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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... 3 Economic, Social and Environmental Issues... 4 POLITICS Aidukaite, Jolanta: Welfare reforms and socio-economic trends in the 10 new EU member states of Central and Eastern Europe, in: Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 2011 (Vol. 44), No. 3, pp Allam, Miriam S. / Goerres, Achim: Economics, Politics or Identities? Explaining Individual Support for the Euro in New EU Member States in Central and Eastern Europe, in: Europe-Asia Studies, 2011 (Vol. 63), No. 8, pp Apolte, Thomas: Democracy and prosperity in two decades of transition, in: Economics of Transition, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 4, pp Baţant, Jan / Baţantová, Nina / Starn, Frances (eds): The Czech reader: History, culture, politics, Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2010, ISBN: Bideleux, Robert: Contrasting Responses to the International Economic Crisis of in the 11 CIS Countries and in the 10 Post-Communist EU Member Countries, in: Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, 2011 (Vol. 27), No. 3-4, pp Billý, Ľubomír: Analysis of the Elections 2010 Results in Slovakia, in: Contemporary European Studies, 2010, No. 1, pp , Brechler, Josef / Gersl, Adam: Political Legislation Cycle in the Czech Republic, in: IES Working Paper, June 2011, No. 21/2011, Buček, Ján: Building of regional self-government in Slovakia: the first decade, in: Geografický Časopis/ Geographical Journal, 2011 (Vol. 63), No. 1, pp. 3 27, 1

2 Debus, M. / Muller, J. / Obert, P.: Europeanization and government formation in multi-level systems: Evidence from the Czech Republic, in: European Union Politics, 2011 (Vol. 12), No. 3, pp Drahokoupil, Jan / Myant, Martin: The politics of welfare restructuring in transition countries and the crisis of 2008, in: Vural, Ipek Eren (ed): Converging Europe. Transformation of social policy in the enlarged European Union and in Turkey, 2011, Farnham: Ashgate, ISBN: , pp Drlíková, J.: The paradox of success how the last became the first What determines failure or success in structural reforms? Case study: Slovakia and Hungary, MA Thesis, 2011, Central European University, Eibl, Otto / Petrová, Barbora: Political TV Debates in the Czech Republic from Bread Snacks to Sound Bites?, in: Contemporary European Studies, 2010, No. 1, pp , Forest, Benjamin / Johnson, Juliet: Monumental Politics: Regime Type and Public Memory in Post-Communist States, in: Post-Soviet Affairs, 2011 (Vol. 27), No. 3, pp Gallina, Nicole: Informality Reigns The Country: The Case Of The Czech Republic, in: Central European Journal of International and Security Studies, 2011 (Vol. 5), No. 2, pp , Gherghina, Sergiu: Does government performance matter? Electoral support for incumbents in six post-communist countries, in: Contemporary Politics, 2011 (Vol. 17), No. 3, pp Haughton, Tim: Half Full but also Half Empty: Conditionality, Compliance and the Quality of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, in: Political Studies Review, 2011 (Vol. 9), No. 3, pp Hellová, Dana: Political Elite Research in Central Europe: Contemporary Situation, Perspectives and Risks, in: Contemporary European Studies, 2010, No. 1, pp. 5 15, Jahn, Detlef / Kuitto, Kati: Taking stock of policy performance in Central and Eastern Europe: Policy outcomes between policy reform, transitional pressure and international influence, in: European Journal of Political Research, 2011 (Vol. 50), No. 6, pp Kaminska, M. E. / Kahancova, M.: Emigration and labour shortages: An opportunity for trade unions in the New Member States?, in: European Journal of Industrial Relations, 2011 (Vol. 17), No. 2, pp Knutelská, Viera: Working Practices Winning Out over Formal Rules: Parliamentary Scrutiny of EU Matters in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia, in: Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 2011 (Vol. 12), No. 3, pp Kučera, Z. / Kyncl, L.: Data Mailboxes in the Czech Republic Useful or Useless?, in: Masaryk University Journal of Law and Technology, 2011 (Vol. 4), No. 1, pp

