... attention is attitudes towards a hostile neigh- nd the Palestinian rance, 2006; Ross, unique set of con- s; the three former ownership on the ive gains or losses. gion and the rest of the world especially given its belligerent leadership and nuclear capabilities (Bleiker, 2003; Hathaway and Tama, 2004...

...Vlastimil Havlík This article represents a contribution to the debate over the attitudes of political parties to the European integration-one of the hot topics in contemporary political science. It explores the dynamics of attitudes of political parties in the Czech Republic to the EU and analyzes...

...), the paper points to a complex interplay of past and present, Western and local traditions in the transformational context of the post-Soviet countries. The analysis is based on a set of semi-structured in-depth interviews with Belarusian and Estonian entrepreneurs, who conveyed their attitudes towards...

... institutions even when those formal institutions undergo a radical change, that is, revolution. To that end I will be comparing two agricultural societies — Russia and China — beginning with their Imperial periods — to show how their attitudes towards their peasantry have endured through the upheaval of both...

... ensure accountability of elected officials, allow public input on the policy direction of government, and give personal benefits to individuals would help to increase acceptance of the value of Russian democracy. A combination of factors, however, makes it doubtful that the current negative attitudes can...

... to political culture research in Russia. © 1997 The Regents of the University of California. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved. 1997 The Regents of the University of California political culture survey methods Russia attitudes democracy methodology Pergamon Conmunisr...