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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... 3 POLITICS Bjørnskov, Christian / Potrafke, Niklas: Politics and privatization in Central and Eastern Europe, in: Economics of Transition, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 2, pp Casal Bértoa, Fernando: Sources of Party System Institutionalization in New Democracies: Lessons from East Central Europe, in: EUI Working Papers, No. 2011/01, Csergő, Zsuzsa / Deegan-Krause, Kevin: Liberalism and cultural claims in Central and Eastern Europe: toward a pluralist balance, in: Nations and Nationalism, 2011 (Vol. 17), No. 1, pp Grødeland, Åse Berit / Aasland, Aadne: Fighting corruption in public procurement in postcommunist states: Obstacles and solutions, in: Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 2011 (Vol. 44), No. 1, pp Holmes, Michael / Lightfoot, Simon: Limited Influence? The Role of the Party of European Socialists in Shaping Social Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, in: Government and Opposition, 2011 (Vol. 46), No. 1, pp Jackowicz, Krzysztof / Kowalewski, Oskar / Kozłowski, Łukasz: The impact of electoral factors on commercial banks in CEE countries, in: Wharton Financial Institutions Center Working Paper, 2011, No , Karlas, Jan: Parliamentary control of EU affairs in Central and Eastern Europe: explaining the variation, in: Journal of European Public Policy, 2011 (Vol. 18), No. 2, pp

2 Lyons, Pat / Linek, Lukáń: Party System Nationalisation and Non-uniform Vote Switching. Evidence from the Czech Republic, in: Czech Sociological Review, 2010 (Vol. 46), No. 3, pp , nssoccas pdf. Mikes, Tony: Inclusive Minority Governance in Finland, South Tirol and Slovakia, in: The Annual of Language & Politics and Politics of Identity, 2010, No. IV, pp Myant, Martin: Trade Union Influence in the Czech Republic since 1989, in: Czech Sociological Review, 2010 (Vol. 46), No. 6, pp , 20SC6-10.pdf. Parashu, Dimitrios: Die Entwicklung der Verfassungsgerichtsbarkeit in Tschechien und der Slowakei, in: Osteuropa-Recht, 2011, No. 1, pp Smith, Scott M. / Bryson, Phillip J. / Cornia, Gary C.: The view from city hall: Local perceptions of intergovernmental fiscal relations in the Czech Republic, in: Communist and Post-Communist Studies, 2011 (Vol. 44), No. 1, pp Soós, Károly Attila: Politics and policies in post-communist transition: Primary and secondary privatisation in Central Europe and the Former Soviet Union, New York: Central European University Press, 2011, ISBN: Staroňová, Katarina: An Evaluation of the Quality of Impact Assessment: The Case of Slovakia and Slovenia, in: Journal of Comparative Politics, 2011 (Vol. 4), No. 1, pp. 4 30, Stegmaier, Mary / Vlachová, Klára: The parliamentary election in the Czech Republic, May 2010, in: Electoral Studies, 2011 (Vol. 30), No. 1, pp Svačinová, Petra / Chytilek, Roman: Office Allocation in the Czech Government and Chamber of Deputies in Light of Coalition Theory, in: World Political Science Review, 2011 (Vol. 7), No. 1, Toplak, Cirila: Hybridization of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe: Between Imported Democratic Model and Inherent Political Culture, in: Journal of Comparative Politics, 2011 (Vol. 4), No. 1, pp , Veselkova, Marcela / Horvath, Julius: National identity and money: Czech and Slovak Lands , in: Nationalities Papers, 2011 (Vol. 39), No. 2, pp TOP 2