3 Lewis, Paul / Markowski, Radoslaw (eds): Europeanising party politics?: Comparative perspectives on Central and Eastern Europe, Manchester; New York: Manchester University Press, 2011, ISBN: Nedorostková, Tereza: Human Rights Dimension of the V4 Countries Foreign Development Assistance in Governmental Declarations, in: Contemporary European Studies, 2010, No. 1, pp , Puchalska, Bogusia: Limits to democratic constitutionalism in Central and Eastern Europe, Farnham, Surrey, England; Burlington, VT: Ashgate Pub., 2011, ISBN: Šabatka, Michal: Right-Wing Policy in the 2010 Election Programs, in: Contemporary European Studies, 2010, No. 1, pp , Schweickert, Rainer / Melnykovska, Inna / Belke, Ansgar, et al.: Prospective NATO or EU membership and institutional change in transition countries, in: Economics of Transition, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 4, pp Stan, Lavinia / Turcescu, Lucian: Church, state, and democracy in expanding Europe, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, ISBN: Tavits, Margit: Power within Parties: The Strength of the Local Party and MP Independence in Postcommunist Europe, in: American Journal of Political Science, 2011 (Vol. 55), No. 4, pp TOP FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY Frank, Libor: Perspectives of the Next Cooperation of Visegrad Countries in the Area of Security and Defence, in: Economics and Management, 2011, No. 2, pp , Gledhill, John: Integrating the past: regional integration and historical reckoning in Central and Eastern Europe, in: Nationalities Papers, 2011 (Vol. 39), No. 4, pp Katchanovski, Ivan: Puzzles of EU and NATO Accession of Post-Communist Countries, in: Perspectives on European Politics and Society, 2011 (Vol. 12), No. 3, pp Lengyel, Laszlo: The Last Peaceful Days? Central and Eastern Europe: The End of Illusions about the Golden Age, in: Russia in Global Affairs, 2011, No. 3, Pulišová, Veronika / Stráţay, Tomáš (eds): Ukraine and the Visegrad Four: Towards a Mutually Beneficial Relationship, Bratislava: ADIN, s.r.o Prešov, 2010, ISBN: , 3

4 Rybář, Marek: National determinants of international preferences in post-communist Europe: The case of Slovakia in the European Union, in: Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 2011 (Vol. 44), No. 3, pp Schweickert, Rainer / Melnykovska, Inna / Belke, Ansgar, et al.: Prospective NATO or EU membership and institutional change in transition countries, in: Economics of Transition, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 4, pp TOP ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Alber, Jens / Holtmann, Anne Christine / Marquardt, Susanne: Are There Visible Accession Effects? Comparing Some Key Indicators of the Trajectories of Central and Eastern European Countries Inside and Outside the EU since the 1990s, in: Sociologický časopis/czech Sociological Review, 2011 (Vol. 47), No. 3, pp , occas pdf. Allam, Miriam S. / Goerres, Achim: Economics, Politics or Identities? Explaining Individual Support for the Euro in New EU Member States in Central and Eastern Europe, in: Europe-Asia Studies, 2011 (Vol. 63), No. 8, pp Apolte, Thomas: Democracy and prosperity in two decades of transition, in: Economics of Transition, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 4, pp Arnold, Jens M. / Javorcik, Beata S. / Mattoo, Aaditya: Does services liberalization benefit manufacturing firms?, in: Journal of International Economics, 2011 (Vol. 85), No. 1, pp Bandasz, Krzysztof: Monetary Union and Floating Exchange Rate as Factors Affecting Economic Processes in an External Economic Crisis: A Comparative Study of Poland and Slovakia, MA Thesis, 2011, Central European University, Bartos, Lubomir: Socio Environmental Attitudes amongst the Inhabitants of Border Mountain Regions Close to the Former Iron Curtain: The Situation in the Czech Republic, in: Journal of Environmental Protection, 2011 (Vol. 2), No. 5, pp Benkovskis, Konstantins / Bessonovs, Andrejs / Feldkircher, Martin, et al.: The Transmission of Euro Area Monetary Shocks to the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary: Evidence from a FAVAR Model, in: Focus on European Economic Integration, 2011, No. Q3/11, Benkovskis, Konstantins / Rimgailaite, Ramune: The quality and variety of exports from the new EU member states, in: Economics of Transition, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 4, pp Bideleux, Robert: Contrasting Responses to the International Economic Crisis of in the 11 CIS Countries and in the 10 Post-Communist EU Member Countries, 4

