Library

Find Resources by:

Region/Country

Project

International Affairs: A Case Study of University of Nebraska at Kearney August 31, 2009 Natalia Ilyashenko’s interests are in the areas of international relations, quality assurance, and fundraising. Higher Education Development, Education	Research Commercialization and Technology Transfer at University of Alabama in Huntsville August 31, 2009 Gennady Evtyugin studied the general policy of university management in the US, focusing on the commercialization of research, development of projects, and arrangement of legal services related... Higher Education Development, Education
“The West in the Closed City:” Cultural Consumption, Identities and Ideology of Late Socialism in Soviet Ukraine, 1964-1984 (Research Brief) August 30, 2009 I devoted my project to finishing my book manuscript. My book explores the connections between cultural consumption, ideology and identity formation in one particular city of the Soviet Ukraine... Education, Research Support	Journalism and the Public in Illiberal Russia (Research Brief) August 30, 2009 This project explores a seeming paradox in contemporary Russian journalism. Education, Research Support
Explaining Cooperation and Conflict in the post-Soviet Space: The Case of Relations between Russia and Kazakhstan (Research Brief) August 30, 2009 My research focused on the specific case of Kazakhstan’s relations with Russia, namely the decision to surrender nuclear weapons, join the CIS, lease the Baikonur Cosmodrome and create a... Education, Research Support	Divergent Market Reforms: The Development of Pension Privatization and Health Insurance in Post- Communist Countries (Research Brief) August 30, 2009 Basic social services such as healthcare and pensions fundamentally shape the well-being of citizens, particularly those in transitional economies. Education, Research Support
An Exotic Subversive: Africa, Africans, and Blackness in Soviet Popular Culture and Imagination (Research Brief) August 30, 2009 This project examines the evolution of Soviet attitudes toward race and racial diversity by focusing on the encounter between Soviet society and the “idea of Africa.” Education, Research Support	Imperialism through Islamic Networks: The Hajj and Russian Influence in the Ottoman Arab World (Research Brief) August 30, 2009 My research explores how in the mid-nineteenth century Russia joined other European governments in sponsoring the hajj. Education, Research Support
Youth organizations, voluntary service and the restructuring of social welfare in Russia (Research Brief) August 30, 2009 This research explores the restructuring of social welfare provision in Russia by examining state-run projects to promote youth voluntarism. In Russia, youth are the new subjects of state policy... Education, Research Support	Dynamics and Regulation of the Private Military and Security Industry in Ukraine and Russia (Research Brief) August 30, 2009 The research conducted during this Short-Term Grant was designed to assess the nature of privatized force in and emanating from Russia and Ukraine. Education, Research Support