This collective work analyzes the ongoing conflict in Ukraine,
providing a coherent picture of Ukraine and Eastern Europe in the
period 2013-2020. Giving voice to different social groups,
scholarly ...communities and agencies relevant to Ukraine's recent
history, The War in Ukraine's Donbas goes beyond
simplistic media interpretations that limit the analysis to
Vladimir Putin and Russian aims to annex Ukraine. Instead, the
authors identify the deeper roots linked to the autonomy and
history of Donbas as a region. The contributions explore local
society and traditions and the alienation from Ukraine caused by
the events of Euromaidan, which saw the removal of the
Donetsk-based president Viktor Yanukovych. Other chapters address
the refugee crisis, the Minsk Accords in 2014 and the impact of the
new president Volodymyr Zelensky and his efforts to bring the war
to an end by negotiations among Russia, Ukraine, France, and
Germany.
The book concludes with four proposals for a durable peace in
Donbas: territorial power-sharing; the conversion of rebels into
legitimate political parties; amnesty for all participants of the
armed conflict; and a transitional period of several years until
political institutions are fully re-established.
What are the reasons behind, and trajectories of, the rapid cultural changes in Ukraine since 2013? This volume highlights: the role of the Revolution of Dignity and the Russian-Ukrainian war in the ...formation of Ukrainian civil society; the forms of warfare waged by Moscow against Kyiv, including information and religious wars; Ukrainian and Russian identities and cultural realignment; sources of destabilization in Ukraine and beyond; memory politics and Russian foreign policies; the Kremlin's geopolitical goals in its 'near abroad'; and factors determining Ukraine's future and survival in a state of war. The studies included in this collection illuminate the growing gap between the political and social systems of Ukraine and Russia. The anthology illustrates how the Ukrainian revolution of 2013–2014, Russia's annexation of the Crimean peninsula, and its invasion of eastern Ukraine have altered the post-Cold War political landscape and, with it, regional and global power and security dynamics.
This book is among the first comprehensive efforts to collectively and academically investigate the legacy of the Euromaidan in conflict-torn Ukraine within the domain of civil society broadly ...understood. The contributions to this book identify, describe, conceptualize, and explain various developments in Ukrainian civil society and its role in Ukraine's democratization, state- building, and conflict resolution by looking at specific understudied sectors and by tracing the situation before, during, and after the Euromaidan. In doing so, this trailblazing collection highlights a number of new themes, challenges, and opportunities related to Ukrainian civil society. They include volunteerism, grassroots community-based activism, social activism of churches, civic efforts of building peace and reconciliation, civic activism of journalists and digital activism, activism of think tanks, diaspora networks and the LGBT movement, challenges of civil society relations with the state, uncivil society, and the closing of civic space.
Ukraine's Euromaidan David Marples, Frederick Mills
2015, 20150301, Letnik:
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The papers presented in this volume analyze the civil uprising known as Euromaidan that began in central Kyiv in late November 2013, when the Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych opted not to sign ...an Association Agreement with the European Union, and continued over the following months. The topics include the motivations and expectations of protesters, organized crime, nationalism, gender issues, mass media, the Russian language, and the impact of Euromaidan on Ukrainian politics as well as on the EU, Russia, and Belarus. An epilogue to the book looks at the aftermath, including the Russian annexation of Crimea and the creation of breakaway republics in the east, leading to full-scale conflict. The goal of the book is less to offer a definitive account than one that represents a variety of aspects of a mass movement that captivated world attention and led to the downfall of the Yanukovych presidency.
Does It Pay to Pay Attention? Gargano, Antonio; Rossi, Alberto G.
The Review of financial studies,
12/2018, Letnik:
31, Številka:
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We employ a novel brokerage account data set to investigate which individual investors are the most attentive, how investors allocate their attention, and the relation between investor attention and ...performance. Attention is positively related to investment performance, at both the portfolio return level and the individual trades level. We provide evidence that the superior performance of high-attention investors arises because they purchase attentiongrabbing stocks whose positive performance persists for up to six months. Finally, we show that paying attention is particularly profitable when trading stocks with high uncertainty, but for which a lot of public information is available.
On a frigid February night in Kiev in 2013, former president of Poland Aleksander Kwasniewski turned to his friend Pat Cox, the former president of the European Parliament, and said: ""Don't worry, ...Pat. They've got a lot of empty space on this square-an ideal location to put up statues of you and me."" Over a year and a half, Kwasniewski and Cox visited Ukraine 27 times, spending total of 80 days there negotiating the release of former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, which would allow Ukraine to sign the Association Agreement with the European Union. The Cox-Kwasniewski mission was part of the EU's final, all-out effort to save the Agreement and give millions of Ukrainians the hope of a European future. After an intricate political game of chicken between the European Union and Victor Yanukovych, the Ukrainian president, Yanukovych swerved at the last second. Ukrainians took to the streets and the wave of civil unrest was born.
Introduction by Timothy SnyderPolish journalist Pawel Pieniazek was among the first journalists to enter the war-torn region of eastern Ukraine andGreetings from Novorossiyais his vivid firsthand ...account of the conflict. He was the first reporter to reach the scene when Russian troops in Ukraine accidentally shot down a civilian airliner, killing all 298 people aboard. Unlike Western journalists, his fluency in both Ukrainian and Russian granted him access and the ability to move among all sides in the conflict. With powerful color photos, telling interviews from the local population, and brilliant reportage, Pieniazek's account documents these dramatic events as they transpired.This unique firsthand view of history in the making brings to life the tragedy of Ukraine for a Western audience. Historian Timothy Snyder provides wider context in his superb introduction and explores the significance of this ongoing conflict at the border of East and West.
The current conflict in Ukraine has spawned the most serious crisis between Russia and the West since the end of the Cold War. It has undermined European security, raised questions about NATO's ...future, and put an end to one of the most ambitious projects of U.S. foreign policy -- building a partnership with Russia. It also threatens to undermine U.S. diplomatic efforts on issues ranging from terrorism to nuclear proliferation. And in the absence of direct negotiations, each side is betting that political and economic pressure will force the other to blink first. Caught in this dangerous game of chicken, the West cannot afford to lose sight of the importance of stable relations with Russia.This book puts the conflict in historical perspective by examining the evolution of the crisis and assessing its implications both for the Crimean peninsula and for Russia's relations with the West more generally. Experts in the international relations of post-Soviet states, political scientists Rajan Menon and Eugene Rumer clearly show what is at stake in Ukraine, explaining the key economic, political, and security challenges and prospects for overcoming them. They also discuss historical precedents, sketch likely outcomes, and propose policies for safeguarding U.S.-Russia relations in the future. In doing so, they provide a comprehensive and accessible study of a conflict whose consequences will be felt for many years to come.
This article investigates the applicability of representative bureaucracy theory in China's education sector. Past research mainly tests the theory of representative bureaucracy in the typical ...Western developed countries. Rarely, however, is attention paid to developing and non-Western contexts. This study examines the influence of gender congruence on student performance in Chinese middle schools by analyzing data from a national representative survey conducted between 2013 and 2014. Empirical results indicate that the presence of female math teachers significantly increases the math scores of female students. Further examination supports the interpretation that female math teachers actively represent the interests of female students, and that the alternative mechanism, role-model effects, only partially shapes the interactions between female teachers and female students.
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