3 FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY Meyer-Sahling, Jan-Hinrik: The Durability of EU Civil Service Policy in Central and Eastern Europe after Accession, in: Governance, 2011 (Vol. 24), No. 2, pp Siska, Peter / Lauko, Viliam: Strategic missile deployment: A geographic perspective on central Europe, in: Applied Geography, 2011 (Vol. 31), No. 2, pp Udovič, Bońtjan: Central-European Intra-Slavic Diplomacy: A Comparative Approach, in: Journal of Comparative Politics, 2011 (Vol. 4), No. 1, pp , TOP ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES Albulescu, Claudiu T.: Economic and Financial Integration of CEECs: The Impact of Financial Instability, in: AUCO Czech Economic Review, 2011 (Vol. 5), No. 1, pp , Babecký, Jan / Podpiera, Jiří: Inflation Forecast Errors in the Czech Republic, in: Eastern European Economics, 2011 (Vol. 49), No. 1, pp Bartuskova, J. / Homolka, J. / Skubna, O.: Function and Significance of Reparcelling in Czech Republic, in: AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 2010 (Vol. 2), No. 3, pp. 3 14, Beckmann, Elisabeth / Scheiber, Thomas / Stix, Helmut: How the Crisis Affected Foreign Currency Borrowing in CESEE: Microeconomic Evidence and Policy Implications, in: Focus on European Economic Integration, 2011, No. 1, pp , Bielik, P. / Hupková, D.: The Technical Efficiency Analysis Case of Agricultural Basic Industry in Slovakia, in: AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 2011 (Vol. 3), No. 1, Božík, M.: Reform of the CAP after 2013 and its impacts on Slovak agriculture, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 1, pp , Brown, Martin / Ongena, Steven / Popov, Alexander, et al.: Who needs credit and who gets credit in Eastern Europe?, in: Economic Policy, 2011 (Vol. 26), No. 65, pp Buchta, S.: Development of agrarian employment in Slovakia after 2013, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 1, pp , 3

4 Buchta, S.: Effects of the Common Agricultural Policy potential scenarios after 2013 in the Slovak Republic, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 1, pp , Buday, Ń.: Agricultural land market in Slovakia in years , in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 1, pp. 1 9, Burdack, Joachim / Lange, Bastian: Accomodating Creative Knowledge Workers? Empirical Evidence from Metropoles in Central and Eastern Europe, in: Müller, Bernhard (ed): German Annual of Spatial Research and Policy Urban Regional Resilience: How Do Cities and Regions Deal with Change?, 2011, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, ISBN: , pp Caporale, Guglielmo Maria / Spagnolo, Nicola: Stock Market Integration between Three CEECs, Russia, and the UK, in: Review of International Economics, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 1, pp Caraiani, Petre: Fiscal Policy in CEE Countries. Evidence from Czech Republic and Romania, in: Journal of Economics (Ekonomický časopis), 2011, No. 1, pp Cervenková, E. / Ńimek, P. / Vogeltanzová, T., et al.: Social Networks as an Integration Tool in Rural Areas Agricultural Enterprises of the Czech Republic, in: AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 2011 (Vol. 3), No. 1, Chaloupková, Jana: The De-standardisation of Early Family Trajectories in the Czech Republic: A Cross-cohort Comparison, in: Czech Sociological Review, 2010 (Vol. 46), No. 3, pp , vasoccas pdf. Chang, Tsangyao / Tzeng, Han-Wen: Long-run purchasing power parity with asymmetric adjustment: Further evidence from nine transition countries, in: Economic Modelling, 2011 (Vol. 28), No. 3, pp Curyło, Barbara: Barbarians at the Gate The Ideas of Europe in Central-Eastern Europe, in: Central European Journal of International and Security Studies, 2011 (Vol. 5), No. 1, Dabalen, Andrew / Saumik, Paul: History of Events and Life-satisfaction in Transition Countries, in: The World Bank, Policy Research Working Paper, January 2011, No. 5526, /Rendered/PDF/WPS5526.pdf. Danis, W. M. / Liu, L. A. / Vacek, J.: Values and Upward Influence Strategies in Transition: Evidence From the Czech Republic, in: Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 2011 (Vol. 42), No. 2, pp

