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Author Archives: Elena Krumova
Religious Actors in Democratization Processes
On March 23rd, Mirjam Kunkler (Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University) visited the Harriman Institute to give a talk on her latest research. Professor Kunkler noted that while the first two waves of democratization swept through Protestant-majority states and the third … Continue reading
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Election posters from the first free elections in Eastern Europe
In 2014, there was a lot of attention paid to the 25th anniversary of the fall of the communist regimes in Central and Eastern Europe. While these events were undoubtedly epochal in significance, equally important were the first free elections … Continue reading
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Mirjam Künkler to speak on religious actors in democratization processes
Mirjam Künkler, Department of Near Eastern Studies, Princeton University will present her research on religious actors in democratization process on February 23rd, Monday at 5:00pm-6:30pm in International Affairs Bldg, Room 1201 What is the role of religious actors in the … Continue reading
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Chinese Dreams and Chinese Nightmares: 1989-2014
On February 4th Jeffrey Wasserstrom gave a highly attended and very engaging talk on the longevity of the Chinese communist regime. The (anti)-lessons the leaders of the Communist party took from the fall similar organizations in Eastern Europe and the … Continue reading
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Jeff Wasserstrom Opens Up the Spring Speaker Series
Jeffrey Wasserstrom Department of History, University of California Irvine Chinese Dreams and Chinese Nightmares, 1989 to 2014 February 4th, Wednesday at 2:10pm-4:00pm Room IAB 1219 How has the Chinese Communist Party stayed in power so long after similar organizations fell … Continue reading
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Welcome to “Who’s Learning From Whom?”
In late 1989 and early 1990, the dominant idea was that policymakers in Eastern Europe would be learning from the West. The term “transition” offered an image in which East Europeans were on a road to catching up with Western … Continue reading
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