East European Studies papers

Examining demographics, interpersonal communication, crime & violence, sex & nudity in modern Germany.

Examining the company background, defining market, product image, counterfeiting costs & remedies and distribution of Levi's.

Historical roots to 1918, basic issues, ethnic rivalries, bases for U.N. intervention & motives, self-determination vs. inviolability of national borders.

Analyzes history & evolution of ethnic/nationalist struggle through 1995, focusing on role of U.N. & international powers in resolution of conflict through military, diplomatic & humanitarian means.

Analyzes nation's transition from planned to market economy, theories, history, regional & global issues and politics.

Examines 1986 accident, fallout & casualties, evacuation, role of govt., focusing on medical effects (cancers) among children & prognosis.

Examined in terms of iIncidence, effects of govt. anti-alcohol policy, socioeconomics, human & health costs, consumption, demographics and cultural aspects.

Background, composition, leadership, powers, problems, criticism, politics of tribunal established by U.N. in 1993 to prosecute war crimes.

Critical review of 1982 work on origins & evolution of containment of Soviet Union from WWII through 1970s. Military planning, Cold War ideology, leadership, geopolitics and detente.

Examine's dictator's character, economic, social & foreign policies, repression, from 1965 through 1989 revolution.

Compares views & political biases of five articles from 1993 to 1995 on war, role of U.S. & U.S.S.R., ethnic factions and cultural aspects.

Analyzes changes in schooling after fall of Soviet Union, curriculum, reforms, ideology, aims & theories, administration, teaching methods, structure, special education, compared to U.S.

Examines causes & effects of political & military struggles in Bosnia, Pakistan, Kosovo (a province in Serbia).

Examines Soviet & American influences in the Kosovo Province of Serbia after disintegration of Yugoslavia. History, ethnic factions, politics, nationalism, human rights.

History of ethnic rivalries among Serbs, Croats & Muslims, civil war, religion, communism, govt., potential for peace.

Examines policies & problems from 1985 to 1995. Growth, politics, collapse of Soviet Union, Perestroika, central control, incentives, leadership, liberalization.

19th & 20th Cent. history of causes & effects of nationalism & core-periphery state relations in politics & economics of Czechoslovakia, Hungary & Poland.

Compares theories & their application in international relations, economics & national power of Estonia & North Korea.

Compares evolution, theories & practices, focusing on Chinese protests & reforms since late 1980s, roles & power of state & citizens, mass movements, leadership, religion, economics.

Discusses issues of ethnic identity, history and the current status of Hungarians in Slovenia. Demographic make-up of Slovenia.

Contends 1989 was a watershed year in international relations with the end of Cold War. Offers cultural & political theories incl. Postmodernism, liberalism & realism to help understand new (post Cold War) international acts.

Historical background & current geopolitical & economic situation. Direct investment (FDI) in particular Balkan nations. Need for internal restructuring.

Political & economic problems & struggles faced by 2 emerging nations after Soviet collapse. Different approaches to growth.

Focus on the economy of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro.

An analysis of Italy's current political issues, focussing on illegal immigration, corruption and elections, among other issues.

A biography of famous Eastern European artist, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy.

An analysis of the NATO invasion of Serbia by examining international law.

An analysis of the unification of West and East Germany, its integration in the EU and how it affected the identity of the country.

This paper compares Turkey's economy in the 1970's with that of the 1990's.

An examination of the causes of the 1905 revolution in Russia, how close it came to success, and the reasons for its failure.

This paper is an exploration of the causes of World War I with particular attention given to tensions in the Balkans.

The history of the city of Krakow (Cracow), Poland

A paper which discusses the ramifications for the two countries - the Czech and Slovak Republics - after the Czechoslovakian split.

This essay discusses the novel 'The Painted Bird' by Jerzy Kosinski along with some common criteria for evaluating works of art and determining their cultural value.

This paper looks at the historical vampire and evidence that disproved them.

This paper examines the everyday life of Clergy in Moldavia and Wallachia during the 17th century. It examines how they managed to live together in peace despite the wars raging around them.

Insight into the Ottoman policy in 1565/1566 as reflected in "The Book of Important Affairs" (m?himme defterleri) from the Ottoman chancelary

This paper analyzes the Lika and Krbava (areas in Croatia) 1712 Census. It looks at family structures, ethnicity and religion interpreted from this census.

An analysis of the interaction between Habsburgs and Ottomans in Bosnia during the 17th and 18th centuries.

This paper is a serious work that evaluates various aspects of the society in the Danubian principalities during the first half of the 17th century, focusing specifically on both popular and official religious characteristics of the society as well as on

A discussion on how the Catholic Church was involved in establishing a liturgical and bureaucratic connection between Rome and Byzantium.

This paper looks at how serious a threat the Ottoman Empire was to Europe in the 16th century.

This paper examines the recent conflict in Kosovo.

An analysis of the Suez Canal crisis and the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

This paper is a justification of NATO's bombing campaign in the Kosovo War.

This paper analyzes Donald Queller's "The Fourth Crusade" as a viable historical source.

This research discusses in detail the reasons for collapse of the Soviet Union and its empire.

A description of West German attempts to open political and economic relations with Eastern Europe brought about by the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia.

A paper on the war that ravaged the Balkans in the early 1990's.

This paper examines the influx of Eastern European immigrants to the United States especially after the Second World War. It discusses three major immigrant groups - Poles, Czechs and Russians and also discusses Americans' attitudes towards these groups.

This paper discusses the workings and future of the European Union.

The paper compares and contrasts two versions of Mary with Child mosaics styles. The author pays special attention to historical and cultural influences on their artistic styles.

A review of the history of Romanian ruler, Vlad Tepes, on whom Bram Stoker based his novel "Dracula".

An analysis of the Mongol Horde invasion.

A look at the formation of 'The Mighty Five', Russian composers and their contributions to the world of music.

A look at the ethnic conflict between the nations involved.

A compare/contrast essay of the importance of the Berlin wall in "The Promise" and "Silent Close No. 6" by Monika Maron.

A comparison of the financial markets, institutions and instruments existing in Bulgaria with those in the United States of America.

A look at the negative effects of communism on the Bulgarian economy.

This paper looks at the break up of the Soviet bloc countries in terms of what led up to it and its aftermath.

A discussion based on the sociological hypothesis that " external conflict promotes internal cohesion".

A look at the backdrop of the nineteenth century which bred Marx's theories, the vision of Marx and the way his ideas were applied.

This paper discusses what it will mean for people living in the Baltic States to become a part of EU population, including the advantages and disadvantages.

An analysis of how Arnold, in "Dover Beach," illustrates not only his loss of personal faith, but also offers a vicarious vision of spiritual helplessness with which a great number of people during the 1800's could identify.