Search for dissertations about: "post-communist"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the word post-communist.

2. 1. The emergence of enclaves of wealth and poverty : A sociological study of residential differentiation in post-communist Poland

   Author : Dominika Polanska Vergara; Apostolis Papakostas; Chris Pickvance; Kerstin Jacobsson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; residential differentiation; gated communities; Poland; post-communist cities; revitalisation; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociology; sociologi;

   Abstract : Since the fall of communism, some crucial political, economic and social changes have been taking place in the former communist societies. The objective of the thesis is to examine the processes of residential differentiation taking place in the urban landscape of the Polish city of Gdańsk after the introduction of the capitalist system. READ MORE

4. 2. Studies on the Post-Communist Transition

   Author : Violeta Piculescu; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; transition; latent variables; confirmatory factor analysis; path analysis; structural equation modeling; initial conditi;

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5. 3. The tug-of-war between presidents and prime ministers : semi-presidentialism in Central and Eastern Europe

   Author : Thomas Sedelius; Sten Berglund; Joakim Ekman; Torbjörn Bergman; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; semi-presidentialism; premier-presidentialism; president-parliamentary systems; constitutions; post-communist; intra-executive conflict; president; prime minister; parliament; Central and Eastern Europe; Political science; Statsvetenskap; Political Science; Statskunskap;

   Abstract : Presidential power and constitutional issues are at the very core of recent popular upheavals in the former Soviet republics, as demonstrated by the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004, and similar protests in Georgia in 2003 and in Kyrgyzstan in 2005. After the demise of the Soviet Union, these countries opted for a particular form of semi-presidentialism, here referred to as president-parliamentary. READ MORE

6. 4. Four Essays on Interhousehold Transfers and Institutions in Post-Communist Romania

   Author : Andreea Mitrut; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Romania; gifts; reciprocity; social norms; groups; informal networks; inequality;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four essays related to different social and economic aspects in postcommunist Romania: Paper 1: In many developing and transitional countries, inter-household transfers in general and gifts in particular are sizable and very important. We use unique Romanian data that enables us to isolate pure gifts from other kinds of private transfers. READ MORE

7. 5. Changing Identities : Language Variation on Czech Television

   Author : Tora Hedin; Barbro Nilsson; Karel Šebesta; Karel Kučera; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Czech discourse analysis; Czech language; Czech linguistics; codification; television discourse; linguistic norm; linguistic variation; code-switching; post-Communist media; Slavic languages; Slaviska språk;

   Abstract : This study examines different aspects of language variation in contemporary Czech television discourse. The modern Czech language is characterised by a specific linguistic situation in which speakers must choose between two varieties – Standard Czech (SC) and Common Czech (CC). READ MORE