Eastern Europe
Iskakova, Jibek Islamic Threat in Central Asia: Illusion and Reality
Kasabov, Edward The Videnov's Privatisation - On the State and Interest Groups in the Economy
Kassab, Adib The Videnov 's Privatisation - On the State and Interest Groups in the Economy
Kazmierkiewicz, Piotr False Hopes, False Fears
Khachatrian, Shavarsh Ethics and Raison D'Etat in a Contemporary Realist Vision
Kipshidze, Otar The Shift in the Legal Regulation of Foreign Direct Investment in Georgia
Kovacs, Melinda Paperweight: Press Discourses in Hungary and the US
Kovacs, Nora The Anthropological Deconstruction of Hungarian Grave Posts as National Monuments
Letzgus, Svetlana Electoral Behaviour in Russia
Loukerenko, Kyrylo Probability of War Between Ukraine and Russia: Study in Negative Scenarios
Luarsabishvili, George The Monetary and Fiscal Consequences of the Stabilisation of Post-Communist Tarnsition
Masing, Priit Access to Government-Held Information: Scandinavia and the Baltic Countries
Matrai, Julianna Politics of Conflict and Cooperation Between the DAHR and other Romanian Parties
Melkonian, Tigran Interelite Conflicts in Armenia: 1990-1996
Nica, Bogdan The Structuration of Party Competition in Post-Communist Romania
Papuashvili, Giorgi Presidential Systems in Post-Soviet Countries: the Case of Georgia
Pavlovic, Dusan Rousseau's Theory of Sovereignty
Popescu, Marina Media Effects in Election Campaigns
Potchkaev, Nikolai The Post-Cold War International Relations in Europe: Conceptual Debate
Renwick, Alan The Role of Non-Elites in Democratic Transition: The Case of Hungary
Rezaev, Andrei Social Sciences in Russian Technical Institutions of Higher Education
Rogovskaia, Tatiana Intelligentsia as the Democratic Opposition in Russian Political Arena
Rybakov, Maxim The Concept of Compensation: Evaluation of Schemes of Redistribution
Severine, Igor Analysis of the Public Sphere and the State Interference into It from the Point of View of the Economic Theory
Soultanova, Gyulnara Common and Special Interests in Interethnic Relations
Spartesnyi, Yuri The Scrutiny of British Privatisation: The Politics of 1980's Conservative Reforms
Spirova, Maria Bulgarian Media and the Disintegration of Yugoslavia (1991-95)
Striungyte, Egle Changes in Trade Union Structures in Denmark: Towards 'The Bootstrapping Reform'?
Surkova, Marina Demonopolisation of the Economy in the Transition Period: The Case of Russia
Szilagyi-Gal, Mihaly Three Theories on the Relationship Between Government and Human Fallability
Utterback, Matthew Towards a Regional Analysis of the Foreign Direct Investment in CEE
Valkanov, Dessislav Phenomenology of Political Action
Vallo, Riina Liberalism, Nationalism and the Level-of-Analysis Problem in Moral Philosophy
Vincelette, Gallina The Case for a Currency Board in Bulgaria
   
MA theses 1995/96
Arpasi, Ildiko Hungarians in Vojvodina. Political Condition of a Minority in a Nationalizing State
Bajomi-Lazar, Peter Changing Concepts of Public Service in the British Broadcasting
Barsa, Pavel Balloons and Broadcasts: Infiltratrating the Internationalist Barrier Dividing East from West
Bass, Thomas Balloons and Broadcasts: Infiltrating the Internationalist Barrier Dividing East from West.
Brunkova, Zdravka New Forms of Investment - A Reappraisal of Corporate Investment Practices in the Context of Central and Eastern Europe
Culic, Irina Intellectual Strategies During the Communist Rule. The Case of Romania
Darii, Emil Russian Presidential Elections as the Litmus Test of Russian Democracy
Demirovi, Natasa Political Role of Intellectuals in Croatia
Dilberovic', Edin The World Bank's Social Policy Conditionality: The Rhetoric of Country Specificity and the Reality of a Universal Model. A Study of Poland and Hungary
Gaille Nikodimov, Marie The Political Foundation and Significance of Autonomy
Gajdocsi, Levente Henry Kissinger and the Third World
Goina, Calin Timisoara, 16-22 December, a Mass Movement Approach
Gradskova, Ioulia Gender and Politics in Russian Transition to Democracy
Guba, Peter The Mass Media in the Second Gulf War: Propaganda and Censorship
Hadjidimov, Kalin The Lack of Tax Reform in Bulgaria - Consequences and Political Explanation
Hanganu, Cristina Democracy Building Versus the Past. The Making of the Romanian Constitution /Impediments, Choices, Outcomes/
Hargitai, Lilla The Voluntary Non-Profit Sector in Hungary
Husz, Dora Elite Games: The Case of Hungary
Kantor, Zoltan National Minorities, Democracy and Consociationalism: The Case of Hungarians in Romania
Khidasheli, Tinatin How to Prevent Heterogeneous Countries from Disintegration /Consociationalis and Its Limits/
Kivi, Risto Balance of Power: An Imaginary Equilibrium
Kotanjyan, Vahan Democracy and Nationalism in the Initial Stage of Transition: The Case of Armenia
Kristesashvili, Ekaterina The Origins of the Second Gulf War
Krizsan, Andrea Can International Minority Protection be Justified? A Normative Approach to European International Minority Protection
Nagyhazi, Gyorgy 1956 in the 1980's
Nikodimov, Constantin The Privatization Process in Bulgaria: Economic and Political Stakes
Nikolin, Sinisa Origins of the Break-Down of Yugoslavia: From Balkan Powder Keg to Multicultural Citizenship
Pandur, Agnes The Feminist Critics of the Liberal Tradition
Politov, Alexander Political Dimensions of the Macedonian Question in Post-Communist Bulgaria and Macedonia
Radonov, Georgi Factionalism and Party Splits in Bulgaria
Rarov, Evgueni The Failure of the Liberal Banking Reform in Russia
Rosen, David The Expansion of the Atlantic Alliance: History, Heuristics and Decisions
Rybar, Marek The Break - up of Czechoslovakia
Safonov, Sergei Group Interests in Russian Privatization: Theoretical Approaches and Analysis of Case Studies
Saradjyan, Hovhannes The Authoritarian Nature of Armenian Presidential System
Sitnikov, Alexei Constitutional Choice in a Society Under Stress: The Case of Russia
Skarka, Radim Political Meanings of Privatization
Stamatov, Peter Ethnicity and the Structuration of the Political Field in Bulgarian Transition
Stoinev, Vesselin Justice and the Good in Rawl's Conception of Justice as Fairness
Szasz, Zoltan Alpar Political Mobilization of National and Ethnic Minorities
Szentkiralyi, Zsolt Assessing National Security Strategy: The Case of Post-Communist Hungary
Szocs, Laszlo The Present of an Old Idea. Thoughts on the Chances of Civil Society after Communism. The Hungarian Experience.
Tiirmaa, Heli Export Promoting State Agencies in the Czech Republic and Hungary
Torok, Zoltan A Political Economy Interpretation of Unemployment Patterns in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland. The Structural-Institutional Tandem at Work.
Tulesbaeva, Gulmira NATO after the Cold War: Why Does it Persist?
Turkovic-Hrle, Semra Unique Role of the OSCE and Its Failed Attempt to Become the Main European Security Organisation
Varfolomeyev, Oleg Securitisation of External Immigration in Italy: The Case of the Northern League
Wolek, Artur Symbolic Politics in Central Europe after 1989. Right-wing agenda in Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland
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