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1 KICES Koszalin Institute of Comparative European Studies Research Centre for East European Studies / Forschungsstelle Osteuropa Bremen Publications on the Czech and Slovak Republics A quarterly bibliography (POC) An overview of recent English- and German-language academic publications on the Czech and Slovak Republics Politics... 1 Foreign and Security Policy... 2 Economic, Social and Environmental Issues... 2 POLITICS Bútora, Martin / Kollár, Miroslav / Mesežnikov, Grigorij (eds): Slovakia Trends in Quality of Democracy, IVO, 2010, ISBN , Hardcover, pp Febbrajo, Alberto / Sadurski, Wojciech (eds): Central and Eastern Europe after transition: Towards a new socio-legal semantics, Ashgate Pub, 2010, ISBN , Hardback, pp Gyarfasova, Ol'ga: Signal der Mäßigung: Die Parlamentswahlen in der Slowakei 2010, in: Osteuropa, 2010, No. 8, pp Halman, Loek / Voicu, Mæalina (eds): Mapping value orientations in Central and Eastern Europe, Brill, 2010, ISBN , Hardback, pp Haughton, Tim (ed): Party politics in Central and Eastern Europe: Does EU membership matter, Routledge, 2010, ISBN , Hardback, pp Hlousek, Vít / Kopecek, Lubomír: Origin, ideology and transformation of political parties: East-Central and Western Europe compared, Ashgate, 2010, ISBN , Hardback, pp Keereman, Filip / Szekely, Istvan (eds): Five Years of an Enlarged EU: A Positive Sum Game, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2010, ISBN , Hardcover, pp Kříž, Z.: Army and Politics in the Czech Republic Twenty Years after the Velvet Revolution, in: Armed Forces & Society, 2010 (Vol. 36), No. 4, pp Lach, Jirí / LaPlant, James T. / Peterson, Jim / Hill, David: The Party Isn't Over: An Analysis of the Communist Party in the Czech Republic, in: Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, 2010 (Vol. 26), No. 3, pp

2 Mielcová, Elena: The Uncertainty in Voting Power: The Case of the Czech Parliament , in: The AUCO Czech Economic Review, 2010 (Vol. 4), No. 2, pp , Morlino, Leonardo: Democratization and the European Union: Comparing central and eastern European post-communist countries, Routledge, 2010, ISBN , Hardback, pp Tunkrova, Lucie / Saradin, Pavel (eds): The politics of EU accession: Turkish challenges and central European experiences, Routledge, 2010, ISBN , Hardback, pp FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY Beneš, Vít / Karlas, Jan: The Czech Presidency, in: JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 2010 (Vol. 48), pp Dangerfield, Martin: The Contribution of the Visegrad Group to the European Union's Eastern Policy: Rhetoric or Reality?, in: Europe-Asia Studies, 2010 (Vol. 61), No. 10, pp Fürst, Rudolf / Pleschová, Gabriela: Czech and Slovak Relations with China: Contenders for China's Favour, in: Europe-Asia Studies, 2010 (Vol. 62), No. 8, pp Hynek, Nik / Eichler, Jan: The Czech Provincial Reconstruction Team in Afghanistan: Context, Experiences and Politics, in: Defence Studies, 2010 (Vol. 10), No. 3, pp Loveless, M.: Agreeing in Principle: Utilitarianism and Economic Values as Support for the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe, in: JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 2010 (Vol. 48), No. 4, pp Morita, K. / Chen, Y.: Transition, Regional Development and Globalization: China and Central Europe, World Scientific Publishing Company, 2010, ISBN , ebook, ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Bahmani, Sahar / Kutan, Ali M.: How stable is the demand for money in emerging economies?, in: Applied Economics, 2010 (Vol. 42), No. 26, pp