5 in: Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, 2011 (Vol. 27), No. 3-4, pp Bielik P., Hupková D.: Modelling structural changes in the poultry meat demand the case of Slovakia, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 8, pp , Born, Karl Martin: Ländliche Räume in Mitteleuropa strukturelle Veränderungen, in: OST-WEST. Europäische Perspektiven, 2011 (Vol. 12), No. 3, pp Broţová, I.: The economic performance analysis of organic farms in the Czech Republic, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 5, pp , Bubák, Vít / Kočenda, Evţen / Ţikeš, Filip: Volatility transmission in emerging European foreign exchange markets, in: Journal of Banking & Finance, 2011 (Vol. 35), No. 11, pp Burianová, J.: Effect of the economic crisis on the results of agricultural foreign trade of the Czech Republic, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 5, pp , Capik, Paweł / Drahokoupil, Jan: Foreign Direct Investments in Business Services: Transforming the Visegrád Four Region into a Knowledge-based Economy?, in: European Planning Studies, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 9, pp Chrenková, I.: Controlling in the Conditions of Czech Republic, in: AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 2011 (Vol. 3), No. 2, pp. 3 14, Ciarlone, Alessio: Housing wealth effect in emerging economies, in: Emerging Markets Review, 2011 (Vol. 12), No. 4, pp Cincera, Jan / Maskova, Veronika: GLOBE in the Czech Republic: a program evaluation, in: Environmental Education Research, 2011 (Vol. 17), No. 4, pp Cviklová, Lucie: Social closure and discriminatory practices related to the Roma minority in the Czech Republic through the perspective of national and European institutions, in: Journal of Comparative Research in Anthropology and Sociology, 2011 (Vol. 2), No. 1, Dizdareviè, Selma Muhiè / Smith, Joan: Young Homeless People in the Czech Republic: A Comparative Perspective, in: European Journal of Homelessness (Vol. 5.1), pp , %20Five/EJH_2011%285%201%29_article-1.pdf. Fedorova, E. A.: Transfer of financial risk in emerging eastern European stock markets: A sectoral perspective, in: BOFIT Discussion Papers, September 2011, No. 24/2011, Frait, Jan / Geršl, Adam / Seidler, Jakub: Credit Growth and Financial Stability in the Czech Republic, 5

6 in: The World Bank, Policy Research Working Paper, No. August 2011, 5771, /Rendered/PDF/WPS5771.pdf. Gál, Zoltán / Ptaček, Pavel: The Role of Mid-Range Universities in Knowledge Transfer in Non-Metropolitan Regions in Central Eastern Europe, in: European Planning Studies, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 9, pp Gauselmann, A. / Knell, M. / Stephan, J.: What drives FDI in Central Eastern Europe? Evidence from the IWH-FDI-Micro database, in: Post-Communist Economies, 2011 (Vol. 23), No. 3, pp Gledhill, John: Integrating the past: regional integration and historical reckoning in Central and Eastern Europe, in: Nationalities Papers, 2011 (Vol. 39), No. 4, pp Guenther, Katja M.: The Possibilities and Pitfalls of NGO Feminism: Insights from Postsocialist Eastern Europe, in: Signs, 2011 (Vol. 36), No. 4, pp Hanousek, Jan / Kočenda, Evţen / Maurel, Mathilde: Direct and indirect effects of FDI in emerging European markets: A survey and meta-analysis, in: Economic Systems, 2011 (Vol. 35), No. 3, pp Hanousek, Jan / Shamshur, Anastasiya: A stubborn persistence: Is the stability of leverage ratios determined by the stability of the economy?, in: Journal of Corporate Finance, 2011 (Vol. 17), No. 5, pp Hardy, Jane / Micek, Grzegorz / Capik, Paweł: Upgrading Local Economies in Central and Eastern Europe? The Role of Business Service Foreign Direct Investment in the Knowledge Economy, in: European Planning Studies, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 9, pp Havlíčková, Kamila / Weger, Jan / Knápek, Jaroslav: Modelling of biomass prices for bioenergy market in the Czech Republic, in: Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 9, pp Hegedüs, József: Social Safety Nets, the Informal Economy and Housing Poverty Experiences in Transitional Countries, in: European Journal of Homelessness (Vol. 5.1), pp , %20Five/EJH_2011%285%201%29_article-2.pdf. Hoff, Andreas: Population ageing in Central and Eastern Europe: Societal and policy implications, Farnham; Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2011, ISBN: Hölscher, Jens / Perugini, Cristiano / Pompei, Fabrizio: Wage inequality, labour market flexibility and duality in Eastern and Western Europe, in: Post-Communist Economies, 2011 (Vol. 23), No. 3, pp Hsing, Yu: Effects of Macroeconomic Variables on the Stock Market: The Case of the Czech Republic, in: Theoretical and Applied Economics, 2011 (Vol. 18), No. 7 (560), pp , 6