5 Danińková, Katarína / Fidrmuc, Jarko: Inflation Convergence and the New Keynesian Phillips Curve in the Czech Republic, in: Osteuropa-Institut Regensburg. Working Papers, January 2011, No. 292, Demian, Calin-Vlad: Cointegration in Central and East European markets in light of EU accession, in: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, 2011 (Vol. 21), No. 1, pp Deuber, Gunter / Kunadt, Falk: A New Transition for Growth in Central and Eastern Europe? Knowledge Policies as Vital Factors for Economic Stabilisation and Competitive Advantages, in: Osteuropa-Wirtschaft, 2010, No. 4, pp Drillet, Zuzana / Kenderessy, Pavol / Morris, Jake, et al.: Stakeholder-based sustainability impact assessment of EU bioenergy policy in the High Tatras, Slovakia, in: The Problems of Landscape Ecology, 2010, No. 28, pp , pek_vol28_2010_drillet.pdf. Dudová, Radka: The Framing of Abortion in the Czech Republic: How the Continuity of Discourse Prevents Institutional Change, in: Czech Sociological Review, 2010 (Vol. 46), No. 6, pp , %20SC pdf. Eriksson, Tor / Pytlikova, Mariola: Foreign ownership wage premia in emerging economies, in: Economics of Transition, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 2, pp Fasting, K. / Chroni, S. / Hervik, S. E., et al.: Sexual harassment in sport toward females in three European countries, in: International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 2011 (Vol. 46), No. 1, pp Felker, Julie A.: Professional development through self-directed expatriation: intentions and outcomes for young, educated Eastern Europeans, in: International Journal of Training and Development, 2011 (Vol. 15), No. 1, pp Fidrmuc, Jarko / Martin, Reiner: FDI, Trade and Growth in CESEE Countries, in: Focus on European Economic Integration, 2011, No. 1, pp , Frensch, Richard / Schmillen, Achim: The Penn Effect and Transition: The New EU Member States in International Perspective, in: Osteuropa-Institut Regensburg. Working Papers, February 2011, No. 295, Furceri, Davide / Zdzienicka, Aleksandra: The real effect of financial crises in the European transition economies, in: Economics of Transition, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 1, pp. 1 25, ftp://ftp.gate.cnrs.fr/repec/2009/0920.pdf. Gálik, J.: Development and efficiency of agri-food foreign trade of the Slovak Republic in the international context, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 1, pp , 5

6 Gálik, J.: Economic results of agricultural enterprises in 2009, in: Agricultural Economics, 2011 (Vol. 57), No. 3, pp , Genov, Nikolai: Global trends in Eastern Europe, Farnham, Surrey, Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2010, ISBN: Gingrich, Simone / Kusková, Petra / Steinberger, Julia K.: Long-term changes in CO2 emissions in Austria and Czechoslovakia--Identifying the drivers of environmental pressures, in: Energy Policy, 2011 (Vol. 39), No. 2, pp Hanousek, Jan / Kočenda, Evžen: Foreign News and Spillovers in Emerging European Stock Markets, in: Review of International Economics, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 1, pp Hanousek, Jan / Kočenda, Evžen: Learning by investing: Evidence from a naturally occurring auction, in: Economics of Transition, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 1, pp Häuberer, Julia: Social Capital Theory: Towards a Methodological Foundation, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 2011, ISBN: Havránek, Tomáń / Horváth, Roman / Matějů, Jakub: Do Financial Variables Help Predict Macroeconomic Environment? The Case of the Czech Republic, in: CNB Working Paper Series, 2010, No. 6, Hečková, Jaroslava / Chapčáková, Alexandra: Competitiveness of the Branch Structure of Slovak Manufacturing Industry in , in: Journal of Economics (Ekonomický časopis), 2011, No. 1, pp Hoen, Herman W.: Crisis in Eastern Europe: The Downside of a Market Economy Revealed?, in: European Review, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 1, pp Hudeckova, H. / Balzerova, H.: The adaptability of stakeholders to new approaches in rural development in the Czech Republic, in: AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 2010 (Vol. 2), No. 2, pp. 3 13, Hüfner, Felix: Increasing Public Sector Efficiency in Slovakia, in: OECD Economics Department Working Papers, February 2011, No. 839, temid=/content/workingpaper/5kgj3l0m0q0ren&containeritemid=/content/workingpaperseries/ &accessitemids=&mimetype=ap plication/pdf. Jackowicz, Krzysztof / Kowalewski, Oskar / Kozłowski, Łukasz: The impact of electoral factors on commercial banks in CEE countries, in: Wharton Financial Institutions Center Working Paper, 2011, No , 6