3 Banerjee, B. / Jarmuzek, M.: Economic Growth and Regional Disparities in the Slovak Republic, in: Comparative Economic Studies, 2010 (Vol. 52), No. 3, pp Benczúr, Péter / Rátfai, Attila: Economic fluctuations in Central and Eastern Europe: the facts, in: Applied Economics, 2010 (Vol. 42), No. 25, pp Blažek, J. / Macešková, M.: Regional Analysis of Public Capital Expenditure: To Which Regions Is Public Capital Expenditure Channelled - to 'Rich' or to 'Poor' Ones?, in: Regional Studies, 2010 (Vol. 44), No. 6, pp Bryson, Phillip J.: The economics of centralism and local autonomy: Fiscal decentralization in the Czech and Slovak Republics, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, ISBN , Hardcover, pp Císař, Ondřej: Externally sponsored contention: the channelling of environmental movement organisations in the Czech Republic after the fall of Communism, in: Environmental Politics, 2010 (Vol. 19), No. 5, pp Dabrowski, Marek: The Global Financial Crisis and its Impact on Emerging Market Economies in Europe and the CIS: Evidence from mid-2010, in: CASE Network Studies and Analyses, 2010, No. 411, Dyker, David A. (ed): Network dynamics in emerging regions of Europe, World Scientific, 2010, ISBN , Hardcover, pp Epstein, R. A. / Johnson, J.: Uneven Integration: Economic and Monetary Union in Central and Eastern Europe, in: JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 2010 (Vol. 48), No. 5, pp Gertler, Pavel / Senaj, Matúš: Downward Wage Rigidities in Slovakia, in: The AUCO Czech Economic Review, 2010 (Vol. 4), No. 1, pp , Lefilleur, Julien / Maurel, Mathilde: Inter- and intra-industry linkages as a determinant of FDI in Central and Eastern Europe, in: Economic Systems, 2010 (Vol. 34), No. 3, pp Mickiewicz, Tomasz: Economics of institutional change: Central and Eastern Europe revisited, Palgrave Macmillan, 2010, 2nd ed., ISBN , Hardcover, pp Musteen, Martina / Francis, John / Datta, Deepak K.: The influence of international networks on internationalization speed and performance: A study of Czech SMEs, in: Journal of World Business, 2010 (Vol. 45), No. 3, pp Myant, Martin / Drahokoupil, Jan: Transition Economies: Political Economy in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia, Wiley, 2010, ISBN , Hardcover, pp OECD: OECD Economic Surveys: Czech Republic, OECD Publishing, April 2010, ISBN , Paperback, pp

4 Poghosyan, Tigran / Poghosyan, Arsen: Foreign bank entry, bank efficiency and market power in Central and Eastern European Countries, in: Economics of Transition, 2010 (Vol. 18), No. 3, pp Pyšňáková, Michaela / Miles, Steven: The post-revolutionary consumer generation: 'mainstream' youth and the paradox of choice in the Czech Republic, in: Journal of Youth Studies, 2010 (Vol. 13), No. 5, pp Spilková, Jana: Retail Development and Impact Assessment in Czech Republic: Which Tools to Use?, in: European Planning Studies, 2010 (Vol. 18), No. 9, pp Steinführer, A. / Bierzynski, A. / Großmann, K. / Haase, A. / Kabisch, S. / Klusácek, P.: Population Decline in Polish and Czech Cities during Post-socialism? Looking Behind the Official Statistics, in: Urban Studies, 2010 (Vol. 47), No. 11, pp Weber, Enzo: Foreign and Domestic Growth Drivers in Eastern Europe, in: Osteuropa-Institut Regensburg. Working Papers, Juli 2010, No. 286, Weber, P.: No news from the East? Predicting patterns of coverage of Eastern Europe in selected German newspapers, in: International Communication Gazette, 2010 (Vol. 72), No. 6, pp Koszaliński Instytut Europejskich Studiów Porównawczych Koszalin Institute of Comparative European Studies (KICES) Forschungsstelle Osteuropa an der Universität Bremen Research Centre for East European Studies at the University of Bremen Please send your comments and relevant titles to: info@kices.org 4

5 KICES Koszalin Institute of Comparative European Studies and Research Centre for East European Studies, Bremen Quarterly Electronic Bibliographies The Koszalin Institute of Comparative European Studies and the Research Centre for East European Studies (Bremen) jointly produce quarterly bibliographies of recently published English- and German language books and articles in academic journals on several Eastern European countries. The bibliographies cover politics, foreign policy, economic and social issues. The following bibliographies are available as PDF-files per free of charge: Publications on the Caucasus and Central Asia. A quarterly bibliography Publications on the Czech and Slovak Republics. A quarterly bibliography Publications on Poland. A quarterly bibliography Publications on Russia. A quarterly bibliography Publications on Ukraine. A quarterly bibliography To subscribe, send an to: info@kices.org Please indicate which bibliographies you wish to receive. For an archive of back issues please visit For a searchable database containing all issues since for Publications on Russia and since for all other bibliographical services go to or: (identical link) KICES as a private foundation depends entirely on donations and project sponsors. We would be glad if you would like to support our work. Bank transfer: KICES, Account No. (IBAN) , Bank Zachodni WBK (Koszalin branch), Swift code SWIF WBK PPL PP XXX Postal delivery of international cheques: Koszalin Institute of Comparative European Studies (KICES) ul. Zielona 13/ Koszalin Poland 5

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