7 Hughes Hallett, Andrew / Richter, Christian R.: Is there clustering among the Eurozone economies? Evidence from how the EU s New Member States are converging, in: Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2011 (Vol. 14), No. 2, pp Ivanova, Tetiana: Ukrainians in and out of the Czech Republic: Motivations, Meanings, and Future Trajectories, MA Thesis, 2011, Masaryk University, Motivati ons Meanings and_future_trajectories.pdf. Jindrichovska, Irena / Purcarea, Irina: Sustainability Reporting in Romania and in the Czech Republic: A Comparative Study, in: Ekonomicke Listy - Czech Economic Letters, 2011, No. 5, pp , Junková, S. / Matušková, E.: The influence of crisis on the sector structure of economy focusing on agriculture, in: AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 2011 (Vol. 3), No. 2, pp , Juríčková, Lubica / Ivanová, Kateřina / Kliment, Pavel: Adult Guardianship System in the Czech Republic in Comparison with Selected European Union Countries, in: Sociológia, 2011 (Vol. 43), No. 3, pp , Kancs, d Artis: Labour migration in the enlarged EU: a new economic geography approach, in: Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 2011 (Vol. 14), No. 2, pp Kónya, István: Convergence and Distortions: the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland between , in: MNB Working Papers, 2011, No. 6, 11_06.pdf. Kubicová Ľ., Kádeková Z.: Comparison of the income development and the food demand elasticities of the private households in Slovakia, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 8, pp , Kukuk, Peter / Geršl, Adam: Political Pressure on the National Bank of Slovakia, in: IES Working Paper, September 2011, No. 2011/29, Lapka, M. / Cudlínová, E. / Rikoon, J.S, et al.: Rural development in the context of agricultural "green" subsidies: Czech farmers' responses, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 6, pp , Latorre, Maria C. / Gómez-Plana, Antonio G.: Multinationals in the Czech Motor Vehicles Industry: A General Equilibrium Analysis for a Transition Economy, in: Europe-Asia Studies, 2011 (Vol. 63), No. 8, pp Lehmann, Hartmut / Muravyev, Alexander: Labor Markets and Labor Market Institutions in Transition Economies, 7

8 in: IZA Discussion Paper Series, August 2011, No. 5905, Machay, Martin: Contemporary Czech space policy and its future prospects, in: Space Policy, 2011 (Vol. 27), No. 3, pp Magda, Iga / Rycx, François / Tojerow, Ilan, et al.: Wage differentials across sectors in Europe, in: Economics of Transition, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 4, pp Manz, E. R.: Industrial Policy in Hungary and Slovakia: The Impact on the Firm-Level Performance of Diósgyőr Steel Works and Eastern Slovakian Steel Works, MA Thesis, 2011, Central European University, Mejstříková, L. / Mezera, J. / Plášil, M.: Positive and Negative Aspects of Financial Economic Development in Selected Branches of the Food Industry of the CR in as Revealed by Spider Analysis, in: AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 2011 (Vol. 3), No. 2, pp , Mika, Otakar Jiri / Mares, Miroslav / Fiserova, Lenka: Security Education during the Process of Democratization and Internationalization: The Czech Lessons, in: Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2011 (Vol. 8), No. 2, O'Donoghue, Cillian: Dealing with Russian Gas: Energy Management Dependency Strategies in the Czech Republic and Hungary from Transition to Present, MA Thesis, 2011, Central European University, Ondruš, J.: The Dublin System and its Impact on the Migration Flows and the Normative Landscape in Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, MA Thesis, 2011, Central European University, Österle, August (ed): Long-term care in Central and South Eastern Europe, Frankfurt, M, Berlin, Bern, Bruxelles, New York, NY, Oxford, Wien: Lang, 2011, ISBN: Pabian, Petr / Hündlová, Lucie / Provázková, Karla: The Czech Republic Between Studentocracy, Academic Oligarchy and Managerialism: Are students powerful or powerless?, in: Tertiary Education and Management, 2011 (Vol. 17), No. 3, pp Petreski, Marjan: A Markov Switch to Inflation Targeting in Emerging Market Peggers with a Focus on the Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary, in: Focus on European Economic Integration, 2011, No. Q3/11, Pleines, Heiko: Weakness as Precondition of Smooth Integration? Representation Strategies of Functional Interest Groups from New Member States at the EU Level, in: Journal of European Integration, 2011 (Vol. 33), No. 4, pp Pollard, David: Management information systems and the control of international joint ventures: evidence from the Czech Republic, 8