7 Jungmann, Jens / Sagemann, Bernd (eds): Financial Crisis in Eastern Europe: Road to Recovery, Wiesbaden: Gabler Verlag / Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, 2011, ISBN: Kanianska, Radoslava / Guńtafíková, Tatiana / Kizeková, Miriam, et al.: Use of material flow accounting for assessment of energy savings: A case of biomass in Slovakia and the Czech Republic, in: Energy Policy, 2011 (Vol. 39), No. 5, pp Kemme, David M. / Lyakir, Gennady: From Peg to Float: Exchange Market Pressure and Monetary Policy in the Czech Republic, in: Review of International Economics, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 1, pp Klyuev, Vladimir / Snudden, Stephen: Effects of Fiscal Consolidation in the Czech Republic, in: IMF Working Paper, March 2011, No. 11/65, Koci, Vladimir / Trecakova, Tatiana: Mixed municipal waste management in the Czech Republic from the point of view of the LCA method, in: The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment, 2011 (Vol. 16), No. 2, pp Kruńec, Dejan: Is Inflation Targeting Effective?: Monetary Transmission in Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Hungary, in: Eastern European Economics, 2011 (Vol. 49), No. 1, pp Kurekova, Lucia: Explaining differences in labour mobility in Czech Republik and Slovakia, in: South East Europe Review for Labour and Social Affairs, 2010, No. 2, pp Lahnsteiner, Mathias: The Refinancing Structure of Banks in Selected CESEE Countries, in: Focus on European Economic Integration, 2011, No. 1, pp , Li, D. / Ferreira, M. P. / Li, Dan, et al.: Institutional environment and firms' sources of financial capital in Central and Eastern Europe, in: Journal of Business Research, 2011 (Vol. 64), No. 4, pp Lux, Martin / Sunega, Petr: Private Rental Housing in the Czech Republic: Growth and?, in: Czech Sociological Review, 2010 (Vol. 46), No. 3, pp , egasoccas pdf. Mazal, Lukas / Rowles, Kevin J.: Economic policy in Central-Eastern Europe: unit root consequences, in: Oeconomia (Acta Scientiarum Polonorum), 2011 (Vol. 10), No. 1, pp , Mikes, Tony: Inclusive Minority Governance in Finland, South Tirol and Slovakia, in: The Annual of Language & Politics and Politics of Identity, 2010, No. IV, pp Morawetz, Jiří: Environmental Governance in Central and Eastern Europe: Searching for a More Efficient Way of Management of Forests, Water and Biodiversity, in: Journal of Economics (Ekonomický časopis), 2010, No. 8, pp Moritz, Michael: Spatial effects of open borders on the Czech labour market, in: Economics of Transition, 2011 (Vol. 19), No. 2, pp

