CfP: Democracy and Authoritarianism: Rethinking the Boundary
Democracy and Authoritarianism: Rethinking the Boundary 16-17 November 2017, ENS de Lyon Deadline: 31^st March 2017 The categories of democracy and authoritarianism have been constantly reassessed since the 1960s. Research by Juan J. Linz emphasised the multiplicity of forms of authoritarian regimes, considering variables such as limited pluralism and the lack of collective mobilisations (Linz, 2000). The end of the Cold War, the...
Socialism, Capitalism, and the Alternatives
SSEES Centenary Conference Socialism, Capitalism, and the Alternatives: Lessons from Russia and Eastern Europe Monday 14 December – Wednesday 16 December 2015 Programme Confirmed speakers: Thomas Piketty; Naomi Klein; Chantal Mouffe; Leszek Balcerowicz; Paul Mason; Tomáš Sedláček; Jan Kubik 2015 marks the centenary of the foundation of the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (UCL SSEES), one of the world’s leading...
Embracing Democracy in the Western Balkans
Leonard J. Cohen and John R. Lampe Embracing Democracy in the Western Balkans. From Postconflict Struggles toward European Integration Cohen and Lampe offer a comparative, cross-regional study of the politics and economics of Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, and Albania from 1999 until the present. It is during this period that the first wave of post-communist regime transition ended and the region became more...
