Railway Development and the Economic and Political Integration of the Balkans, c. 1850–2000
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DOI: 10.1080/09668136.2017.1401592
Abstract: Abstract This article uses the evolution of the railways to examine the relationship between the level of economic integration and external political influences in the Balkans over a period of 150 years. The analysis focuses… read more here.
Keywords: railway development; integration; political integration; railway ... See more keywords
Coming together or drifting apart? The EU’s political integration capacity in Eastern Europe
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DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2016.1265574
Abstract: ABSTRACT This contribution assesses the EU’s external political integration capacity: its ability to promote democracy and governance effectiveness in non-member and new member states. Based on macro-quantitative data, we examine the political trajectory of Central… read more here.
Keywords: governance effectiveness; coming together; political integration; integration capacity ... See more keywords
Can economic profit influence public opinion? Observing generational change on cross-strait relations in Taiwan
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DOI: 10.1177/2057891116687878
Abstract: In the new millennium, the growing economic interdependency across the Taiwan Strait has stretched politico-economic “ambiguity” to the limit. To many observers, the recent bilateral trade pact, the “Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement”, was thought to… read more here.
Keywords: strait; political integration; integration; economic profit ... See more keywords