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The essence of Jadidism in Turkestan. In search of anti-colonialism and liberation in the Jadid literature
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Jadidism and the Jadid literature have been subject to various interpretations by the western and nativist scholars. The Jadid literature is often perceived as anti-colonial resistance literature that aimed at liberating ... -
Welcome Madam President: effects of a female presidential candidate on the mobilisation of young, female voters in Slovakia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Slovakia did not appear frequently in international media headlines until the election of the first female President to the republic, Zuzana Čaputová, in 2019. Women are underrepresented in Slovak politics, and young women ... -
Visegrád countries’ engagement in ASEAN from 2011 and their prospect in the region: the cases of Hungary and Poland
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Hungary and Poland have addressed Asia-Pacific countries in their foreign policy strategy since the early 2000s. However, the European financial crisis in 2008 and the wave of Euroscepticism have influenced both countries ... -
The reality of Hungarian kin-state support in Vojvodina, Serbia: a minority perspective
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Hungary is one of the most proactive kin-states in Europe. It has more than 2 million compatriots living in neighbouring countries. With around 250.000 ethnic Hungarians, the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina is no ... -
Conservative women’s representation in the European Parliament (2014-2019)
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)The European Parliament is an important institution in improving gender equality in the European Union. Generally, both descriptive and substantive women’s representation is much stronger in left-wing political parties ... -
Bringing others into line: discourse on the roles within the Russian opposition - a regional glance
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)The theoretical scholarship differentiating between various types of opposition entities, coined originally in the West, was successfully applied to the Russian political habitat. Known mostly as the ‘non-/systemic opposition’ ... -
The classical reception, royal image and strengthening the king’s power in early modern Poland (1520–1572)
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)My thesis focuses on the interconnection between the phenomenon of the classical reception—that is the reception of the classical Greek–Roman antiquity and its legacy—and representation of the King (royal imagology) in ... -
Young Armenian diasporans in the fight for genocide recognition
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)One cannot underestimate the historical and political implications of genocide and its denial have had on the trajectory and formation of the Armenia diaspora. Armenians have used every kit in the toolbox to try and ... -
The commemorations of the 30th anniversary of the fall of communism in Poland – a fractured memory regime
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)The dissertation examines the 2019 commemorations of the 30th anniversary of the fall of state socialism in Poland, seeking answers to how and why different political actors commemorated the events in the way they did. ... -
Queering security: (in)securitisation and resistance of the LGBTQ community in Poland
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)This thesis explores (in)security discourse of the LGBTQ community in Poland and their resistance to (in)securitisation. It engages with the narratives and experiences politically relevant in today’s Poland, where the ... -
The Sino-Russian military relations: why not yet an alliance? A neoclassical realist approach
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)The Sino-Russian military relations have attracted a great deal of attention since the 21st century. They have strengthened into a strategic military partnership but did not evolve into a full military alliance. The goal ... -
Cooperation, conflict and co-option: defining relationships between the royal dictatorships of South Eastern Europe and the far-right during the interbellum
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)This study will examine existing academic materials to explore the relationship the Royal Dictatorships of Yugoslavia, Romania and Bulgaria had with the far-right movements in their respective countries. It will seek to ... -
Normative contestation in the UNSC: (de)legitimising discourse
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)This study seeks to re-emphasise the importance of legitimacy when analysing normative contestation. Using empirical analysis, the discourse of the five permanent members of the UNSC is explored, revealing the legitimation ... -
The populist’s performed social movement: analysis of Volodymyr Zelensky’s 2019 presidential campaign
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)A performed social movement captivated the Ukrainian nation in 2019. The 2019 Ukrainian Presidential election marked a change in the form of campaign strategies of a presidential candidate. Ukrainian entertainer Volodymyr ... -
Kremlin Calling?: An investigation into the geopolitical narratives of selected European radical right parties regarding Russia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Rising to prominence following the 2008 financial crisis, the European radical right has become a popular topic within both mainstream and academic debate. Now boasting a powerful presence in many European states, the ... -
Energy security and Chinese influence in Kazakhstan
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Energy security has been for decades one of the most important issues for the world economy. Since the 1970s, the supply of energy has meant a sure basis for the economic development of a country, it does not matter whether ... -
Measuring populism in contemporary Poland
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The Russo-Hungarian bond: exploring the patron-client relationship patterns in the energy field
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Since Viktor Orbán came back to power as Hungary’s Prime Minister in 2010, his policies have caused a lot of indignation across the Western media and governments (Ash 2019; Horowitz and Karasz 2018; Lehotai 2020). Within ... -
State Predation in Ukraine: Local Agents and Property Rights Infringement after Euromaidan
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China’s influence on the quality of democracy in Georgia
(Tartu Ülikool, 2020)Despite the Georgian Dream’s democratic agenda to change Saakashvili’s authoritarian regime and its success in achieving the closest-ever relations with the European Union, the democratic quality in Georgia witnessed a ...
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