9 in: International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2011 (Vol. 13), No. 3, pp Pospěch, P. / Spěšná, D.: What is the importance of social capital in Czech agriculture? An analysis of selected components, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 6, pp , Putićová M., Mezera J.: Competitiveness of the Czech food industry, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 9, pp , Radosevic, Slavo / Kaderabkova, Anna (eds): Challenges for European innovation policy. Cohesion and excellence from a schumpeterian perspective, Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, 2011, ISBN: Radosevic, Slavo / Woodward, Richard / Yoruk, Deniz Eylem: Knowledge based firms from Central and East European countries: A comparative overview of case studies, in: CASE Network Studies and Analyses, 2011, No. 428, Sass, Magdolna / Fifekova, Martina: Offshoring and Outsourcing Business Services to Central and Eastern Europe: Some Empirical and Conceptual Considerations, in: European Planning Studies, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 9, pp Schinasi, Garry: Financial-Stability Challenges in European Emerging-Market Countries, in: World Bank Policy Research Working Paper, August 2011, No. 5773, /Rendered/PDF/WPS5773.pdf. Schwarz, Jiří / Šíma, Josef: The Euro as a hindrance to recovery? A comparative analysis of the Czech Republic and Slovakia, in: Howden, David (ed): Institutions in Crisis. European Perspectives on the Recession, 2011Edward Elgar Pub, ISBN: , pp Seňová, Andrea / Antošová, Mária: Influence of macro and micro economical environments of energetical effectiveness for business activity of renewable power sources in the Slovakia, in: Acta Montanistica Slovaca, 2011 (Vol. 15), No. special issue 2, pp Skovgaard, Jakob: Power beyond conditionality: European organisations and the Hungarian minorities in Romania and Slovakia, in: Journal of International Relations and Development, 2011 (Vol. 14), No. 4, pp Spilková, Jana / Radová, Lucie: The Formation of Identity in Teenage Mall Microculture: A Case Study of Teenagers in Czech Malls, in: Sociologický časopis/czech Sociological Review, 2011 (Vol. 47), No. 3, pp , VAsoccas pdf. Stan, Lavinia / Turcescu, Lucian: Church, state, and democracy in expanding Europe, New York: Oxford University Press, 2011, ISBN: Štípková, Martina / Kreidl, Martin: Socioeconomic Inequalities in Birth and Pregnancy Outcomes in the Czech Republic between 1990 and 2007: An Exploration of Trends, in: Sociologický časopis/czech Sociological Review, 2011 (Vol. 47), No. 3, pp , 9

10 Asoccas pdf. Svoboda, P.: Application of new approaches in recognizing leases on the part of the lessee in the selected companies in the Czech Republic, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 7, pp , Trbola, Robert / Rákoczyová, Miroslava: Barriers to Integration of Immigrants and Integration Policy in the Czech Republic with Focus on Stakeholders and Their Co-operation, in: Migracijske i etničke teme, 2011 (Vol. 27), No. 1, pp , Turčínková, J. / Stávková, J.: Assessment of the income situation of households in the Czech Republic, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 7, pp , Večerník, Jiří: Self-employment in the Czech Republic and CEE countries: persons and households, in: Post-Communist Economies, 2011 (Vol. 23), No. 3, pp Venable, Sondra / Shaw, Carrye Jane: The Kindness and Money of Strangers: Foreign Adoptions from Post-Communist Europe, in: Europe-Asia Studies, 2011 (Vol. 63), No. 8, pp Višić, Josipa / Perić, Blanka Škrabić: The determinants of value of incoming cross-border mergers & acquisitions in European transition countries, in: Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 2011 (Vol. 44), No. 3, pp Vološin J., Smutka L. Selby R.: Analysis of external and internal influences on CR agrarian foreign trade, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 9, pp , Wandel, Jurgen / Pieniadz, Agata / Glauben, Thomas: What is success and what is failure of transition? A critical review of two decades of agricultural reform in the Europe and Central Asia region, in: Post-Communist Economies, 2011 (Vol. 23), No. 2, pp TOP 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 10

11 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 Belarus. A quarterly bibliography 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 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 11

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