8 Morvay, Karol / Frank, Karol / Hvozdíková, Veronika, et al.: Economic Development of Slovakia in 2009, in: Journal of Economics (Ekonomický časopis), 2010, No. 6, pp Navrátil, Jiří: Between the Spillover and the Spillout: Tracing the Evolution of the Czech Global Justice Movement, in: Czech Sociological Review, 2010 (Vol. 46), No. 6, pp , TIL%20SC pdf. Páleník, Viliam / Radvanský, Marek / Slobodníková, Soňa: Midterm Forecast of Slovak Economy for the Period with Outlook to 2015, in: Journal of Economics (Ekonomický časopis), 2010, No. 6, pp Pann, Johannes / Seliger, Reinhardt / Übeleis, Julia: Foreign Currency Lending in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe: the Case of Austrian Banks, in: Financial Stability Report, 2010, No. 20, pp , Paseková, Marie / Bařinová, Dagmar / Randáková, Monika, et al.: Some Issues of Bankruptcy Procession: Case of the Czech Republic, in: International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 2011 (Vol. 2), No. 5, pp , Pauknerová, Monika / Brodec, Jan: Czech Republic and Slovak Republic, in: Mota, Carlos Esplugues/ Buhigues, José Luis Iglesias/ Moreno, Guillermo Palao/ Esplugues Mota, Carlos (eds): Application of Foreign Law, 2011, München: sellier. european law publishers, ISBN: , pp Procházková, Jana / Ńťastná, Lenka: Efficiency of Hospitals in the Czech Republic, in: IES Working Paper, 2011, No. 2, Ritschelová, Iva / Farský, Miroslav / Sidorov, Egor: Breaking Eco-limits in Coal Mining in the Ústí Region in the Czech Republic: Possibilities, Decision-Making and Consequences, in: Gökçekus, Hüseyin/ Türker, Umut/ LaMoreaux, James W. (eds): Survival and Sustainability, 2011, Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, ISBN: , pp Sadorsky, Perry: Financial development and energy consumption in Central and Eastern European frontier economies, in: Energy Policy, 2011 (Vol. 39), No. 2, pp Sanders, K. / Geurts, P. / van Riemsdijk, M.: Considering Leadership Climate Strength: Affective Commitment within Supermarkets in Central Europe, in: Small Group Research, 2011 (Vol. 42), No. 1, pp Sklenár, R.: Problems Linked to Cross-Border Mergers: Focused on the Company Located in the Czech Republic, in: International Journal of Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 2011 (Vol. 5), No. 3, pp Spilková, Jana / Dzúrová, Dagmar / Pikhart, Hynek: Inequalities in smoking in the Czech Republic: Societal or individual effects?, in: Health & Place, 2011 (Vol. 17), No. 1, pp

9 Steiner, Katharina: Households Exposure to Foreign Currency Loans in CESEE EU Member States and Croatia, in: Focus on European Economic Integration, 2011, No. 1, pp. 6 24, Su, Chi-Wei / Chang, Hsu-Ling: Revisiting Purchasing Power Parity for Central and East European Countries, in: Eastern European Economics, 2011 (Vol. 49), No. 1, pp Szarowská, Irena: Tax Related Measures as an Anticrisis Instrument A Case of Estonia, Finland, Greece, Ireland, Slovakia and Romania, in: Public Administration & Regional Studies, 2010, No. 1, pp , Tomáńková, Eva: Global Crisis and its Impacts on Economic Development in the Czech Republic, in: Analele Universităţii Constantin Brâncuşi din Târgu Jiu, 2010, No. 2, pp , Torsello, Davide: Civil Society and Environmental Activism in One EU-funded Transport Development Project in Slovakia, in: Eastern European Countryside, 2010 (Vol. 16), pp , Vanek, J. / Simek, P. / Vogeltanzova, T., et al.: ICT in Agricultural Enterprises in the Czech Republic Exploration 2010, in: AGRIS on-line Papers in Economics and Informatics, 2010 (Vol. 2), No. 3, pp , Vańutová, J. / Spilková, V.: Teacher Education in Czech Republic, in: Zuljan, Milena Valenčič/ Vogrinc, Janez (eds): European Dimensions of Teacher Education Similarities and Differences, 2011, Ljubljana: Faculty of Education, ISBN: , pp Vobecká, Jana: Spatial Dynamics of the Population in the Czech Republic, , Ph.D. Thesis, 2010, Charles University; Université De Bourgogne, 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 9

10 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 10

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